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Murray Kinsella, Gavan Casey and Ciarán Kennedy set the scene with a preview show that kicks off the rugby weekend. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Osborne starts with Barrett for Leinster, and have the Sharks found knockout form?
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21:07Ciarán Kennedy and Gavan Casey preview Leinster and Munster’s URC quarter-finals. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Leinster-Scarlets/Sharks-Munster look-ahead, plus main-character Pollock
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39:02James Tracy gives Gav his thoughts on Henry Pollock and Bordeaux's Champions Cup final celebrations, why he was so annoyed by the injury to James Ramm, and Leinster and Munster's respective URC quarter-finals this Saturday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Pulse-checking the Champions Cup final, UBB's glory, and Saints' rise
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40:50Bernard Jackman joins Murray Kinsella to reflect on Bordeaux's victory over Northampton in last weekend's decider and what it all means for the future of the competition. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Champions Cup final preview: no Joey, Noel Mac's influence, and Saints' special sauce
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47:46Ciarán Kennedy and Murray Kinsella join Gavan Casey to look ahead to Saturday's European showpiece between Bordeaux and Northampton in Cardiff. For two additional rugby pods every week, subscribe to The 42 for just €1 for your first month: the42.ie/podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Thursday night 6N: are fans getting shafted? Plus Ulster's big signing, Munster's lineout, and Leinster's Scarlets lesson
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1:10:51James Tracy, Murray and Gav discuss Ulster's impending signing of a world-leading loosehead in Angus Bell. The lads chat about the fixing of next year's France-Ireland Six Nations game for a Thursday night, fielding frustrations from match-going supporters about attending Ireland games and raising their own concerns about the Aviva Stadium. Plus, J…
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Munster's hopes, Leinster's response, and Ireland 7s fallout
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49:14Bernard Jackman joins Murray Kinsella to discuss how the URC quarter-finals are shaping up and the questions that remain after the IRFU's decision to shut down the men's sevens programme. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Anger, frustration, and sadness as the Ireland's men's sevens programme is shut down
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34:12Gavan Casey and Murray Kinsella discuss the IRFU's decision to discontinue the men's sevens team. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Will this young Ulster generation actually be good enough to compete?
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49:17On today's pod, Murray and Gav focus on Ulster alone: the lads explore the province's fortunes during Richie Murphy's first full season in charge, fans' frustrations, whether Ulster's current generation of academy talents are actually as good as we once thought they were, seven seasons of recruitment with mixed success, and expectations for 2025/26…
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Vintage POM, Connacht’s strategy after a miserable season, and how rugby’s free agency works behind the scenes
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1:20:23Murray, Berch and Gav review Munster’s victory over Ulster, in which Peter O’Mahony’s biggest moment arguably wasn’t even his soaring try. The lads try to make sense of a turbulent season for Connacht, and whether there’s cause for optimism in their homegrown-heavy strategy. Berch gives an insight into how players are navigating rugby’s free agency…
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UNLOCKED: The best of this week's Rugby Weekly Extra
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23:50Ciarán Kennedy gives you a peek behind the curtain at the rugby content on offer to The 42 subscribers. Go to The42.ie/podcasts where you can sign up for just €1 for your first month. If you like it we'll give you your first year for €29.99. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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15 Irish call-ups, the unlucky few, and catching Lions Fever despite an interminable ceremony in London
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25:14Murray joins Gav from the Lions squad announcement in London to give his thoughts on Andy Farrell's 38-man selection, the "couple of" vacant spots, Henry Pollock's rise, Caelan Doris' injury, the Uefa-like ceremony, and the players from the four nations most unlucky to miss out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Making sense of Leinster's underperformance, and Bordeaux add mettle to the magic
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1:20:33Berch, Murray and Gav review the Champions Cup semi-finals, where Northampton Saints produced one of the greatest performances in the history of the competition to upset an off-colour and confounding Leinster side at the Aviva Stadium. The lads assess Leinster's shortcomings in what Berch believes was the worst of their knockout reversals in recent…
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UNLOCKED: Champions Cup semi-finals preview
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28:50Gavan Casey offers you a peek behind the curtain at some of the best bits from this week's subscriber exclusive Rugby Weekly Extra, where himself, Murray Kinsella and James Tracy looked ahead to this weekend's Champions Cup semi-final action. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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