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
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
OUR GUEST : THALA MSUTU of RUGBY BITS
🏉 Introducing Thala
🏉 How RSA is adapting to NH rugby
🏉 Rugby Championship Rd 1
🏉 U20s SF IREvRSA
OUR GUEST : JASON LONG
🏉 Introducing Jay
🏉 Recap of 22/23 season
🏉 Nations Championship???
🏉 The Rugby Championship kickoff
🏉 Irish U20s v Fiji
🏉 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
THIS WEEK’S GUESTS
CONOR CRONIN & CIAN O’MUILLEOIR
FULL TIME TAKES
Mark Jackson
Ryan Baird immense ..kudos must go to all coaches n staff and squad
10 tries conceeded in 2 6 Nations campaigns combined telling stat..hats off to Simon Easterby for defensive work especially
James Griffin
England brought physicality but not a lot of game nous. Ireland, while not always as precise as in previous games, matched their physicality but in addition, had good game management and made good decisions at crucial times. Delighted for the entire squad; a fully deserved slam.
Gavin Hegarty
Not a good Irish performance but always great to get a slam.
Up for discussion is where rugby is going. A red card should be for a malicious act, not for what steward did. His offence was a yellow at most.
MASTODON
Tim Stickland Congratulations Ireland. Great shift from Johnny Sexton. RWC looks fantastic with the French in great form too.
RichardMifsud It seems I’m required to force myself to have a celebratory #whiskey
FRONT FIVE ARTICLES
SIX NATIONS WRAP
ROUND 5
SCO 26-14 ITA
FRA 41-28 WAL
IRE 29-16 ENG
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IRELAND : 15. Hugo Keenan 14. Mack Hansen 13. Robbie Henshaw 12. Bundee Aki 11. James Lowe 10. Johnny Sexton (c) 9. Jamison Gibson Park
1. Andrew Porter 2. Dan Sheehan 3. Tadhg Furlong 4. Ryan Baird 5. James Ryan 6. Peter O’Mahony 7. Josh van der Flier 8. Caelan Doris
16. Rob Herring 17. Cian Healy 18. Tom O’Toole 19. Kieran Treadwell 20. Jack Conan 21. Conor Murray 22. Ross Byrne 23. Jimmy O’Brien
ENGLAND : 15. Freddie Steward 14. Anthony Watson 13. Henry Slade 12. Manu Tuilagi 11. Henry Arundell 10. Owen Farrell (C) 9. Jack van Poortvliet
1. Ellis Genge 2. Jamie George 3. Kyle Sinckler 4. Maro Itoje 5. David Ribbans 6. Lewis Ludlam 7. Jack Willis 8. Alex Dombrandt
16. Jack Walker 17. Mako Vunipola 18. Dan Cole 19. Nick Isiekwe 20. Ben Curry 21. Alex Mitchell 22. Marcus Smith 23. Joe Marchant
Guinness Six Nations Championship 2023
Round 5
Sat Mar 18 KO 5pm
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Referee: Jaco Peyper (SARU)
AR1: Ben O’Keeffe (NZR)
AR2: Pierre Brousset (FFR)
TMO: Marius Jonker (SARU)
Live on: Virgin Media One, ITV1
THIS WEEK’S GUEST
FULL TIME TAKES
Conor Cronin The wins in the previous 3 rounds with a big injury list, outdone by getting through that game in spite of the injuries.
We allowed the scots to dictate big parts of that game but once we took charge we’d 2 quick tries and that was it. raging for James Ryan not to get the score or the assist with that fine supporting run, and not to have got the BP.
Players really stood up and were counted, and while there were mistakes it’s the attitude of getting up and getting the next phase right that is the core of this team right now.
James Griffin What a very special group of men! To play through so much adversity and win is why they have the ranking they have. Speedy recovery to the injured.
Mark Jackson Think that covers most contingencies ..struggling to come up w new ones ..maybe Hugo Keenan as a LO jumper…Jukebox finally kicking for goal.
Kevin Kelehan Dogged in the extreme, not much more could have gone against them, the disallowed first try, the smashing of Doris in the air in the line out and no sanction, then Sheehan and then Henderson so early in the game. Today was proof that even a much improved Scotland with tails up in front of a noisy crowd could not derail Ireland seriously discommoded by injuries. Time to nail Farrell and Catt down for a contract extension before the World Cup!
Lee O Farrell They always talk about the rub of the green but the lads today made their own luck.
An incredible performance. One of the things that sets this group apart from previous Irish teams is the headspace. And these lads have it in spades!
Andrew Potts Every benefit of the doubt was given to Scotland by the Ref.
Even the fact he was joking around when Ringrose was being attended to for a serious injury was completely tone deaf.
MASTODON
Brian Nisbet Grand Slam still very much on. 7-22 in Edinburgh. Very scrappy match and concerning injuries, but still, it’s a win and any issues will be forgotten after the fifth win next weekend.
Marc Fritsche The players will be in nothing but ice baths for the week, that was extremely physical
FRONT FIVE ARTICLES
SIX NATIONS ROUND 4 WRAP
ROUND 4
ITA 17-29 WAL
ENG 10-53 FRA
SCO 7-22 IRE
ROUND 5
SAT MAR 18
SCO V ITA
FRA V WAL
IRE V ENG
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IRELAND : 15. Hugo Keenan 14. Mack Hansen 13. Garry Ringrose 12. Bundee Aki 11. James Lowe 10. Johnny Sexton > (c) 9. Conor Murray
1. Andrew Porter 2. Dan Sheehan 3. Tadhg Furlong 4. Iain Henderson 5. James Ryan 6. Peter O’Mahony 7. Josh van der Flier 8. Caelan Doris
16. Ronan Kelleher 17. Cian Healy 18. Tom O’Toole 19. Ryan Baird 20. Jack Conan 21. Jamison Gibson Park 22. Ross Byrne 23. Robbie Henshaw
SCOTLAND : 15. Stuart Hogg 14. Kyle Steyn 13. Huw Jones 12. Sione Tuipulotu 11. Duhan van der Merwe 10. Finn Russell 9. Ben White
1. Pierre Schoeman 2. George Turner 3. Zander Fagerson 4. Richie Gray 5. Jonny Gray 6. Matt Fagerson 7. Jamie Ritchie (c) 8. Jack Dempsey
16. Fraser Brown 17. Jamie Bhatti 18. Simon Berghan 19. Scott Cummings 20. Hamish Watson 21. Ali Price 22. Blair Kinghorn 23. Chris Harris
Guinness Six Nations Championship 2023
Round 4
Sun Mar 12 KO 3pm
Murrayfield
Referee: Luke Pearce (England)
AR1: Wayne Barnes (England)
AR2: Christophe Ridley (England)
TMO: Stuart Terheege (England)
Live on: RTÉ2, ITV1
A bonus pod to set us up nicely for the remaining two rounds of the Six Nations featuring an all-provincial panel.
🏉 The 2023 6N so far
🏉 Ireland’s “work-ons”
🏉 Expectations for Rds 4&5
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