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Gavan Casey is joined by Bernard Jackman and Murray Kinsella to break down Ireland's historic win in New Zealand and look forward to tomorrow's clash with the Maori All Blacks as well as the decisive third Test on Saturday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode NotesCiarán Kennedy is joined by Garry Doyle as they look back on a historic victory for Ireland against The All Blacks in New Zealand. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a bonus members pod ahead of Saturday’s second Test, Garry Doyle sits down with Sunday Times sportswriter Peter O’Reilly to reflect on 20 years of covering the Irish rugby team on tour. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eoin Toolan is back in Sydney but joins Murray Kinsella to discuss Ireland's chances of turning the All Blacks series around, how Eddie Jones' England suffered Down Under, and what went wrong for Wales in Test 1. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today's pod, Murray Kinsella, Bernard Jackman and Gavan Casey are joined firstly by outgoing Kobelco Steelers head coach Dave Dillon. Taking a break from packing his bags ahead of his move home to New Zealand after six years in Japan, the former Chiefs player development/talent identification manager gives listeners the Kiwi perspective on his country's resounding win over Ireland at Eden Park on Saturday, and gives Berch an insight into New Zealand's talent-development strategy.Murray then catches up with The42's own Garry Doyle down in New Zealand to suss the vibe in Auckland, the Ireland camp and beyond.To finish, the three O.G.s dig into various aspects of Ireland's performance, both bad (a lot of it) and decent (including Joey Carbery, as far as Murray was concerned), and Berch goes on one of his trademark, impassioned rants about talent-identification in this country, and how we've reached a stage where Michael Bent -- with the greatest respect to him -- has been required to give Ireland a dig-out in the front row. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Garry Doyle joins Murray Kinsella on the line from Eden Park after Ireland's 42-19 defeat to New Zealand in the first Test of the series. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The one where The Gang all meet up for the first time (since the thing). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

SPECIAL EVENT - Join us for a preview night of Ireland's New Zealand tour this Wednesday in Dublin: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/all-blacks-v-ireland-tour-preview-night-with-the42-tickets-359417987877Murray Kinsella, Bernard Jackman and Gavan Casey assess the overnight developments in New Zealand where a number of Covid cases in the All Blacks coaching setup have led to former Ireland boss Joe Schmidt taking charge against his former second-in-command Andy Farrell in Auckland.The series has taken on a new dimension with Schmidt standing in for Ian Foster, but there are equally injury blows to a couple of important players for both sides, while Mack Hansen has been ruled out of the first test having himself tested positive for Covid.The lads give their thoughts on what would constitute a successful summer for Ireland, beginning with Wednesday's first run-out against the Maori All Blacks.Plus: a difficult day for an injury-ravaged Ireland 20s, Montpellier find their Holy Grail in France, and a completely unplanned discussion comparing the French and Irish talent-production systems Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today's pod, Eoin Toolan and Gavan Casey are joined by Crusaders assistant coach and former All Black Tamati Ellison, who has escaped the celebrations and made it home to Wellington after the Canterbury outfit secured their 13th Super Rugby title.The former utility back gives an insight into how he prepared the Crusaders defence to choke the life out of the table-topping and favoured Blues in Auckland on Saturday, and how his versatility as a player contributed to his defensive philosophy.The well-travelled Ellison tells us why the Crusaders' environment is special for both players and coaches, and gives a peek behind the curtain of what it's like to work alongside the larger-than-life 'Razor' Robertson. Plus, he has some insight for Leinster fans as to what they should expect from their new attack coach, his buddy and colleague Andrew Goodman who will depart for the eastern province ahead of next season.Ellison will be plotting against Ireland in a coaching role with the New Zealand Maori in the coming weeks, and he gives his honest thoughts on the overall series as the Kiwis unite to try to send Andy Farrell's men home with their tails between their legs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today's show, Bernard Jackman and Ciarán Kennedy join Gavan Casey for a suitably stacked chat following an enthralling weekend of rugby showpieces.'Berch' was on commentary duty for the Stormers' URC final success over the Bulls in Cape Town and he wonders whether he broke the rules by laughing out loud at the sheer insanity that became the final quarter. The lads dig into the Stormers' and former 'party animal' Jon Dobson's journey, and how they're an outlier from other champion teams in modern terms.There were redemption arcs all over the place at Twickenham, too, as Leicester Tigers saw off Sarries to reclaim their spot at the top of the English domestic game. Berch and Ciarán provide insights into the remarkable job Steve Borthwick has done at Welford Road, all of which was crowned with the swing of an Adidas World Cup boot by forgotten man Freddie Burns.After chatting about the Crusaders' Super Rugby final success over the favoured Blues, the lads look ahead to Ireland's tour of New Zealand, where Berch reckons Ian Foster may be a man under pressure -- particularly with Joe Schmidt operating away behind the scenes.And speaking of pressure, how about Eddie Jones? Ciarán and Berch have different interpretations of England's heavy defeat to the Barbarians but a consensus can be formed on one thing: it was pretty funny. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The former Ulster and Ireland centre joins Gavan Casey from South Africa to reflect on a galling day for Ulster in Cape Town, where he was stood next to friends and former team-mates as Mannie Libbok's conversion ended the northern province's season.The lads look back on Ulster's performance versus the Stormers and look ahead to the URC final, for which Darren will again work as a pitch-side reporter for RTÉ. He also isn't as downbeat about Leinster's anticlimactic finish to the season as others, and explains why he believes there has been an overreaction to their defeats to La Rochelle and the Bulls.Plus: Ireland squad chat, and a weird tangent about Rory Scannell by Gavan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode NotesSPECIAL EVENT - Join us for a preview night of Ireland's New Zealand tour: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/all-blacks-v-ireland-tour-preview-night-with-the42-tickets-359417987877 All throughout this URC season we have praised what the South African franchises have 'added to the competition', but never did we imagine they'd so cruelly take it away from us.Bernard Jackman and Ciarán Kennedy join Gavan Casey to look back on two pulsating URC semis, neither of which went the way of the remaining Irish provinces.The lads discuss how -- and why -- it was left to Johnny Sexton to take the fight to the Bulls off Leinster's bench, and Jake White's simplistic plan to beat the long-reigning champions.They also look at Ulster's loss to the Stormers, one area on which they clearly need to work if they are to take 'the next step', and the development of Robert Baloucoune's all-round game which will hopefully lead to a breakout summer in New Zealand.Plus: the All Blacks name their squad for that summer tour, and Christophe Urios runs into bother with his own players as Bordeaux-Begles book their Top14 semi-final spot at the expense of Racing.As always, to send your feedback or submit a question for the next episode, fire an e-mail to [email protected]. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gavan Casey and Eoin Toolan are joined by Blues defence coach Craig McGrath, who is in preparation for a Super Rugby semi-final versus the Brumbies this Saturday morning.Craig tells the lads how he began his coaching career in Drogheda with Boyne RFC, and also speaks of his first encounter with his current Blues colleague Joe Schmidt who coached him in Auckland in the mid '00s. He speaks of his philosophy, of the Blues' group-contribution ideas for their own defence, and how they intend to stop Dan McKellar's Brumbies this weekend.He also looks ahead to Ireland's tour of New Zealand in the summer, and has a clear answer as to which Irish player he would sign for the Blues if given the opportunity Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bernard Jackman, Garry Doyle and Gavan Casey dig into the weekend's URC fare.Leinster put a hapless Glasgow to the sword and, only hours after 'Berch' had a conversation with Warriors head coach Danny Wilson about the precarious nature of coaching, Wilson was shown the door.Ulster battered Munster at Ravenhill and cemented their status as the second best team in the country, and perhaps the second best team in the URC. How conceivable is it that they unseat Leinster as the league's kingpins? Plus, Garry explains why he wouldn't start the extremely impressive James Hume in one of the three All Blacks Tests this summer.And the lads -- but mainly Garry -- have it out after a piece he wrote in which he opined that history will be kind to Johann van Graan at Munster despite his trophy-less tenure. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eoin Toolan joins Gavan Casey to provide the forensics on Leinster's Champions Cup final defeat, and how La Rochelle bettered them in various areas. The lads also look ahead to the URC quarter-finals, including Ulster-Munster on Friday night, and the last eight teams standing in Super Rugby. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bernard Jackman and Ciarán Kennedy join Gavan Casey to discuss where it went wrong for Leinster Leinster in Marseille, and how Saturday wound up being a day of coronation for La Rochelle, Ronan O'Gara and Donnacha Ryan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eoin Toolan joins Gavan Casey to look ahead to Leinster v La Rochelle with excitement and trepidation in equal measure. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode NotesMurray Kinsella, Bernard Jackman and Gavan Casey review the weekend's URC action, with a focus on an experimental Leinster side's superb victory over Munster. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eoin Toolan is back on the pod and he joins Murray Kinsella to discuss the form teams and players in New Zealand rugby ahead of the All Blacks' three-Test series against Andy Farrell's Ireland this summer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gavan Casey returns to discuss a stunning Leinster performance with Bernard Jackman and Murray Kinsella. The lads break down the impressive semi-final win over Toulouse and look towards Leinster's battle with Ronan O'Gara's La Rochelle in the final. They also touch on the big URC weekend ahead. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

