Harpin' On Rugby

In today’s pod I’m joined by Conor Cronin to have a look ahead to the upcoming Six Nations to try and see what way our new head coach Andy Farrell might be approaching it.  We discuss his objectives, what new players he can bring in, and how Johnny Sexton will do as captain among other things...

As promised in my Benetton v Leinster writeup, here's a bonus pod featuring a Harpin Point in which I hope my two cents on the Saracens saga don't bring them too much further over the cap. For all our latest content check out http://www.harpinonrugby.net/

An audio version of our latest match writeup, namely Leinster's 18-0 win over Benetton in the Heineken Champions' Cup. Original article can be found here > http://www.harpinonrugby.net/2020/01/benetton-0-leinster-18.html

In today’s pod I’m joined by @RugbyKino and we walk our way through Round 6 of the Heineken Champions Cup to pick out the key matches and work out how we think the final eight will shape up.  During the course of our chat I’ll mention a chart he sent to me outlining all the different permutations possible at the weekend (and I mean ALL) so if you’d like me to send you a copy give me a shout a...

Our match writeup of Leinster's 42-14 win over Lyon in audio form. The original article can be found here > http://www.harpinonrugby.net/2020/01/leinster-42-lyon-14.html

On this week's pod I chat to Keego ( @nkeegan ) from CouchPunditIreland.com about the recurring phenomenon of fans leaving the RDS ten minutes or more before the fulltime whistle.  Also we have our Leinster v Connacht match writeup in audio form.

"Nothing is won until May." "There's always room for improvement."  Clichés like that are undoubtedly true, but what's the harm in enjoying 11 wins out of 11?   I was joined on this week's pod by a new contributor, Leinster season ticket holder and long time Harpin commenter Conor Cronin to go over the season so far. 

Keego and myself chat about the report into Ireland's RWC2019 campaign, including David Nucifora's presentation, and the substance of the report itself.

After a brief hiatus, our podcast returns with an audio version of our latest writeup, which we call a "speakup".   Original post here > http://www.harpinonrugby.net/2019/12/northampton-16-leinster-43.html

In this week’s pod...I enjoyed focusing on Round 1 of the Pro14 last week so much that I’ll do similar for Round 2 this time around.   But instead of 80-word reviews or Harpin Points, I’ve done an audio version of my Leinster v Ospreys writeup and then our Back & Forward chat is with Cian “@RugbyKino” O’Mulleoir and we’ll go through all of last week’s Pro 14 matches as well as lookin...

The original post can be found here > http://www.harpinonrugby.net/2019/10/ireland-35-russia-0.html

In this week's pod we have an audio version of our Benetton v Leinster writeup, some 80-word reviews of the Irish provinces, plus a chat with Ulster fan Kristian Ross of @IrishRugbySupp who will look over Round 1 of the Pro 14.

The article originally appeared on the website Monday, September 30 and can be found here > http://www.harpinonrugby.net/2019/09/japan-19-ireland-12.html

On this week's pod I look at the haka, then I offer a brief look at the Rugby World Cup so far, and finally I chat to Neil Keegan from CouchPunditIreland.com about whether or not the tournament in Japan is likely to win over new fans to the sport.

The original article can be found here > http://www.harpinonrugby.net/2019/09/ireland-27-scotland-3.html

There was a bit of a SNAFU in episode 12 (all explained in intro) so hopefully this pod sorts it. Plus there's an audio version of my long piece from last Monday.

In this week’s pod I’ll start with a Harpin Point about some poorly timed negative press ahead of the World Cup, then instead of a full Back & Forward chat interview the contributors you have heard from so far all give brief thoughts on Ireland’s World Cup chances. Then I’ll give my own quick previews of Pools B, C and D before I round things off by turning my attention to Leinster A’s Celtic Cup...

On this week's pod I have a moan about turnaround times, there are reviews of the final warmup of all of Ireland's Pool A opponents, plus a chat with my fellow panellist from the DTwo Bar last Friday, Cian O'Mulleoir.

The article is titled "WARMED UP" and can be found here > http://www.harpinonrugby.net/2019/09/ireland-19-wales-10.html

On this week's pod we welcome frequent Harpin contributor Big Joe Shep who tells us all about his weekly online video rugby chat show called Three Blokes, A Ball & BOD , as well as the upcoming live event called The Dugout which will be at DTwo Bar & Nightclub on Harcourt St Dublin on Friday, September 6.  We also chat about the general reactions to the Irish squad.  Then I do a...

The article is titled "In Plane Sight" and can be found here > http://www.harpinonrugby.net/2019/09/wales-17-ireland-22.html

On this week's pod we welcome regular Harpin contributor Neil 'Keego' Keegan from CouchPunditIreland.com and we discuss what went wrong for Ireland at Twickenham as well as how wrong some people were with their reactions.  I also review Leinster's win in Canada plus there's a Harpin Point about whether or not Joe Schmidt should look beyond Irish shores to fill his squad.

Full article can be found here > http://www.harpinonrugby.net/2019/08/england-57-ireland-15.html

On this week's pod we talk to our most prolific Harpin contributor about both Leinster and Ireland’s chances over the coming months plus the possibility of expanding the amount of teams at the Rugby World Cup.  Then I do some 80-word reviews on last weekend’s test matches and a controversial try from one of them provides me with my topic for this week’s Harpin Point.   Gwan, subscribe and have a l...

Some new features this week including "Back & Forward" where I chat to fellow egg-chasing nuts; our first guest is Ulster fan and long time Harpin contributor Kristain Ross.