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286 : #LEIvSHA preview

our guest : NEIL ‘KEEGO’ KEEGAN

Leinster : 15. Ciarán Frawley 14. Tommy O’Brien 13. Jamie Osborne 12. Charlie Ngatai 11. Jordan Larmour 10. Harry Byrne 9. Cormac Foley

1. Jack Boyle 2. Lee Barron 3. Michael Ala’alatoa 4. Ross Molony 5. Jason Jenkins 6. Rhys Ruddock 7. Scott Penny > CAPTAIN 8. Max Deegan

16. Dylan Donnellan 17. Paddy McCarthy 18. Rory McGuire 19. Brian Deeny 20. Will Connors 21. Ben Murphy 22. Sam Prendergast 23. Rob Russell

Sharks : 15. Aphelele Fassi 14. Werner Kok 13. Francois Venter (c) 12. Rohan Janse van Rensburg 11. Marnus Potgieter 10. Curwin Bosch 9. Cameron Wright

1. Ntuthuko Mchunu 2. Kerron van Vuuren 3. Hanro Jacobs 4. Corne Rahl 5. Emile van Heerden 6. James Venter 7. Vincent Tshituka 8. Phepsi Buthelezi

16. Dylan Richardson 17. Dian Bleuler 18. Khwezi Mona 19. Hyron Andrews 20. George Cronje 21. Francois Hougaard 22. Boeta Chamberlain 23. Aphiwe Dyantyi

United Rugby Championship 2023/24 Round 2

Saturday October 28 KO 4:55pm

RDS Arena

TV : RTÉ2, Premier Sports 1, URC.tv 

Referee: Federico Vedovelli

AR 1: Joy Neville

AR 2: Paul Haycock

TMO: Stefano Roscini

285 : Glasgow v Leinster wrap

22 January 2023; Tommy O’Brien of Leinster in action against George Horne of Glasgow Warriors during the United Rugby Championship match between Glasgow Warriors and Leinster at Scotstoun Stadium in Glasgow, Scotland. Photo by Sam Barnes/Sportsfile
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FULL TIME TAKES

Christy O’Connor

Hard to make anything of this with such young team that was put out. It’s a learning curve, more than anything. Glasgow deserved the win

Dave Murray

Lots of soft scores leaked. Can only get better as the weeks go on 🤞🤞🤞

Craig Grehan

Lack of ruthlessness and aggression.

Frawley should’ve been at 10.

Or Prendergast …

We didn’t use the backs enough when we hit the 5m line and got punished by sloppy rucking.

Tackles were soft at times.

Chris McDonnell

Cant play rugby with a 10, 12, 13 and not a single one prepared to make a tackle. We created very little with the ball and how many times do we have to lose scores from boxkicking. Lineout was good, scrum was awful.

Bert McLoughlin

We were well outplayed at times but not giving a try without conclusive evidence was a turning point

Jamie Donohoe

Evans the Referee was absolutely shocking & completely incompetent.

That said Leinster leaked a lot of soft scores

Jamie Bermingham

Defence was very poor today and we had a number of chances on the Glasgow try line and let them slip. The decision to not allow Turners try was shocking as there was no solid evidence he was in touch, in fact it looked like the Glasgow player was keeping him in play

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FRONT FIVE ARTICLES

1  Argentina 6-44 New Zealand in woeful World Cup Semi-Final (sportsnewsireland.com) [Joe Naughton]

2 Rugby World Cup: England suffer agonising defeat thanks to South Africa’s gutsy call | The Independent [Harry Latham-Coyle]

