The Second Captains Podcast

Ireland - Wales is the biggest rugby game since our last game in the 6 Nations, but that's just the way it is when a Grand Slam is on offer. Shane Williams, Shane Horgan and our own pocket-rocket Simon Hick are on hand to tell us why Joe Schmidt and Warren Gatland aren't about to over think this one. Johnny Ward of the Racing Post joins us to look ahead to the Gold Cup on Friday, plus there's Jeremy Clarkson, the eternal presenter/producer struggle, and AP McCoy's face in a crisp. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eoin and Ken hail David Luiz and Thiago Silva, the kings of Stamford Bridge. Who does Jose Mourinho blame for Paris' triumph? And why does he act as though it's impossible to win a game by more than one goal?Jonathan Wilson joins us for a closer look at Chelsea's failure.And Emmet Malone is on hand to analyse Martin O'Neill's latest Ireland squad. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eoin and Ken discuss the glitch in Messi's game, some misplaced angst about Ireland v England, and Wenger's vigilante justice. Dermot Corrigan reports from Madrid, where Messi and Ronaldo's fortunes seem linked but divergent. Raphael Honigstein joins us to discuss doping and memory in German football. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ireland keep winning, so what's the big problem? But Matt Williams reckons our brand of rugby won't make the sort of impact our team are capable of making at the World Cup.GAA referee David Gough was told not to wear a rainbow wristband in Croke Park during the Dublin-Tyrone league game - we speak to the man himself. And there's middle-aged cheats in Lycra, Mark English's racing intelligence and poor ol' Lance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We discuss Jose Mourinho's eternal quest for beauty, the amplifying power of football on Twitter, and tyrant body doubles.Richard Sadlier joins us to analyse the ethics of spitting and the progress of Louis van Gaal. And Emmet Malone is in to look forward to the big kick off of the Airtricity League. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The stock of Ireland's half-back pairing of Conor Murray and Johnny Sexton continues to rise and rise, to the point now where they are being routinely described as the best scrum-half and out-half combination in the world. Simon went to meet Murray to chat expectations, and putting the family filter on all the media hoopla.US Murph tells us about Spring Training and the US reaction to Padraig Harrington's brilliant win on Monday at the Honda Classic, and we hear about Murph's bovine alter-ego, spittin' time, and the return of Paul Galvin. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We discuss the fall of Allen Bula, the end of Jose's trophy famine, and why Liverpool might just have exorcised the ghost of Luis Suarez.Tony Barrett was at Anfield to see what he reckons might be the most important win of Brendan Rodgers' time at Liverpool. And James Montague puts forward the case that Qatar 2022 is a good idea. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Ireland machine rumbles relentlessly on; Gerry Thornley and Denis Hickie discuss the team's simple complexity, the importance of Sexton and the growing Welsh threat.Oisin McConville and Anthony Moyles talk to us about what's eating our gaelic football. Plus we have our first Buddhist monk listener, Ken tells us about the DJ 2000 he's working on to replace Murph and we predict the 2015 Rugby 'international rules' World Cup final. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We speak to Irish Micky Ward about the Gatti trilogy, family feuds, life in Boston and seeing it all played out on the big screen in the Oscar-winning "The Fighter."Shane Horgan and Stuart Barnes talk Paul O'Connell love ahead of Ireland / England, and one of our cricketing heroes Kevin O'Brien joins us from Canberra. Plus there's Richie Sadlier's cake, and the thorny issue of membership of the Blarney Army. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We poke through the entrails of Arsenal's Champions League defeat to Monaco, Qatar's winter World Cup and Liverpool's marketing mix.Jonathan Wilson was in Manchester to see Barcelona's superstar strike trio dismantle City. Dion Fanning and Philippe Auclair join us to talk about where Arsenal go from here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.