Category: Contributors

265 : Harpin’ Preview Show #IREvITA

Our guest : MARK JACKSON

IRELAND : 15. Jimmy O’Brien 14. Keith Earls 13. Robbie Henshaw 12. Stuart McCloskey 11. Jacob Stockdale 10. Jack Crowley 9. Craig Casey

1. David Kilcoyne 2. Rob Herring 3. Tom O’Toole 4: Iain Henderson 5. Joe McCarthy 6. Ryan Baird 7. Caelan Doris 8.  Jack Conan

Replacements:16. Tom Stewart 17. Cian Healy 18. Tadhg Furlong 19. Tadhg Beirne 20. Cian Prendergast 21. Caolin Blade 22. Ciaran Frawley 23. Calvin Nash

ITALY : 15 Tommaso ALLAN 14 Paolo ODOGWU 13 Juan Ignacio BREX 12 Tommaso MENONCELLO 

11 Montanna IOANE 10 Paolo GARBISI 9 Stephen VARNEY

1 Danilo FISCHETTI 2 Giacomo NICOTERA 3 Marco RICCIONI 4 Dino LAMB 

5 Federico RUZZA (c) 6 Sebastian NEGRI 7 Manuel ZULIANI 8 Toa HALAFIHI

16 Luca BIGI 17 Paolo BUONFIGLIO 18 Simone FERRARI 19 Niccolò CANNONE 20 Michele LAMARO 21 Lorenzo CANNONE 22 Alessandro FUSCO 23 Lorenzo PANI

Summer Nations Series

Sat August 5 KO 8pm

Aviva Stadium, Dublin

Ref: Mathieu Reynal (FRA)

AR1 : Pierre Brousset (Fra)

AR2 : Luc Ramos (Fra)

TMO : Eric Gauzins (Fra)

Live on: RTÉ2

264 : SEASON FIVE PREMIERE

🏉 Leinster catch up : HCC final, Sexton, Castore

🏉 Ireland Men’s U20’s

🏉 Irish Women’s latest

🏉 AUSvNZL, RSAvARG, SCOvITA

🏉 What Ireland wants from Summer Series

OUR GUEST : NEIL ‘KEEGO’ KEEGAN

Click here for news of Keego’s latest gigs > https://linktr.ee/Keego

263 : 2023 Ireland Under 20s review

2023 World Rugby Under 20 Championships Final, Athlone Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa 14/7/2023 Ireland vs France Ireland’s John Devine scores their second try Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/SteveHaagSports/Darren Stewart

OUR GUESTS : TOM COLEMAN & MARK JACKSON

🏉 Rugby Championship Rd 2

🏉 Sexton saga [verdict released after recording but we were able to edit in a quick reaction]

🏉 Champions Cup draw

🏉 World U20s final

🏉 Irish U20s overall

@harpinonrugby

Full pod available on Spotify & most major platforms

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[bonus clip]

262 : Harpin’ Preview Show – #WorldRugbyU20s FINAL

OUR GUEST : CONOR CRONIN

IRELAND : 15. Henry McErlean 14. Andrew Osborne 13. Hugh Gavin 12. John Devine 11. James Nicholson 10. Sam Prendergast 9. Fintan Gunne

1. Paddy McCarthy 2. Gus McCarthy 3. Ronan Foxe 4. Diarmuid Mangan 5. Conor O’Tighearnaigh 6. James McNabney 7. Ruadhan Quinn 8. Brian Gleeson

16. Max Clein 17. George Hadden 18. Fiachna Barrett 19. Charlie Irvine 20. Evan O’Connell 21. Oscar Cawley 22. Matthew Lynch 23. Sam Berman

World Rugby U20s Championship Final

Ireland v France

Athlone Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa

Kickoff 6pm (Irish time)

Live on Virgin Media Two

261 : Ireland U20s v South Africa feat. Thala Msutu

2023 World Rugby Under 20 Championships Semi-Final, Athlone Sports Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa 9/7/2023 Ireland vs Junior Springboks Paddy McCarthy of Ireland Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/SteveHaagSports/Darren Stewart

OUR GUEST : THALA MSUTU of RUGBY BITS

🏉 Introducing Thala

🏉 How RSA is adapting to NH rugby

🏉 Rugby Championship Rd 1

🏉 U20s SF IREvRSA

@harpinonrugby

Delighted to chat to Thala despite the power cut at his end!!! Catch the full pod #rugby #WorldRugbyU20s

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260 : Ireland U20s v Fiji & other offseason stuff

2023 World Rugby Under 20 Championships, Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch, South Africa 4/7/2023 Ireland vs Fiji Ireland’s Andrew Osborne Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/SteveHaagSports/Darren Stewart

OUR GUEST : JASON LONG

🏉 Introducing Jay

🏉 Recap of 22/23 season

🏉 Nations Championship???

