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411 : Wales v Ireland preview

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IRELAND : 15. Jamie Osborne 14. Mack Hansen 13. Garry Ringrose 12. Robbie Henshaw 11. James Lowe 10. Sam Prendergast 9. Jamison Gibson-Park

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

16. Gus McCarthy 17. Jack Boyle 18. Finlay Bealham 19. James Ryan 20. Cian Prendergast 21. Conor Murray 22. Jack Crowley 23. Bundee Aki

WALES : 15. Blair Murray 14. Tom Rogers 13. Max Llewellyn 12. Ben Thomas 11. Ellis Mee 10. Gareth Anscombe 9. Tomos Williams

1. Nicky Smith 2. Elliot Dee 3. WillGriff John 4. Will Rowlands 5. Dafydd Jenkins 6. Jac Morgan (c) 7. Tommy Reffell 8. Taulupe Faletau

16. Evan Lloyd 17. Gareth Thomas 18. Henry Thomas 19. Teddy Williams 20. Aaron Wainwright 21. Rhodri Williams 22. Jarrod Evans 23. Joe Roberts

Guinness Six Nations Championship 2025 Round 3

Saturday, February 22, 2025

KO 2:15pm Principality Stadium

Live on : Virgin Media One, BBC1, S4C

Referee: Christophe Ridley (RFU)

Assistant Referee 1: Nika Amashukeli (GRU)

Assistant Referee 2: Gianluca Gnecchi (FIR)

TMO: Ian Tempest (RFU)

FPRO: Matteo Liperini (FIR)

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Sunday, February 23

Ashton Gate, Bristol

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15. Shane Daly 14. Tommy O’Brien 13. Jude Postlethwaite 12. Hugh Gavin 11. Shayne Bolton 10. Ciaran Frawley 9. Nathan Doak

1. Tom O’Toole 2. Diarmuid Barron 3. Jack Aungier 4. Evan O’Connell 5. Darragh Murray 6. Max Deegan (c) 7. Alex Kendellen 8. Sean Jansen

16. Stephen Smyth 17. Paddy McCarthy 18. Oli Jager 19. Conor O’Tighearnaigh 20. Alex Soroka 21. Fintan Gunne 22. Harry Byrne 23. Brian Gleeson

409 : Ospreys v Leinster preview

Our guest : NEIL “KEEGO” KEEGAN

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LEINSTER : 15. Jamie Osborne 14. Tommy O’Brien 13. Hugh Cooney 12. Charlie Tector 11. Jimmy O’Brien 10. Ciarán Frawley 9. Luke McGrath

1. Jack Boyle 2. Gus McCarthy 3. Rabah Slimani 4. Diarmuid Mangan 5. Brian Deeny 6. Max Deegan 7. Scott Penny 8. James Culhane

16. John McKee 17. Paddy McCarthy 18. Rory McGuire 19. RG Snyman 20. Alex Soroka 21. Fintan Gunne 22. Ross Byrne 23. Andrew Osborne

OSPREYS : 15. Jack Walsh 14. Daniel Kasende 13. Evardi Boshoff 12. Keiran Williams 11. Keelan Giles 10. Owen Williams 9. Reuben Morgan-Williams

1. Garyn Phillips 2. Sam Parry 3. Tom Botha 4. James Ratti 5. James Fender 6. Harri Deaves 7. Justin Tipuric (c) 8. Morgan Morris

16. Ethan Lewis 17. Cam Jones 18. Ben Warren 19. Will Spencer 20. Morgan Morse 21. Kieran Hardy 22.Tom Florence 23. Iestyn Hopkins

BKT United Rugby Championship Round 11

Friday February 14, 2025

KO 7:35pm Swansea.com stadium

Live on : TG4, BBC2 Wales, Premier Sports 1, URC.tv

Referee: Filipo Russo (FIR)

AR 1: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

AR 2: Adam Jones (WRU)

TMO: Matteo Liperini (FIR)

408 : Scotland v Ireland wrap

2025 Guinness Six Nations Championship Round 2, Scottish Gas Murrayfield, Edinburgh, Scotland 9/2/2025 Scotland vs Ireland Leinster’s Sam Prendergast Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Dan Sheridan

🏉 Super Sam
🏉 DVDM good & bad
🏉 HIAs
🏉 Mini comeback
🏉 Quaich retained

THIS WEEK’S GUESTS

TOM COLEMAN

CONOR CRONIN

FULL TIME TAKES

Sarah Lennon

Decent performance but we need to get out of the habit of coughing up late scores, this could come down to points difference

Colin McConaghie

Thought JGP was outstanding again and Hugo looks back to his best. Worried about our centres who aren’t hitting the heights.

Not sure about persisting with POM with other longer term options available. Conan stepped it up when he came on.

