Category: Match preview

299 : #CONvLEI preview

also available as a podcast

our guest : NEIL ‘KEEGO’ KEEGAN

www.keegolaughs.com

Apologies Up Front on Apple Podcasts

Leinster : 15. Ciarán Frawley 14. Rob Russell 13. Robbie Henshaw 12. Charlie Ngatai 11. Jamie Osborne 10. Harry Byrne 9. Ben Murphy

1. Ed Byrne 2. Rónan Kelleher 3. Michael Ala’alatoa 4. Ryan Baird 5. Jason Jenkins 6. Max Deegan 7. Scott Penny 8. James Culhane

16. Lee Barron 17. Cian Healy 18. Tadhg Furlong 19. Ross Molony 20. Jack Conan 21. Cormac Foley 22. Liam Turner 23. Will Connors 

Connacht : 15. Tiernan O’Halloran 14. Mack Hansen 13. Byron Ralston 12. Cathal Forde 11. Diarmuid Kilgallen 10. JJ Hanrahan 9. Caolin Blade

1. Peter Dooley 2. Dave Heffernan 3. Jack Aungier 4. Darragh Murray 5. Oisin Dowling 6. Cian Prendergast 7. Shamus Hurley-Langton 8. Seán Jansen

16. Dylan Tierney-Martin 17. Denis Buckley 18. Finlay Bealham 19. Niall Murray 20. Paul Boyle 21. Michael McDonald 22. David Hawkshaw 23. Conor Oliver

United Rugby Championship 23/24 Round 7

Saturday, November 25, 2023

KO 7:35pm Aviva Stadium

TV : RTÉ2, Premier Sports 1, URC.tv

Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)

AR 1: Peter Martin (IRFU)

AR 2: Keane Davison (IRFU)

TMO: Olly Hodges (IRFU)

296 : #LEIvMUN preview

our guest : JAY LONG

Leinster : 15. Hugo Keenan 14. Jordan Larmour 13. Garry Ringrose (cc) 12. Robbie Henshaw 11. Jimmy O’Brien 10. Ross Byrne 9. Jamison Gibson-Park

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

16. Rónan Kelleher 17. Jack Boyle 18. Michael Ala’alatoa 19. Ross Molony 20. James Culhane 21. Ben Murphy 22. Ciarán Frawley 23. Scott Penny

Munster : 15 Simon Zebo; 14 Calvin Nash, 13 Antoine Frisch, 12 Rory Scannell, 11 Shane Daly; 10 Jack Crowley, 9 Craig Casey

1 Jeremy Loughman, 2 Diarmuid Barron (C), 3 Stephen Archer; 4 Jean Kleyn, 5 Tadhg Beirne; 6 Tom Ahern, 7 John Hodnett, 8 Gavin Coombes.

16 Scott Buckley, 17 Dave Kilcoyne, 18 John Ryan, 19 Brian Gleeson, 20 Alex Kendellen, 21 Conor Murray, 22 Tony Butler, 23 Shay McCarthy.

United Rugby Championship 23/24 Round 6

Saturday, November 25, 2023

KO 6:30pm Aviva Stadium

TV : TG4, Premier Sports 1, URC.tv

Referee: Chris Busby (IRFU)

AR 1: Peter Martin (IRFU)

AR 2: Keane Davison (IRFU)

TMO: Mark Patton (IRFU)

293 : #LEIvSCA preview

Our guest : NEIL “KEEGO” KEEGAN

www.keegolaughs.com

Apologies Up Front on Apple Podcasts

Leinster : 15. Hugo Keenan 14. Jordan Larmour 13. Garry Ringrose (CC) 12. Jamie Osborne 11. Jimmy O’Brien 10. Sam Prendergast 9. Jamison Gibson-Park

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

16. Dan Sheehan 17. Jack Boyle 18. Tadhg Furlong 19. Ross Molony 20. Scott Penny 21. Fintan Gunne 22. Ross Byrne 23. Ciarán Frawley

Scarlets : 15 Tom Rogers; 14 Tomi Lewis, 13 Jonathan Davies (capt), 12 Johnny Williams, 11 Ryan Conbeer; 10 Charlie Titcombe, 9 Kieran Hardy

1 Wyn Jones, 2 Shaun Evans, 3 Harri O’Connor, 4 Alex Craig, 5 Jac Price, 6 Ben Williams, 7 Teddy Leatherbarrow, 8 Carwyn Tuipulotu.

16 Ryan Elias, 17 Steff Thomas, 18 Sam Wainwright, 19 Morgan Jones, 20 Iwan Shenton, 21 Archie Hughes, 22 Ioan NIcholas, 23 Scott Williams

United Rugby Championship 2023/24 Round 5

Saturday November 18, 2023 KO 7:35pm

RDS Arena

TV : TG4, S4C, Viaplay/Premier Sports & URC.tv

Referee: Hollie Davidson (SRU)

AR 1: Eoghan Cross (IRFU) 

AR 2: Stuart Douglas (IRFU)

TMO: Andrew McMenemy (SRU)

291 : #DRAvLEI preview

Our guest : CIAN O’MUILLEOIR

Leinster : 15. Ciarán Frawley 14. Tommy O’Brien 13. Jamie Osborne 12. Charlie Ngatai 11. Jimmy O’Brien 10. Ross Byrne 9. Ben Murphy

