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Jun 4, 2025 • 21min

The Red 78 Unlocked | Munster bow out against the Sharks | Ep. 135

Off The Ball's Ruairi O'Hagan is joined by Munster legends Alan Quinlan to look back on the drama of the clash with The Sharks in South Africa, and to look back on the season. Fiona and Quinny will also name the Red 78's Star of the Season.The first twenty minutes of this week's podcast is unlocked, but to listen to the full podcast, get on over to the Off The Ball app, or become a member at offtheball.com/join.
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Jun 3, 2025 • 11min

Rugby Daily | Connacht land Lancaster, Nienaber & Quinlan on 'wink-gate'

Welcome to Tuesday’s Rugby Daily with Cameron Hill.Coming up, a huge coup for Connacht as Stuart Lancaster is confirmed as new head coach,Jacques Nienaber and Alan Quinlan react to 'wink-gate',And an ex-Leinster centre will swap for Dublin for Provence from next season.Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting
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May 30, 2025 • 12min

Rugby Daily | Team news for Munster & Leinster, ROG on Brice Dulin

Welcome to Friday's Rugby Daily with Cameron Hill.Coming up, team news from Leinster and Munster ahead of the URC playoffs,Ronan O'Gara on whether a former France international is joining his coaching team at La Rochelle,And Ireland begin their preparations for the Women's Rugby World Cup.Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting
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May 29, 2025 • 10min

Rugby Daily | James Tracy on Seán O'Brien starting fights, quartet return for Munster

Welcome to Thursday's Rugby Daily with Cameron Hill.Coming up today, we'll hear from James Tracy and Fiona Hayes as Leinster and Munster get set for respective URC quarter-finals,Jefferson Poirot receives a two-week ban for an altercation with Henry Pollock after full-time in the Champions Cup final,And a Scotland international returns to action following surgery to remove a tumour.Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting
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May 28, 2025 • 17min

The Red 78 Unlocked | It's Shark(s) Week! |  Ep. 134

Off The Ball's Ruairi O'Hagan is joined by Munster legends Alan Quinlan and Fiona Hayes to discuss Munster's upcoming URC quarter final with the Sharks. And Quinny tells us about the time he got a suppository at half time. 
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May 26, 2025 • 12min

Rugby Daily | Leinster's Lowe look to take down the Scarlets, Carbery loving life away from Ireland and could Munster's new head coach bring silverware?

Welcome to Monday's Rugby Daily, with David Wilson.Coming up today, we hear from the Leinster camp as they are dealt injury blows ahead of the crucial part of the season.Noel McNamara and Joey Carbery celebrate European success.Munster arrive in South Africa ahead of their meeting with the Sharks.And could the new man in red, Clayton McMillan be about to win a title with the Chiefs?Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting
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May 23, 2025 • 10min

Rugby Daily | BOD & ROG on Champions Cup final, another Sevens programme scrapped

Welcome to Friday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill.Coming up, the excitement builds for this weekend's European finals in Cardiff - we'll hear from past winners Brian O'Driscoll and Ronan O'Gara.And after the news that the Ireland men's Sevens programme will be scrapped, there's upheaval for another national side today. Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting
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May 23, 2025 • 11min

OTB Breakfast Bite | Skort-gate ends + Ronan O'Gara previews Champions Cup final

This is Friday's OTB Breakfast Bite - your FREE bitesize taster of this morning's full Off The Ball Breakfast. On this morning's show, we talked Lions and previewed tomorrow's Investec Champions Cup final with both Ronan O'Gara and Alan Quinlan. With skort-gate now combined to the dustbin of history, we spoke to Dublin Camogie's Karl O'Brien + our own Rachel Sheehan, who attended last night's Special Congress. And Arsenal legend Emma Byrne joined Scarlett Heron in previewing the Women's Champions League final. But this morning's Bite first checks in with Dublin Camogie chair, Karl O'Brien to reflect on Special Congress allowing shorts in the sport, and then we speak to Ronan O'Gara about tomorrow's Champions Cup decider. Catch Off The Ball Breakfast 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/join
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May 22, 2025 • 11min

Rugby Daily | Wafer signs for Quins, Munster's European date in Páirc Uí Chaoimh

Welcome along to Thursday’s Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill.Coming up today, we'll hear from Ireland number 8 Aoife Wafer confirms her decision to leave Leinster to join Harlequins.Gerry Thornley on the criticism of the amount of foreign-born players in the Lions squad.And Munster will play one of their home Champions Cup games outside of Thomond Park.Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting
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May 22, 2025 • 42min

Word On The Street | Ep. 5: 'So Long Sevens' | "It's disgraceful really!"

Hello ! And welcome to a brand new Off The Ball podcast - Word On The Street!Every week, Susanna, Eve & Rachel take a major sporting event or topic and head to the streets to find out what you, the public, think.As David Nucifora breaks his silence on the IRFU cutting the men's 7s programme... Susanna, Eve, and Rachel felt they could stay quiet no longer!! (Same effect really). From the lack of transparency and World Rugby's share of the blame, to the Women's team being the next victim, we work through how the public feel about the IRFU's decision.Have a topic in mind? Send us a DM on @OffTheBall on all our social platforms.

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