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How often do YOU think about the Roman Empire? It's been the hottest question on the internet in the past week or so. Anyways, your favorite fake news rugby podcast is back again with another week of Midwest rugby recaps and previews. Unfortunately not much World Cup chat because Gator forgot to watch the matches last weekend, oh and Mossy is missing again. I guess our DMs are open for applications.

Guess who's back? Everyone's favorite Irish amateur rugby pundit, Mossy! With the whole gang back together, we discuss the 3rd week of competition in the Midwest Rugby Union, as well as talk about the opening weekend of the Rugby World Cup.

For a second week in a row, Gator and producer Kress were on their own to recap and review games in the eastern conferences of Midwest rugby, as well as the greater Pittsburgh college rugby scene. Where is the beloved Mossy? Did he get fired from the pod? Is he on a sabbatical? Maybe he's lost at sea? Tune in and listen to find out.

Our dear host Mossy unfortunately couldn't make it this week, but fear not! Producer Kress and Gator recap the Week 1 matches and preview some matchups for a light week 2!

After a lengthy time away, the boys catch up on all of the Pittsburgh and Midwest rugby news that we've missed over the summer as well as some predictions and previews for the upcoming fall season!

The whole crew is back together again for our regularly scheduled content. This week we come to you with some recaps around the local Pittsburgh rugby scene, and especially the local college teams heading to CRC's next weekend. Also, plenty of banter, and some bad WWII takes.

It has been a long time coming, but we finally got a chance to sit down and have a chat with Angela Smarto, who is currently the Women's Rugby Director and Division I & II Commissioner for National Collegiate Rugby. We had quite a lengthy chat talking about all things surrounding college rugby, as well as Smarto's experience as a coach and player.

The long awaited return of Top Of The League finally arrives. We discuss the reasoning behind our time away, amongst other things. Also, we have special guest, Bear, from the Husky Bois to discuss all things Husky Bois and a tour recap from the Savannah St. Paddy's Day rugby tournament.

What. An. Episode. We were thankful to be joined by our guest Seth Erwin, who is the head men's rugby coach at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Seth joined us for a very lengthy talk, and gave us a lot of insight on his background in rugby, how he got into coaching, and of course, how IUP has become an absolute powerhouse for D2 Men's Rugby, not only in Western PA, but also on the national level. We wish IUP the best of luck as they travel to Houston next weekend for the D2 National Semi-Finals. If you would like to help a self funded club get there, a link to donate to their program is in our Linktree in our Instagram bio.

Today we speak with Andy Smith, with 19 season under his belt we speak on longevity, diet, routine and everything needed for players of all ages.Get a pen and paper ready as he is a wealth of knowledge.

Today we speak with Andy Smith, with 19 season under his belt we speak on longevity, diet, routine and everything needed for players of all ages.Get a pen and paper ready as he is a wealth of knowledge.

Today we speak with Andy Smith, with 19 season under his belt we speak on longevity, diet, routine and everything needed for players of all ages.Get a pen and paper ready as he is a wealth of knowledge.

We are back with a doozy of an episode. Lot's of rambling, and we do apologize for that. However, we do a quick recap of this past weekend's Midwest semi-finals, and preview this upcoming weekend's Midwest Championship. We also touch base of the exciting college rugby season coming to a close, and introduce our superlative award categories for the Fall 2022 season. If you would like to nominate a club or player for those awards, please visit our linktree at linktr.ee/topoftheleaguepod which is also linked in our Instagram bio.

We are back, but this time with a special Midwest and Allegheny Rugby Union playoff preview!Unfortunately, Mossy was unavailable to record with us this week so it was Gator and Producer Kress behind the microphones for this weeks episode. However! Stay tuned to the end of the episode where we break new grounds and have our first call-in guest!

Short episode, but look ahead to our exciting guests in the coming weeks/months!

The fall rugby season is starting to come down to the wire! We discuss the local area college results, as well as results and previews from the club teams throughout the Midwest. Most importantly, we cover the first round of the Midwest playoffs with the D2 Women’s and D3 Men’s play in games this upcoming weekend. As we mentioned in the podcast, we will be posting our document for you to make your own predictions as well! As always, best of luck to everyone, and please comment, share, and review on any and all platforms. Disclaimer: Our producer’s comments on Ohio toward the end of the podcast do not reflect on the people or cities of Ohio, just mainly directed towards the Ohio Turnpike.

No Kress, no party!

We're back again with some Midwest rugby roundups, exciting news shared about some local ARU college teams being on a MAJOR sports network this week. You'll have to listen to find out!Also congrats to our producer Kress, for being voted Man of the Match this past weekend.

Oh you know. Just another week of sillyness from some silly rugby guys. We apologize for Gator.

Back at it again with some lackluster reporting of rugby in the Midwest, some amazing banter, and another interview with a fantastic rugby player. We had some technical difficulties in the studio this week, so please forgive any audio mishaps.