1. Jack Boyle 2. Dan Sheehan (c) 3. Thomas Clarkson 4. Joe McCarthy 5. Jason Jenkins 6. Ryan Baird 7. Will Connors 8. James Culhane

16. Lee Barron 17. Paddy McCarthy 18. Michael Ala’alatoa 19. Max Deegan 20. Scott Penny 21. Cormac Foley 22. Harry Byrne 23. Rob Russell

Dragons : 15 Cai Evans 14 Rio Dyer 13 Steff Hughes (c) 12 Aneurin Owen 11 Jared Rosser 10 Will Reed 9 Rhodri Williams

1 Rhodri Jones 2 Elliot Dee 3 Lloyd Fairbrother 4 Matthew Screech 5 George Nott 6 Dan Lydiate 7 Taine Basham 8 Aaron Wainwright

16 James Benjamin 17 Aki Seiuli 18 Luke Yendle 19 Sean Lonsdale 20 Ryan Woodman 21 Dane Blacker 22 Jack Dixon 23 Ewan Rosser

United Rugby Championship 2023/24 Round 4

Sunday November 12, 2023 KO 1:15pm

Rodney Parade, Newport

TV : RTÉ2, Premier Sports 1, URC.tv 

Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (FIR)

AR 1: Ian Davies (WRU)

AR 2: Mark Butcher (WRU)

TMO: Stefano Roscini (FIR)

289 : #LEIvEDI preview

also available as podcast

Our guest : TOM COLEMAN

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. Max Deegan 7. Scott Penny > CAPTAIN 8. James Culhane

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

Edinburgh : 15. Blair Kinghorn 14. Wes Goosen 13. Mark Bennett 12. Matt Currie 11. Duhan van der Merwe 10. Ben Healy 9. Charlie Shiel

1. Pierre Schoeman 2. Dave Cherry 3. WP Nel 4. Glen Young 5. Grant Gilchrist (c) 6. Tom Dodd 7. Hamish Watson 8. Luke Crosbie

16. Ewan Ashman 17. Boan Venter 18. Javan Sebastian 19. Marshall Sykes 20. Connor Boyle 21. Hector Patterson 22. James Lang 23. Chris Dean

United Rugby Championship 2023/24 Round 3

Saturday November 4, 2023 KO 3:05pm

RDS Arena

TV : RTÉ2, Premier Sports 1, URC.tv 

Ref: Marius van der Westhuizen (SARU)

AR 1:  Keane Davison (IRFU)  

AR 2: Jonathan Erskine (IRFU)

TMO: Sean Brickell (WRU)

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

284 : #GLAvLEI preview

our guest : NEIL “KEEGO” KEEGAN

www.keegolaughs.com

Apologies Up Front on Apple Podcasts

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)

282 : #IREvNZL preview

also available as a podcast

OUR GUEST

NEIL ‘KEEGO’ KEEGAN

www.keegolaughs.com

Apologies Up Front on Apple Podcasts

IRELAND v New Zealand : 15. Hugo Keenan 14. Mack Hansen 13. Garry Ringrose 12. Bundee Aki 11. James Lowe 10. Johnny Sexton (C) 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 20. Jack Conan 21. Conor Murray 22. Jack Crowley 23. Jimmy O’Brien

NEW ZEALAND 15 B Barrett 14 W Jordan 13 R Ioane 12 J Barrett 11 L Fainga’anuku 10 R Mo’unga 9 A Smith
1 E de Groot 2 C Taylor 3 T Lomax 4 B Retallick 5 S Barrett 6 S Frizzell 7 S Cane (c) 8 A Savea
16 D Coles 17 T Williams 18 F Newell 19 S Whitelock 20 D Papali’i 21 F Christie 22 D McKenzie 23 A Lienart-Brown

Rugby World Cup 2023 Quarterfinal
Saturday October 14 KO 8pm (Irish time)
Stade de France
TV : RTÉ2

Referee: Wayne Barnes (RFU)
AR1: Matthew Carley (RFU)
AR2: Christophe Ridley (RFU)
TMO: Tom Foley (RFU)

Ireland Women v Kazakhstan : 15. Méabh Deely 14. Natasja Behan 13. Eve Higgins 12. Aoife Dalton 11. Béibhinn Parsons 10. Dannah O’Brien 9. Molly Scuffil-McCabe

1. Linda Djougang 2. Neve Jones 3. Christy Haney 4. Dorothy Wall 5. Sam Monaghan (captain) 6. Grace Moore 7. Edel McMahon 8. Brittany Hogan 

16. Sarah Delaney 17. Sadhbh McGrath 18. Megan Collis 19. Eimear Corri 20. Maeve Óg O’Leary 21. Aoibheann Reilly 22. Nicole Fowley 23. Leah Tarpey

W.XV3 Round 1
Friday, October 13 KO 4:30pm (Irish time)
Sevens Stadium, Dubai
Streamed for free on RugbyPass TV

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

also available as podcast

OUR GUEST

NEIL “KEEGO” KEEGAN

www.keegolaughs.com

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)

277 : #RSAvIRE preview

also available as podcast

Our guest : NEIL “KEEGO” KEEGAN

www.keegolaughs.com

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