St. Patrick's Day brings out the best stories. In Episode 2 the Rat Pack dives into the history of USA v Ireland — the games at RFK Stadium live on ESPN, the referee with a microphone calling commercial breaks mid-tackle, and a fight that Preston swears he's not proud of. The boys break down NRL Round 2, talk Super League Challenge Cup, reveal that York Knights are looking to return to America, and pay tribute to John Morgan — the man who started it all.

The Rugby League Rat Pack welcomes Tampa Mayhem head coach and former professional rugby league player Liam Mulhall for an in-depth conversation about his playing career, coaching philosophy, building one of America's top rugby league clubs, and the growth of the game in the United States.

The Rat Pack also breaks down NRL Round 19, recaps the latest Super League action, reviews the NRLW, hands out another Most Valuable Preston Award, and looks at what's happening across the local rugby league scene.

In this episode:

• Special guest Liam Mulhall joins the Rat Pack
• Building the undefeated Tampa Mayhem
• Liam's playing career, Western Reds & AMNRL
• Liam discusses the books he's written
• NRL Round 19 recap
• Super League Round Up
• NRLW recap
• Daniel Tupou's milestone performance
• Can Thomas Jenkins break the single-season try record?
• Local rugby league updates

00:00 Introductions

01:14 Maika Niu Drafted by the New York Yankees

06:08 State of Origin thoughts

07:50 Vassy highlights

13:36 Liam Mulhall joins the show

13:58 Liam’s Rugby League Journey

18:05 Playing for the Western Reds

22:30 How AMNRL made Liam better

27:38 Coaching in Tampa, Florida

30:07 Tampa Mayhem 5-0 to start the season

31:19 Next Man Up mentality & tough practices

34:30 Sarasota-Jacksonville Rivalry

37:41 Liam as an Author: books he’s written

45:01 ‘08 Bulls vs ‘26 Mayhem

47:13 Where to find the Rat Pack

48:22 NRL Recap

55:24 Super League Round Up

59:06 NRLW Recap

1:03:07 Most Valuable Preston Award: Daniel Tupou

1:06:25 Will Thomas Jenkins break the single season try record

1:07:23 Wingers have it easy

1:13:23 A Look at the Local League

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