The42 Podcasts

Murray Kinsella joins Ryan Bailey live from Christchurch, where the Lions recorded their second victory of their tour against Super Rugby leaders the Crusaders earlier. The win got their tour back on track, after their midweek loss to the Blues. The Irish players really stood out in this game and are making their cases for test places. And there was an impressive partnership from Sexton at 10 and...

Murray Kinsella joins Ryan Bailey from Eden Park in New Zealand, with reaction to the Lions' defeat to the Blues in Auckland, and look ahead to their tough clash with The Crusaders on Saturday.

Murray Kinsella is joined by former Ireland head coach Eddie O'Sullivan to analyse a disappointing weekend for Irish rugby as both Munster and Leinster lost their Champions Cup semi-finals. Theme music credit: Pitx - Found Smoke (Creative Commons licence)

Murray Kinsella is joined by Lynne Cantwell to review an up-and-down Six Nations and Ireland's final weekend flourish to deny England their Grand Slam and Test record. Theme music credit: Pitx - Found Smoke (Creative Commons licence)

Murray Kinsella is joined by Eddie O'Sullivan to review Ireland's 22-9 defeat against Wales in Cardiff. Are Joe Schmidt's side too predictable in attack? How costly were their close-range failings? Was Johnny Sexton’s yellow card fair? Should Peter O’Mahony come into the starting team for England? Why did Conor Murray play on after being injured in the first half? Theme music credit: Pitx - Found...

Murray Kinsella is joined by Johne Murphy to look ahead to Friday night's Six Nations showdown between Wales and Ireland in Cardiff. Theme music credit: Pitx - Found Smoke (Creative Commons licence)

Murray Kinsella is joined by former Ireland head coach Eddie O'Sullivan to analyse the 19-9 win over France. Also up for discussion is Italy's 'tackle-only' tactic which caused England all sorts of problems in Twickenham. This podcast is the audio version of our Six Nations Show video series, which was broadcast live here: http://bit.ly/2lZgJ9x Theme music credit: Pitx - Found Smoke (Creative Comm...

Former Ireland head coach Eddie O'Sullivan joins Murray Kinsella to preview Ireland's third game of the 2017 Six Nations Championship against France.

Murray Kinsella is joined by Leinster and Ireland's Sean Cronin to analyse the nine-try win against Italy. We discuss the best bits of Ireland's victory, including the work done by the ball carrier after the tackle, the forwards' passing, and the set piece attack. This podcast is the audio version of our Six Nations Show video series, which is available here: https://youtu.be/FPXRnkgbW44 Theme mus...

Murray Kinsella is joined by Johne Murphy to analyse Ireland's opening weekend defeat to Scotland. We discuss how the hosts broke through the Irish defence, the performance of the lineout, and look ahead to Rome. This podcast is the audio version of our Six Nations Show video series, which is available here: https://youtu.be/OOeEFZQneKg Theme music credit: Pitx - Found Smoke (Creative Commons lice...

Former Ireland head coach Eddie O'Sullivan joins Murray Kinsella to discuss a wide-open Six Nations, how Ireland score their tries, their kicking game and, of course, their 2017 predictions. This podcast is the audio version of our Six Nations Show video series, which is available here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7xEdkNxG4c Theme music credit: Pitx - Found Smoke (Creative Commons licence)

Trevor Hogan joins Murray Kinsella to review Ireland's defeat of Scotland, assess the overall tournament performance and pick the team for the South Africa tour this summer.

Ireland ended their year on a high with a defeat of Australia at the Aviva Stadium. Joe Schmidt's now head into the 2017 Six Nations with confidence and a much-strengthened squad, as well as various new faces who've made big impressions throughout November. Former Ireland head coach Eddie O'Sullivan joined Murray Kinsella in The42 newsroom to dissect the Irish tries, Andy Farrell's impact in defen...

Former Ireland coach Eddie O'Sullivan joins Murray Kinsella to discuss Ireland's 21-9 defeat against the All Blacks. This podcast is the audio version of our Six Nations Show video series, which is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKNIR4xCijQ

Shane Jennings joins Murray Kinsella to reflect a disappointing weekend for Irish rugby as Joe Schmidt saw his side lose to the Springboks and the U20s missed out on a world title to England.

Johne Murphy joins Murray Kinsella to dissect a massive win against the Springboks.

Former Ireland head coach Eddie O'Sullivan joins Murray Kinsella at The42 HQ to preview Ireland's tour of South Africa.

Shane Jennings joins Murray Kinsella to review Ireland's defeat of Italy and look ahead to their tournament finale against Scotland in Dublin this weekend. We recorded the show before the team announcement on Thursday. Let us know what you think.

Irish rugby legend Lynne Cantwell joins Murray Kinsella in The42 newsroom to talk in-depth about tactics and how to create a winning game plan. This podcast is the audio version of our Six Nations Show video series, which is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PmRnfL68rk Theme music credit: Pitx - Found Smoke (Creative Commons licence)

Ireland and Leinster's Luke Fitzgerald joins Murray Kinsella in The42 newsroom to discuss Ireland's defeat in London. This podcast is the audio version of our Six Nations Show video series, which is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAyGyxq6ktE Theme music credit: Pitx - Found Smoke (Creative Commons licence)

Murray Kinsella chats to former Ireland coach Eddie O'Sullivan about England's new head coach Eddie Jones, their attack, and their defensive system under Paul Gustard. Eddie joined us via video link so apologies for the drop in sound quality in places. This podcast is the audio version of our Six Nations Show video series, which is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--Oy-28j5hA Theme...

Murray Kinsella and former Ireland international Shane Jennings analyse Ireland's defeat in France, the breakdown battle, attacking patterns in the opposition 22, and more. This podcast is the audio version of our Six Nations Show video series, which is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2j5vKtLxJI Theme music credit: Pitx - Found Smoke (Creative Commons licence)

Murray Kinsella chats to former Ireland international Trevor Hogan about the draw against Wales, the trip to France, the retirement of the great Paul O'Connell and more. This podcast is the audio version of our Six Nations Show video series, which is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7__14q-oB0 Theme music credit: Pitx - Found Smoke (Creative Commons licence)