Cormac Mannion

No head-slapping, whooping and screaming in the opposition’s faces from the Scotland players today. Good enough for them.

Overall, a solid performance. We were very sloppy at times though, particularly from 35mins to 50mins and then the last Scotland score.but we were well on top for most of it. Lineout wasn’t great but we tried a few new things and hopefully Furlong and McCarthy will be back for Wales.

David Ryle

I feel Sam has shut his detractors up but they won’t.

Kevin Kelehan

Scotland played very well for phases but the loss of Russell and Graham means we never saw the full test that was expected. Ireland were really professional in using their power and patience to get their scores. Conan is definitely back to his absolute best as Prendergast raises the bar at 10 higher game after game.

Jackie McEachern

Really happy overall with the performance and bonus point win. I thought Prendergast, Beirne, JGP and Keenan were all excellent. Always things to work on but two 5 point wins from the first two 6N matches is excellent.

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OSPREYS V LEINSTER PREVIEW SHOW

407 : Scotland v Ireland preview

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NEIL “KEEGO” KEEGAN

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IRELAND : 15. Hugo Keenan 14. Mack Hansen 13. Robbie Henshaw 12. Bundee Aki 11. James Lowe 10. Sam Prendergast 9. Jamison Gibson-Park

1. Andrew Porter 2. Rónan Kelleher 3. Finlay Bealham 4. James Ryan 5. Tadhg Beirne 6. Peter O’Mahony 7. Josh van der Flier 8. Caelan Doris (c)

16. Dan Sheehan 17. Cian Healy 18. Thomas Clarkson 19. Ryan Baird 20. Jack Conan 21. Conor Murray 22. Jack Crowley 23. Garry Ringrose

SCOTLAND : 15.Blair Kinghorn 14. Darcy Graham 13. Huw Jones 12. Tom Jordan 11. Duhan van der Merwe 10. Finn Russell (cc) 9. Ben White

1. Rory Sutherland 2. Dave Cherry 3. Zander Fagerson 4. Jonny Gray 5. Grant Gilchrist 6. Matt Fagerson 7. Rory Darge (cc) 8. Jack Dempsey

16. Ewan Ashman. Pierre Schoeman 18. Will Hurd 19. Sam Skinner 20. Gregor Brown 21. Jamie Ritchie 22. Jamie Dobie 23. Stafford McDowall

Guinness Six Nations 2025 Rd 2

Sunday February 9, 2025

KO 3pm Murrayfield

Live on : RTÉ2, BBC1

Referee: James Doleman (NZ)

AR1: Ben O’Keeffe (NZ)

AR2: Pierre Brousset (Fra)

TMO: Richard Kelly (NZ)

FPRO: Andrew Jackson (Eng)

406 : Ireland v England wrap

2025 Guinness Six Nations Championship Round 1, Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland 1/2/2025Ireland vs EnglandIrelands Jamison Gibson-Park scores their first tryMandatory Credit ©INPHO/Billy Stickland

🏉 Early worries

🏉 23 lineouts

🏉 That JGP step

🏉 Weary defenders

🏉 Bench impress

THIS WEEK’S GUESTS

CIAN O’MUILLEOIR

HUGO GORDON

FULL TIME TAKES

Kevin Kelehan

Bench was the difference, Conan was clinical, Dan was Dan as only Dan can be Dan, Tom Clarkson stood up to Ellis Genge who is technically intimidating and Jack Crowley kept it simple and flowing. England were value for their lead on 10 mins but their persistent cynical fouling caught up with them. Ireland got out with 5 points, England very lucky to get 1

Hubert Gallagher

Really really good second half except for allowing the last 2 tries. Huge impact from bench. Conan made an immediate impact. Crowley was excellent as well. And Sheehan….was he ever away?

James Lowe has a knack of making something out of nothing so often. Recognise JGPs performance but Lowe must have been very close to MOTM!!

Discipline excellent and mental toughness to the fore.

Onwards to Scotland – they’ll fancy turning us over and it’s never a gimme in Murrayfield. We need to be even tougher there. Will be a very different game – they’re unlike to kick as much ball away and will challenge our defence our wide.

Jackie McEachern

Lineout and discipline much improved from Autumn Internationals. England getting the LBP is disappointing but getting 5 points from an England match is always a great feeling.

Gavin Macarthur

This kind of championship game should be a platform for developing new players, instead of allowing some of the older players to continue their international careers as ‘game-closers’. There are a few players in that category and they need to be cut loose. Anyone who is over the age of 35 is not really going to figure in the next world cup, so why continue to play them?

That said, it was a good test match, giving the squad an opportunity to put their systems and leadership under pressure.

David Ryle

Turning point was their winger not allowing the ball go dead resulting in an Ireland 5m scrum at 44 mins.

