ON THIS WEEK’S COLUMN…

• WRAP OF A WRAP
• PLAYIN’ AGAIN SAM
• HOGAN’S HEROICS
• ANOTHER FINAL FOR LEINSTER
• FERN CONCERNS
• THE GIRLS FROM BRAZIL
• TEAM PREDICTION
• TROLL PATROL
• COMPETITION UPDATES (incl ProD2)
• NEXT HARPIN’

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WRAP OF RWC2025 WEEK 1

Hi there welcome back to the 80+ column, pretty much the only content I’m churning out for the off-season.

Although there’s still a month before the URC kicks off, with the 🔝🐱🐴 opening series of matches around the corner I want to take the opportunity to at least devote the majority of space in this column to the women’s game. Our remit may be the Leinster & Ireland men’s teams but we are of course rugby fans first and foremost and RWC2025 is where it’s at right now.

But for this tournament I do my best not to try to pass myself off as an expert, I am primarily a fan so if it’s proper analysis and interviews you want, I sincerely hope you’re subscribed to the excellent MudderRucker podcast – we spoke to host Ailbhe O’Nolan a couple of weeks ago and you can find that plus all the relevant links here.

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