Category: Match preview

538 : New Zealand v Ireland preview

Our guest : NEIL “KEEGO” KEEGAN

www.keegolaughs.com

Apologies Up Front on Apple Podcasts

IRELAND : 15 Hugo Keenan 14 Robert Baloucoune 13 Garry Ringrose 12 Stuart McCloskey 11 Jimmy O’Brien 10 Sam Prendergast 9 Jamison Gibson‑Park

1 Tom O’Toole 2 Dan Sheehan 3 Tadhg Furlong 4 Joe McCarthy 5 James Ryan 6 Tadhg Beirne 7 Josh van der Flier 8 Jack Conan

16 Rónan Kelleher 17 Jeremy Loughman 18 Thomas Clarkson 19 Nick Timoney 20 Sean Jansen 21 Craig Casey 22 Ciarán Frawley 23 Bundee Aki

NEW ZEALAND : 15 Damian McKenzie 14 Will Jordan 13 Quinn Tupaea 12 Jordie Barrett 11 Joshua Moorby 10 Ruben Love 9 Cam Roigard

1 Ethan de Groot 2 Codie Taylor 3 Tyrel Lomax 4 Josh Lord 5 Patrick Tuipulotu 6 Tupou Vaa’i 7 Luke Jacobson 8 Ardie Savea

16 Asafa Aumua 17 Xavier Numia 18 Fletcher Newell 19 Anton Segners 20 Peter Lakai 21 Cortez Ratima 22 Anton Lienert‑Brown 23 Caleb Clarke

Nations Championship

2026 Round 3

Saturday, July 18

Eden Park, Auckland

KO 8:10am (Irish time)

Live on : Virgin Media One

Referee: Nic Berry (RA)

AR1: Luc Ramos (FFR)

AR2: Damon Murphy (RA)

TMO: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

FPRO: Andrew Jackson (RFU)

536 : Japan v Ireland preview

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Our guest : NEIL “KEEGO” KEEGAN

www.keegolaughs.com

Apologies Up Front on Apple Podcasts

IRELAND : 15 Jamie Osborne 14 Jimmy O’Brien 13 Robbie Henshaw 12 Stuart McCloskey 11 Jacob Stockdale 10 Ciarán Frawley 9 Craig Casey

1 Tom O’Toole 2 Rónan Kelleher 3 Thomas Clarkson 4 Tadhg Beirne (c) 5 James Ryan 6 Jack Conan 7 Nick Timoney 8 Sean Jansen

16 Tom Stewart 17 Billy Bohan 18 Sam Illo 19 Cormac Izuchukwu 20 Bryn Ward 21 Nathan Doak 22 Harry Byrne 23 Bundee Aki

JAPAN : 15 Takuro Matsunaga 14 Kazuma Ueda 13 Dylan Riley 12 Yuya Hirose 11 Taira Main 10 Ryunosuke Ito 9 Naoto Saito

1 Takato Okabe 2 Mamoru Harada 3 Shuhei Takeuchi 4 Harry Hockings 5 Warner Dearns (c) 6 Ben Gunter 7 Kanji Shimokawa 8 Jack Cornelsen

16 Hayate Era 17 Sojiro Otsuka 18 Keijiro Tamefusa 19 Michael Stolberg 20 Michael Leitch 21 Tiennan Costley 22 Itsuki Kamimura 23 Sam Greene

Nations Championship

2026 Round 2

Saturday, July 11

McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle

KO 11:10am (Irish time)

Live on : Virgin Media One

Referee: Andrea Piardi (FIR)

AR1: Ben O’Keeffe (NZR)

AR2: Morné Ferreira (SARU)

TMO: Matteo Liperini (FIR)

FPRO: Ian Tempest (RFU)

534 : Australia v Ireland preview

Our guest : NEIL “KEEGO” KEEGAN

www.keegolaughs.com

Apologies Up Front on Apple Podcasts

IRELAND : 15 Hugo Keenan 14 Robert Baloucoune 13 Garry Ringrose 12 Stuart McCloskey 11 Jamie Osborne 10 Sam Prendergast 9 Jamison Gibson‑Park

1 Tom O’Toole 2 Dan Sheehan (c) 3 Tadhg Furlong 4 Joe McCarthy 5 James Ryan 6 Cian Prendergast 7 Josh van der Flier 8 Jack Conan

16 Rónan Kelleher 17 Jeremy Loughman 18 Thomas Clarkson 19 Tadhg Beirne 20 Nick Timoney 21 Craig Casey 22 Ciarán Frawley 23 Bundee Aki

AUSTRALIA : 15 Jock Campbell 14 Max Jorgensen 13 Joseph Suaalii 12 Len Ikitau 11 Dylan Pietsch 10 Carter Gordon 9 Ryan Lonergan

1 Angus Bell 2 Josh Nasser 3 Allan Alaalatoa 4 Jeremy Williams 5 Miles Canham 6 Rob Valetini 7 Fraser McReight 8 Harry Wilson (c)

16 Brandon Paenga-Amosa 17 James Slipper 18 Taniela Tupou 19 Lachlan Shaw 20 Tom Hooper 21 Tate McDermott 22 Ben Donaldson 23 Tom Wright

Nations Championship

2026 Round 1

Saturday, July 4

Allianz Stadium, Sydney

KO 11:10am (Irish time)

Live on : Virgin Media One

Referee: Ben O’Keeffe (NZR) 

AR1: Karl Dickson (RFU)

AR2: Andrea Piardi (FIR)

TMO: Matteo Liperini (FIR)

FPRO: Glenn Newman (NZR)

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…

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)

516 : Ulster v Leinster preview

LEINSTER : 15 Hugo Keenan 14 JJ Kenny 13 Garry Ringrose 12 Robbie Henshaw 11 Jimmy O’Brien 10 Sam Prendergast 9 Luke McGrath  

1 Jerry Cahir 2 Rónan Kelleher 3 Tom Clarkson 4 Brian Deeny 5 James Ryan (c) 6 Alex Soroka 7 Scott Penny 8 James Culhane  

16 Gus McCarthy 17 Ed Byrne 18 Rabah Slimani 19 Conor O’Tighearnaigh 20 Max Deegan 21 Will Connors 22 Fintan Gunne 23 Ciarán Frawley

ULSTER :15 Jacob Stockdale 14 Werner Kok 13 James Hume 12 Stuart McCloskey 11 Zac Ward 10 Jack Murphy 9 Nathan Doak  

1 Angus Bell 2 Tom Stewart 3 Tom O’Toole 4 Iain Henderson (c) 5 Cormac Izuchukwu 6 David McCann 7 Sean Reffell 8 Juarno Augustus  

16 James McCormick 17 Sam Crean 18 Scott Wilson 19 Harry Sheridan 20 Bryn Ward 21 Conor McKee 22 Jake Flannery 23 Jude Postlethwaite

BKT United Rugby Championship

2025/26  Round 15

Friday, April 17, 2026

Affidea Stadium

KO 7:45pm

Live on : Premier Sports 1, URC.tv

Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)

AR 1: Andrew Cole (IRFU)

AR 2: Tomás O’Sullivan (IRFU)

TMO: Olly Hodges (IRFU)