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Welcome to Friday's Rugby Daily, I'm Cameron Hill. Coming up, well it's a final preview of the Nations Championship action this weekend, We'll hear from the Ireland camp ahead of the Japan game, our OTB regulars will weigh in with their thoughts, And we'll go around the houses of the other games tomorrow. Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

Susanna, Eve and Rachel are back in studio for Word On The Street’s first sponsored episode with Braeburn Coffee – and it’s a proper summer one: Love Island chat, but with a rugby twist. They’re joined by Connor Phillips (Munster Academy, Ireland Sevens, and 2025 Love Island contestant) to break down what the villa is really like, why it isn’t as “fake” as people think, and how life changes when y...

Welcome to Thursday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill. Coming up, a much-changed Ireland team for their Nations Championship clash with Eddie Jones' Japan, David Humphreys reveals that Ronan O'Gara is a candidate for Leinster's head coach search, And how has Leinster's partnership with a Rugby League side benefitted their Academy players. Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStop...

Welcome to Tuesday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill. Coming up, Ireland survive a scare as the Wallabies snatch defeat from the jaws of victory in Sydney. Why Jamie Osborne at left wing didn't quite work out, And how Damian Willemse put in a player-of-the-match performance against England - but didn't get the award! Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

Welcome to Friday's Rugby Daily, I'm Cameron Hill. Coming up, your final preview for Ireland's Nations Championship test against Australia, Why last year's Lions tour has Australian rugby in rude financial health, And all you need to know ahead of a busy weekend of summer internationals. Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

Welcome to Thursday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill. Coming up, the Ireland team is named for their Nations Championship clash with the Wallabies, Munster and Connacht are handed tricky pools for next season's Investec Champions Cup, And Fiona Hayes and Alison Miller pay tribute to the late great Philip Doyle. Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

Welcome to Tuesday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill. Coming up today, Ireland gear up for their Nations Championship opener against the Wallabies this weekend, Some big changes to the Investec Champions Cup and Challenge Cup pool stages next season, And tributes paid to former Ireland women's head coach Philip 'Goose' Doyle, following his sudden passing last week. Rugby on Off The Ball with B...

Fiona Hayes and Alison Miller join Eoin Sheahan to pay tribute to their former Ireland rugby coach Phillip Doyle who passed away recently.   Rugby on off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting 

Former Ireland women's rugby head coach Philip Doyle died on Friday aged 61. Doyle, affectionately known as 'Goose', had two spells as head coach of the Ireland women’s team, initially from 2003 to 2006, before returning to the role in 2010. It was in this second period in charge that Ireland enjoyed their greatest success, winning the Grand Slam in 2013, and sealing the title with a 6-3 win again...

Welcome to Friday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill. It's a URC Grand Final special for you today - we'll hear from both the Leinster and Bulls camps, Some Off The Ball regulars will offer their thoughts ahead of tonight's games, And there's a couple of highlights from chats we had this week with bona fide Leinster royalty.... Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

Welcome to Thursday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill. Coming up, the Leinster and Bulls teams are out for the URC Grand Final, Isa Nacewa admits he was "shocked" by James Lowe's decision to leave this summer, A few big names out of the Ireland squad for their Nations Championship games this July, And are we inching closer to tackles above the sternum being outlawed in elite rugby? This is Rugby Da...

Welcome to Tuesday's Rugby Daily, I'm Cameron Hill, Coming up, a big injury blow for Leinster just days out from the URC final. The cause of Jack Crowley's recent injury struggles has finally been revealed - and it's not good news for Ireland, Another van der Flier gets an international call-up for the July tests, And Cam Roigard defends his action after being accused of feigning injury before set...

