Rugby Weekly Extra

James Tracy joins Gavan Casey to preview the Champions Cup weekend.JT gives his first-hand experience of facing Maro Itoje, a breakdown of Jamie George's irreplicable lineout darts, and an assessment of Saracens' attacking shape ahead of their visit to Thomond Park on Saturday.He also gives his thoughts on the latest instalment of the Leinster-La Rochelle rivalry, and does not share Gavan's overwhelming confidence that Leinster will have too much for Ronan O'Gara's men at the Stade Marcel-Deflandre.Plus: why Leicester may still have too much for Ulster, and which fresh faces will break into Andy Farrell's Ireland squad for the Six Nations? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Murray Kinsella, Bernard Jackman and Gavan Casey chat all things La Rochelle, and whether they're still a legitimate threat to Leinster, following their near-embarrassment against Toulouse's 'Espoirs' on Saturday night. (Plus: how good were Toulouse's Espoirs?)The lads review Harry Byrne's debut for Bristol in defeat against Saracens and hypothesise what his future will look like after this initial loan spell in England.Byrne's Bristol were beaten by Saracens, who visit Thomond Park in the Champions Cup this weekend. What kind of team have they become since their 2010s pomp, and will it be too much for Munster?There's also a chat about the Premiership as a whole, and whether its free-spiritedness should be a concern for England head coach Steve Borthwick. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Murray and Gav look ahead to a massive year for the Ireland men's and women's national teams, the provinces, and Andy Farrell's Lions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bernard Jackman and Gavan Casey review the latest interpros, with Ulster earning what could prove a transformative victory over Connacht whose performance lacked a bit of everything.The lads discuss the increasingly Springbok-influenced Leinster and whether their new style would be enough to beat Toulouse in the late stages of Europe.Berch also reflects upon a sobering day for Munster fans whose expectations were already low, and the lads try to find solutions for the states of malaise into which 'the other three provinces' have fallen as the gap between them and 'super province' Leinster continues to widen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bernard Jackman and Murray Kinsella have a pre-Christmas chat about the URC inter-pro derbies, Mack Hansen's comments, and player salaries in the Top 14. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James Tracy joins Gavan Casey to analyse Leinster's victory over Clermont, with a particular focus on their lineout woes, the change in focus between their phase and transition attacks, and the impact of Nienaber's defensive principles almost a year into the job.JT also explains why he feels Munster's defeat to Castres wasn't as bad as it appeared, and why the southern province are actually in a 'good place' heading into their URC interpro with Ulster in Belfast on Friday.Plus, if Craig Casey misses the Six Nations, which young Irish out-half should take his place in Andy Farrell's fold? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bernard Jackman, Murray Kinsella and Gavan Casey wonder if Leinster's win over Clermont was actually... kind of good? Berch talks lineouts, and why Leinster and Munster's in particular have run into such trouble recently.Plus, a bad day in Castres for Munster, who seemed to dearly miss Gavin Coombes. Ulster do a lot right for an hour but still receive a reality check against one of Europe's big boys, and Connacht earn a win in Perpignan which gives them a real shot at a home run in the Challenge Cup.The lads also ponder the future of the Champions Cup, which is facing a bit of an existential and commercial crisis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James Tracy joins Gavan Casey to discuss the provinces’ fortunes in Round 1 of Europe, and look ahead to Round 2. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bernard Jackman joins Ciarán Kennedy and Murray Kinsella to discuss wins for Leinster, Munster, and Connacht, as well as a tough outing for Ulster in Toulouse. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James Tracy speaks to Murray Kinsella about what Ireland can do to improve their lineout, why there can be optimism ahead of the Six Nations, and what will be a fun weekend of Champions Cup rugby. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bernard Jackman, Ciarán Kennedy, and Murray Kinsella review Ireland's autumn international campaign and look towards the Six Nations. The lads also tee up the start of the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup this weekend. