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235 : IRELAND V ENGLAND WRAP aka “Gran’s Lamb”

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Ryan Baird immense ..kudos must go to all coaches n staff and squad

10 tries conceeded in 2 6 Nations campaigns combined telling stat..hats off to Simon Easterby for defensive work especially

James Griffin

England brought physicality but not a lot of game nous. Ireland, while not always as precise as in previous games, matched their physicality but in addition, had good game management and made good decisions at crucial times. Delighted for the entire squad; a fully deserved slam.

Gavin Hegarty

Not a good Irish performance but always great to get a slam.

Up for discussion is where rugby is going. A red card should be for a malicious act, not for what steward did. His offence was a yellow at most.

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Tim Stickland  Congratulations Ireland. Great shift from Johnny Sexton. RWC looks fantastic with the French in great form too.

RichardMifsud It seems I’m required to force myself to have a celebratory #whiskey

FRONT FIVE ARTICLES

  1. Nine tries, 66 points and a frantic finish – Gonzaga claim first Senior Cup after famous win over Blackrock – Independent.ie [Des Berry]
  2. RTÉ and Virgin Media secure Rugby World Cup 2023 rights | World Rugby
  3. Six Nations: Scotland survive incredibly nervy finish as Blair Kinghorn scores hat-trick of tries against Italy | The Scotsman [Graham Bean]
  4. Wales end Six Nations campaign on losing note against France – The Irish Times 
  5. Six-try Ireland U20s make history with back-to-back Grand Slam titles (the42.ie) [Sinead Farrell]

SIX NATIONS WRAP

ROUND 5

SCO 26-14 ITA

FRA 41-28 WAL

IRE 29-16 ENG

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232 : SCOTLAND v IRELAND WRAP

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Conor Cronin The wins in the previous 3 rounds with a big injury list, outdone by getting through that game in spite of the injuries.

We allowed the scots to dictate big parts of that game but once we took charge we’d 2 quick tries and that was it. raging for James Ryan not to get the score or the assist with that fine supporting run, and not to have got the BP.

Players really stood up and were counted, and while there were mistakes it’s the attitude of getting up and getting the next phase right that is the core of this team right now.

James Griffin What a very special group of men! To play through so much adversity and win is why they have the ranking they have. Speedy recovery to the injured.

Mark Jackson Think that covers most contingencies ..struggling to come up w new ones ..maybe Hugo Keenan as a LO jumper…Jukebox finally kicking for goal.

Kevin Kelehan Dogged in the extreme, not much more could have gone against them, the disallowed first try, the smashing of Doris in the air in the line out and no sanction, then Sheehan and then Henderson so early in the game. Today was proof that even a much improved Scotland with tails up in front of a noisy crowd could not derail Ireland seriously discommoded by injuries. Time to nail Farrell and Catt down for a contract extension before the World Cup!

Lee O Farrell They always talk about the rub of the green but the lads today made their own luck.

An incredible performance. One of the things that sets this group apart from previous Irish teams is the headspace. And these lads have it in spades!

Andrew Potts Every benefit of the doubt was given to Scotland by the Ref.

Even the fact he was joking around when Ringrose was being attended to for a serious injury was completely tone deaf.

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Brian Nisbet Grand Slam still very much on. 7-22 in Edinburgh. Very scrappy match and concerning injuries, but still, it’s a win and any issues will be forgotten after the fifth win next weekend.

Marc Fritsche The players will be in nothing but ice baths for the week, that was extremely physical

FRONT FIVE ARTICLES

  1. Portugal and Georgia to contest REC 23 Grand Final (rugbyeurope.eu) 
  2. Blackrock set up schools cup final rematch with Gonzaga after edging St Michael’s in thrilling finale – Independent.ie [Des Berry]
  3. Ireland close in on U20 Grand Slam defence after 75-point demolition of Scotland (the42.ie) [Lewis Stuart]
  4. Wales finally win a Six Nations match as old face returns to make difference – Wales Online [Steffan Thomas]
  5. Shambolic England given a France masterclass (lastwordonsports.com) [Charlie Inglefield]

SIX NATIONS ROUND 4 WRAP

ROUND 4

ITA 17-29 WAL

ENG 10-53 FRA

SCO 7-22 IRE

ROUND 5

SAT MAR 18

SCO V ITA

FRA V WAL

IRE V ENG

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230 : “The 6N 2-rounds left panel”

A bonus pod to set us up nicely for the remaining two rounds of the Six Nations featuring an all-provincial panel.

