Rugby Weekly Extra

Bernard Jackman joins Murray Kinsella to review Leinster's dominant URC final win over the Bulls. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James Tracy joins Gav to preview Saturday's URC final. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Berch, Gav, and Murray dig into Leinster's semi-final win against Glasgow and the questions that remain ahead of the decider versus the Bulls in Croke Park. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bernard Jackman and Murray Kinsella join Gavan Casey to explore the financial state of professional rugby in Ireland and around the world. The lads discuss the R360 concept, the elephant in the room about World Cups, the provinces' efforts to find new revenue streams, TV deals, copyright claims on online clips, the Netflix fumble, how the club sport in France offers a blueprint for a more prospero...

Murray Kinsella, James Tracy and Gavan Casey reflect on Leinster and Munster’s URC quarter-finals and react to the breaking news of Connacht’s new head coach appointment, with Stuart Lancaster returning to Irish rugby. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James Tracy gives Gav his thoughts on Henry Pollock and Bordeaux's Champions Cup final celebrations, why he was so annoyed by the injury to James Ramm, and Leinster and Munster's respective URC quarter-finals this Saturday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bernard Jackman joins Murray Kinsella to reflect on Bordeaux's victory over Northampton in last weekend's decider and what it all means for the future of the competition. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James Tracy, Murray and Gav discuss Ulster's impending signing of a world-leading loosehead in Angus Bell. The lads chat about the fixing of next year's France-Ireland Six Nations game for a Thursday night, fielding frustrations from match-going supporters about attending Ireland games and raising their own concerns about the Aviva Stadium. Plus, JT provided a detailed analysis of Munster's lineou...

Bernard Jackman joins Murray Kinsella to discuss how the URC quarter-finals are shaping up and the questions that remain after the IRFU's decision to shut down the men's sevens programme. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today's pod, Murray and Gav focus on Ulster alone: the lads explore the province's fortunes during Richie Murphy's first full season in charge, fans' frustrations, whether Ulster's current generation of academy talents are actually as good as we once thought they were, seven seasons of recruitment with mixed success, and expectations for 2025/26.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...

Murray, Berch and Gav review Munster’s victory over Ulster, in which Peter O’Mahony’s biggest moment arguably wasn’t even his soaring try. The lads try to make sense of a turbulent season for Connacht, and whether there’s cause for optimism in their homegrown-heavy strategy. Berch gives an insight into how players are navigating rugby’s free agency in a shrunken market, which he believes may ultim...

Murray joins Gav from the Lions squad announcement in London to give his thoughts on Andy Farrell's 38-man selection, the "couple of" vacant spots, Henry Pollock's rise, Caelan Doris' injury, the Uefa-like ceremony, and the players from the four nations most unlucky to miss out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Berch, Murray and Gav review the Champions Cup semi-finals, where Northampton Saints produced one of the greatest performances in the history of the competition to upset an off-colour and confounding Leinster side at the Aviva Stadium. The lads assess Leinster's shortcomings in what Berch believes was the worst of their knockout reversals in recent years, and they also discuss the second semi-fina...

James Tracy and Murray join Gav to analyse the four Champions Cup semi-finalists and their respective matchups this weekend. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For the first time in podcast history, the four provinces all lost in the URC over the weekend, while Ireland women were also defeated in their Six Nations closer. Murray, Berch and Gav take solace in a brilliant AIL finals weekend (and a fine victory for Ireland U19s over France) before peering ahead to what promises to be a tense finish to the campaigns of Munster and Ulster in particular. AIL f...

James Tracy and Murray Kinsella check in on the four Irish provinces ahead of another important weekend in the URC. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Murray, Berch and Gav review an action-packed, controversy-filled URC weekend for the provinces and discuss the two-year shift in dynamic between Wales and Ireland in the Women's Six Nations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James Tracy and Murray Kinsella try to keep up on a very busy Wednesday morning. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bernard Jackman and Murray Kinsella reflect on Leinster's latest show of dominance, why Munster will feel woe after Bordeaux, and how Connacht let such a positive start slip. The lads also discuss Ireland's Six Nations defeat to England and their joy for Rory McIlroy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James Tracy, Murray Kinsella and Gavan Casey drill into the Leinster and Munster performances that earned them Champions Cup quarter-finals, while they also look ahead to Connacht's Challenge Cup clash with Racing 92. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Murray joins Berch and Gav on his way home from France to chat about two enthralling encounters in La Rochelle and Bordeaux, where Munster marched on and Ulster brought a gun to a gunfight. The lads discuss Leinster's obliteration of Harlequins and as Murray jets off, Berch and Gav peer ahead to Connacht-Racing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James Tracy joins Gavan Casey to provide an analytical preview of Munster's reunion with Ronan O'Gara at the Stade Marcel-Deflandre in the last 16 of the Champions Cup on Saturday. JT also gives his thoughts on one particularly exciting Leinster young gun, has some strong opinions on the red cards shown to Munster's Alex Nankivell and the Stormers' Neethling Douché in the URC weekend just gone, an...

Berch and Murray discuss Munster's important win over Connacht, how Ulster pulled off a revival against the Stormers, and why Leinster deservedly celebrated in Durban. The lads also speak about how Ronan O'Gara's La Rochelle have been struggling ahead of their date with Munster. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James Tracy and Murray Kinsella join Gavan Casey for a Lions pod. The three lads select their personal Lions matchday 23s, with James dipping into Pro D2 for a starter, and a podcast consensus on the 10 jersey that none of the crew expected. The lads also try to predict Farrell's actual 23 for the first Test against the Wallabies using a regrettably complicated snake-draft system. Plus, Murray and...

Gav, Murray, and Berch sift through the remnants of a wild weekend in the URC and discuss how Ireland have closed the gap to France in the Women's Six Nations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.