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Welcome to Thursday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill. Coming up, Irish rugby mourns the passing of legendary back-rower Fergus Slattery at the age of 77, John Dobson sends out a warning to critics of Leinster coach Jacques Nienaber, And Munster's hopes of signing All Blacks prop Tyrel Lomax have been dealt a fatal blow. Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

Welcome to Friday's Rugby Daily, I'm Cameron Hill. Coming up, Andy Farrell signs a new deal with the IRFU to stay on as head coach through to 2031, Leinster head coach Leo Cullen praises "genius" senior coach Jacques Nienaber, And Maggie Alphonsi slams the RFU over a sexism row involving one of its council members. Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

Fergus Slattery, one of Ireland’s greatest rugby players, has died at the age of 77. In a statement, Blackrock College RFC announced the news this morning, hailing their former flanker as a “Lion of Lions”. Born in 1949, Slattery attended Blackrock College and won the 1966 Leinster Schools Senior Cup, before joining the club as a 17-year-old and excelling in senior rugby. He went on to win 61 caps...

Munster greats Alan Quinlan and Fiona Hayes join Off The Ball's Ruairi O'Hagan to look back on the URC quarter final defeat to the Bulls, to reflect on the season as a whole, and to look ahead to the next campaign. Subscribe to The Rugby Channel for new episodes every week! #TheRed78 The first twenty minutes of this week's podcast is unlocked, but to listen to the full podcast, get on over to the...

Welcome to Wednesday's Rugby Daily, I'm Cameron Hill. Coming up, Matt Williams responds to Jacques Nienaber's fiery press conference ahead of the URC semi-finals, A major England international is leaving Harlequins, with a move to the controversial R360 a live possibility, And could Racing 92 be hit with a points deduction ahead of next season's Top 14? Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland |...

Welcome to Tuesday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill. Coming up today, Leo Cullen and Jacques Nienaber bite back at media criticism following Leinster's URC playoff win over the Lions, Munster head coach Clayton McMillan assesses a first season at the helm, And Connacht sign off for the summer with a narrow defeat away to Glasgow Warriors.  Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #Ne...

Welcome to Friday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill. Coming up, the team news, and all you need to know ahead of the URC playoffs this weekend. Breakfast reacts to Sam Prendergast getting the start at 10 for Leinster, with Ciaran Frawley not in the matchday 23. And could Jordie Barrett return for a second stint at Leinster in the near future? Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopC...

Welcome to Thursday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill, Coming up, Brian O'Driscoll on why Ciaran Frawley might be Leinster's go-to for the final URC playoff push, Munster on the hunt for a new forwards coach next season, And Croke Park could host this season's URC final for the second year in a row. Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

On this week's episode of The Red 78, Munster greats Alan Quinlan and Fiona Hayes, and Off The Ball's Ruairi O'Hagan look ahead to Saturday's URC quarter final with the Bulls.  The first twenty minutes of this week's podcast is unlocked, but to listen to the full podcast, get on over to the Go Loud app, or become a member at offtheball.com/join

Welcome to Wednesday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill. Coming up, could Leinster call upon an old foe to finally get them over their Champions Cup hoodoo? The All Blacks will be without a key player for their July test with Ireland, And the head coach has been named for the first-ever British and Irish Lions Women's Tour next Autumn. Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

Welcome to Tuesday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill. Coming up, Andy Dunne on the cultural issue that keeps costing Leinster in European finals, Munster suffer a major injury blow ahead of their URC playoff quarter-final, And Ciaran Frawley on his decision to leave the province for Connacht this summer. Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

On Monday's Rugby Daily, David Wilson brings you news from the world of rugby. Leinster suffer a thumping defeat in Bilbao by Bordeaux-Begles. Ulster hammered by Montpellier. Cheslin Kolbe returns to SA to play for the Stormers. Become a member and sign up at offtheball.com/join

Welcome to Thursday's Rugby Daily, I'm Cameron Hill, Coming up, we kick off the final run-in to Leinster's Champions Cup clash with Bordeaux. Why Irish coaches are a la mode in French rugby right now, And a pretty distressing court case involving a former Wallabies centre in Australia, Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

Welcome to Wednesday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill. Coming up, how a blitz defence actually works, and will it be Leinster's undoing in Bilbao, The brain injury lawsuit being taken by former rugby players is on the brink of collapse, And tributes are being paid to Scotland great Scott Hastings, who has died at the age of 61. Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

Off The Ball's Ruairi O'Hagan is joined by Munster greats Alan Quinlan and Fiona Hayes to talk about the win over the Lions that sees Munster finish 5th in the URC table, and sets up a quarter final clash away to the Bulls. Subscribe to The Rugby Channel for new episodes every week! #TheRed78 The first twenty minutes of this week's podcast is unlocked, but to listen to the full podcast, get on ove...

Welcome to Tuesday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill. Coming up, Ulster could receive a major injury boost ahead of the Challenge Cup final this weekend, Fiona Hayes on the breakthrough star for Ireland in the Women's Six Nations, And with another league adopting the Top-14 approach, could bonus points be changed in the URC soon? Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

Eoin Sheahan is joined in studio by former Ireland International Fiona Hayes to discuss Ireland's 54-5 drubbing over Scotland in yesterday's historic match at the Aviva Stadium.   Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland #neverstopcompeting

It's official, a brand new Irish record for a Women's Six Nations game as 31,294 fans made themselves heard in the first ever standalone women's game at the Aviva Stadium. And boy did the girls in green give the spectators a show racking up 54 points against the visiting Scottish side and kickstarting a new era in Irish Women's Rugby. OTB's Susanna Mollen chats to recently retired Irish internatio...

Welcome to Friday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill, Coming up, the team news for Ireland's massive Six Nations final-round game against Scotland at the Aviva Stadium. The permutations for the Irish provinces in the final round of the URC regular season, And a South Africa prop has been banned for 18 months for doping offences. Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

Meghan Scully is joined by Former Ireland and Munster number 8 Anna Caplice and former Scottish captain Lisa Martin to preview the final weekends actions. The Six Nations Show on Off The Ball with Bank Of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

Welcome to Thursday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill, Coming up, Sam Monaghan's new perspective on playing for Ireland after years of struggling with injury, Why Munster need some honest self-reflection amid an independent review, And could Cardiff be the great disruptor for the Irish provinces in their URC playoff push. Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

Eoin Sheahan was joined live in studio by the Minister of State at the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport Charlie McConalogue to talk about the current state of funding for clubs across Ireland as well as outline the program which the Government operates along with Sport Ireland to ensure funding for various different sporting bodies across Ireland.    The Minister also answ...

On this week's episode of the Red 78, Off The Ball's Ruairi O'Hagan is joined by Munster legends Alan Quinlan and Fiona Hayes to discuss the lacklustre performance at the Dexcom Stadium as Connacht run out 26-7 winners, and to look ahead to a huge clash against the Lions on Saturday.

Welcome to Wednesday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill. Coming up, Fiona Hayes on whether it's a good idea to have an Irish club side playing in England , Dave Rennie drafts in a New Zealand legend as part of his backroom team before the 2027 World Cup, And an ex-Georgia captain is banned from rugby for more than a decade, for cheating on doping protocols. Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ir...

Welcome to Tuesday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill.  Coming up, ahead of a huge game at the Aviva Stadium, the Ireland women's are hoping to become a regular fixture at Lansdowne Road.  The one area that speaks to Munster's general lack of intensity ahead of a crucial weekend in the URC.  The province confirm that they will commission an Independent Governance and Organisational Re...