Dave Murray

Great second half (except letting England back in for the bonus point) and Dan Sheehan what an impact again along with Lowe back from their injuries.

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405 : Ireland v England preview

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Our guest : NEIL “KEEGO” KEEGAN

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

1. Andrew Porter 2. Rónan Kelleher 3. Finlay Bealham 4. James Ryan 5. Tadhg Beirne 6. Ryan Baird 7. Josh van der Flier 8. Caelan Doris (c)

16. Dan Sheehan 17. Cian Healy 18. Thomas Clarkson 19. Iain Henderson 20. Jack Conan 21. Conor Murray 22. Jack Crowley 23. Robbie Henshaw

ENGLAND : 15. Freddie Steward 14. Tommy Freeman 13. Ollie Lawrence 12. Henry Slade 11. Cadan Murley 10. Marcus Smith 9. Alex Mitchell

1. Ellis Genge 2. Luke Cowan-Dickie 3. Will Stuart 4. Maro Itoje (c) 5. George Martin 6. Tom Curry 7. Ben Curry 8. Ben Earl

16. Theo Dan 17. Fin Baxter 18. Joe Heyes 19. Ollie Chessum 20. Chandler Cunningham-South 21. Tom Willis 22. Harry Randall 23. Fin Smith

Guinness Six Nations 2025 Rd 1

Saturday February 1, 2025

KO 4:45pm Aviva Stadium

Live on : Virgin Media One

Referee: Ben O’Keeffe (NZ)

AR1: James Doleman (NZ)

AR2: Hollie Davidson (Sco)

TMO: Glenn Newman (NZ)

FPRO: Richard Kelly (NZ)

403 : Leinster v Stormers preview

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Our guest : NEIL “KEEGO” KEEGAN

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LEINSTER : 15. Henry McErlean 14. Andrew Osborne 13. Liam Turner 12. Jordie Barrett 11. James Lowe 10. Ross Byrne 9. Luke McGrath

1. Jack Boyle 2. Dan Sheehan (c) 3. Rabah Slimani 4. RG Snyman 5. Brian Deeny 6. Alex Soroka 7. Scott Penny 8. Max Deegan

16. John McKee 17. Paddy McCarthy 18. Rory McGuire 19. Diarmuid Mangan 20. James Culhane 21. Will Connors 22. Cormac Foley 23. Charlie Tector

STORMERS : 15 Warrick Gelant 14 Ben Loader 13 Ruhan Nel 12 Jonathan Roche 11 Leolin Zas 10 Manie Libbok 9 Paul de Wet

1 Ali Vermaak 2 Joseph Dweba 3 Neethling Fouché 4 JD Schickerling 5 Ruben van Heerden 6 Deon Fourie (c) 7 Ben-Jason Dixon 8 Evan Roos

16 André-Hugo Venter 17 Brok Harris 18 Frans Malherbe 19 Salmaan Moerat 20 Marcel Theunissen 21 Paul de Villiers 22 Herschel Jantjies 23 Wandisile Simelane

BKT United Rugby Championship 24/25 Rd 10

Saturday January 25, 2025

KO 5pm Aviva Stadium

Live on : TG4, Premier Sports 1, URC.tv

Referee: Andrea Piardi (FIR)

AR 1: Chris Busby (IRFU)

AR 2: Jonathan Erskine (IRFU)

TMO: Matteo Liperini (FIR)

402 : Leinster v Bath wrap

18 January 2025; Jack Conan of Leinster on his way to scoring his side’s third try despite the attention of Finn Russell of Bath during the Investec Champions Cup Pool 2 match between Leinster and Bath at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

🏉 Ringer the winger?

🏉 Bath early

🏉 Super Slimani

🏉 Early bath

🏉 Mission accomplished

THIS WEEK’S GUESTS

RICHARD MIFSUD

DAVID CORDIAL

FULL TIME TAKES

Denise O’Brien

Only just getting my breath back 🤣 Osborne, Henshaw, Slimani outstanding. All subs made an impact – great to see the attack firing against a team who are scoring so many points in the Prem!

David Ryle

Starting to get the balance between attack and defense.

Kevin Kelehan

Superb atmosphere at the Aviva, even 0-14 the crowd weren’t phased. Leinster were superb in the set piece, line out looks fixed, they won 4 or 5 scrum penalties, the development of Jamie Osborne is a joy to watch as was seeing Jack Conan back close to his best, RG Snyman continues to astonish in his ability to recycle out of contact and Doris and Van Der Flier are certifiable nuisances. Get those tickets for Cardiff

John Jones

Happy with the win but I’m not getting as excited as some people on here re: the attack. It only really started to flow once Bath had the red card. That was at 60mins and it was only 26-21 at that point. I think we still need to improve loads and I’m not convinced yet about playing that many players out of position

Greg Kelly

Have to wonder where the hallowed Premiership is left now? Their high flyers hammered by a team that was playing at max 70% only 50% of the game. I think Bath knew Leinster were going to unload on them with nasty hooks and body shots in the last 15-20 mins. Evidenced by them time wasting on 44 mins.

Jackie McEachern

I was really nervous through the first half but bench had a great impact in the second half. It’s the best I’ve seen our attack look in a long time! Here’s hoping it’s all starting to come together.

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401 : Leinster v Bath preview

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Our guest : MARK JACKSON

LEINSTER : 15. Hugo Keenan 14. Garry Ringrose 13. Robbie Henshaw 12. Jordie Barrett 11. Jamie Osborne 10. Sam Prendergast 9. Jamison Gibson-Park

1. Andrew Porter 2. Rónan Kelleher 3. Rabah Slimani 4. Joe McCarthy 5. James Ryan 6. Max Deegan 7. Josh van der Flier 8. Jack Conan (c)

16. Gus McCarthy 17. Cian Healy 18. Thomas Clarkson 19. RG Snyman 20. Caelan Doris 21. Luke McGrath 22. Ross Byrne 23. Jimmy O’Brien

BATH : 15 Tom de Glanville 14 Joe Cokanasiga 13 Ollie Lawrence 12 Max Ojomoh 11 Ruaridh McConnochie 10 Finn Russell 9 Ben Spencer (c)

1 Beno Obano, 2 Niall Annett, 3 Will Stuart, 4 Quinn Roux, 5 Ross Molony, 6 Ted Hill, 7 Miles Reid, 8 Alfie Barbeary,

16 Tom Dunn, 17 Francois van Wyk, 18 Thomas du Toit, 19 Charlie Ewels, 20 Josh Bayliss, 21 Louis Schreuder, 22 Orlando Bailey, 23 Jaco Coetzee

Investec Rugby Champions Cup 24/25 Rd 4

Saturday January 18, 2025

KO 5:30pm Aviva Stadium

Live on : Premier Sports 1

Referee : Luc Ramos (Fra)

AR1 : Thomas Charabas (Fra)

AR2 : Jonathan Gasnier (Fra)

TMO : Julien Castaignede (Fra)

400 : La Rochelle v Leinster wrap

12 January 2025; Jamie Osborne of Leinster offloads to teammate Joe McCarthy before he runs through to score his side’s first try during the Investec Champions Cup Pool 2 match between Stade Rochelais and Leinster at Stade Marcel Deflandre in La Rochelle, France. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

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🏉 80-minute D

🏉 The Porter Protocol

🏉 Jamie spin, Joe score

🏉 Missed kicks

🏉 Frantic finish

THIS WEEK’S GUESTS

TOM COLEMAN

CIAN O’MUILLEOIR

FULL TIME TAKES

John Hyland

Botia was a nuisance when he came on. Leinster were very physical and really ripped into them in the first half but lost a bit of intensity after the substitutions. Both sides need to improve their place kicking.

Gavin Hegarty

Ok let’s not call a spade a shovel here. We won but it was far from satisfactory. So many schoolboy errors that a better side would have hugely punished us on. Our lineout is an utter sham, I don’t get how a pro team can have one so bad. I think some of the subs, like Byrne and McGrath, happened to early, prendergast was doing very well.

On a side note that TMO should be fired for raising the Doris tackle with the ref and for wasting everyone’s time reviewing it. I think he was aiming for the world’s first back to head penalty.

Jackie McEachern

Happy for the win away. Amazing defence and still lots to work on in attack. We can’t miss kicks like the one Byrne missed in games at this level. The kick Barrett missed was much more difficult and maybe we should have gone to the corner then?

For me MOTM was between JVDF and Doris.

Greg Kelly

We turned the tables on them. We had them running into brick walls and numerous times their sustained phase attack was driven 20-30m backwards. They did that to us in our 1st few encounters.

Ross Byrnes missed kick again I think will be another paving stone on his road out of the club. In a game like that you can’t miss those kicks

Kevin Kelehan

O’Gara had La Rochelle pumped, the crowd was extremely partisan. Leinster made mistakes but had the winning mentality, did not make it easy for themselves but did the hard work without the ball.

John Jones

Amazing defensive performance and we looked in control for the middle part of the game. Thought we really lost our shape once all the subs were on though and there were far too many players out of position- need a more balanced bench selection I think. Also, Ross is a great servant but Frawley has to be the back up 10 in these games i think. I just don’t trust Byrne in clutch games and that penalty miss was pretty unforgivable I think. Also wasn’t it very similar to the penalty that Frawley came off the bench and nailed in the same fixture last year?

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