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ciarán Kennedy and Murray Kinsella reflect on a hard-fought win for Ireland against Joe Schmidt's Australia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James Tracy joins Murray Kinsella and Gavan Casey to preview Ireland's final November Test against the Wallabies this Saturday.James explains how Joe Schmidt gives players 'a peek behind the curtain' and gives his thoughts on who should start for Ireland at out-half this weekend, while the lads also discuss the best centre pairing to combat Len Ikitau and Joseph Sua'ali'i at the Aviva Stadium. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gav is back in the hotseat to whip Berch and Murray into a frenzy about Ireland's starting out-half, other provinces singing young Leinster players, and the threat posed by Australia this weekend. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ciaran Kennedy and Murray Kinsella bring you on the whistle reaction from Ireland's comprehensive win over Fiji. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James Tracy and Murray Kinsella join Ciarán Kennedy to discuss Andy Farrell's selection for the Fiji game and where Ireland can get better. The lads also look forward to a couple of big November internationals elsewhere. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ciarán Kennedy is joined by Murray Kinsella and Bernard Jackman to reflect on Ireland's tale of two halves against Argentina, digging into their style of play and Andy Farrell's plan at out-half. The lads also discuss all the other big action in the autumn internationals. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James Tracy, Ciarán Kennedy, and Murray Kinsella discuss the Ireland team news (29:48), Irish lessons from the All Blacks game (2:11), and what kind of threat Argentina pose this Friday night (40:22). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bernard Jackman joins Murray Kinsella to reflect on a frustrating, error-strewn night for Ireland against the All Blacks (2:15). What went wrong? What changes are required? Is it time to panic? The lads also look at the Wallabies' thrilling win over England (45:44) and the threat Argentina pose to Ireland (51:26). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Murray Kinsella and Gavan Casey provide instant reaction to Ireland's 23-13 loss vs the All Blacks in Dublin. The pair discuss where things went wrong for the Irish, Andy Farrell's frustrations and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Murray Kinsella, James Tracy and Gavan Casey look ahead to the big one on Friday night as Ireland and the All Blacks renew their rivalry at the Aviva Stadium. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bernard Jackman and Murray Kinsella discuss how New Zealand prepared to take on Ireland by beating England in Twickenham. They also reflect on Munster's defeat to the All Blacks XV and the latest revelations about life under Eddie Jones. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bernard Jackman, Murray Kinsella and Gavan Casey react to the news that Munster and head coach Graham Rowntree have parted company, with the Englishman's departure confirmed seconds before the lads recorded today's pod.Berch and Murray also review the provinces' opening blocks of games in the URC and look ahead to Ireland's November tests. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James Tracy, Murray Kinsella and Gavan Casey chat in the immediate aftermath of Ireland's squad selection for their November tests (0:25),.JT reflects upon his own Ireland call-up in 2016, and how the process works behind the scenes (24:13). The lads also discuss Leinster's victory over Connacht (38:03) and get James' impression of Munster's issues against the Stormers (51:16). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Murray Kinsella, Bernard Jackman and Gavan Casey reflect on Leinster's victory over Connacht in Galway (1:51), Munster's error-strewn defeat to the Stormers (29:04) and Ulster's bonus-point win over Ospreys (46:38).The lads also discuss potential bolters for Ireland's November squad, which is announced on Wednesday (56:39), and field a listener's question about adding more cup competitions to rugby (1:00:43). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James Tracy joins Gavan Casey to review the weekend's big interpros.The lads discuss the balls-up that led to Munster incorrectly being reduced to 14 men ahead of Leinster's third try, Leinster's lineout brilliance, the non-battle between Jack Crowley and Ciarán Frawley, Harry Byrne's future, and the only remaining area of his game in which Caelan Doris can significantly improve.Plus, Ulster's ballsy win over Connacht, the misfortune to Josh Murphy's maul yellow, and why Connacht still look like a bit of a different animal to last season despite their two interpro defeats. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Murray, Berch and Gav discuss the weekend's interpros and Ireland's big finish to their WXV1 campaign.Leinster vs Munster (0:42)Ulster vs Connacht (50:09)WXV1 (1:07:16) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James Tracy, Murray Kinsella and Gavan Casey look ahead to a massive weekend for the four provinces as Leinster welcome Munster to Croke Park and Ulster return home from South Africa to face a buoyant Connacht.The lads also put World Rugby's proposed law changes, including the 20-minute red card, under the microscope. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A whopper pod begins with Murray Kinsella, Bernard Jackman and Gavan Casey dissecting the provinces' performances from the weekend's URC action, with Munster (3:50), Leinster (19:30) and Connacht (43:50) impressing in different ways ahead of interpros this weekend. (There's also Ulster chat from 37:50).The lads dig further into strong rugby autobiography fare from Johnny Sexton and Dan Biggar (49:40), which leads them onto a chat about Stuart Lancaster's fortunes at Racing 92 (1:03:25).Plus, there's talk of Ireland women's defeat to a well-oiled Canadian machine, and Emerging Ireland's win over the Western Force. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James Tracy joins Gav and Murray to discuss the fascinating extracts from Johnny Sexton's upcoming book. They also talk about Munster's performance against Zebre, with James recounting Leinster struggle's against the Italians.And the lads ponder whether Jack Conan should move to Stuart Lancaster's Racing 92 next season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gav, Berch, and Murray discuss Ireland Women's brilliant win over New Zealand at WXV 1, while they try to get their heads around Munster's defeat to Zebre, as well as discussing Connacht's turnaround success against the Sharks, Leinster's scrappy win over Dragons, and Ulster's loss to the Lions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James Tracy joins Murray Kinsella and Gavan Casey to analyse Leinster's victory over Edinburgh from both sides of the ball, with a particular spotlight on Sam Prendergast, Charlie Tector and Max Deegan.The lads also look ahead to the URC weekend, discuss Marty Moore's retirement, and get James' first-hand account of being hit by former England back row Courtney Lawes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Murray Kinsella and Bernard Jackman join Gavan Casey to run the rule over an enthralling opening weekend of URC action for all four provinces. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James Tracy joins Murray and Gav to discuss the Emerging Ireland squad for the upcoming tour of South Africa.The lads also discuss the new signings, and new captains, at both Leinster and Connacht as they preview big seasons for the eastern and western provinces. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bernard Jackman is back after a big summer at the Olympics! He joins Gavan Casey and Murray Kinsella to catch up on how things went in Paris, as well as previewing big seasons for Munster and Ulster. The lads also discuss an exciting win for Ireland Women over Australia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The podcast returns from its summer hiatus with Murray Kinsella and Ciarán Kennedy joining Gavan Casey to run the rule over the Rugby Championship, international coaching movements, and Ireland women's upcoming test against Australia.The ever-evolving Springboks are storming to the title in the southern hemisphere, but have New Zealand shown enough in back-to-back defeats in South Africa to suggest they're on their way back under Razor Robertson?The Doc is cooking with Los Pumas: Felipe Contepomi's Argentina dropped 67 points on the Wallabies, but what do Australia need in order to turn things around in the 10 months before hosting the Lions?Felix Jones' stock continues to rise, and a new-look backroom team joins Scott Bemand to prepare Ireland for a big few months as the national women's team begins its World Cup year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bernard Jackman and James Tracy join Gavan Casey to look back over the final test of the season: Ireland's second ever victory on South African soil, and arguably Andy Farrell's greatest coaching performance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Murray Kinsella joins Gavan Casey from 'The Shark Tank' to give his immediate reaction to Ciarán Frawley's moment of magic and Ireland's sensational win over the back-to-back world champions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Back at sea level in Durban, Murray Kinsella joins Gavan Casey from Durban with the latest from Springbok camp, where Bongi Mbonambi and Jaco Peyper have been making headlines but Rassie Erasmus far less so.After a trip to another top-end South African rugby school, the lads discuss South Africa's struggles at U20 level and whether they even matter when the senior team has won back-to-back World Cups.Plus, why Saturday's test will feel like the end of an era for Ireland, win or lose. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Murray Kinsella and Bernard Jackman join Gavan Casey to review Ireland's 27-20 defeat to world champions South Africa in Pretoria.The lads discuss Jamie Osborne's debut, Craig Casey's big performance and why Ireland are annoyed by the circumstances which led to his head injury, and an uncharacteristically poor defensive outing by Andy Farrell's men.Full credit, too, is given to the Boks whose transformed attacking approach under Tony Brown was a warning sign for the rest of world rugby.Plus, is Caelan Doris Ireland's next captain, or will his struggles to get referees onside force Andy Farrell into a rethink? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Murray Kinsella joins Gavan Casey from Loftus Versfeld in the immediate aftermath of Ireland's 27-20 defeat to South Africa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James Tracy and Gavan Casey are joined by Murray Kinsella from Johannesburg as the Springboks continue to give it the big'ne ahead of the first Test at Loftus Versfeld.The lads' discuss South Africa's strawman who has apparently been going around calling Ireland the best team in the world, Rassie Erasmus' mastery of both strategy and motivation, and the impressive South African 23 named on Tuesday to face Ireland.Murray and JT give their thoughts on Andy Farrell's Irish selection ahead of the team naming on Friday, including a few prospective curveballs, the dilemma between "the small one from Munster" and Conor Murray at scrum-half, and where Robbie Henshaw fits into the equation while being one of the form players in the country at the moment.They also try to figure out how Ireland can beat the best team in the world on their own patch, and where the latest law changes may play a role in Saturday's 'undisputed title fight.' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bernard Jackman joins Gavan Casey to discuss Toulouse's spectacular destruction of Bordeaux in the Top 14 final, Ireland U20s' Sam Berman-inspired win over Italy at the World Cup, and a hostile build-up -- from the South African side at least -- to the first test in Pretoria this weekend. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James Tracy joins Gavan Casey to give his views on the respective conclusions of Leinster and Munster's seasons.The former Leinster and Ireland hooker assesses Leinster's scrum problems against the Bulls and the potential effects of the arrival of Rabah Slimani from Clermont.James also gives his thoughts on Munster's long-term future, which he believes is cause for massive optimism in the southern province.Plus, the lads look ahead to Ireland's South Africa tour, which will leave James with some conflicting feelings if the visitors manage to pull off a series win. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bernard Jackman joins Murray Kinsella to discuss the URC final, two entertaining Top 14 semi-finals, and his concerns ahead of Ireland's tour of South Africa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ciarán Kennedy and Murray Kinsella join Gavan Casey to give their impressions of the Ireland squad named by Andy Farrell to take on world champions South Africa in Pretoria and Durban.The lads discuss Ireland's out-half depth chart, the role of the potential new caps, and those unfortunate to miss out -- a fair few of whom are from Munster.They also assess South Africa's team to face Wales and look ahead to a Paris Olympic Games which will feature Ireland men's and women's teams who feel they can make a dent in the competition. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Murray Kinsella and Bernard Jackman join Gavan Casey to dissect the reasons behind Leinster's failure to win a trophy for the third successive year, as well as how Munster let a golden opportunity to secure a home URC final slip through their fingers, almost literally.Full disclosure: Murray and Gav are also unbelievably sad about Rory McIlroy's US Open collapse, while Berch extends his sympathies to Mayo GAA fans.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James Tracy joins Gavan Casey and Murray Kinsella to pick his Emerging Ireland XV for next season's tour, which the lads discuss in depth. They also look at Sam Prendergast's continued growth as an out-half, as well as previewing this weekend's URC semi-finals. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Murray Kinsella and Bernard Jackman join Gavan Casey to discuss the weekend's URC quarter-finals as Munster and Leinster earned victories that ensure they remain on a collision course for a Thomond Park showpiece. But each side must first pass a stiff test this Saturday.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gavan Casey is joined by James Tracy and Murray Kinsella to look ahead to the URC quarter-finals. Can Munster make home advantage count? Will Leinster hit their peak? Should Cormac Izuchukwu be in the Ireland mix? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.