House of Rugby

Máire Treasa Ní Dhubhghaill is once again joined in the House of Rugby studio by Lindsay Peat and James Downey as they look back on the weekend’s Six Nations action and particularly Ireland’s title win!   They look at Italy’s brilliance in Cardiff, Ireland getting the job done against Scotland, and France coming to fruition against England.  Will Italy’s campaign be a flash in the pan, o...

Máire Treasa Ní Dhubhghaill is joined in the House of Rugby studio by Lindsay Peat and Johne Murphy as they look back on the weekend’s Six Nations and Ireland’s defeat to England. They look at the dying minutes of the game and Conor Murray’s decision to box-kick and whether it was the right or wrong decision. They discuss England’s approach to the game, how they managed to score three tries and ex...

Máire Treasa Ní Dhubhghaill is joined in the House of Rugby studio by Lindsay Peat and Pat McCarry as they look back on a weekend of URC rugby and ahead to Ireland's Six Nations clash against England this week. They look at Ulster's start to life without Dan McFarland at the helm, and why it's looking positive so far. They look at Irish attitudes towards being favourites in games and whether that...

Máire Treasa Ní Dhubhghaill is joined by Lindsay Peat and Johne Murphy as they look back on Ireland’s 31-7 win over Wales in the Aviva Stadium on Saturday. They look at some of the sloppy Ireland play, some good Welsh defending and what Ireland will be looking to improve on over the next few weeks. They dive into Ireland’s scrum and how they’re improving, and where they’re making their mistakes wi...

Máire Treasa Ní Dhubhghaill is joined in studio by Lindsay Peat and Pat McCarry as they look back on Ireland's win over Italy in the Six Nations. They look at Ireland's sloppiness in the first half and why Andy Farrell won't be happy with some aspects of their play. They look at some of the key positions and whether or not Ireland will look to make some changes against Wales. And was it a try or n...

Máire Treasa Ní Dhubhghaill is joined in studio by Lindsay Peat and James Downey as they look back on Ireland's win over France in the Six Nations.  They chat Big Joe McCarthy's performance and why he brings a new element to Ireland's team.  They analysis Jack Crowley's showing as he stepped in Johnny Sexton's shoes and did so relatively seamlessly.  What happened to France? The loo...

Leinster player Will Connors joins Máire Treasa Ní Dhubhghaill and Lindsay Peat in the House of Rugby studio as we look ahead to the Six Nations.  They chat with Will about Leinster’s season so far, his effectiveness with the chop-tackle and what Jacques Nienabar has brought to the province.  They preview the Six Nations tournament, running through the strengths and weaknesses of every t...

Máire Treasa Ní Dhubhghaill is joined by Lindsay Peat and James Downey as they look back on the Champions Cup and ahead to the Six Nations.  They chat Ulster's dreadful defeat against Harlequins, Connacht's big win against Bristol and Munster's game management in another bad defeat for them against Northampton. They look ahead to the Six Nations which kicks off next week. And We hear from And...

Former Ireland and Leinster player Dan Leavy joins Maire Treasa in studio alongside Pat McCarry as they look back on the weekend of Champions Cup rugby. They discuss Andy Farrell's move into the Lions job and what that will mean for Ireland. They predict the Six Nations squad ahead of it being announced on Wednesday. Plus, we bring you a chat with Ireland international Caelan Doris. Hosted on Acas...

Máire Treasa Ní Dhubhghaill and Lindsay Peat are joined in the House of Rugby studio by Brent Pope for the first show of 2024. They look back on the Christmas and New Years inter-pro clashes, Munster's ever growing list of injured players and Ulster's moral-boosting wins. They also look ahead to the Champions Cup games this weekend, and Mack Hansen's injury ahead of the Six Nations. Hosted on Acas...

Máire Treasa Ní Dhubhghaill, Lindsay Peat and Pat McCarry look back on another weekend of Champions Cup rugby and react to the biggest rugby news of the weekend. They discuss Andy Farrell as he signs a new deal with the IRFU and continues on as the head coach. They look at RG Snyman's potential (and probable) move to Leinster from Munster and what impact he'll have on the province. Plus, they look...

Máire Treasa Ní Dhubhghaill is joined in the House of Rugby studio by Lindsay Peat and Johne Murphy as they look back on the first weekend of Champions Cup rugby. They look back on Leinster's win over La Rochelle and how they finally managed to get the monkey of their back against the French side. Is Europe one step too far for Munster this season? Or was their first round draw with Bayonne a slip...

