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Welcome to Wednesday's OTB Breakfast Bite - your bitesize taster of this morning's full Off The Ball Breakfast. This morning on the show, Tom English looked back on Celtic's heartbreaking exit from the Champions League. We began our look ahead to the League of Ireland weekend with former goalkeeper Barry Murphy. And we were also joined by writer Sam Peters, author of Concussed: Sports Uncomfortable Truth, joins Ger & Colm to take a deep dive into the issue of concussion in rugby.And it's with rugby we take this morning's bite, looking ahead to the Calcutta Cup clash of England and Scotland with the BBC's Tom English, followed by a snippet of that chat with Sam Peters. 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

On Tuesday's Rugby Daily, Richie McCormack brings you confirmation of Ireland's return to Soldier Field in Chicago. We hear from Robbie Henshaw and Andrew Goodman ahead of Saturday's clash with Wales, as a trio of experienced players will miss the game in Cardiff. James Botham discusses the changes made by Matt Sherratt with Wales. France are set to go with a 7-1 split on their bench as they look to atone for defeat at Twickenham. England make one change for the Calcutta Cup game. And we hear from Louis Rees Zammit as he continues to chase his NFL dream.

On Monday's Rugby Daily, Richie McCormack has the latest from the Ireland camp which has gone through significant change over the weekend due to injury.We hear from Aled Walters and Alan Quinlan on the Wales game ahead, and on Sam Prendergast's physical development.There's a new addition to the Wales coaching staff ahead of Ireland's visit to Cardiff.And changes galore between Scotland and Wales with the Calcutta Cup to be decided this weekend.

On Friday's Rugby Daily, Richie McCormack brings you the latest from the Ireland camp a week out from their Six Nations game away to Wales. Aled Walters provides us with a fitness update, and Garry Ringrose discusses his contentment with Simon Easterby's centre rotation. Josh Wycherley returns to the Munster fold for the first time since September. Pete Wilkins says he's not feeling any more pressure as Connacht look to arrest their URC losing streak. James Hume, Jacob Stockdale and Stuart McCloskey are back for Ulster. And Melvyn Jaminet discusses the racist Instagram story that almost ended his career.

On Thursday's Rugby Daily, new contracts for Ireland duo Tadhg Beirne and Garry Ringrose.Bordeaux fly-half Joey Carbery admits it’s difficult for him to watch Ireland in the Six Nations,And Calvin Nash reveals there’s much more to come from the Men in Green as they chase a third title in a row.Rugby Daily on Off The Ball, with Bank of Ireland, a proud sponsor of Irish Rugby. Never Stop Competing.

Off The Ball's Ruairi O'Hagan is joined by Munster legends Alan Quinlan and Fiona Hayes as they look ahead to the Scarlets clash at Thomond Park, discuss a new deal for Tadhg Beirne, and look at the Six Nations so far. 

Welcome to Thursday's OTB Breakfast Bite - your bitesize sample of this morning's Off The Ball Breakfast.Things got started this morning with Ger Gilroy, Colm Boohig and Arthur James O'Dea looking back at the drama in last night's Merseyside Derby at Goodison Park. Gareth Roberts and Sarah Deboe, Liverpool and Everton supporters respectively, then joined Ger and Colm to reflect on the game from the fans' perspective. In the build-up to the new League of Ireland season, Bohemians COO, Daniel Lambert, and Shamrock Rovers CEO John Martin joined the lads in studio to discuss how the league can maximize on its current popularity. Right now now, we're going to bring you a small section of this morning's chat with the brilliant Joey Carbery. Joining us live from Bordeaux, he began by discussing how he feels watching Ireland matches a few years removed from the international set-up. 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

On Wednesday's Rugby Daily, Connacht head coach Pete Wilkins offers a positive update on Mack Hansen's new contract,Will Greenwood gives his thoughts on whether Simon Easterby would be suited to the Wales head coach role, And London Irish saved by an Eddie Jordan-led consortium - are they on their way to the URC?Rugby Daily with Bank of Ireland. Never Stop Competing.

Welcome to Wednesday's OTB Breakfast Bite - your FREE bitesize sample of this morning's full Off The Ball Breakfast. On this morning's show, Mayo legend Colm Boyle assessed the lay of the land after a couple of rounds of the Allianz Football League, and his own county's fortunes. The Hard Shoulder (and Dicksboro's) Kieran Cuddihy joins us for his 'You Had To Be There'. And we spoke to ex-England centre Will Greenwood for his half-term report on the Six Nations. And it's there we took our Bite, with Will following Ger, Colm and Arthur in giving their view on the departure of Wales head coach Warren Gatland. 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

On Tuesday's Rugby Daily, Richie McCormack has details of the news that has set the cat among the Six Nations pigeons with Warren Gatland leaving as Wales head coach. We hear from WRU chief executive Abi Tierney, and the man who has been installed as interim head coach - Matt Sherratt. Scott Bemand's revealed his Ireland squad for the Women's Six Nations, with one big-name absentee. Romain Ntamack must serve the second game of his suspension against Italy. Ulster have major front row concerns going into their URC trip to Benetton. And we hear from Pete Wilkins as Connacht look to get their URC season back on track against Cardiff.