🏉 The Rugby Championship kickoff

🏉 Irish U20s v Fiji

@harpinonrugby

Check out our latest pod on Spotify & most major platforms #rugby #WorldRugbyU20s

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259 : Ireland U20s v Australia, Sexton debate & other offseason stuff

2023 World Rugby Under 20 Championships, Paarl Gymnasium, South Africa 29/6/2023 Australia vs Ireland James Nicholson of Ireland scores a try Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Darren Stewart

🏉 Champions Cup draw

🏉 Vakh Abdeladze to Brive

🏉 New Leinster kit supplier

🏉 Sexton debate

🏉 Irish Men’s 7s

🏉 Irish U20s v Australia (this portion also available on YouTube)

Our guest : TOM COLEMAN

@harpinonrugby

Catch the full pod on Spotify & most major platforms #rugby#WorldRugbyU20s

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258 – Ireland U20s v England, Men’s 7s & RWC squad

2023 World Rugby Under 20 Championships, Paarl Gymnasium, South Africa 24/6/2023 England U20 vs Ireland U20 Sam Prendergast of Ireland scores a try Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Darren Stewart

Myself & Mark Jackson harp on some offseason topics such as…

1) Super Rugby final

2) Irish Men’s 7s bid to qualify for 2024 Olympics

(Watch the Sevens here > ⁠Rugby Europe Live)

3) Ireland U20’s World Champions opener v England

4) Irish RWC2023 training squad

Our guest : MARK JACKSON

256 : Ireland’s World Rugby U20 Championship squad & opposition

2023 Under-20 Six Nations Championship Round 5, Musgrave Park, Cork 19/3/2023 Ireland vs England Ireland’s Gus McCarthy celebrate winning the Under-20 Six Nations championship Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Ryan Byrne

OUR GUEST : BALL HANDLING HOOKER

Ireland U20s Squad:

Forwards (17):

George Hadden (Clontarf/Leinster)

George Morris (Lansdowne/Leinster)

Gus McCarthy (UCD/Leinster)

Max Clein (Garryowen/Munster)*

Danny Sheahan (UCC/Munster)

Paddy McCarthy (Dublin University/Leinster)

Fiachna Barrett (Corinthians/Connacht)

Ronan Foxe (Old Belvedere/Leinster)*

Conor O’Tighearnaigh (UCD/Leinster)

Charlie Irvine (Queen’s University/Ulster)

Joe Hopes (Queen’s University/Ulster)

Diarmuid Mangan (UCD/Leinster)

Evan O’Connell (UL Bohemians/Munster)

James McNabney (Ballymena/Ulster)

Ruadhan Quinn (Old Crescent/Munster)

Brian Gleeson (Garryowen/Munster)

Dan Barron (Dublin University/Leinster)*

Backs (13):

Fintan Gunne (Terenure/Leinster)

Jack Oliver (Garryowen/Munster)*

Oscar Cawley (Naas/Leinster)

Sam Prendergast (Lansdowne/Leinster)

Matthew Lynch (Dublin University/Leinster)

John Devine (Corinthians/Connacht)

Hugh Cooney (Clontarf/Leinster)

Hugh Gavin (Galwegians/Connacht)

Andrew Osborne (Naas/Leinster)

Rory Telfer (Queen’s University/Ulster)

James Nicholson (UCD/Leinster)

Henry McErlean (Terenure/Leinster)

Harry West (Buccaneers/Connacht)

*Uncapped at U20s level

Ireland U20s Fixtures:

Saturday 24th June: Ireland U20s v England U20s, Paarl Gymnasium, Paarl – 1.30pm local time/12.30pm Irish time

Thursday 29th June: Ireland U20s v Australia U20s, Paarl Gymnasium, Paarl – 11am local time/10am Irish time

Tuesday 4th July: Ireland U20s v Fiji U20s, Paarl Gymnasium, Paarl – 1.30pm local time/12.30pm Irish time

Sunday 9th July: Play-off match

Friday 14th July: Play-off match.

Click here for the article BHH wrote for Harpin about U20 rugby back in 2013

Click here for a report & highlights of the IREvFRA match from Apr 2022 referenced by BHH

Harpin’ YouTube channel 2022/23 top vids

Normally we do an 80+ column on Tuesdays but we thought we’d take a few days off here at Harpin Manor so to keep the content train rolling for now we’ll share not only this week’s bonus clip from our weekly pod, but also some of the most popular ones from over the course of the season. Do enjoy and maybe even share if the mood takes you.

The column will be back next week where I’ll review the URC final, cover a few more topical Harpin points including all the online nonsense since the HCC final, as well as tying up a few other loose ends.

PS – yes, we do note the irony of the “Stormers rivalry with Leinster” video, we would of course love to be having another crack at them this season but still wish Munster all the best in Cape Town this weekend!