Category: Keego

Neil “Keego” Keegan

532 : URC Grand Final preview

Our guest : NEIL “KEEGO” KEEGAN

www.keegolaughs.com

Apologies Up Front on Apple Podcasts

LEINSTER : 15 Hugo Keenan 14 Tommy O’Brien 13 Rieko Ioane 12 Jamie Osborne 11 James Lowe 10 Sam Prendergast 9 Jamison Gibson‑Park

1 Jerry Cahir 2 Rónan Kelleher 3 Tadhg Furlong 4 Joe McCarthy 5 James Ryan 6 Max Deegan 7 Josh van der Flier 8 Caelan Doris (c)

16 Dan Sheehan 17 Alex Usanov 18 Thomas Clarkson 19 Diarmuid Mangan 20 Jack Conan 21 Luke McGrath 22 Harry Byrne 23 Garry Ringrose

BULLS : 15 Willie le Roux 14 Kurt‑Lee Arendse 13 Canan Moodie 12 Harold Vorster 11 Stravino Jacobs 10 Handré Pollard 9 Embrose Papier

1 Gerhard Steenekamp 2 Johan Grobbelaar 3 Francois Klopper 4 Ruan Vermaak 5 Ruan Nortje 6 Marcell Coetzee (c) 7 Elrigh Louw 8 Cameron Hanekom

16 Marco van Staden 17 Jan‑Hendrik Wessels 18 Wilco Louw 19 Cobus Wiese 20 Jeandre Rudolph 21 Zak Burger 22 Stedman Gans 23 Nizaam Carr

BKT United Rugby Championship

2025/26  Grand Final

Friday, June 19, 2026

Croke Park

KO 7:30pm

Live on : Premier Sports 1, URC.tv

Referee: Andrea Piardi (FIR)

AR 1: Adam Jones (WRU)

AR 2: Ben Breakspear (WRU)

TMO: Matteo Liperini (FIR)

530 : Leinster v Stormers preview

Our guest : NEIL “KEEGO” KEEGAN

www.keegolaughs.com

Apologies Up Front on Apple Podcasts

LEINSTER : 15 Hugo Keenan 14 Jimmy O’Brien 13 Rieko Ioane 12 Jamie Osborne 11 James Lowe 10 Sam Prendergast 9 Jamison Gibson‑Park

1 Andrew Porter 2 Rónan Kelleher 3 Thomas Clarkson 4 Joe McCarthy 5 James Ryan 6 Max Deegan 7 Josh van der Flier 8 Caelan Doris (c)

16 Gus McCarthy 17 Alex Usanov 18 Rabah Slimani 19 Diarmuid Mangan 20 Jack Conan 21 Luke McGrath 22 Harry Byrne 23 Garry Ringrose

STORMERS : 15 Damian Willemse 14 Wandisile Simelane 13 Ruhan Nel (c) 12 Dan du Plessis 11 Leolin Zas 10 Jurie Matthee 9 Imad Khan
1 Ntuthuko Mchunu 2 André‑Hugo Venter 3 Neethling Fouché 4 Adré Smith 5 Connor Evans 6 Paul de Villiers 7 Ben‑Jason Dixon 8 Evan Roos
16 JJ Kotzé 17 Vernon Matongo 18 Zachary Porthen 19 Salmaan Moerat 20 Ruan Ackermann 21 Marcel Theunissen 22 Stefan Ungerer 23 Warrick Gelant

BKT United Rugby Championship

2025/26  Semifinal

Saturday, June 6, 2026

Aviva Stadium

KO 5:30pm

Live on : TG4, Premier Sports 1, URC.tv

Referee: Hollie Davidson (SRU)

AR 1: Sam Grove-White (SRU)

AR 2: Adam Jones (SRU)

TMO: Mike Adamson (SRU)

526 : Champions Cup final preview

Our guest : NEIL “KEEGO” KEEGAN

www.keegolaughs.com

Apologies Up Front on Apple Podcasts

LEINSTER : 15 Hugo Keenan 14 Tommy O’Brien 13 Garry Ringrose 12 Robbie Henshaw 11 Rieko Ioane 10 Harry Byrne 9 Jamison Gibson‑Park

1 Andrew Porter 2 Dan Sheehan 3 Thomas Clarkson 4 Joe McCarthy 5 James Ryan 6 Jack Conan 7 Josh van der Flier 8 Caelan Doris (c)

16 Rónan Kelleher 17 Paddy McCarthy 18 Tadhg Furlong 19 Diarmuid Mangan 20 Max Deegan 21 Luke McGrath 22 Ciarán Frawley 23 Jamie Osborne

