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Welcome to Tuesday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill. Coming up, Andy Dunne on the cultural issue that keeps costing Leinster in European finals, Munster suffer a major injury blow ahead of their URC playoff quarter-final, And Ciaran Frawley on his decision to leave the province for Connacht this summer. Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

On Monday's Rugby Daily, David Wilson brings you news from the world of rugby. Leinster suffer a thumping defeat in Bilbao by Bordeaux-Begles. Ulster hammered by Montpellier. Cheslin Kolbe returns to SA to play for the Stormers. Become a member and sign up at offtheball.com/join

Welcome to Thursday's Rugby Daily, I'm Cameron Hill, Coming up, we kick off the final run-in to Leinster's Champions Cup clash with Bordeaux. Why Irish coaches are a la mode in French rugby right now, And a pretty distressing court case involving a former Wallabies centre in Australia, Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

Welcome to Wednesday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill. Coming up, how a blitz defence actually works, and will it be Leinster's undoing in Bilbao, The brain injury lawsuit being taken by former rugby players is on the brink of collapse, And tributes are being paid to Scotland great Scott Hastings, who has died at the age of 61. Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

Off The Ball's Ruairi O'Hagan is joined by Munster greats Alan Quinlan and Fiona Hayes to talk about the win over the Lions that sees Munster finish 5th in the URC table, and sets up a quarter final clash away to the Bulls. 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 ove...

Welcome to Tuesday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill. Coming up, Ulster could receive a major injury boost ahead of the Challenge Cup final this weekend, Fiona Hayes on the breakthrough star for Ireland in the Women's Six Nations, And with another league adopting the Top-14 approach, could bonus points be changed in the URC soon? Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

Eoin Sheahan is joined in studio by former Ireland International Fiona Hayes to discuss Ireland's 54-5 drubbing over Scotland in yesterday's historic match at the Aviva Stadium.   Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland #neverstopcompeting

It's official, a brand new Irish record for a Women's Six Nations game as 31,294 fans made themselves heard in the first ever standalone women's game at the Aviva Stadium. And boy did the girls in green give the spectators a show racking up 54 points against the visiting Scottish side and kickstarting a new era in Irish Women's Rugby. OTB's Susanna Mollen chats to recently retired Irish internatio...

Welcome to Friday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill, Coming up, the team news for Ireland's massive Six Nations final-round game against Scotland at the Aviva Stadium. The permutations for the Irish provinces in the final round of the URC regular season, And a South Africa prop has been banned for 18 months for doping offences. Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

Meghan Scully is joined by Former Ireland and Munster number 8 Anna Caplice and former Scottish captain Lisa Martin to preview the final weekends actions. The Six Nations Show on Off The Ball with Bank Of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

Welcome to Thursday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill, Coming up, Sam Monaghan's new perspective on playing for Ireland after years of struggling with injury, Why Munster need some honest self-reflection amid an independent review, And could Cardiff be the great disruptor for the Irish provinces in their URC playoff push. Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

Eoin Sheahan was joined live in studio by the Minister of State at the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport Charlie McConalogue to talk about the current state of funding for clubs across Ireland as well as outline the program which the Government operates along with Sport Ireland to ensure funding for various different sporting bodies across Ireland.    The Minister also answ...

On this week's episode of the Red 78, Off The Ball's Ruairi O'Hagan is joined by Munster legends Alan Quinlan and Fiona Hayes to discuss the lacklustre performance at the Dexcom Stadium as Connacht run out 26-7 winners, and to look ahead to a huge clash against the Lions on Saturday.

Welcome to Wednesday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill. Coming up, Fiona Hayes on whether it's a good idea to have an Irish club side playing in England , Dave Rennie drafts in a New Zealand legend as part of his backroom team before the 2027 World Cup, And an ex-Georgia captain is banned from rugby for more than a decade, for cheating on doping protocols. Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ir...

Welcome to Tuesday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill.  Coming up, ahead of a huge game at the Aviva Stadium, the Ireland women's are hoping to become a regular fixture at Lansdowne Road.  The one area that speaks to Munster's general lack of intensity ahead of a crucial weekend in the URC.  The province confirm that they will commission an Independent Governance and Organisational Re...

On Monday's Rugby Daily, David Wilson brings you news from Munster, and the international game. Become a member and sign up at offtheball.com/join

Welcome to Friday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill. Coming up today, Ireland head coach Scott Bemand has no regrets over their big talk ahead of the Six Nations, The team news ahead of a huge weekend in the URC, And could Irish teams be joining Premiership Women's Rugby in the coming years? Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

Welcome to Thursday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill. Coming up today, Ireland name their team for Saturday's Six Nations clash with Wales in Belfast, James Tracy makes a surprising admission about Leinster's 2018 Champions Cup triumph, And a new ball size in women's rugby is dividing opinion among players. Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

Fiona Hayes joins Eoin Sheahan for this week's Wednesday Night Rugby, as Ireland are in the middle of their preparations for Wales in the penultimate round of the Six Nations this weekend.  Meanwhile, Connacht host a weakened Munster in the URC this weekend, with the race to eight heating up in the final two weeks of the regular season! Wednesday Night Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank Of Irela...

Welcome to Wednesday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill. Coming up, a new contract for Ireland star Hugo Keenan, Brian O'Driscoll explains how the TMO actually works for big games, And another Wales legend calls time on his playing career... Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

Welcome to Tuesday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill. Coming up today, Leo Cullen takes aim at the haters after Leinster booked their spot in the Investec Champions Cup final. French TV takes aim at Bath criticism of their broadcast of their semi-final defeat to Bordeaux, And the RFU set their aims for the next 18 months, after giving their backing to England head coach Steve Borthwick. Rugby on Of...

Leinster book their ticket to Bilbao with a nervy 29-25 win over Toulon in the Champions Cup semi final! OTB's Susanna Mollen sits down with Andy Dunne to hash out a passionate but imperfect Leinster performance and what needs fixing before they head to Spain in three weeks time. #Rugby is on Off The Ball with Bank Of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

On Friday's Rugby Daily, Daniel Pitcher brings you all the latest ahead of a huge weekend of rugby. Listen to live League of Ireland commentary this Friday night as Bohemians do battle with Derry City at Dalymount Park. Phil Egan will be joined in the gantry by Keith Treacy, and you will be able to hear live and exclusive commentary on Off The Ball on Newstalk and the GoLoud App from 7 o'clock. An...

In March of this year the IRFU launched a series of combines to identify high potential athletes from other sports and introduce them to the elite rugby performance pathway. OTB's Susanna Mollen and Rachel Sheehan joined in at the second, Dublin-based combine in DCU where they chatted to a number of IRFU staff about the goals of the combines and potential backlash from other sporting organisations...

On Thursday's Rugby Daily, David Wilson brings you a look-ahead to Saturday's crucial Champions Cup semi-final between Leinster and Toulon. Brian O'Driscoll explains why he is perhaps a little apprehensive for his old side. Munster tie down a long-term servant. And a Welsh legend retires. Become a member and sign up at offtheball.com/join Listen to live League of Ireland commentary this Friday nig...