Category: Match preview

275 : #IREVTON preview

IRELAND : 15 H Keenan 14 M Hansen 13 G Ringrose 12 B Aki 11. James Lowe

10. Johnny Sexton (captain) 9. Conor Murray

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 R Herring 17 D Kilcoyne 18 F Bealham 19 I Henderson  20 R Baird 21 C Casey 22 R Byrne 23 R Henshaw

TONGA :15 C Salesi Piutau 14 A Taumoepeau 13 M Fekitoa 12 P Ahki 11 S Kata 10 W Havili 9 A Pulu

1 S Fisi’ihoi 2 P Ngauamo 3 B Tameifuna 4 S Lousi 5 H Fifita 6 T Halaifonua 7 S Talitui 8 V Fifita

16 S Moli 17 T Koloamatangi 18 S Apikotoa 19 S Paea 20 S Funaki 21 S Vailanu 22 S Takul 23 F Inisi

Rugby World Cup 2023 Pool B

Saturday September 16 KO 8pm (Irish time)

Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes

TV : RTÉ2 

Referee: Wayne Barnes (RFU)

AR1 : Matthew Carley (RFU)

AR2 : Craig Evans (WRU)

TMO: Tom Foley (RFU) 

Our guest : CONOR CRONIN

273 : #IREvROM preview

available as video or as podcast

Our Guest : MARK JACKSON

IRELAND : 15. Hugo Keenan 14. Keith Earls 13. Garry Ringrose 12. Bundee Aki 11. James Lowe 10. Jonathan Sexton (c) 9. Jamison Gibson-Park

1. Andrew Porter 2. Rob Herring 3. Tadhg Furlong 4. Joe McCarthy 5. James Ryan 6. Tadhg Beirne 7. Peter O’Mahony 8. Caelan Doris

16. Ronan Kelleher 17. Jeremy Loughman 18. Tom O’Toole 19. Iain Henderson 20. Josh van der Flier 21. Conor Murray 22. Jack Crowley 23. Robbie Henshaw

ROMANIA : 15 M Simionescu 14 N Onutu 13 F Tangimana 12 J Tomane 11 T Manumua 10 Hinckley Vaovasa 9 Gabriel Rupanu

1 Iulian Hartig 2 O Cojocaru 3 A Gordas 4 A Motoc 5 S Iancu 6 F Rosu 7 V Neculau 8 C Chirica (c)

16 F Bardasu 17 A Savin 18 G Gajion 19 M Iftimiciuc 20 D Ser 21 A Conache 22 T Boldor 23 T Gontineac

Rugby World Cup 2023 Pool B

Sat Sep 9 KO 2:30pm (Irish time)

Stade de Bordeaux

TV : Virgin Media 1

Referee: Nika Amashukeli (GRU)

AR1: Wayne Barnes (RFU)

AR2: Andrea Piardi (FIR)

TMO: Brendon Pickerill (NZR)

Live on: Virgin Media 1

Leinster starting XV v Munster

15 J Larmour 14 T O’Brien 13 L Turner 12 B Brownlee 11 R Russell
10 Ciarán Frawley 9 C Foley 1 J Boyle 2 L Barron 3 R McGuire
4 B Deeny 5 J Jenkins 6 M Deegan 7 S Penny (C) 8 J Culhane

Quick video on Munster v Leinster preseason friendly…

@harpinonrugby

Popped the aul blue jersey back on for a quick vid on the Munster v Leinster preseason friendly from Friday night

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270 : Harpin’ Preview Show – Ireland v Samoa

also available as a podcast

OUR GUEST : NEIL “KEEGO” KEEGAN

www.keegolaughs.com

Apologies Up Front on Apple Podcasts

IRELAND : 15. Jimmy O’Brien 14. Mack Hansen 13. Robbie Henshaw 12. Stuart McCloskey 11. Keith Earls 10. Jack Crowley 9. Conor Murray

1. Cian Healy 2. Tom Stewart 3. Finlay Bealham 4. Iain Henderson (c) 5. Tadhg Beirne 6. Ryan Baird 7. Josh van der Flier 8. Caelan Doris

16. Rob Herring 17. Jeremy Loughman 18. Tom O’Toole 19. James Ryan 20. Peter O’Mahony 21. Craig Casey 22. Ross Byrne 23. Garry Ringrose 

SAMOA : 15 D Paia’aua 14 E Fidow 13 UJ Seuteni 12 T Manu 11 N Ah Wong 10 L Sopoaga 9 J Taumateine 

