The 42 Rugby Weekly

In a packed show, Bernard Jackman and Murray Kinsella join Gavan Casey to discuss Italy-Ireland, Wales-England, rugby's refereeing crisis, initiation songs, the lack of ramifications for France, the IRFU's central-contract model, the proposed 'home' Lions tour, and this weekend's Pro14 interpros. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bernard Jackman, Murray Kinsella and Gavan Casey look ahead to Ireland's trip to face Italy, in what's one of the most important fixtures between the two countries in recent memory. The lads discuss Andy Farrell's team selection plus the coaches' seemingly concerted decision to throw down the gauntlet to their players ahead of a game in which Ireland's attack simply needs to click. There's good news on the provincial front with big names returning to fitness at both Ulster and Munster, but where does Joey Carbery's future lie in a positional sense? And France-Scotland: what happens next? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bernard Jackman and Murray Kinsella join Gavan Casey for a bumper pod looking back on Ireland's defeat to France, and try to make sense of where Ireland are going wrong on both sides of the ball in open play (while acknowledging improvement in other areas). Is it simply an issue of coaching, or does some of the responsibility lie upstairs? Plus, the lads begin to cast their eyes towards Italy and give their personal starting XVs for Rome. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bernard Jackman and Murray Kinsella join Gavan Casey to preview Ireland-France. The lads discuss the key incidents from the defeat in Cardiff, including how Johnny Sexton's mistakes were just as relevant as Billy Burns' end-game blooper. They also chat about the abuse Burns received online in the aftermath, the IRFU's poor strategy for the bottleneck of 10s and younger players generally, why an NRL approach to high hits should not be applied to rugby union, and how Fabien Galthié has ostensibly become France's Joe Schmidt Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mike Sherry and Bernard Jackman join Murray Kinsella to look ahead to Ireland's championship opener against Wales, France's quest for dominance, and England's title defence. Mike risks incurring the wrath of all Scottish people and Bernard details the surprising reason one of his former Grenoble players missed a game. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bernard Jackman, Murray Kinsella and Gavan Casey chat Leone Nakarawa's arrival at Ulster, CJ Stander's prospective departure from Munster, plus Six Nations and the dangers of moving the competition behind a TV paywall. Bernard lets loose on the poor standard of officiating in the Pro14, and of refereeing generally. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bernard Jackman takes Murray Kinsella and Gavan Casey on a trip down Memory Lane to a time in which he and Leinster were on the wrong side of some absolute shoeings -- including one that was called off by Paul O'Connell -- at the boot of Munster, and how the eastern province turned the corner between 2008 and that Heineken Cup semi-final in 2009. The lads break down the big one this weekend from every angle, and also provide their preferred Ireland selections to face Wales in the Six Nations opener in two weeks' time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bernard Jackman, Murray Kinsella and Gavan Casey start to look forward to Munster-Leinster, the silver lining in the pandemic's latest attack on the rugby calendar. But also discussed are the potential repercussions of no rugby on the Irish women's team and underage prospects, as well as what to expect from Kieran Campbell's appointment as the new U20s boss. The lads also chat Kyle Sinckler and #balance, running out of patience with Italian rugby as the once-promising Benetton project blows up, and the uncertain future of Connacht head coach Andy Friend. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bernard Jackman and Murray Kinsella join Gavan Casey to chat interpro rugby after a phenomenal weekend for Connacht and a game of two halves -- and an exhilarating half-time race -- between Ulster and Munster. The lads also preview this weekend's tasty-looking encounters, assess the conundrum facing the Lions tour, and chat about Paul O'Connell's appointment to the Ireland coaching setup. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bernard Jackman, Murray Kinsella and Gavan Casey dial each other up for a performance review of the four provinces' last weekend, while also looking ahead to their fixtures over the next few days. Late tackles and the injury suffered by Munster's Ben Healy against Quins stirs some wider-context chat, and Rhys Ruddock becomes the centre of attention which so often hasn't been the case during his mysterious Ireland career (or relative lack thereof) to date Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.