Category: Match preview

317 : Ireland v Italy preview

Our guest : CIAN “RUGBY KINO” O’MUILLEOIR

IRELAND : 15. Hugo Keenan 14. Calvin Nash 13. Robbie Henshaw 12. Stuart McCloskey 11. James Lowe 10. Jack Crowley 9. Craig Casey

1. Andrew Porter 2. Dan Sheehan 3. Finlay Bealham 4. Joe McCarthy 5. James Ryan 6. Ryan Baird 7. Caelan Doris (captain) 8. Jack Conan

16. Ronan Kelleher 17. Jeremy Loughman 18. Tom O’Toole 19. Iain Henderson 20. Josh van der Flier 21. Jamison Gibson-Park 22. Harry Byrne 23. Jordan Larmour

Italy : 15 Ange Capuozzo 14 Lorenzo Pani 13 Juan Ignacio Brex 12 Tommaso Menoncello 11 Monty Ioane 10 Paolo Garbisi 9 Stephen Varney

1 Danilo Fischetti 2 Gianmarco Lucchesi 3 Pietro Ceccarelli 4 Niccolò Cannone 5 Federico Ruzza 6 Alessandro Izekor 7 Manuel Zuliani  8 Michele Lamaro (C)

16 Giacomo Nicotera 17 Mirco Spagnolo 18 Giosuè Zilocchi 19 Andrea Zambonin 20 Ross Vintcent 21 Martin Page-Relo 22 Tommaso Allan 23 Federico Mori 

Guinness Six Nations 2024 Round 2

Sunday, February 11, 2024

KO 3pm Aviva Stadium

Live on: Virgin Media One

Referee: Pierre Brousset (Fra) Luke Pearce (Eng)

AR1 : Mathieu Raynal (Fra)

AR2 : Luc Ramos (Fra)

TMO: Eric Gauzins (Fra)

315 : France v Ireland preview

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Our guest : NEIL “KEEGO” KEEGAN

www.keegolaughs.com

Apologies Up Front on Apple Podcasts

IRELAND : 15. Hugo Keenan 14. Calvin Nash 13. Robbie Henshaw 12. Bundee Aki 11. James Lowe 10. Jack Crowley 9. Jamison Gibson-Park

1. Andrew Porter 2. Dan Sheehan 3. Tadhg Furlong 4. Joe McCarthy 5. Tadhg Beirne 6. Peter O’Mahony (c) 7. Josh van der Flier 8. Caelan Doris

16. Ronan Kelleher 17. Cian Healy 18. Finlay Bealham 19. James Ryan 20. Ryan Baird 21. Jack Conan 22. Conor Murray 23. Ciaran Frawley 

FRANCE : 15 T Ramos 14 D Penaud 13 G Fickou 12 J Danty 11 Y Moefana 10 M Jalibert 9 M Lucu

1 C Baille 2 P Mauvaka 3 U Atonio 4 P Gabrillagues 5 P Willemse 6 F Cros 7 C Ollivon 8 G Alldritt

16 J Marchand 17 R Wardi 18 D Aldegheri 19 R Taofifenu P Tuilagi 20 C Woki 21 P Boudehent 22 N Le Garrec 23 L Bielle-Biarrey

Guinness Six Nations 2024 Round 1

Friday, February 2, 2024

KO 8pm (Irish time) Orange Velodrome, Marseille

Live on: Virgin Media One, ITV1

Referee: Karl Dickson (RFU)

AR1: Matthew Carley (RFU)

AR2: Jordan Way (RA)

TMO: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

311 : Leicester Tigers v Leinster preview

also available as a podcast

Our guest : CIAN O’MUILLEOIR

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LEINSTER : 15. Hugo Keenan 14. Jordan Larmour 13. Garry Ringrose (cc) 12. Robbie Henshaw 11. James Lowe 10. Harry Byrne 9. Jamison Gibson-Park

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

16. Rónan Kelleher 17. Cian Healy 18. Michael Ala’alatoa 19. Ross Molony 20. Jack Conan 21. Luke McGrath 22. Sam Prendergast 23. Tommy O’Brien.