3 WXV3: Second big Ireland win | Scrum Queens [John Birch]

4  Carbery and Munster ‘stick to guns’ in impressive opening win over Sharks (irishexaminer.com) [Kevin Fallon]

5  Ospreys produce stirring comeback but go down to Connacht in season opener – Wales Online [Robert Harries]

URC WRAP

ROUND 1

ZEB 36-40 ULS

CON 34-26 OSP

LIO 33-35 STO

DRA 17-22 EDI

MUN 34-21 SHA

CAR 22-23 BEN

BUL 63-21 SCA

GLA 43-25 LEI

ROUND 2

SAT OCT 28

OSP V ZEB

CON V GLA

STO V SCA

LEI V SHA

EDI V LIO

SUN OCT 29

BEN V MUN

DRA V CAR

ULS V BUL

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284 : #GLAvLEI preview

our guest : NEIL “KEEGO” KEEGAN

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Leinster : 15. Ciarán Frawley 14. Tommy O’Brien 13. Liam Turner 12. Charlie Ngatai 11. Jordan Larmour 10. Harry Byrne 9. Luke McGrath

1. Jack Boyle 2. John McKee 3. Thomas Clarkson 4. Ross Molony 5. Jason Jenkins 6. Max Deegan 7. Scott Penny > CAPTAIN 8. James Culhane

16. Lee Barron 17. Paddy McCarthy 18. Rory McGuire 19. Brian Deeny 20. Rhys Ruddock 21.  Cormac Foley 22. Sam Prendergast 23. Will Connors

Glasgow : 15 Josh McKay 14 Sebastian Cancelliere 13 Huw Jones 12 Stafford McDowall 11 Kyle Steyn (C) 10 Tom Jordan 9 Jamie Dobie

1 Oli Kebble 2 Angus Fraser 3 Zander Fagerson 4 Greg Peterson 5 Scott Cummings 6 Gregor Brown 7 Rory Darge 8 Henco Venter

16 Johnny Matthews 17 Nathan McBeth 18 Lucio Sordoni 19 Alex Samuel 20 Ally Miller 21 Thomas Gordon 22 George Horne 23 Duncan Weir

United Rugby Championship 2023/24 Round 1

Sunday October 22 KO 4pm

Scotstoun Stadium

TV : RTÉ2, Premier Sports 1, URC.tv 

Referee: Craig Evans (WRU)

AR 1: Ru Campbell (SRU)

AR 2: Jonny Perriam (SRU)

TMO: Sean Brickell (WRU)

283 : Ireland v New Zealand wrap

2023 Rugby World Cup Quarter-Final, Stade de France, Paris, France 14/10/2023 Ireland vs New Zealand Ireland fans celebrate after Bundee Aki scores a tryMandatory Credit ©INPHO/Dan Sheridan

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OUR GUESTS

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FRONT FIVE LINKS

1  Rugby World Cup 2023: Eddie Jones quits as Wallabies coach, Japan, contract, payout, next Wallabies coach, reaction (foxsports.com.au) 

2  WXV 3 Round One: Ireland V Kazakhstan – The Irish Times – October 14 2023 | Dáire Walsh (dairewalsh.com) [Daire Walsh]

3 Dupont produces his best on biggest stage but South Africa deliver the pain | Rugby World Cup 2023 | The Guardian [Jonathan Liew]

4   Wales’ Rugby World Cup over as problems emerge at worst possible time – Wales Online [Ben James]

5   England 30-24 Fiji: Owen Farrell’s boot seals Rugby World Cup semi-final spot – BBC Sport

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281 : Ireland v Scotland wrap

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🏉 On top from the top

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🏉 Whiskey On The Wing

🏉 Do ABs want to play us?

OUR GUESTS

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CIARÁN DUFFY

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FRONT FIVE ARTICLES

1  French flair as Les Bleus cruise past Italy – france | Rugby365 [via AFP]

2  Leinster Rugby | Match Report: Castres Olympique 24 Leinster 14 [Des Berry]

3 Portugal earn shock World Cup win over Fiji · The 42 [via AFP]

4  Rugby World Cup: England sleepwalk into last eight with Samoa escape – BBC Sport [Mike Henson]

5  Match Report – Japan 27 – 39 Argentina | 08 Oct 2023 (skysports.com)

FULL-TIME TAKES

Mark Jackson
Told ya so 😉

Josephine Boyd
Fantastic performance from our boys in green a great win ☘️💚🏈💪💪👍👏

Alastair McDermott
You have to be a little bit worried playing New Zealand in the quarterfinals. But just think: they are shitting it facing Ireland.

