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Rugby Weekly Extra
With two new shows each week, our experts dig into the game-tape for analysis rich in detail and information.
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Episodes
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The view from La Rochelle, Murray's microscopic preview, and Munster positives
Murray Kinsella and Gavan Casey are joined by French journalist Benjamin Deudon, who covers La Rochelle for the Sud Ouest newspaper. Benjamin gives us his…
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Leinster v La Rochelle V, and how do Munster return to Europe's top table?
Murray Kinsella and Bernard Jackman join Gavan Casey to discuss the provinces' fortunes in Europe over the weekend. A sickly and injury-ravaged Munster fell to…
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Munster's meaty challenge, Leinster's big moments, and trophy chances
With an exciting Champions Cup round of 16 ahead this weekend, Gav and Murray discuss the challenges facing Leinster and Munster, while they also flag how big…
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Leinster's scramble D, Connacht's sore loss, and signs of hope for Ulster?
Bernard Jackman joins Gavan Casey to look back on Leinster's top-of-the-table victory over the Bulls, Munster's labouring win over Cardiff, and tougher days at…
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Eoin’s farewell, and a look-ahead to Ireland v Italy
Gavan Casey is joined for the final time — for the moment, anyway — by new Wallabies coach Eoin Toolan on his short visit home. Later, Ciarán Kennedy dials in…
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More questions than answers for Ulster, and is it time to give more priority to the provinces?
Fresh off the Irish showjumping team's brilliant victory at the League of Nations, Bernard Jackman joins Gavan Casey from Florida to discuss the provinces'…
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Next steps in Ireland's evolution, the pros & cons of the new law trials, and Ulster's personnel changes
Murray and Gav are joined for the first time by former Leinster and Ireland hooker James Tracy, who gives his detailed thoughts on Ireland's Six Nations…
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2024 Six Nations review
Murray and Berch join Gav to reflect on Super Saturday in Dublin as Ireland were crowned Six Nations Champions. The lads also review the tournament as a whole…
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Ireland 17-13 Scotland: Post-match reaction pod
Murray and Gav give their immediate reaction from Lansdowne Road after Ireland retain the Six Nations championship. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for…
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Eoin's friends in high places, 6N Super Saturday look-ahead, and Kissy's Reds impress
Eoin Toolan is challenged to REVEAL ALL about his Friday spent alongside Joe Schmidt watching the Waratahs play the Highlanders in a box at Allianz Stadium. He…
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Frisch problems at Munster, how England beat Ireland, and Italy stun Typical Scotland in Rome
Murray Kinsella and Gavan Casey discuss Antoine Frisch's call-up by France, the potential ramifications for Munster, and whether or not it should be Andy…
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England 23-22 Ireland: Post-match pod
Rumours of England's demise -- many of them spread by us -- were greatly exaggerated. Murray Kinsella joins Gavan Casey from Twickenham after England killed…
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What makes Irish schools rugby so special?
Murray and Gav are joined for a special episode by St Michael's College DOR and head coach Andy Skehan, as well as Presentation Brothers College boss Ger…
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How England-Ireland will be won and lost, irrepressible Chiefs, and Hawaiian Super Rugby franchise?
Murray Kinsella and Eoin Toolan join Gavan Casey to preview and predict Ireland's visit to Twickenham this Saturday. The lads also look ahead to Italy-Scotland…
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Snyman a league above, Ulster still too soft, and English discontent ahead of Ireland
Murray Kinsella, Bernard Jackman and Gavan Casey review the provinces' victories in the URC. Rhys Carré presented Leinster with a test that they ultimately…
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Farrell’s selection dilemma and Super Rugby’s gumshield drama
Eoin Toolan, Murray Kinsella and Gavan Casey reflect on a dramatic opening weekend of Super Rugby Pacific and begin to look ahead to Twickenham. Hosted on…
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Ireland better on second viewing, and Dupont runs amok while France nose-dive
Murray Kinsella joins Gavan Casey to review the Six Nations weekend. The lads discuss Ireland-Wales after a TV rewatch, Italy's turnaround from their 60-7…
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Ireland 31-7 Wales: Post-match reaction pod
Murray Kinsella and Gavan Casey give their immediate thoughts from the Aviva Stadium. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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McFarland reaches the end at Ulster, and a big Super Rugby 2024 preview
Eoin Toolan joins Gavan Casey to discuss Dan McFarland's departure from Ulster and look ahead to the 2024 Super Rugby Pacific season, which looks like it could…
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Life without Keenan, new-look Wales, and the URC action
Bernard Jackman and Murray Kinsella look ahead to the next step in Ireland's Grand Slam bid as Wales visit Dublin on Saturday. The lads also discuss wins for…
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James Lowe: the world's best left wing? And a simple solution to the Scotland-France TMO controversy
Eoin Toolan joins Gavan Casey to analyse the weekend's three Six Nations games and look ahead to Ireland's meetings with Wales and England in the coming weeks…
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Leave Crowley alone, Aviva atmosphere, and rants about grey areas
Ciarán Kennedy joins Gavan Casey to discuss the Six Nations weekend that was. The lads chat about Jack Crowley's critics, James Lowe's elevation to a…
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Ireland 36-0 Italy: Post-match reaction podcast
Gavan Casey and Ciaran Kennedy give their immediate post-game impressions from the Aviva Stadium. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ireland's attacking variety, Keenan v prime Kearney, and weekend preview
Eoin Toolan joins Gavan Casey to look ahead to Ireland's game with Italy as well as Scotland-France and England-Wales this weekend. Hosted on Acast. See…
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Big Joe, French woe, and two Grand Slams in a row?
