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The full complement of James Tracy, Bernard Jackman, Murray Kinsella and Gavan Casey assess Ireland's championship, the emerging trends of the 2025 Six Nations, the implications of France and possibly England 'getting their shit together', the lack of ready-made replacements for last Saturday's retiring trio, and whether a poor campaign for the Ireland U20s was really indicative of anything. Plus,...

Darren Cave joins Murray Kinsella to discuss Jack Crowley's contractual situation and look at the fallout from Ireland's Six Nations defeat to France. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Murray Kinsella, Bernard Jackman and Gavan Casey pick through the bones of Ireland's heavy defeat to Les Bleus in a de facto title decider at the Aviva. Berch explains why he felt like 'a fraud' for putting it all down to power on RTÉ on Saturday, and Gavan wonders why that power deficit hasn't shown up in recent meetings between roughly the same packs. The lads unspool that and much more, includi...

Ciarán and Murray provide immediate reaction to Ireland's defeat to Les Bleus at the Aviva Stadium. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James Tracy joins Murray Kinsella to preview the challenge facing Ireland as France come to Dublin this Saturday in a massive Six Nations clash. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Murray Kinsella, Bernard Jackman and Gavan Casey reflect on valuable wins for Connacht and Ulster, some emerging standouts for Leinster, and an unacceptable Munster performance in Cork. The lads discuss an increasingly concerning situation for Ronan O'Gara, whose La Rochelle side have lost six games on the spin. Plus, why France are annoyed with the nature of Garry Ringrose's suspension versus the...

James Tracy joins Murray Kinsella to break down Ireland's Triple Crown-sealing win over Wales. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Murray, Berch and Gav discuss the weekend's Six Nations action, Ireland U20s' defeat to Wales, and a miserable 'A' game in Bristol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Murray Kinsella dials in from the chaos of Cardiff to reflect on Ireland's Triple Crown victory with Gavan Casey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gav is joined by leading Welsh rugby journalist Steffan Thomas of Wales Online ahead of Ireland's Six Nations trip to Cardiff on Saturday. Steffan, who is based in Cardiff, tells listeners what to expect from a Matt Sherratt-influenced Welsh side, which could include a shift across the back row for talisman Jac Morgan. The lads dig into the issues plaguing Welsh rugby, with Gav curious as to how v...

Murray, Berch and Gav chat about the medium-term future for Ulster, Munster and Connacht, how they can bridge the gap to Leinster, and where the IRFU can best assist them in their efforts. (0:50) The lads also look back over the URC weekend. (1:06:12) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James Tracy joins Murray Kinsella for an in-depth review of Ireland's Six Nations win against Scotland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Murray Kinsella, Bernard Jackman and Gavan Casey discuss the Six Nations weekend, which has left Ireland top of the table on maximum points. (0:37) But England have blown the championship race wide open with a potentially transformative win over the butterfingered French. How did that happen, exactly? (52:48) Plus, to what extent can Ireland afford to experiment with selection against rock-bottom...

Murray Kinsella is on the ground in Scotland to reflect on Ireland's win with Gavan Casey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James Tracy joins Murray Kinsella for a deep dive into Ireland's bonus-point win against England in the Six Nations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bernard Jackman joins Gavan Casey to review Ireland's bonus-point victory over England. Berch examines Ireland's attack, England's defence, and Steve Borthwick's decision to start three opensides in his back row which contributed to Ireland having a field day at the lineout. The lads look ahead to Scotland, chat Full Contact S2 on Netflix, and assess Jonathan Bell's departure from Ulster. Hosted o...

Murray Kinsella and Gavan Casey give their immediate reaction from the Aviva Stadium to Ireland's win against England. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James Tracy joins Gavan Casey to preview the big one on Saturday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Berch and Murray join Gav to give their Six Nations predictions and assess a decidedly mixed weekend for the provinces in the URC. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Steered by Tadhg Beirne's assessment of Munster's thrilling defeat to Northampton, James Tracy joins Gavan Casey to explore in detail where Munster are going right and where they're going wrong as they seek to turn the corner in their season. JT also gives his thoughts on why England are underrated coming into this Six Nations, how to scrummage against Rabah Slimani, and what separates generationa...

Bernard Jackman and Murray Kinsella join Gavan Casey to sift through a mad weekend in the Champions Cup as Ulster joined Leinster and Munster in the last 16, which is a fun story but probably isn't a great reflection on the competition. The lads discuss whether Leinster's resounding victory over Bath was their most complete of the season, and why things should be looking up for Munster with anothe...

James Tracy joins Murray Kinsella to get into the detail behind Leinster's excellent defence, as well as why they struggled to close out the game against La Rochelle. The lads also discuss Ireland's 36-man squad for the Six Nations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Murray joins Berch and Gav from the train to Bordeaux to chat about a brilliant weekend of Champions Cup rugby. Berch and Gav discuss the learnings, and lack thereof, from the Mack Hansen-match officials controversy.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James Tracy joins Gavan Casey to preview the Champions Cup weekend. JT gives his first-hand experience of facing Maro Itoje, a breakdown of Jamie George's irreplicable lineout darts, and an assessment of Saracens' attacking shape ahead of their visit to Thomond Park on Saturday. He also gives his thoughts on the latest instalment of the Leinster-La Rochelle rivalry, and does not share Gavan's over...

Murray Kinsella, Bernard Jackman and Gavan Casey chat all things La Rochelle, and whether they're still a legitimate threat to Leinster, following their near-embarrassment against Toulouse's 'Espoirs' on Saturday night. (Plus: how good were Toulouse's Espoirs?) The lads review Harry Byrne's debut for Bristol in defeat against Saracens and hypothesise what his future will look like after this initi...