🏉 The 2023 6N so far

🏉 Ireland’s “work-ons”

🏉 Expectations for Rds 4&5

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IRELAND v Italy : 15 Hugo KEENAN 14 Mack HANSEN 13 Garry RINGROSE Bundee AKI 12 Bundee AKI Stuart McCLOSKEY11 James LOWE 10 Ross BYRNE 9 Craig CASEY

1 Andrew PORTER 2 Rónan KELLEHER 3 Finlay BEALHAM 4 Iain HENDERSON 5 James RYAN (c) 6 Caelan DORIS 7 Josh VAN DER FLIER 8 Jack CONAN

16 Dan SHEEHAN 17 Dave KILCOYNE 18 Tom O’TOOLE 19 Ryan BAIRD 20 Peter O’MAHONY 21 Conor MURRAY 22 Jack CROWLEY 23 Stuart McCLOSKEY Jimmy O’BRIEN

Italy : 15 A Capuozzo 14 E Padovani 13 JI Brex 12 T Menoncello 11 P Bruno 10 P Garbisi 9. S Varney

1 D Fischetti 2 G Nicotera 3 S Ferrari 4 N Cannone 5 F Ruzza 6 S Negri 7 M Lamaro (c) 8 L Cannone

16 L Bigi 17 F Zani 18 M Riccioni 19 E Iachizzi 20 G Pettinelli 21 A Fusco 22 L Morisi 23 T Allan

Guinness Six Nations 2023

Round 3

Sat Feb 25  KO 2:15pm

Stadio Olimpico

Live on: RTÉ2, ITV1

Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU)

AR1: Wayne Barnes (RFU)

AR2: Craig Evans (WRU)

TMO: Marius Jonker (SARU)

Rugby on TV : Feb 23-27

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NOTE : PREMIER SPORTS IS NOW ALSO KNOWN AS VIAPLAY

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23

2:45PM – BLACKROCK V ROSCREA – LEINSTER SCHOOLS CUP – VIAPLAY/PREMIER SPORTS 1 (REPEAT AT 7:15PM)

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24

6:05AM – CRUSADERS V CHIEFS – SUPER RUGBY PACIFIC – SKY SPORTS ACTION

8:35AM – WARATAHS V BRUMBIES – SUPER RUGBY PACIFIC – SKY SPORTS ACTION

7:15PM – ITALY V IRELAND – U20 SIX NATIONS – RTÉ TWO

7:45PM – BATH V BRISTOL BEARS – PREMIERSHIP – BT SPORT 2

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25

3:30AM – SEATTLE V RUGBY ATL – MAJOR LEAGUE RUGBY – THERUGBYNETWORK.COM

3:35AM – MOANA PASIFIKA V FIJIAN DRUA – SUPER RUGBY PACIFIC – SKY SPORTS MAIN EVENT/ACTION

6:05AM – HIGHLANDERS V BLUES – SUPER RUGBY PACIFIC – SKY SPORTS ACTION

8:35AM – REDS V HURRICANES – SUPER RUGBY PACIFIC – SKY SPORTS ACTION

9:15AM – BLACKROCK V ROSCREA (REPEAT) – LEINSTER SCHOOLS CUP – VIAPLAY/PREMIER SPORTS 2

10:30AM – BATH V BRISTOL BEARS (REPEAT) – PREMIERSHIP – BT SPORT 3

11AM – WESTERN FORCE V MELBOURNE REBELS – SUPER RUGBY PACIFIC – SKY SPORTS ACTION

12PM – SHOULDER TO SHOULDER – DOCUMENTARY – BT SPORT 2

12PM – SHARKS V ULSTER – UNITED RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP – VIAPLAY 1