BORDEAUX : 15 Salesi Rayasi 14 Pablo Uberti 13 Damian Penaud 12 Yoram Moefana 11 Louis Bielle‑Biarrey 10 Matthieu Jalibert 9 Maxime Lucu (c)

1 Jefferson Poirot 2 Maxime Lamothe 3 Carlu Sadie 4 Boris Palu 5 Adam Coleman 6 Pierre Bochaton 7 Cameron Woki 8 Marko Gazzotti

16 Gaëtan Barlot 17 Ugo Boniface 18 Ben Tameifuna 19 Lachlan Swinton 20 Tevita Matiu 21 Boris Vergnes‑Taillefer 22 Arthur Retière 23 Hugo Reus

Investec Champions Cup

2025/26  FINAL

Saturday, May 23, 2026

San Mames Stadium

KO 2:45pm

Live on : Premier Sports 1

Referee : Karl Dickson (Eng)

AR1 : Christophe Ridley (Eng)

AR2 : Hollie Davidson (Sco)

TMO : Marius van der Westhuizen (SA)

524 : Leinster v Ospreys preview

BELOW IS A BONUS VIDEO RECORDED AFTER FRIDAY NIGHT’S URC MATCHES

Our guest : NEIL “KEEGO” KEEGAN

www.keegolaughs.com

Apologies Up Front on Apple Podcasts

LEINSTER : 15 Jimmy O’Brien 14 Tommy O’Brien 13 Garry Ringrose 12 Robbie Henshaw 11 Jordan Larmour 10 Harry Byrne 9 Jamison Gibson‑Park

1 Jerry Cahir 2 Gus McCarthy 3 Rabah Slimani 4 Joe McCarthy 5 Diarmuid Mangan 6 Jack Conan (c) 7 Josh van der Flier 8 James Culhane

16 Rónan Kelleher 17 Alex Usanov 18 Tadhg Furlong 19 Max Deegan 20 Caelan Doris 21 Fintan Gunne 22 Ciarán Frawley 23 James Lowe

OSPREYS : 15 Jack Walsh 14 Keelan Giles 13 Evardi Boshoff 12 Owen Watkin 11 Iestyn Hopkins 10 Dan Edwards 9 Reuben Morgan‑Williams

1 Garyn Phillips 2 Efan Daniel 3 Ben Warren 4 Rhys Davies 5 Huw Sutton 6 James Ratti 7 Jac Morgan (c) 8 Ross Moriarty

16 Lewis Lloyd 17 Cam Jones 18 Kian Hire 19 Ben Roberts 20 Harri Deaves 21 Kieran Hardy 22 Phil Cokanasiga 23 Luke Morgan

BKT United Rugby Championship

2025/26  Round 18

Saturday, May 16, 2026

Aviva Stadium

KO 5:15pm

Live on : Premier Sports 1, URC.tv

Referee: Ru Campbell (SRU)

AR1: Peter Martin (IRFU)

AR2: Dan Carson (IRFU)

TMO: Dave Sutherland (SRU)

522 : Leinster v Lions preview

Our guest : NEIL “KEEGO” KEEGAN

www.keegolaughs.com

Apologies Up Front on Apple Podcasts

LEINSTER : 15 Ciarán Frawley 14 Joshua Kenny 13 Rieko Ioane 12 Jamie Osborne 11 Jimmy O’Brien 10 Sam Prendergast 9 Luke McGrath

1 Ed Byrne 2 John McKee 3 Thomas Clarkson 4 Brian Deeny 5 James Ryan (c) 6 Max Deegan 7 Will Connors 8 James Culhane

16 Dan Sheehan 17 Andrew Porter 18 Rabah Slimani 19 Diarmuid Mangan 20 Scott Penny 21 Fintan Gunne 22 Hugh Cooney 23 Hugo Keenan

LIONS : 15 Quan Horn 14 Erich Cronje 13 Henco van Wyk 12 Richard Kriel 11 Angelo Davids 10 Chris Smith 9 Morne van den Berg

1 SJ Kotze 2 PJ Botha 3 Asenathi Ntlabakanye 4 Etienne Oosthuizen 5 Reinhard Nothnagel 6 Siba Mahashe 7 Ruan Venter 8 Francke Horn (c)

16 Franco Marais 17 Eddie Davids 18 Sebastian Lombard 19 Darrien Landsberg 20 Batho Hlekani 21 JC Pretorius 22 Nico Steyn 23 Kelly Mpeku

BKT United Rugby Championship

2025/26  Round 17

Saturday, May 9, 2026

Aviva Stadium

KO 5:30pmpm

Live on : Premier Sports 1, URC.tv

Referee: Hollie Davidson (SRU)

AR1: Keane Davison (IRFU)

AR2: Stuart Gaffikin (IRFU)