Angela Cassin Jackson
Simply brilliant ☘️☘️☘️

Christy O’Connor
What a performance, every player played their part. Ringrose was motm for me but so many put their hands up.
Scotland were giving too much respect before this game by so many pundits. Was never in doubt

Kevin Kelehan
Dan Sheehan was superb

Antoinette Nevin
Zombie 👏👏👏👏

Hubert Gallagher
Scotland outclassed. Hopefully injuries not too serious to Hansen, Lowe, Furlong and Ryan. 1 week to prepare for ABs! Another huge step up!

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280 : #IREvSCO preview (aka “The Celtic Conspiracy Special”)

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OUR GUEST

NEIL “KEEGO” KEEGAN

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Apologies Up Front on Apple Podcasts

IRELAND v Scotland : 15. Hugo Keenan 14. Mack Hansen 13. Garry Ringrose 12. Bundee Aki 11. James Lowe 10. Johnny Sexton (captain) 9. Jamison Gibson-Park

1. Andrew Porter 2. Dan Sheehan 3. Tadhg Furlong 4. Tadhg Beirne 5. Iain Henderson 6. Peter O’Mahony 7. Josh van der Flier 8. Caelan Doris

16. Ronan Kelleher 17. David Kilcoyne 18. Finlay Bealham 19. James Ryan 20. Jack Conan 21. Conor Murray 22. Jack Crowley 23. Stuart McCloskey

SCOTLAND : 15. Blair Kinghorn 14. Darcy Graham 13. Huw Jones 12. Sione Tuipulotu 11. Duhan van der Merwe 10. Finn Russell 9. Ali Price

1. Pierre Schoeman 2. George Turner 3. Zander Fagerson 4. Richie Gray 5. Grant Gilchrist 6. Jamie Ritchie (c) 7. Rory Darge 8. Jack Dempsey

16. Ewan Ashman 17. Rory Sutherland 18. WP Nel 19. Scott Cummings 20. Matt Fagerson 21. Luke Crosbie 22. George Horne 23. Ollie Smith 

Rugby World Cup 2023 Pool B

Saturday October 7 KO 8pm (Irish time)

Stade de France

TV : Virgin Media 1

Referee: Nic Berry (RA)

AR1: Wayne Barnes (RFU)

AR2: Jordan Way (RA)

TMO: Brett Cronan (RA)

279 : RWC2023 so far [feat. all-provincial panel]

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278 : South Africa v Ireland wrap

2023 Rugby World Cup Pool B, Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France 23/9/2023South Africa vs IrelandIrelands Bundee Aki makes a breakMandatory Credit ©INPHO/James Crombie

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FULL TIME TAKES

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Neil Keegan

Thanks be to jaysus we have 2 weeks off Let’s get everyone together for all the games going forward. That was magic. Our parents / grandparents never had that moment. 

Andrew Potts

It was some match, take a few days to process that one.

Amazing SA power and physical

ity and amazing resilience by Ireland. Cough up 6 lineouts and not looked phased by big South African forwards.

Kevin Kelehan

Ireland made so many mistakes, but they have a clear winning mentality, between O’Connell and Farrell you have the two parts of winning, coolness and passion.