12:30PM – GLOUCESTER V SARACENS – WOMEN’S PREMIER 15S – PREMIER15S.COM*

2:10PM – LIONS V GLASGOW WARRIORS – UNITED RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP – VIAPLAY 1

2:15PM – ITALY V IRELAND – GUINNESS SIX NATIONS – RTÉ TWO, ITV 1

2:30PM – SARACENS V NEWCASTLE – PREMIERSHIP – PR.TV*

2:45PM – NORTHAMPTON V GLOUCESTER – PREMIERSHIP – PR.TV*

3PM – EXETER V LOUGHBOROUGH – WOMEN’S PREMIER 15S – PREMIER15S.COM*

4PM – LYON V RACING – 🔝🐱🐴 – VIAPLAY/PREMIER SPORTS 2

4:45PM – WALES V ENGLAND – GUINNESS SIX NATIONS – VIRGIN MEDIA ONE, BBC1

6PM – STADE FRANCAIS V MONTPELLIER (TAPE DELAY) – 🔝🐱🐴 – PREMIER SPORTS 2

7:27PM – IRELAND V URUGUAY – MEN’S LA SEVENS – WORLD.RUGBY

7:30PM – LONDON IRISH V LEICESTER TIGERS – PREMIERSHIP – PR.TV*

8PM – TOULOUSE V PAU – 🔝🐱🐴 – PREMIER SPORTS 2

9PM – UTAH WARRIORS V DALLAS JACKALS – MAJOR LEAGUE RUGBY – THERUGBYNETWORK.COM

10:40PM – IRELAND V CANADA – MEN’S LA SEVENS – WORLD.RUGBY

1AM (SUNDAY) – HOUSTON V NEW ORLEANS – MAJOR LEAGUE RUGBY – THERUGBYNETWORK.COM

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26

3:03AM – IRELAND V SOUTH AFRICA – MEN’S LA SEVENS – WORLD.RUGBY

8:30AM – NEW ZEALAND V AUSTRALIA (REPEAT 2022) – RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP – SKY SPORTS ACTION

10AM – SHARKS V ULSTER (REPEAT) – UNITED RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP – VIAPLAY/PREMIER SPORTS 1

11:45AM – LIONS V GLASGOW (REPEAT) – UNITED RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP = VIAPLAY/PREMIER SPORTS 1

1PM – EXETER V SALE SHARKS – PREMIERSHIP – BT SPORT 1

3PM – FRANCE V SCOTLAND – GUINNESS SIX NATIONS – RTÉ TWO, ITV1

4:55PM – PLAYOFFS BEGIN – MEN’S LA SEVENS – WORLD.RUGBY

6PM – LYON V RACING 92 (REPEAT) – 🔝🐱🐴 – VIAPLAY/PREMIER SPORTS 1

6:55PM – SIX NATIONS HIGHLIGHTS – VIRGIN MEDIA TWO

7PM – SIX NATIONS RUGBY SPECIAL – BBC 2

8PM – NEW YORK V TORONTO – MAJOR LEAGUE RUGBY – THERUGBYNETWORK.COM

8PM – CLÉRMONT V TOULON – 🔝🐱🐴 – VIAPLAY/PREMIER SPORTS 1

9PM – SAN DIEGO V NEW ENGLAND – MAJOR LEAGUE RUGBY – THERUGBYNETWORK.COM

10PM – TOULOUSE V PAU (REPEAT) – 🔝🐱🐴 – VIAPLAY/PREMIER SPORTS 1 

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27

2:45PM – ST MICHAELS V CLONGOWES – LEINSTER SCHOOLS CUP – VIAPLAY/PREMIER SPORTS 1

7:15PM – PREMIERSHIP HIGHLIGHTS – BT SPORT 3

8PM – AGAINST THE HEAD – RTÉ TWO

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207 : Harpin’ Preview Show #OSPvLEI

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Leinster : 15. Hugo Keenan 14. Jordan Larmour 13. Jamie Osborne 12. Charlie Ngatai 11. Jimmy O’Brien 10. Harry Byrne 9. Cormac Foley

1. Cian Healy 2. Dan Sheehan 3. Michael Ala’alatoa 4. Ross Molony 5. Brian Deeny 6. Rhys Ruddock > CAPTAIN 7. Scott Penny 8. Jack Conan

​16. John McKee 17. Michael Milne 18. Vakhtang Abdaladze 19. James Ryan 20. Josh van der Flier 21. Nick McCarthy 22. Ross Byrne 23. Rob Russell

Ospreys: 15. Cai Evans 14. Mat Protheroe 13. Michael Collins 12. Keiran Williams 11. Keelan Giles 10. Owen Williams 9. Reuben Morgan-Williams

1. Nicky Smith 2. Dewi Lake 3. Tomas Francis 4. Rhys Davies 5. Alun Wyn Jones 6. Ethan Roots 7. Justin Tipuric > capt 8. Morgan Morris