Bernard Jackman joins Gavan Casey to discuss Ireland's victory over France in Marseille, Richie Murphy's greatest win as Ireland U20s coach, and Scotland's…
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C'était énorme: Ireland blast France out of the Stade Velodrome
Ciarán Kennedy joins Gavan Casey from the stands in Marseille for your immediate post-match pod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ireland's attack without Sexton, solving the Rebels' $9m debt, and Schmidt's first steps in OZ
Eoin Toolan joins Gavan Casey to preview Ireland's Six Nations opener in Marseille. The former Ireland and Melbourne Rebels performance analyst also gives his…
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Bernard Jackman's Six Nations preview
Berch joins Gav to look ahead to France-Ireland in Marseille and the Six Nations as a whole. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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McFarland's future, POM contractual balls-up, and Joe McCarthy to start v France?
Bernard Jackman joins Gavan Casey to pore over the provinces' vastly different fortunes over the Champions Cup weekend. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy…
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Captain POM, assessing Farrell's 6N squad, and Champions Cup preview
Murray Kinsella joins Gavan Casey to provide his thoughts on Peter O'Mahony being named captain of an 34-man Ireland Six Nations squad which includes no new…
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Munster back to life, Ulster disappoint, and Leinster's big guns fire
Gav, Murray, and Berch dig into a busy weekend in the Champions Cup, with Munster delivering a stirring win on the road in Toulon, Leinster beating a…
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Who replaces Hansen? Will Munster replace Carbery? And Ireland v France in Champions Cup
Eoin Toolan joins Gavan Casey ahead of a Champions Cup weekend in which the four provinces face French opposition. The lads discuss Ireland's back-three…
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Central contracts, Ruddock to Wales, and the Dupont law
After a weekend when the provinces were resting up, Gavan Casey is joined by Bernard Jackman and Murray Kinsella to discuss what's going on elsewhere in the…
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Ulster boss the inter-pros as the Six Nations looms for Ireland
In the first pod of 2024, Bernard Jackman and Murray Kinsella discuss the recent inter-pros, touching on a happy few weeks for Dan McFarland's Ulster…
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World Cups, workloads and bedrooms: The evolution of sports science in rugby
In a special, standalone episode, Dr Peter Tierney joins Murray and Gav to delve into the world of sports science and its application to professional rugby…
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McCarthy-inspired Leinster grind out another Thomond win, and Ulster edge improving Connacht
Back in the warmth of home after his St Stephen's Day trip to a sodden Thomond Park, Ciarán Kennedy joins Gavan Casey to look back over the two Christmas…
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NIQ rules, Carbery's future, and Christmas interpros preview
Eoin Toolan joins Gavan Casey to look ahead to the Christmas interpros as Ulster host Connacht and Leinster travel to URC champions Munster. The lads discuss…
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How Nienaber has 'blown away' Leinster's players, Ulster stand up, and Berch on RG Snyman
Bernard Jackman joins Gavan Casey to discuss the weekend's Champions Cup action which saw two wins and two defeats of very varying kinds for the four…
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Toolan's thoughts on La-Rochelle Leinster, and a typical-looking 'Munster game' at Exeter
Eoin Toolan and Murray Kinsella join Gavan Casey to preview the provinces' Champions Cup fixtures this weekend. Eoin also provides his analysis of Leinster's…
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Leinster win a vicious battle in La Rochelle, and a load of other bad things also happen
Murray Kinsella and Bernard Jackman join Gavan Casey for a review of a mightily impressive Leinster victory over Ronan O'Gara's European champions at the Stade…
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A pre-Christmas message from Gavan
Give the gift of The 42 this Christmas with our exclusive subscriber-only offer. Buy a year's access for the sports fan in your life for the special discounted…
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The Big Champions Cup Preview
Murray and Gav look ahead to the provinces’ opening fixtures and the tournament as a whole. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Leinster's late show, Munster's maul, and Ulster worries