TMO: Andrew McMenemy (SRU)

Here is the extra chat on the Leo v Indo situation as promised in the Preview Show…

520 : Leinster v Toulon preview

Our guest : NEIL “KEEGO” KEEGAN

www.keegolaughs.com

Apologies Up Front on Apple Podcasts

LEINSTER : 15 Hugo Keenan 14 Tommy O’Brien 13 Garry Ringrose 12 Robbie Henshaw 11 Rieko Ioane 10 Harry Byrne 9 Jamison Gibson-Park

1 Andrew Porter 2 Dan Sheehan 3 Thomas Clarkson 4 Joe McCarthy 5 James Ryan 6 Jack Conan 7 Josh van der Flier 8 Caelan Doris (c)

16 Rónan Kelleher 17 Jerry Cahir 18 Rabah Slimani 19 Alex Soroka 20 Scott Penny 21 Luke McGrath 22 Sam Prendergast 23 Jamie Osborne

TOULON : 15 Melvyn Jaminet 14 Gael Dréan 13 Juan Ignacio Brex 12 Jeremy Sinzelle 11 Setariki Tuicuvu 10 Tomas Albornoz 9 Ben White

1 Jean‑Baptiste Gros 2 Teddy Baubigny 3 Kyle Sinckler 4 Corentin Mézou 5 David Ribbans (c) 6 Junior Kpoku 7 Charles Ollivon 8 Mikheili Shioshvili

16 Gianmarco Lucchesi 17 Daniel Brennan 18 Beka Gigashvili 19 Matthias Halagahu 20 Zach Mercer 21 Baptiste Serin 22 Esteban Abadie 23 Mathis Ferté

BKT United Rugby Championship

2025/26  Round 16

Saturday, April 25, 2026

Stadio di Monigo

KO 7:45pm

Live on : Premier Sports 1, URC.tv

Referee: Morne Ferreira (SARU)

AR1: Alberto Favaro (FIR)

AR2: Alex Frasson (FIR)

TMO: Christopher Allison (SARU)

518 : Benetton v Leinster preview

Our guest : NEIL “KEEGO” KEEGAN

www.keegolaughs.com

Apologies Up Front on Apple Podcasts

LEINSTER : 15 Ciarán Frawley 14 Tommy O’Brien 13 Rieko Ioane 12 Jamie Osborne 11 Jimmy O’Brien 10 Harry Byrne 9 Jamison Gibson‑Park  

1 Ed Byrne 2 Dan Sheehan 3 Tadhg Furlong 4 Conor O’Tighearnaigh 5 Brian Deeny 6 Jack Conan 7 Josh van der Flier 8 Caelan Doris (c)  

16 Gus McCarthy 17 Jerry Cahir 18 Thomas Clarkson 19 Alex Soroka 20 Scott Penny 21 Fintan Gunne 22 Sam Prendergast 23 Charlie Tector

BENETTON :15 Matt Gallagher 14 Ignacio Mendy 13 Tommaso Menoncello 12 Malakai Fekitoa 11 Paolo Odogwu 10 Jacob Umaga 9 Alessandro Garbisi  

1 Destiny Aminu 2 Bautista Bernasconi 3 Tiziano Pasquali 4 Giulio Marini 5 Riccardo Favretto 6 Manuel Zuliani 7 Michele Lamaro (c) 8 Lorenzo Cannone  

16 Nicholas Gasperini 17 Ivan Nemer 18 Marcos Gallorini 19 Niccolò Cannone 20 So’otala Fa’aso’o 21 Eli Snyman 22 Andy Uren 23 Leonardo Marin

BKT United Rugby Championship

2025/26  Round 16

Saturday, April 25, 2026

Stadio di Monigo

KO 7:45pm

Live on : Premier Sports 1, URC.tv

Referee: Morne Ferreira (SARU)

AR1: Alberto Favaro (FIR)

AR2: Alex Frasson (FIR)

TMO: Christopher Allison (SARU)

514 : Leinster v Sale Sharks preview

Our guest : NEIL “KEEGO” KEEGAN

www.keegolaughs.com

Apologies Up Front on Apple Podcasts

LEINSTER : 15 Hugo Keenan 14 Tommy O’Brien 13 Garry Ringrose 12 Jamie Osborne 11 Rieko Ioane 10 Harry Byrne 9 Jamison Gibson-Park

1 Alex Usanov 2 Dan Sheehan (c) 3 Tadhg Furlong 4 Joe McCarthy 5 James Ryan 6 Ryan Baird 7 Josh van der Flier 8 Jack Conan

16 Rónan Kelleher 17 Jerry Cahir 18 Thomas Clarkson 19 Max Deegan 20 Scott Penny 21 Luke McGrath 22 Ciarán Frawley 23 Robbie Henshaw