Máire Treasa Ní Dhubhghaill is joined in the House of Rugby studio by Lindsay Peat and Pat McCarry to look back on the weekend's URC action, including a ding-dong battle between Connacht and Leinster. Plus, they take an early look ahead to this week's Champions Cup rugby. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Máire Treasa Ní Dhubhghaill is joined in the House of Rugby studio by former Ireland international Lindsay Peat and by former Munster man James Downey as they reflect on the weekend of URC rugby. They look back on Leinster's narrow victory over Munster in a classic inter-pro in the Aviva Stadium on Saturday. They discuss Ulster's form having slipped up from a strong lead against Glasgow. And a tim...

Another weekend of URC rugby and it was a clean sweep for the Irish provinces. Máire Treasa Ní Dhubhghaill is joined in the House of Rugby studio by Lindsay Peat and Brent Pope to look back on the weekend's action. They look back on Ulster's win over Lions in Belfast in difficult weather conditions, the signs of a really good team starting to build there, but the lack of balance in their squad so...

Despite the disruption from Storm Debi, we are back with another episode of House of Rugby. On this week's episode of House of Rugby, Lindsay Peat and Johne Murphy join Máire Treasa Ní Dhubhghaill to look back on another weekend of URC rugby. They look back on the Ulster's win over Munster in Belfast (0:45 -24:00). They look at Ulster's dominance in the physical side of the game, and why Munster p...

As the Rugby World Cup draws to a close, we turn our attention on House of Rugby to the URC and the provinces. Máire Treasa Ní Dhubhghaill is joined in studio by James Downey and Pat McCarry to look back on an exciting weekend of URC rugby with wins for Connacht, Munster and Leinster. The look at Connacht's great start to the season, with three wins from three. BUT can they sustain that on the roa...

The Rugby World Cup has drawn to a close and South Africa have been crowned World Champions. While they may have scraped their way their in the smallest of margins, Lindsay Peat, Alison Miller and Máire Treasa Ní Dhubhghaill agree that they actually deserved it. In the final World Cup edition of House of Rugby, we look back on the final, and the tournament as a whole. We once again dissect Ireland...

The World Cup is nearly over and we know our two finalists. Brent Pope and Sene Naoupu join Máire Treasa ní Dhubhghaill in the House of Rugby studio as we look back on the semi-finals. We discuss the one-sidedness of the All-Blacks thumping of Argentina and how they look like they're playing with some anger. They discuss South Africa and whether or not they can muster up one more big performance t...

It happened again... Ireland have been knocked out of the rugby world cup at the quarter-finals, this time by New Zealand. Maire Treasa Ní Dhubhghaill is joined in the House of Rugby studio by former Ireland player Mike Ross and former Munster man Johne Murphy as they pick up the pieces from Saturday's defeat. They look back on the game and what went wrong for Ireland. They look to the future of t...

Lindsay Peat is joined in the House of Rugby studio by former Ireland player Shane Byrne and by JOE.ie Editor Pat McCarry as they look back on Ireland's ruthless win against Scotland. They chat about Ireland's defensive solidity, the ability to change in-game and how they showed a ruthless side to their game against Scotland. They discuss Peter O'Mahony at 100 caps and why his 'old-man' persona ha...

It may have been a break week in the Rugby World Cup for Ireland, but there's still loads to chat about on this week's House of Rugby podcast. Maire Treasa Ní Dhubhghaill is joined in the House of Rugby studio by former Ireland and Ulster player Darren Cave and by JOE editor Pat McCarry as they take a retrospective look at the Rugby World Cup so far, Ireland's win over South Africa and look ahead...

Don't say we didn't tell you so...Johne Murphy and Sene Naoupu join Máire Treasa Ní Dhubhghaill in the House of Rugby studio to look back on Ireland's MASSIVE win against South Africa on Saturday night. The look at the biggest moments in the game, Andy Farrell's squad selection that proved vital and how Ireland need to capitalise on such an important win in the tournament. Plus, if these two meet...

Maire Treasa Ní Dhubhghaill is joined in the House of Rugby studio by former Ireland and Ulster player Darren Cave, and by JOE.ie Editor Pat McCarry to look back on the second weekend of the Rugby World Cup. They chat about Johnny Sexton, his record-breaking try that pushes him to the top of Ireland's all-time scorers list. But what makes him special? Darren Cave explains what it was like to train...

Ireland got their World Cup campaign off to a winning start with an 82-8 win over Romania in the heat of Bordeaux. Maire Treasa Ní Dhubhghaill is joined in the House of Rugby studio by former Ireland and Munster player Peter Stringer and former Munster and Leicester player Johne Murphy as they look back on the opening weekend of action in France. They analyse the game in full, discuss the difficul...