Pieter Smit (SA fan)

Well played Ireland. Deserved winners

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FRONT FIVE LINKS

1  Dupont’s devastating injury leaves France hopes hanging in balance | Rugby World Cup 2023 | The Guardian [Raphael Jucobin]

2 Leinster Rugby | Match report: Leinster 38-21 Ulster

3 Rugby World Cup 2023: Wallabies’ World Cup in tatters after record Wales loss (smh.com.au) [Tom Decent]

4 Portugal suffer late heartbreak against Georgia – georgia | Rugby365 [via AFP]

5 Ireland’s group rivals Scotland keep World Cup hopes alive with bonus-point victory (the42.ie)

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277 : #RSAvIRE preview

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Our guest : NEIL “KEEGO” KEEGAN

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Apologies Up Front on Apple Podcasts

IRELAND : 15 H Keenan 14 M Hansen 13 G Ringrose 12 B Aki 11 James Lowe 10 J Sexton (c) 9 J Gibson-Park

1 A Porter 2 R Kelleher 3 T Furlong 4 T Beirne 5 J Ryan 6 P O’Mahony 7 J van der Flier 8 C Doris

16 D Sheehan 17 D Kilcoyne 18 F Bealham 19 I Henderson  20 R Baird 21 C Murray 22 J Crowley 23 R Henshaw

SOUTH AFRICA : 15 Damian Willemse 14 Kurt-Lee Arendse 13 Jesse Kriel 12 Damian de Allende 11 Cheslin Kolbe 10 Manie Libbok 9 Faf de Klerk

1 Steven Kitshoff 2 Mbongeni Mbonambi 3 Frans Malherbe 4 Eben Etzebeth 5 Franco Mostert 6 Siya Kolisi (c) 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit 8 Jasper Wiese

16 Deon Fourie 17 Ox Nche 18 Trevor Nyakane 19 Jean Kleyn 20 RG Snyman 21 Marco van Staden 22 Kwagga Smith 23 Cobus Reinach

Rugby World Cup 2023 Pool B

Saturday September 23 KO 8pm (Irish time)

Stade de France

TV : RTÉ2 

Referee: Ben O’Keeffe (NZR)

AR1: Mathieu Raynal (FFR)

AR2: James Doleman (NZR)

TMO: Brendon Pickerill (NZR)

Also Leinster v Ulster, Fri Sep 22 6:30pm, Navan RFC

LEINSTER : 15. Chris Cosgrave 14. Tommy O’Brien 13. Jamie Osborne 12. Ciarán Frawley 11. Rob Russell 10. Harry Byrne 9. Cormac Foley

1. Jack Boyle 2. John McKee 3. Rory McGuire 4. Brian Deeny 5. Jason Jenkins 6. Max Deegan 7. Will Connors 8. James Culhane (C)

Replacements : Lee Barron, Paddy McCarthy, Thomas Connolly, Ross Molony, Conor O’Tighearnaigh, Diarmuid Mangan, Scott Penny, Ben Murphy, Sam Prendergast, Andrew Osborne, Ben Brownlee, Liam Turner, Aitzol King, Jordan Larmour

276 : Ireland v Tonga wrap

2023 Rugby World Cup Pool B, Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes, France 16/9/2023 Ireland vs Tonga Ireland’s Jonathan Sexton Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Dan Sheridan

Our guests…

CONOR CRONIN & RICH MIFSUD

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🏉 Record Breaker

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FRONT FIVE LINKS

1  France overcome impressive Uruguay for second World Cup win (therugbypaper.co.uk) [Nick Powell]

2  All Blacks v Namibia: Cam Roigard sends statement to New Zealand selectors in maiden test start – NZ Herald [Liam Napier]

3  England use lucky break to beat Japan but bonus-point win marred by boos | Rugby World Cup 2023 | The Guardian [Robert Kitson]

4  Match Centre: Rugby World Cup Pool C: Australia 15-22 Fiji (talkingrugbyunion.co.uk) [Frank Nickson]

5  South Africa 76-0 Romania: Cobus Reinach scores second-fastest World Cup hat-trick – BBC Sport

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Bundee PotM, Sexton breaks the record, and more Irish tries raining in…we particularly liked this one. #RWC2023 #ShoulderToShoulder

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