Welcome to Thursday's Rugby Daily, I'm Cameron Hill. Coming up, James Tracy fumes over the decision by the IRFU to let go of James Lowe, Caelan Doris a doubt for the URC Final against the Bulls next Friday, And Aoife Wafer is crowned the Women's Six Nations Player of the Championship once again. Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

Welcome to Wednesday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill, Coming up, James Lowe laments no "fairytale ending" as he confirms his Leinster exit, Munster have snapped up a former Ireland international as part of their coaching team for next season, And after Antoine Dupont's successful sevens Sabbatical, another France superstar could switch codes ahead of the next Olympics... Rugby on Off The Ball wit...

Welcome to Tuesday's Rugby Daily, I'm Cameron Hill. Coming up, another Croke Park date for Leinster in the URC final, but is there enough buy-in from fans? Tributes paid to former IRFU chief executive Philip Browne, who has died at the age of 66. And with his Leinster exit imminent, news on where James Lowe will end up next... Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

Welcome to Thursday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill. Coming up, Irish rugby mourns the passing of legendary back-rower Fergus Slattery at the age of 77, John Dobson sends out a warning to critics of Leinster coach Jacques Nienaber, And Munster's hopes of signing All Blacks prop Tyrel Lomax have been dealt a fatal blow. Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

Welcome to Friday's Rugby Daily, I'm Cameron Hill. Coming up, Andy Farrell signs a new deal with the IRFU to stay on as head coach through to 2031, Leinster head coach Leo Cullen praises "genius" senior coach Jacques Nienaber, And Maggie Alphonsi slams the RFU over a sexism row involving one of its council members. Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

Fergus Slattery, one of Ireland’s greatest rugby players, has died at the age of 77. In a statement, Blackrock College RFC announced the news this morning, hailing their former flanker as a “Lion of Lions”. Born in 1949, Slattery attended Blackrock College and won the 1966 Leinster Schools Senior Cup, before joining the club as a 17-year-old and excelling in senior rugby. He went on to win 61 caps...

Munster greats Alan Quinlan and Fiona Hayes join Off The Ball's Ruairi O'Hagan to look back on the URC quarter final defeat to the Bulls, to reflect on the season as a whole, and to look ahead to the next campaign. Subscribe to The Rugby Channel for new episodes every week! #TheRed78 The first twenty minutes of this week's podcast is unlocked, but to listen to the full podcast, get on over to the...

Welcome to Wednesday's Rugby Daily, I'm Cameron Hill. Coming up, Matt Williams responds to Jacques Nienaber's fiery press conference ahead of the URC semi-finals, A major England international is leaving Harlequins, with a move to the controversial R360 a live possibility, And could Racing 92 be hit with a points deduction ahead of next season's Top 14? Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland |...

Welcome to Tuesday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill. Coming up today, Leo Cullen and Jacques Nienaber bite back at media criticism following Leinster's URC playoff win over the Lions, Munster head coach Clayton McMillan assesses a first season at the helm, And Connacht sign off for the summer with a narrow defeat away to Glasgow Warriors.  Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #Ne...

Welcome to Friday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill. Coming up, the team news, and all you need to know ahead of the URC playoffs this weekend. Breakfast reacts to Sam Prendergast getting the start at 10 for Leinster, with Ciaran Frawley not in the matchday 23. And could Jordie Barrett return for a second stint at Leinster in the near future? Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopC...

Welcome to Thursday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill, Coming up, Brian O'Driscoll on why Ciaran Frawley might be Leinster's go-to for the final URC playoff push, Munster on the hunt for a new forwards coach next season, And Croke Park could host this season's URC final for the second year in a row. Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

On this week's episode of The Red 78, Munster greats Alan Quinlan and Fiona Hayes, and Off The Ball's Ruairi O'Hagan look ahead to Saturday's URC quarter final with the Bulls.  The first twenty minutes of this week's podcast is unlocked, but to listen to the full podcast, get on over to the Go Loud app, or become a member at offtheball.com/join

Welcome to Wednesday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill. Coming up, could Leinster call upon an old foe to finally get them over their Champions Cup hoodoo? The All Blacks will be without a key player for their July test with Ireland, And the head coach has been named for the first-ever British and Irish Lions Women's Tour next Autumn. Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting