
Our guest : CONOR CRONIN
IRELAND STARTING XV v ITALY
15 B O’Connor 14 D Colbert 13 F Treacy 12 S Berman 11 H McLaughlin
10 J Murphy 9 O Coffey 1 J Boyd 2 D Sheahan 3 P Bell
4 A Spicer 5 E O’Connell (c) 6 S Edogbo 7 M Flynn 8 L Murphy


Our guest : BALL-HANDLING HOOKER
IRELAND UNDER-20 MEN’S Squad
(2024 Guinness Under-20 Men’s Six Nations Championship):
Backs (14):
Oliver Coffey (Blackrock College RFC/Leinster)
Tadhg Brophy (Naas RFC/Leinster)
Will Wootton (Sale Sharks/IQ Rugby)
Jake O’Riordan (UL Bohemian RFC/Munster)
Jack Murphy (Clontarf FC/Leinster)
Sean Naughton (Galway Corinthians RFC/Connacht)
Hugo McLaughlin (Lansdowne FC/Leinster)
Ethan Graham (Ballynahinch RFC/Ulster)
Hugh Gavin (Galwegians RFC/Connacht)
Rory Ellerby (Queen’s University Belfast RFC/Ulster)
Wilhelm de Klerk (UCD RFC/Leinster)
Finn Treacy (Galwegians RFC/Connacht)
Stephen Kiely (Shannon RFC/Munster)
Ben O’Connor (UCC RFC/Munster)
Forwards (17):
Alex Usanov (Clontarf FC/Leinster)
Ben Howard (Terenure College RFC/Leinster)
Danny Sheahan (Cork Constitution FC/Munster)
Henry Walker (Queen’s University Belfast RFC/Ulster)
Stephen Smyth (Old Wesley RFC/Leinster)
Patreece Bell (Sale Sharks/IQ Rugby)
Jacob Boyd (Queen’s University Belfast RFC/Ulster)
Andrew Sparrow (UCD RFC/Leinster)
Joe Hopes (Queen’s University Belfast RFC/Ulster)
Billy Corrigan (Old Wesley RFC/Leinster)
Evan O’Connell (UL Bohemian RFC/Munster) (capt)
Alan Spicer (UCD RFC/Leinster)
Bryn Ward (Ballynahinch RFC/Ulster)
Sean Edogbo (UCC RFC/Munster)
Josh Stevens (Queen’s University Belfast RFC/Ulster)
Brian Gleeson (Garryowen FC/Munster)
Luke Murphy (Shannon RFC/Munster)
IRELAND UNDER-20 MEN’S SIX NATIONS FIXTURES:
Saturday, February 3: France v Ireland, Stade Maurice David, Aix-en-Provence, 9.10pm local time/8.10pm Irish time
Friday, February 9: Ireland v Italy, Virgin Media Park, 7.15pm
Friday, February 23: Ireland v Wales, Virgin Media Park, 7.15pm
Friday, March 8: England v Ireland, Recreation Ground, Bath, 7.15pm
Friday, March 15: Ireland v Scotland, Virgin Media Park, 7pm

OUR GUESTS : TOM COLEMAN & MARK JACKSON
🏉 Rugby Championship Rd 2
🏉 Sexton saga [verdict released after recording but we were able to edit in a quick reaction]
🏉 Champions Cup draw
🏉 World U20s final
🏉 Irish U20s overall
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

OUR GUEST : THALA MSUTU of RUGBY BITS
🏉 Introducing Thala
🏉 How RSA is adapting to NH rugby
🏉 Rugby Championship Rd 1
🏉 U20s SF IREvRSA

OUR GUEST : JASON LONG
🏉 Introducing Jay
🏉 Recap of 22/23 season
🏉 Nations Championship???
🏉 The Rugby Championship kickoff
🏉 Irish U20s v Fiji

🏉 Champions Cup draw
🏉 Vakh Abdeladze to Brive
🏉 New Leinster kit supplier
🏉 Sexton debate
🏉 Irish Men’s 7s
🏉 Irish U20s v Australia (this portion also available on YouTube)
Our guest : TOM COLEMAN

Myself & Mark Jackson harp on some offseason topics such as…
1) Super Rugby final
2) Irish Men’s 7s bid to qualify for 2024 Olympics
(Watch the Sevens here > Rugby Europe Live)
3) Ireland U20’s World Champions opener v England
4) Irish RWC2023 training squad
Our guest : MARK JACKSON


OUR GUEST : BALL HANDLING HOOKER
Ireland U20s Squad:
Forwards (17):
George Hadden (Clontarf/Leinster)
George Morris (Lansdowne/Leinster)
Gus McCarthy (UCD/Leinster)
Max Clein (Garryowen/Munster)*
Danny Sheahan (UCC/Munster)
Paddy McCarthy (Dublin University/Leinster)
Fiachna Barrett (Corinthians/Connacht)
Ronan Foxe (Old Belvedere/Leinster)*
Conor O’Tighearnaigh (UCD/Leinster)
Charlie Irvine (Queen’s University/Ulster)
Joe Hopes (Queen’s University/Ulster)
Diarmuid Mangan (UCD/Leinster)
Evan O’Connell (UL Bohemians/Munster)
James McNabney (Ballymena/Ulster)
Ruadhan Quinn (Old Crescent/Munster)
Brian Gleeson (Garryowen/Munster)
Dan Barron (Dublin University/Leinster)*
Backs (13):
Fintan Gunne (Terenure/Leinster)
Jack Oliver (Garryowen/Munster)*
Oscar Cawley (Naas/Leinster)
Sam Prendergast (Lansdowne/Leinster)
Matthew Lynch (Dublin University/Leinster)
John Devine (Corinthians/Connacht)
Hugh Cooney (Clontarf/Leinster)
Hugh Gavin (Galwegians/Connacht)
Andrew Osborne (Naas/Leinster)
Rory Telfer (Queen’s University/Ulster)
James Nicholson (UCD/Leinster)
Henry McErlean (Terenure/Leinster)
Harry West (Buccaneers/Connacht)
*Uncapped at U20s level
Ireland U20s Fixtures:
Saturday 24th June: Ireland U20s v England U20s, Paarl Gymnasium, Paarl – 1.30pm local time/12.30pm Irish time
Thursday 29th June: Ireland U20s v Australia U20s, Paarl Gymnasium, Paarl – 11am local time/10am Irish time
Tuesday 4th July: Ireland U20s v Fiji U20s, Paarl Gymnasium, Paarl – 1.30pm local time/12.30pm Irish time
Sunday 9th July: Play-off match
Friday 14th July: Play-off match.
Click here for the article BHH wrote for Harpin about U20 rugby back in 2013
Click here for a report & highlights of the IREvFRA match from Apr 2022 referenced by BHH