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On Tuesday's Rugby Daily, Richie McCormack brings you the latest ahead of this weekend's URC Grand final. We hear from the Stormers camp as they add fuel to the fire of their meeting with Munster. Five Munster players are leaving the province, with two of those retiring on medical grounds. Ireland's WXV picture is becoming clearer. And an England winger is putting family before a potential World C...

Former Leinster player James Tracy was in the OTB AM studio to assess what went wrong for Leinster on Saturday from the perspective of someone who has an European medal with the club. Catch OTB's sports breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for OTB AM and get the podcast on the OTB Sports app or wherever you listen to yours. SUBSCRIBE and FOLLOW the OTB AM podcast. #OTBAM...

The Irish Times' Gerry Thornley and former Leinster coach Matt Williams joined Joe Molloy to look back at Saturday's Heineken Champions Cup final between Leinster and La Rochelle. Rugby with Vodafone | #TeamOfUs

On Monday's Rugby Daily, Richie McCormack has the fallout from Saturday's Heineken Champions Cup final, including details of the half-time fracas. We get a squad update from Munster for the URC Grand Final, the referee's been named for the decider, and we hear from Stormers head coach John Dobson. Plus, the Barbarians are coming to Limerick.

Alan Quinlan and Niamh Briggs preview Munster’s upcoming URC final vs the DHL Stormers on Saturday in Cape Town.

Alan Quinlan is in studio with Ger & Colm to reflect on Leinster's Champions Cup defeat to Ronan O'Gara's La Rochelle. Catch OTB's sports breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for OTB AM and get the podcast on the OTB Sports app or wherever you listen to yours. SUBSCRIBE and FOLLOW the OTB AM podcast. #OTBAM is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball, in ass...

This week Colm Boohig brings us through the Performance Rankings as Ger & Kathleen give their thoughts on his picks. Here we have a special segment of the Performance Rankings, one red and one green... Catch OTB's sports breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for OTB AM and get the podcast on the OTB Sports app or wherever you listen to yours. SUBSCRIBE and FOLLOW the...

Cuan O'Flatharta, John Duggan and Alan Quinlan James Tracy dissect La Rochelle's last minute victory over Leinster in the Heineken Champions Cup final. Plus, Aisling O'Reilly caught up with losing head coach Leo Cullen, as well as victorious duo of La Rochelle head coach Ronan O'Gara and assistant coach Donnacha Ryan. Rugby on Off The Ball with thanks to VodafoneIreland | #TeamOfUs

In the second episode of 'In Conversation with Brian O'Driscoll', multi-sport maestro Lindsay Peat joins Brian to discuss her incredible career across four different elite sports! With Guinness. Drink responsibly, visit drinkaware.ie

On Friday's Rugby Daily, Richie McCormack brings you the team news for the Heineken Champions Cup final. We hear from Leo Cullen, James Ryan and Ronan O'Gara ahead of the Aviva showpiece. Wales has been rocked by two shock retirements. And Connacht complete their recruitment for next season, with a familiar face to Irish fans.

Former Munster and Ireland player Alan Quinlan joined OTB AM to preview Leinster taking on La Rochelle in the Champions Cup final this weekend. Catch OTB's sports breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for OTB AM and get the podcast on the OTB Sports app or wherever you listen to yours. SUBSCRIBE and FOLLOW the OTB AM podcast. #OTBAM is live weekday mornings from 7:30am ac...

Former Leinster and Ireland flanker Dan Leavy joined Nathan Murphy, 13 months after he was forced to retire from rugby. They also discuss what Leinster will have to do if they're to overcome La Rochelle in this weekend's Heineken Champions Cup final. Dan, his brother (former Ireland 7s international) Adam, and his father Doug have launched their whiskey brand Ogham. See oghamwhiskey.com.

On Thursday's Rugby Daily, Richie McCormack brings you news of the latest sad chapter in Wasps' financial collapse. Ulster are set to add some much-needed depth to their front row. There's mixed injury news ahead of the World Cup for the Springboks and England. Plus, the Women's Six Nations Player and Team of the Championship are revealed.

