The American TV show I edit, MLR Weekly, had an exclusive interview with World Rugby CEO Alan Gilpin.
Read MoreMy hands are famous! They feature in the latest edition of Pro Moviemaker Magazine. I was asked to test out the new Samsung Portable SSD T7 Shield for a magazine article feature on the product. I decided to test it out editing the longest-running rugby TV show in the US, MLR Weekly which covers the country's professional rugby union club competition Major League Rugby.
Read MoreThe TV show I edit, MLR Weekly, the longest running rugby show on American TV, is now back for Major League Rugby 2024. The show is broadcast on a number of American TV networks, but viewers outside America can also watch on the streaming platform The Rugby Network, available on iOS, Android, Roku, Samsung TV and Apple TV as well as therugbynetwork.com, the Rugby Wrap Up YouTube channel and RugbyWrapUp.com
Read MoreMy latest editing work broadcast on TV in America. MLR Weekly presented by Rugby Wrap Up features behind the scenes access, interviews, highlights and a full review of the fantastic Major League Rugby Championship Final between New England Free Jacks and San Diego Legion.
Read MoreMLR Weekly, presented by Rugby Wrap Up is the longest running rugby TV show in America and has now also been added to the Marquee Sports Network: Home of the Chicago Cubs and Chicago Hounds - Saturdays at 8:30am CST and 7pm CST.
Read MoreOne of my latest edits for American TV show Rugby Wrap Up features the Japan Rugby League One Chairman Genichi Tamatsuka and COO Hajime Shoji talking about one of the worlds biggest rugby union leagues.
Read MoreThis past year I’ve been editing Rugby Wrap Up TV shows for the new Rugby Network streaming platform. So it’s great to hear news that The Rugby Network has been shortlisted alongside The Olympics for PLATFORM OF THE YEAR and BEST NEW PLATFORM at this years SportsPro #OTTAwards 2021.
Read MoreMy latest post production work for USA Rugby TV show Rugby Wrap Up features an interview with England rugby Legend Chris Robshaw. He opens Up regarding playing in the new American pro league Major League Rugby with San Diego Legion, Leaving Harlequins and the controversy regarding his decisions with England as captain at Rugby World Cup 2015.
Read MoreThe Guardian has featured one of my videos I edited for New York's Rugby Wrap Up show in an article by Guardian US weekend editor Martin Pengelly on the USA Rugby historic victory over Scotland in Houston on Saturday, 16 June 2018.
Read MoreRugby is the fastest growing sport in the United States and 2018 has seen the introduction of a new professional league, Major League Rugby. Over the last few weeks, I've been busy editing an MLR highlights show for New York online Rugby TV show, Rugby Wrap Up. Watch the shows after the jump…
Read MoreSix Nations chiefs recently ruled out the introduction of relegation and promotion format to the worlds oldest international rugby tournament.
For all the talk of growing the game by World Rugby, the 8 founder unions of England, France, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa seem to be afraid of losing control of the game and have continually held back the expansion into other countries , instead keeping the game as a cosy old boys club just for them.
In recent years, however, there have been moves by the founder Big 8 unions to move into the Amercian market.
Therefore, why don't the 6 Nations look to tap into the American market by adding USA & Canada to the tournament and make it 8 nations split into 2 pools of 4 with end of season grand final and relegation playoff with Rugby Europe (6 nations B). TV and sponsors would love it and this would open up the game to continental Europe and North America overnight. Sadly it won't happen as the game is run by officials with self-interest, who are afraid of change and losing control.
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