1 J Lay 2 S Lam 3 Pl Alo-Emile  4 C Vui (cc) 5 T McFarland 6 T Seu 7 F Lee 8 S Luatua

16 S Malolo 17 J Lay 18 M Ala’alatoa (cc) 19 M Fai’ilagi 20 J Taufua 21 E Enari 22 C Leali’ifano 23 N Foma’i

Summer Nations Series

Sat August 26 KO 745pm

Stade Jean-Auger, Bayonne

TV : RTÉ2 

Referee: Wayne Barnes (RFU)

AR1: Andrea Piardi (FIR)

AR2: Adam Leal (RFU)

TMO: Ben Blain (SRU)

Live on: RTÉ2

BONUS CLIP

268 : Harpin’ Preview Show – Ireland v England

also available as podcast

OUR GUEST : NEIL “KEEGO” KEEGAN

www.keegolaughs.com

Apologies Up Front on Apple Podcasts

IRELAND : 15. Hugo Keenan 14. Mack Hansen 13. Garry Ringrose 12. Bundee Aki 11. James Lowe 10. Ross Byrne 9. Jamison Gibson-Park

1. Andrew Porter 2. Dan Sheehan 3. Tadhg Furlong 4. Tadhg Beirne 5. James Ryan 6. Peter O’Mahony 7. Josh van der Flier 8. Cian Prendergast

16. Rob Herring 17. Jeremy Loughman 18. Finlay Bealham 19. Joe McCarthy 20. Caelan Doris 21. Conor Murray 22. Jack Crowley 23. Keith Earls.

ENGLAND : 15. Freddie Steward 14. Anthony Watson 13. Joe Marchant 12. Manu Tuilagi 11. Elliot Daly 10. George Ford 9. Ben Youngs

1. Ellis Genge 2. Jamie George 3. Will Stuart 4. Maro Itoje 5. David Ribbans 6. Courtney Lawes (C) 7. Ben Earl 8. Billy Vunipola

16. Theo Dan 17. Joe Marler 18. Kyle Sinckler 19. Ollie Chessum 20. Jack Willis 21. Danny Care 22. Marcus Smith 23. Ollie Lawrence

Summer Nations Series

Sat August 19 KO 5:30pm

Aviva Stadium, Dublin

Ref: Paul Williams (NZL)

AR1: Craig Evans (WRU)

AR2: Adam Jones (WRU)

TMO: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

Live on: RTÉ2

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

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

252 : Harpin’ Preview Show – Champions’ Cup Final

OUR GUESTS : NEIL ‘KEEGO’ KEEGAN & CIAN ‘RUGBY KINO’ O’MUILLEOIR

Leinster : 15. Hugo Keenan 14. Jimmy O’Brien 13. Garry Ringrose 12. Robbie Henshaw 11. James Lowe 10. Ross Byrne 9. Jamison Gibson-Park

1. Andrew Porter 2. Dan Sheehan 3. Tadhg Furlong 4. Ross Molony 5. James Ryan > CAPTAIN 6. Caelan Doris 7. Josh van der Flier 8. Jack Conan

16. Rónan Kelleher 17. Cian Healy 18. Michael Ala’alatoa 19. Jason Jenkins 20. Ryan Baird 21. Luke McGrath 22. Ciarán Frawley 23. Charlie Ngatai 

Stade Rochelais : 15 B Dulin 14 D Leyds 13 UJ Seuteni 12 J Danty 11 R Rhule 10 A Hastoy 9 T Kerr Barlow

1 R Wardi 2 P Bourgarit 3 U Atonio 4 R Sazy 5 W Skelton 6 P Boudehent 7 L Botia 8 G Alldritt (c)

16 Q Lespiaucq Brettes 17 J Sclavi 18 G Henri Colombe 19 T Lavault, 20 R Bourdeau 21 U Dillane 22 T Berjon 23 J Favre

Heineken Champions Cup 2022/23

FINAL

Sat May 20 KO 4:45pm

Aviva Stadium, Dublin

Ref: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)

AR1: Karl Dickson (England)

AR2: Christophe Ridley (England)

TMO: Tom Foley (England)

Live on: RTÉ2, BT Sport 2, ITV1

248 : Harpin Preview Show – Leinster v Sharks

OUR GUESTS : NEIL “KEEGO” KEEGAN & CIAN “RUGBY KINO” O’MUILLEOIR

Leinster :  15. Hugo Keenan 14. Jordan Larmour 13. Ciarán Frawley 12. Charlie Ngatai 11. Dave Kearney 10. Harry Byrne 9. Luke McGrath > CAPTAIN

