Major League Rugby delivered another wild week of results, but the biggest shockwave came from the college game — as Harry Bennett and UCLA announced the program is leaving the College Rugby Association of America for National Collegiate Rugby. 👀

On this episode of MLR Weekly, Bennett joins Matt McCarthy to break down the stunning move, the new Scholar’s Cup, what it means for the future of college rugby, and what dominoes could fall next.

ALSO FEATURED:

💪 Power Pundit Prognosticators
☕ John Fitzpatrick of Rugby Morning
🎙️ Ben Holden joins McCarthy

🧭 WHAT’S INSIDE + TIMESTAMPS

🎥 01:18 — Rugby’s Best Recap

🎥 04:11 — Power Pundit Prognostications
• Last Week’s Last Licks
• Prognosticators’ Prognostications

🎥 17:13 — MLR Picks from The Rugby Odds

🎥 18:08 — Featured Guest: Harry Bennett
• UCLA leaving CRAA for NCR
• The Scholar’s Cup
• Unifying the college rugby landscape
• Next shoes to drop

🔥 Don’t miss The Rugby Odds!

We’re headed down to Charlotte for the Jack’s game this weekend! Does anyone know if there’s an official (or unofficial) Free Jacks tailgate or meet-up?

SEATTLE, WA — There is only one player in Major League Rugby who has stayed with the same club since the league began. Through every hit, bruise, and battle, he’s also reached 100 caps as Captain.

That player? Seattle Seawolves legend Riekert Haddingh.

This week on MLR Weekly, host Matt McCarthy sits down with the Seawolves’ backrow enforcer to talk about:

• Reaching the century mark
• Surviving life in the trenches
• His drive to win another MLR Shield
• And the one thing in MLR that has still escaped him...

ALSO FEATURED

💪 Power Pundit Prognosticators

• Will Hooley
• Ben Holden

☕ Rugby Morning's Coffee Break

• John Fitzpatrick

WHAT’S INSIDE + TIMESTAMPS

🎥 01:08 — Rugby’s Best Recap

🎥 02:36 — Coffee Break

• Cal vs Navy CRAA Championship recap
• WER back in action with Meghan Trainor

🎥 05:59 — Power Pundit Prognostications

• Holden, Hooley & McCarthy
• Last Week’s Last Licks
• Weekly picks & predictions

🎥 20:18 — MLR Picks from The Rugby Odds

🎥 21:04 — Featured Guest: Seattle’s Iron Man, Riekert Haddingh

• From backrow to backline?
• Playing the Stormers in Cape Town
• Life after rugby
• The pursuit of another MLR Shield