IRFU high performance referee coach and talent ID manager Johnny Lacey joins Murray Kinsella to chat all things refereeing and answer loads of your questions, before Murray chats to Clontarf hooker Dylan Donnellan about the club's All-Ireland League title and his career in rugby. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bernard Jackman and Ciarán Kennedy join Murray Kinsella to discuss Munster's heartbreak after an epic against Toulouse, as well as Leinster's impressive first-half performance against Leicester as they advanced into the Champions Cup semi-finals. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today's pod, Bernard Jackman joins Murray Kinsella to reflect on encouraging successes for the Ireland Women's 15s and 7s teams.The lads also break down bigs wins for Munster and Ulster in the URC, discuss Leinster's tour of South Africa, and reflect on another collapse from Connacht. There's also discussion on the brilliant AIL final, with Clontarf overcoming Terenure.As always, to send your feedback or submit a question for the next episode, fire an e-mail to [email protected] can also get involved via the members’ group by adding our number 0833930229 on WhatsApp and sending us a message. (If you do that, just please include your email address so that we can confirm your membership.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ciarán Kennedy joins Murray Kinsella to discuss Ireland's tour to New Zealand now that dates and venues are finally nailed down, while the lads also discuss all the latest goings-on in the URC. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gavan Casey is joined by Bernard Jackman and Murray Kinsella to look back on a brilliant weekend of URC drama and discuss Ireland Women's heavy defeat to England in the Six Nations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eoin Toolan joins Murray Kinsella to look ahead to a massive weekend of URC action, discuss last weekend's European ties, and also break down all the latest in Super Rugby. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gavan Casey is joined by Bernard Jackman and Murray Kinsella to discuss wins for Munster and Leinster in the Champions Cup, as well as a heavy defeat for Connacht and an agonising loss for Ulster. The lads glance ahead to the quarter-finals and pick out their possible winners. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eoin Toolan and Murray Kinsella are joined by Connacht forwards coach Dewald Senekal for a fascinating insight into his background and his work with the western province. The lads also discuss the thrilling second legs of the Champions Cup round of 16. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Murray Kinsella, Bernard Jackman and Gavan Casey look back on an unbelievably exciting weekend's rugby.The lads start in Galway where Mack Hansen revealed his tattoo of Oisín Dowling, Connacht bore their souls and Leinster were, for the most part, mightily impressive but came away with only a five-point advantage after a European interprovincial thriller. Murray and Gavan also have a slightly different take on Jamison Gibson-Park's yellow card than Berch and the vast majority of observers.Then it's to Toulouse, where Robert Baloucoune stamped his name into Ulster Rugby folklore and got the lads excited for what he might bring to Andy Farrell's Ireland backline in the next 12-18 months.Exeter and Munster probably both came away from Sandy Park feeling as though they should have either won their first leg or won it by more. Berch, Murray and Gavan look at a strange game, and peer ahead to what looks like it might be a new, Graham Rowntree-led era at the slightly confused-looking southern province.And Ireland got off the mark in the Women's Six Nations with a markedly improved performance versus Italy. The lads examine Irish improvements and look ahead from behind their fingers at the trip to England, which Ireland will make shorn of several of their star players. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eoin Toolan and Murray Kinsella discuss Dan Leavy's retirement, the breakdown, and a massive weekend of Heineken Champions Cup action, as well as the flurry of red cards in Super Rugby. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Frontliner Murray Kinsella returns to join Bernard Jackman and Gavan Casey for a look back on the weekend's action, including Leinster's comfortable victory over Munster at Thomond Park, Connacht keeping their URC season alive in Treviso, Ulster's defeat to the Bulls, Ireland's loss to France in the Women's Six Nations, and Ronan O'Gara's tête-à-tête with Bordeaux coach Christophe Urios. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gavan Casey sits in for Murray Kinsella and is joined by Eoin Toolan to discuss Super Rugby: Moana Pasifika's first win and their currently insane schedule; what's gone wrong with the 'Canes, and should Jordie Barrett play 10?; New Zealand's midfield void and who might fill it; plus Brumbies and Reds' great starts and the incredible decision to reverse Tom Banks' red card.The lads also cast one eye towards the coming weekend, with Eoin laying out his ideas for how Munster might topple Leinster at Thomond and looking at how Ulster might manage the turnaround from SA to Toulouse Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bernard Jackman and Ciarán Kennedy join Gavan Casey to look back on the weekend's action. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Munster academy manager Ian Costello joins Murray Kinsella and Eoin Toolan on the pod to chat about the work being done in the province's pathway. The lads also discuss Ireland's win over Scotland, the challenge of playing in South Africa, and a couple of intriguing disciplinary cases. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There were celebrations aplenty over the weekend, of course, both in France and Italy as well as Dublin and Cork, where Ireland's senior men's and U20 sides each raised silverware in front of capacity crowds.On today's pod, Bernard, Murray and Gavan delve into the 20s' success: how did Richie Murphy and co. make them tick so successfully considering their lack of age-grade rugby over the last couple of years, and who from this previously unheralded squad looks most ready to play pro ball?The lads also look back on Ireland's senior Six Nations campaign as a whole, with one eye cast firmly towards the summer tour to New Zealand: to experiment or to potentially win a series on Kiwi soil?They chat about France's Grand Slam win over England, which Berch witnessed first hand from the commentary box at the Stade: what makes this French side different to every other team in the world, and are they set for a period of sustained dominance in Europe? And has time finally caught up with Eddie Jones as it does most great coaches across sport, or has he still got some tricks up his sleeve?Plus, Kieran Crowley's impact on Italy, Conor O'Shea's foundations, and, on the flipside, why the next five years could be pretty grim for Wales; and why Munster's back-to-back defeats in South Africa shouldn't be cause for grave concern.Tributes are also paid to Big Dev Toner who today announced that he is to retire at the end of the season, and Berch recalls an absolute head-the-ball with whom he and Dev both shared the Leinster dressing room as Toner was first emerging as a future prospect. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

110-times capped Wallaby legend Will Genia joins Eoin Toolan and Murray Kinsella to chat about life in Japan, playing scrum-half and facing up to Ireland and ROG. The lads also analyse Ireland's win over England and look at the challenge facing them from Scotland this weekend Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Murray Kinsella, Bernard Jackman and Gavan Casey look back on a relatively confusing day at Twickenham, as Ireland outscored 14-man England by four tries to zero; but almost made a bags of it; but won well in the end -- despite giving up six scrum penalties and playing a bit 'giddily'.Berch takes us into the scrum, where he and a number of front-row peers believe Ireland have been asking for a comeuppance, and Gavan wonders if England might be a little bit too proud of their performance, despite their man disadvantage.The lads also discuss Connacht's most recent signings and Berch breaks another potential move, with a highly touted Munster talent set to move north to Ulster.There's also U20s and URC chat after a mad weekend's worth of action. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Garry Doyle and Murray Kinsella discuss Ireland's 32-15 win over England in London. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eoin Toolan and Murray Kinsella discuss Johnny Sexton's new deal and go in-depth on Eddie Jones' England ahead of the clash with Ireland. The lads also look at Duhan van der Merwe's ban and reflect on all the latest drama in Super Rugby Pacific. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gav, Berch, and Murray find their bearings in the new members Monday slot as they discuss wins for Munster, Leinster, and Ulster, as well as a battering for Connacht. The lads also look ahead to Ireland's visit to England in the Six Nations this weekend. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eoin Toolan and Murray Kinsella break down Six Nations wins for Ireland, England, and France. They lads discuss the law that saw Italy reduced to 13 players and they pick out the good and bad bits from Ireland's performance. They discuss how England are shaping up for the clash with Andy Farrell's side and whether _les Bleus _can be stopped from winning the Grand Slam. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eoin Toolan and Murray Kinsella break down URC wins for Munster, Leinster, Connacht, and Ulster, as well as discussing the welcome return of Super Rugby in Australia and New Zealand. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eoin Toolan and Murray Kinsella reflect on another absorbing weekend of Six Nations action. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ciarán Kennedy and Murray Kinsella react to Ireland's 30-24 defeat at Stade de France. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eoin Toolan and Murray Kinsella dig into Ireland's bonus-point win over Wales, preview the trip to France, discuss England's defeat to Scotland, and welcome the positive performance by the Ireland U20s Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ciarán Kennedy and Murray Kinsella reflect on Ireland's 29-7 win at the Aviva Stadium. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eoin Toolan joins Murray Kinsella to discuss defeats for Leinster and Connacht, as well as bonus-point victories for Munster and Ulster. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eoin Toolan and Murray Kinsella catch up after a busy weekend of European action, with an intriguing Round-of-16 to come in April. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ciarán Kennedy joins Murray Kinsella to break down a busy weekend for the Irish provinces in the Champions Cup. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eoin Toolan and Murray Kinsella break down 14-man Munster's impressive comeback win against Ulster and look ahead to a big weekend of Champions Cup action. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.