SALE SHARKS : 15 Joe Carpenter 14 Tom Roebuck 13 Rob du Preez 12 Rekeiti Ma’asi-White 11 Tom O’Flaherty 10 George Ford 9 Gus Warr

1 Si McIntyre 2 Ethan Caine 3 Asher Opoku-Fordjour 4 Ernst van Rhyn (c) 5 Ben Bamber 6 Jacques Vermeulen 7 Sam Dugdale 8 Dan du Preez

16 Alfie Longstaff 17 Ralph McEachran 18 James Harper 19 Reuben Logan 20 Jos Gilmore 21 Dom Hanson 22 Marius Louw 23 Alex Wills

Investec Champions Cup

2025/26  Quarterfinal

Saturday, April 11, 2026

Aviva Stadium

KO 5:30pm

Live on : Premier Sports 1

Referee: Pierre Brousset (Fra)

AR1 : Gianluca Gnecchi (Ita)

AR2 : Filippo Russo (Ita)

TMO: Tual Trainini (Fra)

512: Leinster v Edinburgh preview

Our guest : NEIL “KEEGO” KEEGAN

www.keegolaughs.com

Apologies Up Front on Apple Podcasts

LEINSTER : 15 Hugo Keenan 14 Tommy O’Brien 13 Rieko Ioane 12 Jamie Osborne 11 Jimmy O’Brien 10 Harry Byrne 9 Jamison Gibson-Park

1 Andrew Porter 2 Dan Sheehan 3 Tadhg Furlong 4 Joe McCarthy 5 Ryan Baird 6 Jack Conan 7 Josh van der Flier 8 Caelan Doris (c)

16 Gus McCarthy 17 Alex Usanov 18 Thomas Clarkson 19 Brian Deeny 20 Max Deegan 21 Luke McGrath 22 Ciarán Frawley 23 Robbie Henshaw

EDINBURGH :15 Piers O’Conor 14 Darcy Graham 13 Matt Currie 12 James Lang 11 Malelili Satala 10 Ross Thompson 9 Charlie Shiel

1 Pierre Schoeman 2 Ewan Ashman 3 D’arcy Rae 4 Marshall Sykes 5 Grant Gilchrist (c) 6 Liam McConnell 7 Dylan Richardson 8 Ben Muncaster

16 Jerry Blyth-Lafferty 17 Boan Venter 18 Paul Hill 19 Glen Young 20 Freddy Douglas 21 Ben Vellacott 22  23 Jack Brown

Investec Champions Cup

2025/26  Round of 16

Sunday, April 5, 2026

Aviva Stadium

KO 5:30pm

Live on : Premier Sports 1

Referee Luke Pearce (Eng) 

AR1 : Hamish Smales (Eng) 

AR2 : Joe James (Eng) 

TMO : Andrew Jackson (Eng) 

Citing Comm : Wejdane Limame (Fra)

510 : Leinster v Scarlets preview

Our guest : NEIL “KEEGO” KEEGAN

www.keegolaughs.com

Apologies Up Front on Apple Podcasts

LEINSTER : 15 Jimmy O’Brien 14 Tommy O’Brien 13 Garry Ringrose 12 Jamie Osborne 11 Joshua Kenny 10 Harry Byrne 9 Jamison Gibson-Park

1 Andrew Porter 2 Dan Sheehan 3 Tadhg Furlong 4 Joe McCarthy 5 Brian Deeny 6 Max Deegan 7 Josh van der Flier 8 Caelan Doris (c)

16 Gus McCarthy 17 Jerry Cahir 18 Rabah Slimani 19 Conor O’Tighearnaigh 20 Alex Soroka 21 Fintan Gunne 22 Sam Prendergast 23 Robbie Henshaw

SCARLETS : 15 Blair Murray 14 Tom Rogers 13 Joe Roberts 12 Johnny Williams 11 Ellis Mee 10 Joe Hawkins 9 Dane Blacker

1 Kemsley Mathias 2 Harry Thomas 3 Archer Holz 4 Sam Lousi 5 Max Douglas 6 Jarrod Taylor 7 Dan Davis 8 Fletcher Anderson (c)

16 George Roberts 17 Sam O’Connor 18 Henry Thomas 19 Jake Ball 20 Tristan Davies 21 Archie Hughes 22 Ioan Jones 23 Macs Page

BKT United Rugby Championship

2025/26  Round 14

Friday, March 27, 2026

Aviva Stadium

KO 7:45pm

Live on : Premier Sports 1, URC.tv

Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron (SARU)

AR 1: Peter Martin (IRFU)

AR 2: Chris Lough (IRFU)

TMO: Quinton Immelman (SARU)