1. Michael Milne 2. Dan Sheehan 3. Tadhg Furlong 4. Ryan Baird 5. Jason Jenkins 6. Max Deegan 7. Scott Penny 8. Caelan Doris

16. John McKee 17. Andrew Porter 18. Cian Healy 19. Joe McCarthy 20. Jack Conan 21. Jamison Gibson-Park 22. Ross Byrne 23. Liam Turner

Cell C Sharks : 15 Aphelele Fassi 14 Marnus Potgieter 13 Lukhanyo Am (c) 12 Ben Tapuai 11 Makazole Mapimpi 10 Boeta Chamberlain 9 Grant Williams 

1 Ox Nche 2 Bongi Mbonambi 3 Thomas du Toit 4 Corne Rahl 5 Gerbrandt Grobler 6 James Venter 7 Vincent Tshituka 8 Sikhumbuzo Notshe

16 Fez Mbatha 17 Ntuthuko Mchunu 18 Carlu Sadie 19 Jeandre Labuschagne 20 Phepsi Buthelezi 21 Cameron Wright 22 Nevaldo Fleurs 23 Rohan Janse van Rensburg 

BKT United Rugby Championship 2022/23

Quarterfinal

Sat May 6 KO 5pm

Aviva Stadium, Dublin

Referee: Craig Evans (WRU)

AR 1: Sam Grove-White (SRU) 

AR 2: Hollie Davidson (SRU)

TMO: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

Live on: RTÉ2, Viaplay/Premier Sports, URC.tv

246 : Harpin’ Preview Show – Leinster v Toulouse

OUR GUEST : NEIL “KEEGO” KEEGAN

www.keegolaughs.com

Apologies Up Front on Apple Podcasts

Leinster : 15. Hugo Keenan 14. Jordan Larmour 13. Garry Ringrose 12. Charlie Ngatai 11. Jimmy O’Brien 10. Ross Byrne 9. Jamison Gibson-Park

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

16. John McKee 17. Cian Healy 18. Michael Ala’alatoa 19. Jason Jenkins 20. Ryan Baird 21. Luke McGrath 22. Harry Byrne 23. Ciarán Frawley. 

Toulouse : 15 T Ramos 14 JC Mailla 13 PL Barassi 12 P Ahki 11 M Lebel 10 R Ntamack 9 A Dupont

1 C Baille 2 P Mauvaka 3 D Aldegheri 4 R Arnold 5 E Meafou 6 J Willis 7 T Flament 8 F Cros

16 J Marchand 17 R Neti 18 D Ainu’u 19 A Roumat 20 R Elstadt 21 A Placines 22 P Graou 23 A Retière

Heineken Champions Cup 2022/23

Semifinal

Sat Apr 29 KO 3pm

Aviva Stadium, Dublin

Ref: Wayne Barnes (England) 

AR1: Luke Pearce (England) 

AR2: Adam Leal (England) 

TMO: Stuart Terheege (England)

Live on: RTÉ2, BT Sport 3

Click here for our latest “Throwback Thursday” article when we looked back to Leinster v Toulouse 2019

Harpin’ Preview Show : Bulls v Leinster

Our guest : MARK JACKSON

Leinster : 15. Chris Cosgrave 14. Tommy O’Brien 13. Liam Turner 12. Ben Brownlee 11. Dave Kearney 10. Sam Prendergast 9. Nick McCarthy

1. Ed Byrne > CAPTAIN 2. Tadgh McElroy 3. Thomas Clarkson 4. Alex Soroka 5. Brian Deeny 6. James Culhane 7. Will Connors 8. Max Deegan

16. Lee Barron 17. Michael Milne 18. Temi Lasisi 19. Conor O’Tighearnaigh 20. Liam Molony 21. Ben Murphy 22. Charlie Tector 23. Rob Russell

Vodacom Bulls : 15 K-L Arendse 14 C Moodie 13 S Gans 12 H Vorster 11 D Kreil 10 J Goosen 9 E Papier

1 G Steenkamp 2 J Grobelaar 3 M Smith 4 R Vermaak 5 R Nortje (c) 6 M van Staden 7 C Brink 8 E Louw

16 B du Plessis 17 D Smith 18 F Klopper 19 J Swanpoel 20 WJ Steenkamp 21 K Johannes 22 C Smith 23 C Hendricks

BKT United Rugby Championship 2022/23

Round 18

Sat Apr 22 KO 3:05pm

Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria

Referee: Craig Evans  (WRU)  

AR 1: Adriaan Jacobs (SARU)

AR 2: Aimee Barrett-Theron (SARU)  

TMO: Jon Mason (WRU)

Live on: TG4, Viaplay, Premier Sports & URC.tv