Rugby Weekly Extra

Murray and Gav look ahead to a massive year for the Ireland men's and women's national teams, the provinces, and Andy Farrell's Lions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bernard Jackman and Gavan Casey review the latest interpros, with Ulster earning what could prove a transformative victory over Connacht whose performance lacked a bit of everything. The lads discuss the increasingly Springbok-influenced Leinster and whether their new style would be enough to beat Toulouse in the late stages of Europe. Berch also reflects upon a sobering day for Munster fans whose...

Bernard Jackman and Murray Kinsella have a pre-Christmas chat about the URC inter-pro derbies, Mack Hansen's comments, and player salaries in the Top 14. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James Tracy joins Gavan Casey to analyse Leinster's victory over Clermont, with a particular focus on their lineout woes, the change in focus between their phase and transition attacks, and the impact of Nienaber's defensive principles almost a year into the job. JT also explains why he feels Munster's defeat to Castres wasn't as bad as it appeared, and why the southern province are actually in a...

Bernard Jackman, Murray Kinsella and Gavan Casey wonder if Leinster's win over Clermont was actually... kind of good? Berch talks lineouts, and why Leinster and Munster's in particular have run into such trouble recently. Plus, a bad day in Castres for Munster, who seemed to dearly miss Gavin Coombes. Ulster do a lot right for an hour but still receive a reality check against one of Europe's big b...

James Tracy joins Gavan Casey to discuss the provinces’ fortunes in Round 1 of Europe, and look ahead to Round 2. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bernard Jackman joins Ciarán Kennedy and Murray Kinsella to discuss wins for Leinster, Munster, and Connacht, as well as a tough outing for Ulster in Toulouse. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James Tracy speaks to Murray Kinsella about what Ireland can do to improve their lineout, why there can be optimism ahead of the Six Nations, and what will be a fun weekend of Champions Cup rugby. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bernard Jackman, Ciarán Kennedy, and Murray Kinsella review Ireland's autumn international campaign and look towards the Six Nations. The lads also tee up the start of the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup this weekend. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ciarán Kennedy and Murray Kinsella reflect on a hard-fought win for Ireland against Joe Schmidt's Australia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James Tracy joins Murray Kinsella and Gavan Casey to preview Ireland's final November Test against the Wallabies this Saturday. James explains how Joe Schmidt gives players 'a peek behind the curtain' and gives his thoughts on who should start for Ireland at out-half this weekend, while the lads also discuss the best centre pairing to combat Len Ikitau and Joseph Sua'ali'i at the Aviva Stadium. Ho...

Gav is back in the hotseat to whip Berch and Murray into a frenzy about Ireland's starting out-half, other provinces singing young Leinster players, and the threat posed by Australia this weekend. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ciaran Kennedy and Murray Kinsella bring you on the whistle reaction from Ireland's comprehensive win over Fiji. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James Tracy and Murray Kinsella join Ciarán Kennedy to discuss Andy Farrell's selection for the Fiji game and where Ireland can get better. The lads also look forward to a couple of big November internationals elsewhere. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ciarán Kennedy is joined by Murray Kinsella and Bernard Jackman to reflect on Ireland's tale of two halves against Argentina, digging into their style of play and Andy Farrell's plan at out-half. The lads also discuss all the other big action in the autumn internationals. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James Tracy, Ciarán Kennedy, and Murray Kinsella discuss the Ireland team news (29:48), Irish lessons from the All Blacks game (2:11), and what kind of threat Argentina pose this Friday night (40:22). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bernard Jackman joins Murray Kinsella to reflect on a frustrating, error-strewn night for Ireland against the All Blacks (2:15). What went wrong? What changes are required? Is it time to panic? The lads also look at the Wallabies' thrilling win over England (45:44) and the threat Argentina pose to Ireland (51:26). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Murray Kinsella and Gavan Casey provide instant reaction to Ireland's 23-13 loss vs the All Blacks in Dublin. The pair discuss where things went wrong for the Irish, Andy Farrell's frustrations and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Murray Kinsella, James Tracy and Gavan Casey look ahead to the big one on Friday night as Ireland and the All Blacks renew their rivalry at the Aviva Stadium. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bernard Jackman and Murray Kinsella discuss how New Zealand prepared to take on Ireland by beating England in Twickenham. They also reflect on Munster's defeat to the All Blacks XV and the latest revelations about life under Eddie Jones. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bernard Jackman, Murray Kinsella and Gavan Casey react to the news that Munster and head coach Graham Rowntree have parted company, with the Englishman's departure confirmed seconds before the lads recorded today's pod. Berch and Murray also review the provinces' opening blocks of games in the URC and look ahead to Ireland's November tests. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati...

James Tracy, Murray Kinsella and Gavan Casey chat in the immediate aftermath of Ireland's squad selection for their November tests (0:25),. JT reflects upon his own Ireland call-up in 2016, and how the process works behind the scenes (24:13). The lads also discuss Leinster's victory over Connacht (38:03) and get James' impression of Munster's issues against the Stormers (51:16). Hosted on Acast. S...

Murray Kinsella, Bernard Jackman and Gavan Casey reflect on Leinster's victory over Connacht in Galway (1:51), Munster's error-strewn defeat to the Stormers (29:04) and Ulster's bonus-point win over Ospreys (46:38). The lads also discuss potential bolters for Ireland's November squad, which is announced on Wednesday (56:39), and field a listener's question about adding more cup competitions to rug...

James Tracy joins Gavan Casey to review the weekend's big interpros. The lads discuss the balls-up that led to Munster incorrectly being reduced to 14 men ahead of Leinster's third try, Leinster's lineout brilliance, the non-battle between Jack Crowley and Ciarán Frawley, Harry Byrne's future, and the only remaining area of his game in which Caelan Doris can significantly improve. Plus, Ulster's b...

Murray, Berch and Gav discuss the weekend's interpros and Ireland's big finish to their WXV1 campaign. Leinster vs Munster (0:42) Ulster vs Connacht (50:09) WXV1 (1:07:16) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.