a rugby life

Episode 7: Roberto 'Berto' Santiago

Hedley Lagrand — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 06:11:28 GMT

In this episode, I talk to my good friend and former Washington Renegades teammate Roberto Santiago, who is a referee with the Northern California Rugby Referee Society. He shares stories from his playing days, the transition from player to referee and how diversity in the sport can offer some surprising perks.

Episode 6: Lisa Lake / Willie Dominguez

Hedley Lagrand — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:39:28 GMT

In this episode, I talk with Coach Lisa Lake and player Willie Dominguez who are respectively part of the U19 Boys New York Rugby Club. Lisa was named as a coach of the year in the “Play it Forward” contest held by Up2Us/Youth Noise after being nominated by Willie.

Episode 5: USA Rugby & the Olympics

Hedley Lagrand — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 04:32:28 GMT

With the historic announcement on Friday, October 9th that rugby has been readmitted into the Olympics, I joined the staff and players of USA Rugby to celebrate the news. Speaking with USA National players Mark Bokhoven and Jen Sinkler as well as USA Rugby Mens 7s head coach Al Caravelli, I gained insight into their rugby beginnings and what the announcement means to the USA rugby community.

Episode 4 - Phaidra Knight

Hedley Lagrand — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:36:52 GMT

In this episode, I talk with Phaidra Knight, one of the USA's top female players. She has 25 caps playing for the US National side and is a regular in the Premier League, playing for New York Rugby Club. We talk about her rugby career, life on the National team, and her future ambitions.

Episode 3 - Scott Martell

Hedley Lagrand — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:06:12 GMT

In this episode Hedley sits down with Scott Martell, founder and CEO of Rugby Ink (www.rugbyink.com), a premier rugby design agency & custom team-wear supplier in the US who also plays for NYAC rugby club, a New York based Super League club.

Episode 2 - Mark Griffin & Christian Mayo (Play Rugby USA)

Hedley Lagrand — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 04:22:57 GMT

The second of two podcasts on Play Rugby USA. In this podcast, I interview Play Rugby's Mark Griffin, the founder and president, and Christian Mayo, Director of Programs.

Episode 1 - Mayors Cup (Play Rugby USA)

Hedley Lagrand — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:15:46 GMT

The first of two podcasts on the Mayors cup, a youth flag rugby tournament held in NYC and the organization behind it, Play Rugby USA. Includes interviews with the coaches, a referee, and the inventor of the flag belts used in playing the game.