The 42 Rugby Weekly

It's Rugby World Cup final week. Murray Kinsella dials in from Japan to join Gavan Casey and Sean Farrell for our big Rugby Weekly preview show ahead of England v South Africa.On this week's show:- The starting XVs for Saturday, as well as "The Finishers" and "The Bomb Squad" (01:30)- Where Saturday's final will be won and lost (08:00)- Rassie's decision to step down as Boks coach (16:00)- Felix Jones' World Cup final (22:30)- Ben Youngs back on top of his game (30:00)- Prediction time (32:40)Got a question/suggestion for the lads? Email us at sport@the42.ie.You can also now become a member of The42 to get access to extra episodes of Rugby Weekly during the World Cup, as well as all the latest news from the Ireland camp in Murray's weekly newsletter. Follow this link to sign up members.the42.ie/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eoin Toolan and Murray Kinsella join Gavan Casey on the line to review the weekend's World Cup semi-final action.Got a question/suggestion for the lads? Email us at sport@the42.ie.You can also now become a member of The42 to get access to extra episodes of Rugby Weekly during the World Cup, as well as all the latest news from the Ireland camp in Murray's weekly newsletter. Follow this link to sign up members.the42.ie/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Andy BREAKS HIS SILENCE and doesn't hold back in his assessment of Ireland's World Cup demise.- Andy's warm-up (2:00)- Andy hits his stride (17:35)- Andy on Ireland's refusal to select on form (22:50)- Murray's first contribution, the poor fella (25:48)- Nacewa and BOD's comments (28:30)- The reaction to media criticism of Ireland (37:10)- Schmidt's future (41:00)- Semi-final preview (47:50)Got a question/suggestion for the lads? Email us at sport@the42.ie.You can also now become a member of The42 to get access to extra episodes of Rugby Weekly during the World Cup, as well as all the latest news from the Ireland camp in Murray's weekly newsletter. Follow this link to sign up members.the42.ie/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eoin Toolan and Murray Kinsella dial up a rocking-back-and-forth-in-the-foetal-position Gavan Casey to provide the definitive post-mortem.- Eoin's tactical breakdown (2:00)- Murray's thoughts (4:00)- Areas where Ireland could have exploited NZ but failed (8:20)- Is it time to sacrifice a Six Nations or two? (17:00)- The challenge facing Andy Farrell (24:05)- England-OZ (25:30)- Peypergate (36:35)- Wales-France (40:40)- South Africa-Japan (45:50)Got a question/suggestion for the lads? Email us at sport@the42.ie.You can also now become a member of The42 to get access to extra episodes of Rugby Weekly during the World Cup, as well as all the latest news from the Ireland camp in Murray's weekly newsletter. Follow this link to sign up members.the42.ie/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Andy Dunne joins Gavan Casey in studio, and Murray Kinsella dials in from Tokyo, ahead of the big one.- Andy's concern over Porter being picked on the bench ahead of Ryan; POM over Ruddock/Beirne (3:30)- How to defend against the All Blacks (11:39)- The interesting calls in the AB's 23, new combinations and a potential lack of experience, why they're actually incredible (19:05)- Where Ireland can go after them (27:20)- Predictions (37:19)- The other quarter-finals (39:50)Got a question/suggestion for the lads? Email us at sport@the42.ie.You can also now become a member of The42 to get access to extra episodes of Rugby Weekly during the World Cup, as well as all the latest news from the Ireland camp in Murray's weekly newsletter. Follow this link to sign up members.the42.ie/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is the week we've been waiting for. Four years of hard work, of meticulous preparation, has all been building towards Saturday in Tokyo. Will it be more World Cup quarter-final heartache for Joe Schmidt's Ireland or can the head coach bring this team to rarefied heights? Murray Kinsella and Eoin Toolan joined Ryan Bailey from Japan to kickstart quarter-final week, reflect on the brilliance of Japan and discuss where Ireland can target the All Blacks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Andy Dunne joins Gavan Casey in studio and Murray Kinsella on the line in our big Ireland-Samoa preview. Also discussed: how much of a hames World Rugby have made of the typhoon situation.- Today's crazy news about match cancellations (1:12)- Ireland team to play Samoa; the Henderson-Ryan-Beirne axis, Peter O'Mahony's form, Henshaw's return(12:38)- Andy's fears about Samoa (22:55)- Players joined by family -- a good move?(27:35)- What Murray wants to see from Ireland (32:16)- How the days off could give Ireland a clean slate going into Samoa (40:20)Got a question/suggestion for the lads? Email us at sport@the42.ie.You can also now become a member of The42 to get access to extra episodes of Rugby Weekly during the World Cup, as well as all the latest news from the Ireland camp in Murray's weekly newsletter. Follow this link to sign up members.the42.ie/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You wanted positivity? You got it! Well, sort of. Eoin Toolan and Murray Kinsella join Gavan Casey on the line from Japan with Ireland's injury latest, and an in-depth look at how their highly attritional approach in Japan may have hindered them to this point, but could work out in less humid conditions later this month.- The potentially not-so-super typhoon and its connotations (1:10)- Fitness update from the ground: Jordi Murphy, Joey Carbery, Robbie Henshaw and Chris Farrell (7:44)- The actual benefits of a couple of days off (9:55)- Interesting comments from Cian Healy re: fitness (12:40)- Eoin's in-depth breakdown of Ireland compared to RWC contenders (14:58)- A peep at the All Blacks and how they're tracking (23:55)- What makes England so impressive at the moment (29:18)- Japan's magical run, and what makes them tick (39:25)- How Ireland might line up against Samoa (44:25)Got a question/suggestion for the lads? Email us at sport@the42.ie.You can also now become a member of The42 to get access to extra episodes of Rugby Weekly during the World Cup, as well as all the latest news from the Ireland camp in Murray's weekly newsletter. Follow this link to sign up members.the42.ie/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Murray Kinsella joins Gavan Casey and Sean Farrell on the line from Japan to dissect Ireland's poor performance against Russia. The lads also discuss what Ireland may be missing without Devin Toner, a potential back-row reshuffle, and the All Blacks impressive dispatching of Canada in arguably worse conditions than Ireland-Russia.- Russia assessment (2:08)- The tone at Friday's presser (5:10)- Backs v forwards (10:00)- Jordi Murphy latest (19:55)- Potential Murphy replacements/Dev redemption? (23:00)- All Blacks (30:30)Got a question/suggestion for the lads? Email us at sport@the42.ie.You can also now become a member of The42 to get access to extra episodes of Rugby Weekly during the World Cup, as well as all the latest news from the Ireland camp in Murray's weekly newsletter. Follow this link to sign up members.the42.ie/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eoin Toolan joins Murray in Japan to review Ireland's shock defeat to the hosts at the Rugby World Cup.- A tale of two halves (2 mins) - Ireland's kicking game (10 mins)- ball-in-play time (14 mins)- Ireland press conference/team news update (21 mins)- Australia-Wales review (23 mins)- the rest of the weekend action (39 mins)Got a question/suggestion for the lads? Email us at sport@the42.ie.You can also now become a member of The42 to get access to extra episodes of Rugby Weekly during the World Cup, as well as all the latest news from the Ireland camp in Murray's weekly newsletter. Follow this link to sign up members.the42.ie/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.