80+ column : Oct 2

Our weekly newsletter looking at the latest news around the ruggersphere

WRAP OF A WRAP

Joining me on this week’s wrap pod was Rich Mifsud & Jay Long they put an amazing amount of lipstick on the pig that was the Leinster v Dragons match, if you missed it please check it out here.

HARPIN ON…THE LIONS Part 1 : “The Bankers”

***A selection of eye-catching egg-chasing quotes & links from around the rugby media landscape***

VANCOUVER VICTORY

King rumbled over from close range again to level at 27-27. O’Brien kept her composure to deliver the winning additional two points from the tee.

Ireland Makes Massive Strides – Women’s Six Nations Shaping Well

The Rugby Paper

MORE EMERGING NEWS

Ireland Sevens Olympian Zac Ward (pictured below) is named on the left wing in a pacy-looking back three alongside Rob Russell and Ben O’Connor who starts at full-back.

Easterby Names Emerging Ireland Team To Face The Pumas

IrishRugby.ie

RACING JACK?

…former Leinster mastermind Lancaster is, according to Rugbypass, eyeing a 2025 move for Conan

Racing 92 boss Stuart Lancaster makes moves to lure Ireland star to France

Adam Lacey – Extra.ie

SEXTON OBSESS10N

“I stand there, hands on hips, staring in disbelief at Barnes, Rieko Ioane still comes up to me and tells me, ‘Get back ten metres.’”

Johnny Sexton Reveals What Rieko Ioane Actually Said To Him After World Cup Loss

Joshua Bell Curran – Balls.ie

RUGBY’S MEH CHAMPIONSHIP

Erasmus paid the price for leaving the majority of his starting XV at home for the defeat by Argentina in an otherwise perfect campaign in terms of results.

What have we learned from the Rugby Championship?

Alastair Telfer – BBC.com

LEINSTER SQUAD UPDATE

HARPIN’ MATCHDAY 23 V BENETTON

J Osbourne, J O’Brien, Turner, H Byrne, Larmour, Frawley, Gibson-Park

Milne, Barron, Clarkson, McCarthy, Snyman, Deegan, Penny, Conan (c)

McKee, Healy, Slimani, Deeny, Baird, McGrath, R Byrne, McErlean

Caveat : I have no “ITK”

INJURY UPDATE – AVAILABLE FOR SELECTION:

Michael Milne: came through the game on Friday with no issues after his recovery from an ankle injury.

INJURY UPDATE – FURTHER ASSESSMENT REQUIRED:

RG Snyman: will step up his rehabilitation programme further this week as he nears a return from a foot injury.

UNAVAILABLE FOR SELECTION THIS WEEK:

Dan Sheehan, Jack Boyle, John McKee, Paddy McCarthy and Tommy O’Brien.

TROLL PATROL

LOADS of example to choose from to highlight what I was talking about in the Front 5 video but this was among my favourites and thus is this week’s Troll Patrol detainee.