Leicester Tigers : 15 F Steward 14 H Simmons 13 M Scott 12 D Kelly 11 O Hassell-Collins 10 H Pollard 9 T Whiteley

1 J Cronin 2 J Montoya (c) 3 J Heyes 4 H Wells 5 O Chessum 6 H Liebenberg 7 T Reffell 8 J Wiese

16 A Vanes 17 F van Wyk 18 W Hurd 19 S Carter 20 K Hatherell 21 B Youngs 22 J Shellcock 23 S Kata.

Investec Champions Cup 23/24 Round 4

Saturday, January 20, 2024

KO 3:15pm Welford Road

Live on: TNT Sports 1

Referee: Andrea Piardi (Ita)

AR1: Filippo Russo (Ita)

AR2: Clara Munarini (Ita)

TMO: Matteo Liperini (Ita)

309 : Leinster v Stade Français preview

also available as a podcast

our guest : NEIL ‘KEEGO’ KEEGAN

www.keegolaughs.com

Apologies Up Front on Apple Podcasts

LEINSTER : 15. Hugo Keenan 14. Jordan Larmour 13. Garry Ringrose (c) 12. Robbie Henshaw 11. James Lowe 10. Ciarán Frawley 9. Jamison Gibson-Park

1. Andrew Porter 2. Dan Sheehan 3. Tadhg Furlong 4. Joe McCarthy 5. Jason Jenkins 6. Ryan Baird 7. Josh van der Flier 8. Caelan Doris

16. Rónan Kelleher 17. Cian Healy 18. Michael Ala’alatoa 19. James Ryan 20. Jack Conan 21. Luke McGrath 22. Sam Prendergast 23. Tommy O’Brien

STADE FRANÇAIS : 15 L Monin 14 P Dakuwaqa 13 S Ahmed 12 N Nene 11 K Hamdaoui 10 Z Henry 9 B Weber

1 C Castets 2 L Peyresblanques 3 H Ndiaye 4 PH Azagoh 5 JJ van der Mescht 6 M Hirigoyen (c) 7 R Chapuis 8 G Habel-Kϋffner

16 M Meité 17 V Kakovin 18 P Alo-Emile 19 G Tsutskiridze 20 A Timo 21 J Gimbert 22 P Gabrillagues 23 J Segonds

Investec Champions Cup 23/24 Round 3

Saturday, January 13, 2024

KO 5:30pm Aviva Stadium

Live on: RTÉ2, TNT Sports 3

Referee: Christophe Ridley (Eng)

AR 1: Luke Pearce (Eng)

AR 2: Gareth Holsgrove (Eng)

TMO: Tom Foley (Eng)

Citing Commissioner : Shaun Veldsman (SA)

307 : #LEIvULS preview

also available as podcast

our guest : CONOR CRONIN

Leinster : 15. Jimmy O’Brien 14. Tommy O’Brien 13. Liam Turner 12. Robbie Henshaw 11. Rob Russell 10. Sam Prendergast 9. Jamison Gibson-Park

1. Cian Healy 2. Dan Sheehan 3. Thomas Clarkson 4. Jason Jenkins 5. James Ryan (c) 6. Ryan Baird 7. Will Connors 8. Caelan Doris

16. Lee Barron 17. Jack Boyle 18. Michael Ala’alatoa 19. Joe McCarthy 20. Jack Conan 21. Luke McGrath 22. Harry Byrne 23. Josh van der Flier 

Ulster : 15 Will Addison 14 Rob Baloucoune 13 Luke Marshall 12 Stuart McCloskey 11 Jacob Stockdale 10 Billy Burns 9John Cooney

1 Steven Kitshoff 2 Rob Herring 3 Tom O’Toole 4 Kieran Treadwell 5 Iain Henderson 6 Matty Rea 7 Sean Reffell 8 Nick Timoney.

16 Tom Stewart 17 Andy Warwick 18 Scott Wilson 19 Alan O’Connor 20 Dave Ewers 21 Nathan Doak 22 Mike Lowry 23 Jude Postlethwaite

BKT United Rugby Championship 23/24 Round 9

Monday, January 1, 2024

KO 5:15pm RDS Arena

Live on: RTÉ2, Premier Sports 1, URC.tv

Referee: Frank Murphy (IRFU)

AR 1: Eoghan Cross (IRFU)

AR 2: Tomas O’Sullivan (IRFU)

TMO: Joy Neville (IRFU)

305 : #MUNvLEI preview

also available as podcast

Our guest : JAY LONG

Leinster : 15. Hugo Keenan 14. Jordan Larmour 13. Garry Ringrose (CAPTAIN) 12. Ciarán Frawley 11. Rob Russell 10. Harry Byrne 9. Jamison Gibson-Park

1. Andrew Porter 2. Rónan Kelleher 3. Michael Ala’alatoa 4. Ross Molony 5. Joe McCarthy 6. Max Deegan 7. Scott Penny 8. Jack Conan

16. Dan Sheehan 17. Ed Byrne 18. Thomas Clarkson 19. Jason Jenkins 20. Ryan Baird 21. Luke McGrath 22. Liam Turner 23. Will Connors

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

1 Dave Kilcoyne, 2 Diarmuid Barron (C), 3 Oli Jager; 4 Edwin Edogbo, 5 Gavin Coombes; 6 Tom Ahern, 7 John Hodnett, 8 Jack O’Donoghue.