Bernard Jackman and Murray Kinsella review a busy weekend in the URC and look towards some exciting Champions Cup clashes. Hosted on Acast. See…
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Munster in your head, Cullen's bench, Connacht's test, Ulster's hotshots
Eoin Toolan and Murray Kinsella look towards another interesting weekend of games for the Irish provinces. Connacht host a Leinster team look for more rhythm…
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A titanic derby in Dublin, classy 10s, defeats for Connacht and Ulster
Gavan Casey chats with Bernard Jackman and Murray Kinsella about another thrilling clash between Leinster and Munster in the URC, while the lads also reflect…
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Leinster's revenge mission, Ireland's 10 battle, Aussie rugby latest
Eoin Toolan jumps on the line from Sydney to bring Murray Kinsella up to speed on all the latest from Australian rugby before the lads discuss the big Leinster…
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Munster's classy signing, exciting Irish prospects, and a clean sweep
Bernard Jackman joins Murray Kinsella to discuss all the action from the URC as the four Irish provinces win. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more…
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Eoin Toolan picks his Ireland 'A' team and analyses the provinces' first four games
Taskmaster Kinsella sets the returning Eoin Toolan some homework: pick an Ireland 'A' team with a view to facing Portugal in the spring, and flesh out one…
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Ulster prove a point, Connacht make a bags of it, and France stack the deck for the Olympics
Murray Kinsella joins Gavan Casey to discuss Ulster's excellent comeback victory over Munster, and whether Graham Rowntree should be as concerned as he sounded…
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Provinces' young guns end the RWC hangover, Munster lose Snyman & Carbery for months, Portugal to face England 'A'
Murray Kinsella joins Gavan Casey to discuss the four provinces' respective outputs across the URC season so far and look ahead to another interpro weekend…
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Mark Sexton's Connacht influence, Munster's potential lock dynasty, and who will replace Sexton for Ireland?
The Paris Olympic-bound Bernard Jackman joins Gavan Casey to review a brilliant first interpro of the season, choose a left-field potential addition to…
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World Cup Review
Murray, Berch and Gav mull over an enjoyable tournament won by an underappreciated Springbok team, and also discuss what should come next for Ireland over the…
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South Africa are World Champions again: Post-match reaction podcast
Ciarán Kennedy is joined by Murray Kinsella live from the Stade de France in the immediate aftermath of South Africa's 12-11 win over New Zealand. Hosted on…
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Championship structures and World Cup final preview
On Wednesday's pod, Eoin joins Gavan to look ahead to Saturday's RWC final and discuss the future of the international game following World Rugby's unveiling…
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Protect the scrum at all costs, our days of laughing at England are sadly over, and start Libbok or Pollard?
Bernard Jackman, Murray Kinsella and Gavan Casey mobilise to defend the very concept of the scrum after it came under fire during Virgin Media TV's coverage of…
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What next for Ireland, how Rassie's mentality monsters beat France, and semi-final preview
Brave-faced and back in Sydney, former Ireland performance analyst Eoin Toolan joins Murray Kinsella and Gavan Casey to give his thoughts on Ireland's defeat…
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'This wasn't even cathartic', Sexton and Earls bow out, and Boks produce all-time RWC display
Murray Kinsella, Bernard Jackman, and Gavan Casey tip their caps to Sam Cane and the All Blacks and talk about their feelings. The lads bid farewell to two…
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Ireland 24-28 New Zealand: Post-match reaction podcast
Ciaran Kennedy and Murray Kinsella are live from the Stade de France in the immediate aftermath of Ireland's World Cup exit at the hands of New Zealand. Hosted…
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Ireland v New Zealand preview
Murray, Eoin and Gav look ahead to the biggest game in Ireland’s World Cup history, plus the three other quarter-finals this weekend. Hosted on Acast. See…
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Bring on the All Blacks
Murray Kinsella, Dan Leavy and Bernard Jackman join Gavan Casey to reflect on Ireland's excellent win over Scotland and look ahead to next weekend's storybook…