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Welcome to Wednesday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron HillComing up, the IRFU is discontinuing the Men's Sevens programme.Former Leinster coach Stuart Lancaster on whether he would return to Ireland,And Hollie Davidson will become the first woman to referee a European final.Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank Of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

Welcome to Wednesday's OTB Breakfast Bite, your FREE bitesize taster of this morning's full Off The Ball Breakfast. On this morning's show Westmeath football star Luke Loughlin joined Colm Boohig and Ger Gilroy on why he nearly took up a hurl instead of playing football this summer.And after missing out on the Australian head coaching job, Stuart Lancaster joined the lads to explain what had actually happened in the process.But this morning's Bite begins with Loughlin on the Tailteann Cup.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

Welcome to Tuesday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill.Coming up today, Munster and Leinster begin preparations for a huge weekend in their respective URC hopes,Ronan O'Gara and La Rochelle have their sights set on a Connacht star as a potential new signing this summer,and former Connacht boss Pete Wilkins has landed a new coaching gig.Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank Of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

Welcome to Monday’s Rugby Daily with David Wilson.Coming up today, we hear from the Leinster camp as Caelan Doris is ruled out for 6 months.Hugo Keenan explains where he watched the Lions announcement after making the touring squad.Tyler Bleyendaal wants his side to build momentum in the business end of the season.Denis Leamy looks for Munster consistency as they aim to back up last week's win at home to Ulster.Joe Schmidt has his eye on the Lions lurking in the long grass.World Rugby increase their ties to North America with a further pivot to the Middle East.Ian McGeechan receives a cancer diagnosis.Whilst Leicester Tigers have their new man. And finally on the day when Jonah Lomu would have turned 50, we remember some his greatest trys.Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank Of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

Welcome along to Friday’s Rugby Daily with Cameron Hill.Coming up today, more reaction to the Lions squad announcement, while a key player has emerged as a major doubt for the Wallabies this summer.A big night for Munster and Ulster in their URC clash at Thomond Park,and Leinster and Connacht name their sides for this weekend's domestic action.Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank Of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

Welcome to Friday's OTB Breakfast Bite - your FREE bitesize sample of this morning's full Off The Ball Breakfast. On this morning's show, Alan Quinlan joined us in studio to give his view on Andy Farrell's Lions squad, and he looked ahead to this weekend's massive URC interpro.We previewed tonight's League of Ireland action with Owen Heary & Barry Murphy, with OTB's live game the Dublin derby clash of Shelbourne and St. Pat's at Tolka Park. All Ireland winner with Clare - Darach Honan - set the table for this weekend's Munster Hurling Championship action. And following Ger McDermott's discussion regarding the alignment of an Irish football pyramid on last night's Off The Ball, we spoke to the Waterford & District League's Ger Murphy.But this morning's Bite first checks in on our chat with Owen & Barry which begins with discussion of last night's Europa League semi-finals, and then we speak to Alan Quinlan on the Lions. 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

Welcome to Thursday’s Rugby Daily with Cameron Hill.Coming up today, it's a Lions squad announcement special - we'll hear from head coach Andy Farrell, assistant coach Johnny Sexton, and The Irish Times' Gerry ThornleyThere's also team news for an interpro derby in the URC,and tragic news from France after the sudden death of Castres and Fiji winger Josaia Raisuqe

Welcome to Thursday’s Rugby Daily with  Cameron Hill.Coming up today, Ruaidhri O'Connor on which Irish players could miss out on the spot in Andy Farrell's Lions squad.Josh van der Flier on how Leinster are fully focused on securing a URC title,And worrying times for the future of the Welsh regions.Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank Of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

Welcome to Wednesday's OTB Breakfast Bite, your FREE bitesize taster of this morning's full Off The Ball Breakfast. On this morning's show Graham Hunter was on the line to talk last night's classic between Inter and Barcelona, plus Ruaidhri O'Connor was in studio to reflect on that stunning Leinster loss on Saturday.Just how good are this Inter side and will Barca rue their missed opportunity?Did Leinster show arrogance and is Leo Cullen's position under threat?But this morning's Bite starts with Hunter reflecting on one of the greatest European ties of all time.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

Off The Ball's Ruairi O'Hagan is joined by Munster legends Alan Quinlan and Fiona Hayes to preview a massive inter-pro clash with Ulster at Thomond Park.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.