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Introducing 'OTB Rugby' - the home of Rugby from Off The Ball and OTB Sport, where you'll hear the voices of Brian O'Driscoll, Ronan O'Gara, Alan Quinlan, Stuart Barnes, Andy Dunne, James Tracy and many more besides.Subscribe for the most comprehensive audio channel for Rugby that you're going to get anywhere. From legends interviews to live roadshows, analysis, depth charts, reviews, and weekly news.It's the home of Monday Night Rugby, Wednesday Night Rugby as well as Rugby on Off The Ball Breakfast
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Dec 17, 2025 • 18min
The Red 78 Unlocked | Lark by the Lee as Munster see off Gloucester | Ep. 143
Off The Ball's Ruairi O'Hagan is joined by Munster legends Alan Quinlan and Fiona Hayes to discuss Munster's win over Gloucester in SuperValu Páirc uí Chaoimh, the Páirc as a venue for rugby and Munster's return to URC action away to Ospreys on Saturday. Subscribe to The Rugby Channel for new episodes every week! #TheRed78The first twenty minutes of this week's podcast is unlocked, but to listen to the full podcast, get on over to the Go Loud app, or become a member at offtheball.com/join
Dec 16, 2025 • 11min
Rugby Daily | Tracy blasts tackle height change, key Munster duo return for URC action
Welcome to Tuesday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill.Coming up, Munster welcome a couple of key players back as they return to URC action this weekend.James Tracy blasts World Rugby's tackle height trial for the upcoming World under-20s championship.And we'll hear from Ireland star Aoife Wafer following her Harlequins debut on Saturday.Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting
Dec 15, 2025 • 16min
RUGBY DAILY: "I think the game's in a confusing place" | Champions Cup Round Up & World Rugby Tackle Height Trial
Welcome along to another Rugby Daily with Susanna Mollen. Coming up today, we’ll have an injury update after an action-packed weekend of rugby, the provinces refocus the mind back to the URC, there's upsets in the Champions Cup, and Leinster's James Lowe doesn't necessarily agree with World Rugby's new lower tackle height trial..#Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank Of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting
Dec 14, 2025 • 9min
RUGBY DAILY: "Pretty good but needs to be better" | Munster vs Gloucester Live from Páirc Uí Chaoimh
Welcome to another Sunday Rugby Daily with Susanna Mollen.Live from Supervalu Páirc Uí Chaoimh, she chats to Munster headcoach, Clayton McMillan, and backrow, Jack O'Donoghue, on Munster's shaky start but bonus-point win against Gloucester. #Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank Of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting
Dec 12, 2025 • 13min
Rugby Daily | McMillan: Bath defeat "bordering on embarrassing", Leinster-Leicester preview
Welcome to Friday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill.Coming up, just hours to go before Leinster take on Leicester in the Champions Cup.Munster head coach Clayton McMillan pulls no punches on last weekend's defeat to Bath,Ulster and Connacht name their teams for this weekend's Challenge Cup action,And everything you need to know ahead of a busy weekend of rugby.Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting
Dec 11, 2025 • 12min
Rugby Daily | ROG for the All Blacks? Rieko gets first Leinster start
Welcome to Thursday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill.Coming up, the Leinster team is out for tomorrow night's trip to Leicester Tigers.Munster gear up for the visit of Gloucester to Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Saturday,And could New Zealand make a play for Ronan O'Gara to join the All Blacks backroom?Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting
Dec 11, 2025 • 40min
WOTS: "Too many teams unless Ireland is one of them" | Stop changing the formats! | Boring Rugby?
Happy Thursday! It's your weekly dose of Word On The Street. Champions Cup #Rugby kicked off last weekend to a familiar groan of 'boring' pool stages... So the WOTS team head out to see what the Irish public think about the changing formats in so many of our great competitions. Have a thought or topic in mind? Send us a DM at @OffTheBall or get in touch on 087 9 180 180.
Dec 11, 2025 • 1h 15min
Brendan Fanning’s You Had To Be There! | OFF THE BALL BREAKFAST
It’s the return of You Had To Be There - and it’s an absolutely brilliant edition by way of journalist Brendan Fanning!Catch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app.SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/joinOff The Ball Breakfast is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball
Dec 10, 2025 • 13min
Rugby Daily | Is kicking ruining rugby? Wafer in line for Quins debut!
Welcome to Wednesday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill,Coming up today, we hear from Jack Conan ahead of Leinster's Investec Champions Cup clash away to Leicester Tigers,Is rugby being ruined by the recent increase of kicking in the game?And Aoife Wafer is in line to make her debut for PWR side Harlequins this weekend.Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting
Dec 10, 2025 • 37min
THE DODGY BOX ISSUE: ‘It’s costing people jobs!’ | The Dodgy Box is no longer a ‘victimless crime’
With sports streaming becoming increasingly expensive, one fifth of Irish households are said to be using ‘dodgy boxes’ in order to watch live sport and television. Eoin Sheahan is joined by Newstalk’s Jess Kelly, as well as Clubber’s Jimmy Doyle, LOI TV’s Mark Scanlon and Adam Leventhal of the Athletic to discuss the consequences of the dodgy box, both for the individuals using them, and for the organisations with the streaming rights themselves.