OTB's favourite rugby statistician is back with a breakdown of all the key figures between La Rochelle and Leinster ahead of their Champions Cup showdown at the weekend. Catch OTB's sports breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for OTB AM and get the podcast on the OTB Sports app or wherever you listen to yours. SUBSCRIBE and FOLLOW the OTB AM podcast. #OTBAM is live weekd...

The Irish Times' Gerry Thornley and former Leinster coach Matt Williams joined Joe Molloy to look ahead to Saturday's Heineken Champions Cup final between Leinster and holders La Rochelle. Rugby with Vodafone | #TeamOfUs

On Wednesday's Rugby Daily, Richie McCormack brings you the latest injury update from Munster ahead of next weekend's URC Grand Final. We hear from James Tracy on the Heineken Champions Cup final, and Beibhinn Parsons calls for time for the Women's XVs. A new smart ball is to be trialled at the U20 World Championship this summer, and Samson Lee gets a new deal.

Irish rugby star Beibhinn Parsons was on OTB AM after the 7s team qualified for the 2024 Olympics in Paris and discussed her love for both rugby codes and the 'dream' of making it to the Olympic tournament. Catch OTB's sports breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for OTB AM and get the podcast on the OTB Sports app or wherever you listen to yours. SUBSCRIBE and FOLLOW the...

Former Leinster player James Tracy was on OTB AM to preview Leinster's Challenge Cup final against Ronan O'Gara's La Rochelle this weekend and reflect on the defeat to Munster. Catch OTB's sports breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for OTB AM and get the podcast on the OTB Sports app or wherever you listen to yours. SUBSCRIBE and FOLLOW the OTB AM podcast. #OTBAM is liv...

On Tuesday's Rugby Daily, Richie McCormack brings you the latest from La Rochelle head coach Ronan O'Gara ahead of Saturday's Heineken Champions Cup final. We hear from Steven Kitshoff and John Dobson of the DHL Stormers on their terrible pitch and the threat posed by Munster in the URC final. And there's a dire warning to Premiership clubs, with London Irish potentially a fortnight from oblivion.

Alan Quinlan and Niamh Briggs dissect Munster’s statement win over Leinster, who stood out to them to claim gold star of the week and reviewed Frank Murphy’s performance as referee.

Munster legend Keith Wood joins Ger & Shane on #OTBAM this morning after Munster ended Leinster's URC dreams in Saturday's semi-final at the Aviva Stadium. Catch OTB's sports breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for OTB AM and get the podcast on the OTB Sports app or wherever you listen to yours. SUBSCRIBE and FOLLOW the OTB AM podcast. #OTBAM is live weekday mornings fr...

Grand slam winner Gordon D’Arcy and Irish Independent rugby writer Ruaidhri O'Connor join OTB’s Joe Molloy to discuss the fall out from the URC semi finals on this week’s edition of Monday Night Rugby. (01:00) - Munster deserved it (12:00) - Differences between Van Graan and Roantree (15:00) - Ben Healy going too soon? (23:00) - Stormers video celebrations (29:00) - Leinster selection mistakes (37...

On Monday's Rugby Daily, Richie McCormack brings you the latest injury update from Leinster ahead of the Heineken Champions Cup final. We hear from Josh van der Flier and Stuart Lancaster. Connacht have made a significant appointment to their backroom staff. And London Irish are given a major deadline by the RFU

Former Munster and Ireland player Alan Quinlan had a great day out on Saturday as Munster beat Leinster by a point in the United Rugby Championship semifinal in a dramatic tie. Catch OTB's sports breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for OTB AM and get the podcast on the OTB Sports app or wherever you listen to yours. SUBSCRIBE and FOLLOW the OTB AM podcast. #OTBAM is liv...

On Friday's Rugby Daily, Richie McCormack brings you news of an encouraging start for the Ireland Women's Sevens side as they look to secure Olympic qualification in Toulouse. There's all of the team news from the three provinces involved in Saturday's URC semi-finals. Plus, we hear from Leo Cullen, Alan Quinlan, Pete Wilkins and John Dobson. Plus, the Welsh regions are to get very familiar next s...