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OTB Connacht Roadshow: Gavin Duffy and John Fallon
Former Connacht captain Gavin Duffy, and former manager and journalist John Fallon chart the rise...
OTB Connacht Roadshow: Buckley, O'Halloran & Ronaldson
Three of those central to Connacht's resurgence - Tiernan O'Halloran, Craig Ronaldson and...
OTB Connacht Roadshow: Eddie O'Sullivan & BOD
Live from the Radisson Blu in Galway, Eddie O'Sullivan and Brian O'Driscoll spoke to Ger ...
CJ Stander on Munster, anthems and his shelf of awards
Munster's CJ Stander joins Ger on the line to talk about a remarkable season for him, on a pe...
South Africa ban SARU from bidding for RWC2023
Professor of Sports Science Ross Tucker tells us why the South African government is threatening ...
WNR: Anthony Foley has not been treated with respect
Keith Wood and Gerry Thornley discuss the appointment of Johan 'Rassie' Erasmus as Munste...
Culturally, Leinster are nowhere near their glory days
Ireland and Leinster out-half Johnny Sexton reflects on a season of frustration with Leinster and...
Who is Munster's new Director of Rugby Johan Erasmus?
Joe chats to Gavin Cummiskey about Munster's new Director of Rugby Johan Erasmus and what his...
WNR: Munster trying to keep up with the Joneses
Keith Wood presents his plan for how Munster should start building from the grassroots
Munster attitude, Connacht the All-Blacks of club rugby
Bernard Jackman and Damien Varley join Joe on the line to analyse the weekend's Pro 12 action.
WNR: Matt Healy for Ireland and Conor O'Shea to Italy
Gerry Thornley of the Irish Times in studio to parse through the main stories of the week and als...
Tough Love for Connacht & Brilliant Matt Healy
Joe is joined by Trevor Hogan and Alan Quinlan to reflect on Connacht's exhilarating Challeng...
Bernard Jackman interview ahead of Grenoble - Connacht
Connacht travel to take on Grenoble in the Challenge Cup this weekend. The Grenoble boss, Bernard...
WNR: Ultan Dillane and changes needed for the Pro12
Ultan Dillane discusses his breakthrough season for club and country. Gerry and Woody discuss the...
MNR: Leinster stumble to win, Ulster hold off Connacht
Joe is joined by Gavin Cummiskey and Trevor Hogan to reflect on a big weekend of provincial rugby...
WNR: Connacht dominate Leinster, Ulster form a concern
Connacht's win at the Sportsground shows just how good a job Pat Lam has done there. Ulster&#...
WNR: 6N review, Irish skill level, Munster Dir of Rugby
Keith Wood and Gerry Thornley review the 2016 Six Nations, talk about the skill levels in Irish r...
MNR: Ireland win again, England Grand Slam, 6N review
Brian O'Driscoll and Liam Toland join Joe on the line in the aftermath of the final weekend o...
Heineken Roadshow: Sean O'Brien and Luke Fitzgerald
Our first guests at the RDS, joining Joe and Brian, were Leinster and Ireland pair Luke Fitzgeral...
Heineken Roadshow: Looking ahead to Ireland-Scotland
Our guests Sean O'Brien and Luke Fitzgerald are joined by Gerry Thornley to preview the final...
Heineken Roadshow: Ciaran Fitzgerald in conversation
Former Ireland captain and head coach, Ciaran Fitzgerald chatted through a great career with Joe ...
Anthony Foley on his new Munster deal
Munster head coach Anthony Foley joins Joe on the line to talk about his one-year contract extens...
MNR: Impressive Ireland, awful Italy, Scotland, England
Gavin Cummiskey and Keith Wood join Joe to reflect on a big weekend in the Six Nations that was e...
Dan Carter interview
Ger sat down with one of the great outhalves of all-time... Dan Carter. ROG and the Six Nations a...
WNR: players are scared to make mistakes in training
Stephen Ferris joins Gerry Thornley ahead of Italy's visit this week as we ask if the Irish a...
WNR: Where will Irish tries come from?
Gerry Thornley and Keith Wood join Ger, who asks just where Irish tries are going to come from.
Ban tackling in schools rugby?
Professor Eric Anderson, professor of sport at the University of Winchester joined Ger to discuss...
MNR: Glory in defeat?, Ireland's power game & debutants
Brian O'Driscoll and Liam Toland join Joe on the line to reflect on Ireland's loss to Eng...
WNR: "Maybe we deserve a bit of luck on Saturday"
Keith Wood and Gerry Thornley join Ger to look ahead to Saturday's visit to Twickenham as a b...
MNR: How much does Ireland's style need to change?
Matt Williams and Eddie O'Sullivan join Joe to talk about the style of rugby being played by ...
WNR: "You do need to off-load at little bit"
Keith Wood and Gerry Thornley give their post-mortem on the defeat in Paris and explain why there...
Rob Kearney on playing style, concussion, Six Nations
Joe caught up with Rob Kearney today at Laya Healthcare's Head On Concussion Management Progr...
MNR: Bitter defeat in Paris, Henshaw to leave Connacht
Johne Murphy and Trevor Hogan join Joe to talk about Ireland's disappointing afternoon in Par...
David Wallace on Ireland's back row, beating France
David Wallace joins Ger in studio to talk Ireland's back row options and how this weekend&#39...
WNR: How to beat France, Back-row options, Zebo backed
Ger is joined in studio by Gerry Thornley and Keith Wood is on to reflect on the rugby news of th...
The Paul O'Connell Tribute
Brian O’Driscoll, Stephen Ferris, Martyn Williams, Eddie O’Sullivan, Keith Wood, Ian McGeecha...
MNR: Ireland prove the doubters wrong
Gavin Cummiskey and Trevor Hogan join Joe to reflect on what ended up being a better Six Nations ...
Ireland vs. Wales: Mike Ruddock & Gerry Thornley
Ger is joined by Mike Ruddock, 2005 Grand Slam coach with Wales and Gerry Thornley to look ahead ...
#OTBLimerick
Buckle-up for our Six Nations Roadshow from the Strand Hotel in Limerick with brilliant stories a...
Luke Fitzgerald on his injury & missing the Six Nations
Joe is joined on the show by Luke Fitzgerald after it was announced that he would miss the 2016 S...
Six Nations: Form, Schedule, Injuries - Trouble ahead?
Joe is joined by Gavin Cummiskey and Eddie O'Sullivan to look ahead to next week's Six Na...
English club rugby: path to dominance or lucky season?
Robert Kitson of the Guardian joins Joe on the line to talk about the Premiership rugby teams, wh...
WNR: Flight of Earls cancelled
Keith Wood and Gerry Thornley joined Joe on a day Keith Earls and Conor Murray committed their fu...
The exodus continues... Keith Earls off to Sarries
Ruaidhri O'Connor of the Irish Independent joins Joe to talk about his story today that Earls...
MNR: Sexton's head, Marty Moore, European review
Alan Quinlan and Gavin Cummiskey are with Joe in studio to analyse the weekend's games and di...
WNR: 6 Nations squad, Best captain, Marty Moore u-turn
Trevor Hogan and Gerry Thornley join us to talk through Ireland's Six Nations squad announcem...
Leinster youngsters, Munster pride, Ulster to the wire
Johne Murphy and Gavin Cummiskey join Joe in studio to look at the main stories emerging from the...
WNR: Munster to stick or twist? Ulster's Luke Marshall
Keith Wood and Gerry Thornley join us to talk about how Munster have fallen away from their glory...
MNR: Toland and Hogan on Munster's problems
Liam Toland and Trevor Hogan join Joe to talk about Munster's exit from the Champions Cup and...
Johne Murphy and Gavin Cummiskey talk Munster, Ulster
Former Munster player Johne Murphy and Gavin Cummiskey of the Irish times join Joe in studio to t...