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BKT United Rugby Championship 22/23

Round 12

Sat Jan 7  KO 7:35pm

Swansea.com Stadium

Referee: Andrea Piardi (FIR) 

AR 1: Dewi Phillips (WRU) 

AR 2: Jason Bessant (WRU)

TMO: Matteo Liperini (FIR)

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

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Leinster : 15. Jimmy O’Brien 14. Jordan Larmour 13. Liam Turner 12. Charlie Ngatai 11. Rob Russell 10. Johnny Sexton > CAPTAIN 9. Jamison Gibson-Park 

1. Michael Milne 2. Rónan Kelleher 3. Michael Ala’alatoa 4. Brian Deeny 5. James Ryan 6. Ryan Baird 7. Josh van der Flier 8. Caelan Doris

16. John McKee 17. Marcus Hanan 18. Vakhtang Abdaladze 19. Alex Soroka 20. Scott Penny 21. Cormac Foley 22. Harry Byrne 23. Jamie Osborne

Connacht: 15 T O’Halloran 14 D Kilgallen 13 T Farrell 12 D Hawkshaw 11 J Porch 10 J Carty (C) 9 C Blade

1 P Dooley 2 D Heffernan 3 D Robertson-McCoy 4 D Murray 5 N Murray 6. C Prendergast 7 S Hurley-Langton 8 J Butler

16 S Delahunt 17 D Buckley 18 S Illo 19. O Dowling 20 C Oliver 21 K Marmion 22 T Daly 23 B Ralston

BKT United Rugby Championship 22/23

Round 11

Sun Jan 1  KO 7:35pm

RDS Arena

Referee: Eoghan Cross (IRFU)

AR 1: Chris Busby (IRFU) 

AR 2: Peter Martin (IRFU)

TMO: Leo Colgan (IRFU)

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199 : Racing 92 v Leinster wrap

10 December 2022; Josh van der Flier of Leinster makes a break on his way to scoring his side’s sixth try during the Heineken Champions Cup Pool A Round 1 match between Racing 92 and Leinster at Stade Océane in Le Havre, France. Photo by Harry Murphy/Sportsfile

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Andrew Potts  Very good performance by Leinster and adapting well to Racing flooding the ruck. As always Leinster very focused as 15 on the park, impressive by JVdF nuisance all day which is a compliment for a 7 and still gas at 79 for a solo!

Gerald Williamson  Will not complain. A convincing win in the end. Even missing one or two key players, Leinster did the job for the bonus pt win. Stuart has a idea what awaits him next season.

Gavin Hegarty Job done, BP done. Racing should be embarrassed to lose by 32 at ‘home’.  We need to do better but you can only play what’s in front of you.

Chris McDonnell Without Sexton Henshaw and Furlong and still almost flawless. A little too much kicking for my liking but hey

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RichardMifsud You don’t win anything in December, especially in the #championscup but you can lay down markers and #leinster did just that in Le Havre That was easily their best 80 of the season thus far Caelan Doris worthy POTM but big performances across the park Let’s see where we are in May in #dublin #R92vLEI

Jay Long You can only play what’s there but was really happy to see how hungry we were throughout. The lads chased everything. Sensational start.  We’re on the road again!

Ross Carrick I wasn’t expecting this from Racing. Lack of sustained possession and phase building. Leinster aren’t at their best but are deserved three score leaders. 

Robin Cafolla I remember when you feared going to France no matter who you were playing. Safe to say those days are over. Very dominant display from Leinster.

Brian Nisbet  10-42, what a wonderful victory in France! Perfect start to this year’s European campaign from a team that are playing very well together!

FRONT FIVE ARTICLES

1 IRFU believes competition structures will prevent exodus of top women players – Independent.ie [Ruairidh O’Connor]

2 Highlights: Sharks & Bulls win thrillers, Stormers slump (sarugbymag.co.za)

3 Connacht kick-start Challenge Cup campaign with home win over Newcastle Falcons – The Irish Times 

4 Shambolic Ulster taught European lesson as rampant Sale Sharks nil them in opening Champions Cup pool tie – BelfastTelegraph.co.uk [Jonathan Bradley]