16 Eoghan Clarke, 17 Jeremy Loughman, 18 Stephen Archer, 19 Brian Gleeson, 20 Alex Kendellen, 21 Paddy Patterson, 22 Tony Butler, 23 Seán O’Brien.

BKT United Rugby Championship 23/24 Round 8

Tuesday, December 26, 2023

KO 7:35pm Thomond Park

Live on: RTÉ2, Premier Sports 1, URC.tv

Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)

AR 1: Peter Martin (IRFU)

AR 2: Andrew Cole (IRFU)

TMO: Brian McNeice (IRFU)

303 : #LEIvSAL preview

also available as podcast
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5QDdfpg5SmTjpoKGttzPY0?si=168U9LieTS2II-CWr7o2EQ

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. Robbie Henshaw 11. Jimmy O’Brien 10. Ciarán Frawley 9. Jamison Gibson-Park

1. Andrew Porter 2. Dan Sheehan 3. Thomas Clarkson 4. Jason Jenkins 5. James Ryan (cc) 6. Ryan Baird 7. Josh van der Flier 8. Caelan Doris

16. Rónan Kelleher 17. Cian Healy 18. Michael Ala’alatoa 19. Joe McCarthy 20. Jack Conan 21. Ben Murphy 22. Sam Prendergast 23. Charlie Ngatai

Sale Sharks : 15. Telusa Veainu , 14. Tom Roebuck, 13. Connor Doherty, 12. Sam Bedlow, 11. Arron Reed, 10. Rob du Preez, 9. Raffi Quirke

1. Ross Harrison, 2. Tommy Taylor, 3. James Harper, 4. Ben Bamber, 5. Josh Beaumont, 6. Ernst van Rhyn, 7. Sam Dugdale, 8. Rouban Birch.   

16. Ethan Caine, 17. Tumy Onasanya, 18. Asher Opoku-Fordjour, 19. Jonny Hill, 20. JL du Preez, 21. Nye Thomas, 22. Tom Curtis, 23. Joe Carpenter. 

Investec Champions Cup 23/24 Round 2

Saturday, December 16, 2023

KO 5:30pm RDS Arena

TV : TNT Sports 1

Referee: Pierre Brousset (Fra)

AR 1: Pierre Baptiste Nuchy (Fra)

AR 2: Kevin Bralley (Fra)

TMO: Denis Grenouillet (Fra)

301 : #LARvLEI 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. Robbie Henshaw 11. Jimmy O’Brien 10. Harry Byrne 9. Jamison Gibson-Park

1. Andrew Porter 2. Dan Sheehan 3. Michael Ala’alatoa 4. Joe McCarthy 5. James Ryan (cc) 6. Ryan Baird 7. Will Connors 8. Caelan Doris

16. Rónan Kelleher 17. Cian Healy 18. Thomas Clarkson 19. Jason Jenkins 20. Josh van der Flier 21. Ben Murphy 22. Ciarán Frawley 23. Charlie Ngatai

La Rochelle : 15 Brice Dulin 14 Dillyn Leyds 13 Ulupano Seuteni 12 Jonathan Danty 11 Jules Favre 10 Antoine Hastoy 9 Tawerra Kerr-Barlow

1 Reda Wardi 2 Pierre Bourgarit (Cap) 3 Uini Atonio 4 Thomas Lavault 5 Will Skelton 6 Paul Boudehent 7 Levani Botia 8 Yoan Tanga

16 Sacha Idoumi 17 Joel Sclavi 18 Georges-Henri Colombe Reazel, 19 Ultan Dillane 20 Rémi Picquette 21 Judicaël Cancoriet 22 Teddy Iribaren 23 Hugo Reus

Investec Champions Cup 23/24 Round 1

Sunday, December 10, 2023

KO 3:15pm Stade Marcel Deflandre

TV : TNT Sports 1

Referee: Matthew Carley (Eng)

AR 1: Hamish Smales (Eng)

AR 2: Paul Dix (Eng)

TMO: Andrew Jackson (Eng)

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)