Dan Lyle - Director of AEG Rugby & Former USA Rugby Player

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1:43 - What Dan Lyle does as Director of Rugby for Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG)3:22 - What the differences are between Rugby and American Football and the history of how rugby started.7:11 - What each position does in Rugby Sevens.8:32 - What positions do in Rugby Union.9:43 - Why Dan decided to pursue professional rugby outside of the United States instead of American football with the Minnesota Vikings.14:15 - Was it a culture shock to play rugby overseas.16:25 - What the history of rugby is for the United States and how it fits in with rugby’s origin.20:14 - How women are embracing rugby and why they are passionate about it.22:02 - What the differences of tackling in rugby and American sports and how rugby tackling has been successful for NFL and Collegiate coaches.25:19 - What some of the cultures are in rugby, including the “Haka”25:59 - How there is a culture within the game of rugby.28:44 - How Dan is able to grow help rugby in the U.S. 32:28 - Finding the face of rugby in the US with current cross over players.35:28 - What the future of rugby is like in the US.37:57 - What the challenges are to get new fans excited about rugby.41:04 - How AEG is in the business of creating sports properties42:14 - How Dan became the rugby analyst for NBC Sports.44:35 - What Dan’s recommendation is for someone new to rugby who wants to learn the game.46:59 - Who were some of the best rugby players Dan has seen in his lifetime.50:25 - What Dan’s perspective is on the movie “Invictus,” starring Matt Damon and Morgan Freeman.51:56 - How the movie and real-life events affected Dan and his view on how it affected society.54:03 - What Dan would like people to know about rugby that they might not otherwise know.55:54 - What the best advice Dan has been given working in sports.58:33 - How people can find out more about rugby in the United States.