5 Munster come up short in thick Thomond fog against dogged Toulouse (the42.ie) [Ciarán Kennedy]

HCC ROUND 1 WRAP

ROUND ONE

LIR 27-32 MON

R92 10-42 LEIN

SHA 39-21 HAR

GLO 22-17 BOR

CLÉ 24-14 STO

LAR 46-12 NOR

BUL 42-36 LYN

CAS 12-27 EXE

SAL 39-0 ULS

MUN 13-18 TLS

SAR 30-26 EDI

OSP 17-23 LEIC

ROUND TWO

BOR V SHA

LEIN V GLO

EDI V CAS

EXE V BUL

LYN V SAR

LEIC V CLÉ

STO V LIR

ULS V LAR

MON V OSP

TLS V SAL

NOR V MUN

HAR V R92

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194 : Opposition view – Ulster

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On our latest Opp View pod I spoke to Ulster fan Ian Frizzell about their squad ahead of Saturday’s top-of-the-table #URC clash

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Rugby on TV : Oct 14-17

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14

7:05AM – WELLINGTON V AUCKLAND – NPC – SKY SPORTS ARENA

7:35PM – OSPREYS V STORMERS – URC – BBC2 WALES, PREMIER SPORTS 2, URC.TV

7:35PM – CONNACHT V LEINSTER – URC – RTÉ TWO, PREMIER SPORTS 1, URC.TV

7:45PM – SALE SHARKS V LONDON IRISH – PREMIERSHIP – BT SPORT 1

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15

3AM – SCOTLAND V AUSTRALIA – WOMEN’S RWC – WORLD.RUGBY

5:30AM – USA V JAPAN – WOMEN’S RWC – WORLD.RUGBY

7:05AM – CANTERBURY V BAY OF PLENTY – NPC – SKY SPORTS ARENA

8AM – FRANCE V ENGLAND – WOMEN’S RWC – WORLD.RUGBY

9AM (REPLAY) – CONNACHT V LEINSTER – URC – PREMIER SPORTS 1

11:30AM – BATUMI V ROMANIAN WOLVES – RE SUPER CUP – RUGBYEUROPE.TV

1PM – LIONS V ULSTER – URC – PREMIER SPORTS 1, URC.TV

3PM – EXETER V WASPS, NORTHAMPTON V NEWCASTLE, SARACENS V BATH – PREMIERSHIP – PR.TV

3:05PM – SHARKS V GLASGOW WARRIORS – URC – PREMIER SPORTS 1, URC.TV

4:30PM – LUSITANOS V CASTILLA Y LEON IBERIANS – RE SUPER CUP – RUGBYEUROPE.TV

5:15PM – EDINBURGH V TREVISO – URC – PREMIER SPORTS 1, URC.TV

5:15PM – CARDIFF V DRAGONS – URC – PREMIER SPORTS 2, URC.TV

7PM – BRUSSELS DEVILS V DELTA – RE SUPER CUP – RUGBYEUROPE.TV

7:35PM – MUNSTER V BULLS – URC – TG4, PREMIER SPORTS 1, URC.TV

7:35PM – SCARLETS V ZEBRE – URC – S4C, PREMIER SPORTS 2, URC.TV

9:35PM (TAPE DELAY) – BRIVE V TOULOUSE – TOP😸🐴 – PREMIER SPORTS 1

12:45AM (SUNDAY) – ITALY V CANADA – WOMEN’S RWC – WORLD.RUGBY

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16

3:15AM – WALES V NEW ZEALAND – WOMEN’S RWC – WORLD.RUGBY

5:45AM – FIJI V SOUTH AFRICA – WOMEN’S RWC – WORLD.RUGBY

8AM (TAPE DELAY) – MONTPELLIER V LYON – TOP😸🐴 – PREMIER SPORTS 2

10AM (TAPE DELAY) – BORDEAUX V RACING 92 – TOP😸🐴 – PREMIER SPORTS 2

11AM – TEL AVIV HEAT V BLACK LION – RE SUPER CUP – RUGBYEUROPE.TV

3PM – HARLEQUINS V LEICESTER TIGERS – PREMIERSHIP – BT SPORT 1

12AM (MONDAY – TAPE DELAY) – LA ROCHELLE V TOULON – TOP😸🐴 – PREMIER SPORTS 1

MONDAY, OCTOBER 17

7:45PM – SARACENS V LONDON IRISH – PREMIERSHIP CUP – BT SPORT 1

8PM – AGAINST THE HEAD – RTÉ TWO

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