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Welcome to Tuesday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill. Coming up today, Munster name a British and Irish Lion as their captain for the upcoming season. Scott Robertson on the "sting" of New Zealand's record-breaking defeat to South Africa, And outrage in France, after fans accuse Top 14 officials of a disregard for safety ahead of Toulon's game against La Rochelle. Rugby on Off The Ball with Ba...

Welcome to Monday's Rugby Daily, with David Wilson. Coming up, we will look ahead to the Irish provinces in action this weekend for the opening of the United Rugby Championship. Leinster's Nienaber decides to stick around. Niall Scannell on a potential 200th appearance in the Munster red. Women's player of the year nominees announced. And Matt Sherratt joins the Welsh coaching staff. Rugby on Off...

Welcome to Friday's Rugby Daily, I'm Cameron Hill. Coming up, the semi-finals of the World Cup get underway tonight - France have been handed another huge blow ahead of their game tomorrow. Eddie Jones has urged fans to cool the jets amid growing criticism of All Blacks coach Scott Robertson, And Worcester are gearing up for a return to professional rugby - but a number of their former player...

Welcome to Thursday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill. Coming up, Sene Naoupu reflects on Ireland's Rugby World Cup campaign, and what they'll learn from the tournament. England and France name their teams for this weekend's semi-final in Bristol, And Nic White has officially called time on his playing career - now, why does that ring a bell? Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopC...

Former Ireland international centre Sene Naoupu joins Eoin Sheahan for Wednesday Night Rugby as the dust has settled on Ireland's quarter final exit at the Rugby World Cup. Wednesday Night Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

Welcome to Wednesday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill. Coming up, Stacey Flood opens up on Ireland's World Cup heartbreak, As Leinster confirm their captain for the season, a rival head coach suggests they may have lost their aura, And the All Blacks are still smarting from their record-breaking defeat to South Africa - Sonny Bill Williams outlines how they might utilise the hurt. Rugby on Of...

Irish rugby star, Stacey Flood, joins the Colm Boohig & Vinny Perth on the show after Ireland’s heartbreaking World Cup quarter-final exit at the hands of the French. Off The Ball Breakfast w/ UPMC Ireland | #GetBackInAction  Catch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app. SUBSCR...

Welcome to Tuesday's Rugby Daily, I'm Cameron Hill. Coming up today, the French player who bit Aoife Wafer has issued an apology to the Ireland star. Anna Caplice gives her thoughts on Sunday's quarter-final defeat and the future of this Ireland group. And Conor Murray follows up on his damning comments of Munster's recruitment policy. Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeti...

Welcome to Monday's Rugby Daily, with David Wilson. Coming up, we will have all the fallout as France knock Ireland out of the Women's Rugby World Cup. England set new records. Scotland rage against Nucifora and the SRU. Rassie Erasmus not celebrating too much out of respect for the opposition. Razor Robertson rues his side's errors. And Joe Schmidt is sick with disappointment. Rugby on Off The Ba...

Eoin Sheahan is joined by Fiona Hayes and Anna Caplice this evening to look back on Ireland's quarter final loss to France in controversial circumstances, as well as look to where the Irish Women's Rugby team will go next, and the future of Scott Bemand.  Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

Former Ireland international Alan Quinlan & OTB's Susanna Mollen reflect on the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup - following on from Ireland’s exit from the tournament after a spirited display against France… Off The Ball Breakfast w/ UPMC Ireland | #GetBackInAction Catch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast...

Listen in for all of your post-match reaction as Ireland bowed out of the Women's World Cup. You'll hear Susanna Mollen and Fiona Hayes post match reaction, followed by Ireland players Aoife Dalton and Stacey Flood.

Former Ireland international Alison Miller joins John Duggan to look ahead to Ireland's World Cup quarter final against France, as they look to pull off an upset and be the first Irish team to get past a quarter final! The Rugby World Cup on Off The Ball with Bank Of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

Grand slam winner Fiona Hayes, a member of the only Irish team to ever play in a world cup semi final, joins Eoin Sheahan to discuss Ireland's quarterfinal against France on Sunday. The Women's World Cup Show on Off The Ball with Bank Of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

Welcome to Friday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill Coming up, Aoife Wafer is back in action for Ireland's massive quarter-final clash with France. We'll have the team news in full, and reaction from the Ireland camp. Conor Murray officially calls time on his professional playing career. And a historic Aviva date for Ireland during next year's Women's Six Nations. Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of...

Alan Quinlan, Susanna Mollen, and Dara Smith-Naughton join Shane and Colm this morning to talk all things rugby, including the huge quarter final clash this weekend for the Irish women's team against France, Conor Murray's new book, and Munster recruitment Off The Ball Breakfast from 7:30am with UPMC Ireland | #GetBackInAction

In this episode of Inner Drive, Off The Ball's Kathleen McNamee sat down with Irish rugby star, 2024 and 2025 Six Nations Player of the series Aoife Wafer. They spoke about her love of rugby, the difficulties she faced with injuries and her hope to play in the 2025 World Cup despite that. 

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Welcome to Wednesday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill. Coming up, a positive injury update ahead of Ireland's Women's Rugby World Cup quarter-final against France. Hear from the Rugby Championship sides ahead of a tantalising pair of Round Four clashes this weekend, And Clayton McMillan sets out his stall as he gets used to life as the new Munster head coach. Rugby on Off The Ball with B...

Welcome to Thursday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill. Coming up, we'll hear from the Ireland camp as they step up their prep for a World Cup quarter final on Sunday, Injured forward Dorothy Wall offers a positive update on her road to recovery, And the teams are out for this weekend's Rugby Championship action. Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

Welcome to Tuesday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill. Coming up - with the dust settling after the defeat to New Zealand, Ireland regroup for a Rugby World Cup quarter-final against France, Jenny Murphy and Alan Quinlan give their thoughts on Ireland's chances ahead of that game in Exeter. And some interesting faces spotted at the pre-seasons training of the Welsh clubs. Rugby on Off The Ball with...

Former Ireland international Alan Quinlan & OTB’s Dara Smith-Naughton are in studio to reflect on Ireland’s disappointing 40-0 defeat to New Zealand - looking ahead to a quarter-final clash with France. Off The Ball Breakfast w/ UPMC Ireland | #GetBackInAction  Catch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the pod...

Jenny Murphy and Sene Naoupu join Eoin Sheahan for the Rugby World Cup Show this Monday evening to look back on Ireland's loss to New Zealand over the weekend, and to look ahead to their quarter final against France. Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting 

Immediate Reaction from Fiona Hayes in Brighton as Ireland were defeated in this afternoon's World Cup game to New Zealand. With thanks to Bank of Ireland

Defending world champions, the Black Ferns, outplayed and outclassed Ireland today in a Pool C top of the table clash in the Amex stadium in Brighton, with a final score of Ireland 0 - New Zealand 40. Hear from co-captain Sam Monaghan and centres Eve Higgins and Aoife Dalton on what went wrong in the game, but also how they will bounce back for their quarter-final next weekend. Since confirmed, th...