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Murray Kinsella and Gavan Casey discuss Antoine Frisch's call-up by France, the potential ramifications for Munster, and whether or not it should be Andy Farrell's remit to ensure the provinces keep players like Frisch, Ben Healy and Jean Kleyn. Per listener Mick's request, the England-Ireland chat takes place between 11:30 and 42:30, so skip that part if you're not in the form for it. Italy-Scotl...

Rumours of England's demise -- many of them spread by us -- were greatly exaggerated. Murray Kinsella joins Gavan Casey from Twickenham after England killed Ireland's Grand Slam dream in a pulsating Six Nations encounter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Murray and Gav are joined for a special episode by St Michael's College DOR and head coach Andy Skehan, as well as Presentation Brothers College boss Ger Burke, ahead of their schools' respective provincial finals. The coaches discuss their rugby programmes in Dublin and Cork, the balance between talent production and giving players some of the best days of their lives, the supposed gap between th...

Murray Kinsella and Eoin Toolan join Gavan Casey to preview and predict Ireland's visit to Twickenham this Saturday. The lads also look ahead to Italy-Scotland and Wales-France, as well as discussing a thrilling Super Rugby round in Melbourne. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Murray Kinsella, Bernard Jackman and Gavan Casey review the provinces' victories in the URC. Rhys Carré presented Leinster with a test that they ultimately passed, but without impressing Murray. RG Snyman was head, shoulders and hands above everyone else on the pitch for Munster against Zebre, albeit Mike Haley also impressed. Ulster didn't push the boat out in their first game without Dan McFarla...

Eoin Toolan, Murray Kinsella and Gavan Casey reflect on a dramatic opening weekend of Super Rugby Pacific and begin to look ahead to Twickenham. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Murray Kinsella joins Gavan Casey to review the Six Nations weekend. The lads discuss Ireland-Wales after a TV rewatch, Italy's turnaround from their 60-7 defeat to France just four months ago, Les Bleus' lack of a mission after their home World Cup while Antoine Dupont explodes onto the Sevens circuit, and Scotland's 30-21 victory over an England side who look like they're still caught between tw...

Murray Kinsella and Gavan Casey give their immediate thoughts from the Aviva Stadium. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eoin Toolan joins Gavan Casey to discuss Dan McFarland's departure from Ulster and look ahead to the 2024 Super Rugby Pacific season, which looks like it could be the most interesting edition of the competition in several years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bernard Jackman and Murray Kinsella look ahead to the next step in Ireland's Grand Slam bid as Wales visit Dublin on Saturday. The lads also discuss wins for Leinster, Connacht, and Munster, as well as a worrying defeat for Ulster. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eoin Toolan joins Gavan Casey to analyse the weekend's three Six Nations games and look ahead to Ireland's meetings with Wales and England in the coming weeks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ciarán Kennedy joins Gavan Casey to discuss the Six Nations weekend that was. The lads chat about Jack Crowley's critics, James Lowe's elevation to a world-class wing, and Ireland's backup plan -- or lack thereof -- at fullback. They also discuss the flat atmosphere at the Aviva Stadium on Sunday and the controversies in both the Scotland-France and England-Wales games. Hosted on Acast. See acast....

Gavan Casey and Ciaran Kennedy give their immediate post-game impressions from the Aviva Stadium. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eoin Toolan joins Gavan Casey to look ahead to Ireland's game with Italy as well as Scotland-France and England-Wales this weekend. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bernard Jackman joins Gavan Casey to discuss Ireland's victory over France in Marseille, Richie Murphy's greatest win as Ireland U20s coach, and Scotland's unlikely -- but kind of likely -- title tilt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 Ciarán Kennedy joins Gavan Casey from the stands in Marseille for your immediate post-match pod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eoin Toolan joins Gavan Casey to preview Ireland's Six Nations opener in Marseille. The former Ireland and Melbourne Rebels performance analyst also gives his assessment of Joe Schmidt's appointment as Wallabies head coach, and the news that the Rebels have entered voluntary administration. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Berch joins Gav to look ahead to France-Ireland in Marseille and the Six Nations as a whole. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bernard Jackman joins Gavan Casey to pore over the provinces' vastly different fortunes over the Champions Cup weekend. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Murray Kinsella joins Gavan Casey to provide his thoughts on Peter O'Mahony being named captain of an 34-man Ireland Six Nations squad which includes no new caps outside of three development players. Later, the lads are joined by Eoin Toolan to look ahead to preview the provinces' final pool games in the Champions Cup, analyse their opponents, and predict their respective fates this weekend. Hoste...

Gav, Murray, and Berch dig into a busy weekend in the Champions Cup, with Munster delivering a stirring win on the road in Toulon, Leinster beating a second-string Stade Français, Ulster disappointing against Toulouse, and Connacht struggling against Lyon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eoin Toolan joins Gavan Casey ahead of a Champions Cup weekend in which the four provinces face French opposition. The lads discuss Ireland's back-three picture in light of injuries to Mack Hansen and Jimmy O'Brien, and narrow down who should start at right wing against France in Marseille in just over three weeks' time. Eoin gives his thoughts on Joey Carbery's departure from Munster next summer,...

After a weekend when the provinces were resting up, Gavan Casey is joined by Bernard Jackman and Murray Kinsella to discuss what's going on elsewhere in the rugby world. The lads also answer a listener email about central contracts and player movement between the provinces. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the first pod of 2024, Bernard Jackman and Murray Kinsella discuss the recent inter-pros, touching on a happy few weeks for Dan McFarland's Ulster, defensive adjustments for Leinster, Connacht's revival, and Munster's misery. The lads also glance towards the Six Nations and Berch is a little worried about some of the Ireland players' form. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informa...

In a special, standalone episode, Dr Peter Tierney joins Murray and Gav to delve into the world of sports science and its application to professional rugby. Peter was previously a sports scientist with Leo Cullen's Leinster who later moved to the FA, where he worked with a range of England's national football teams. He joins the lads from Vancouver to discuss how his field has evolved over the pas...