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On this week's episode of The Buildup, in association with Ladbrokes, we chat to Kevin Doyle ahead of the massive clash on Sunday between Liverpool and Man City. Kevin gives us his weekend treble and tells a mad story about the Wolves/West Brom rivalry.

Maurice Brosnan is in studio to preview this weekend's GAA action and we "Get Hyped" for the inter-provincial rugby games on Friday and Saturday, where Connacht will face Leinster and Munster are at home to Ulster.

You've got a chance to win two cakes and a sports biography in our Big Shout, and as always we've got 1-2-free predictions and Mick's Week 10 NFL picks.

If you have a Big Shout of 25/1 or over, send it to us, and you can win the grand prize of two cakes and a sports autobiography! Please rate and review the podcast and if you haven't already, be sure to hit the subscribe button at the top of your feed

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The Premiership champions, Saracens, have been hit with a 35-point deduction and £5m fine after they were found to have breached salary cap regulations. It is a seismic sentence that they are set to contest. 

We caught up with Rugby and the law editor Ben Cisneros to discuss this groundbreaking news and what it means for their players and rivals moving forward/ 

What legal recourse do other clubs have? Why are sanctions limited to this season? Who else does it impact, we look at this and more. 

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The Rugby World Cup is at an end after South Africa were successful over England on Saturday.

This week, the lads review all the weekend's action and discuss the tournament as a whole, the Springboks' style, the team of the World Cup and what this means for the sport. 

Elsewhere, there is some Munster transfer rumour chat and the boys look ahead to a jam-packed season. The show goes on! 

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On this week's Balls.ie Football Show, the lads try to compile a Premier League team of the decade, but the kicker is that they can only use one player per team (25:53).

Elsewhere, Gary rounds up all the Irish lads in action over the course of the weekend, with Sean interjecting with a variety of FAI Cup Final-based shenanigans. Also, Mark finds himself with a strange obsession with Erik Pieters. We also once again crown our Scoundrel of the Week.

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The Buildup is Balls.ie weekly podcast, with Ladbrokes, where we preview all the major sporting action for the weekend ahead. We'll be building the hype, whetting the appetite and making some bold predictions for everything that's happening.

This is the section of the show where Mick shares his NFL picks for the weekend, marking your card for Sunday's round of fixtures. After a hot streak, last week was a struggle. Can he bounce back this week? 

If you want to listen to the entire show, which includes Stephen Ferris on the Rugby World Cup final, a look ahead to the weekend of club GAA, Jason Quigley on Katie Taylor, and much more including a preview of the FAI Cup finals, subscribe to The Buildup on Balls.ie podcast feed or the general Balls.ie feed. 

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The Buildup is Balls.ie weekly podcast, with Ladbrokes, where we preview all the major sporting action for the weekend ahead. We'll be building the hype, whetting the appetite and making some bold predictions for everything that's happening.

This is the boxing section of the show where our regular boxing guest Jason Quigley joins us to look ahead to Katie Taylor's bid to become a two weight world champion tonight, as well as the enticing clash of Canelo and Kovalev! He also talks about working with Andy Lee and his return to the ring on December 5th. 

If you want to listen to the entire show, which includes Stephen Ferris on the Rugby World Cup final, a look ahead to the weekend of club GAA, our NFL picks, and much more including a preview of the FAI Cup finals, subscribe to The Buildup on Balls.ie podcast feed or the general Balls.ie feed. 

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With his beloved New Zealand out of the World Cup, Brent looks back on England's incredible win over the All Black and previews the fascinating final between England and South Africa.

The Buildup, in association with Ladbrokes, is our weekly look ahead to the weekend's sport, marking your card for another packed weekend of sporting action.

England shocked the world last weekend with their dismantling of the All Blacks. Is there any hope against them for South Africa in the World Cup final this weekend? Stephen Ferris gives us his take on what's going to happen. 

With Katie Taylor headlining in her bid to become a two weight world champion and Canelo Alvarez Vs. Sergey Kovalev taking place Stateside, it's a massive weekend for boxing. Jason Quigley helps us preview it. 

Mick, Mark and Sean "get hyped" for the FAI Cup Finals in the Aviva Stadium and play Ladbrokes' 1-2-Free for the chance to win €100 cash. 

There's more tantalising GAA county final action as the provincial championships also get going this weekend, while Mick gives us another three NFL picks for next Sunday. 

For this week's Big Shout, Mark takes tre hoteseat after Mick got very close last week. 

If you have a Big Shout of  25/1 or over, send it to us, and you can win the grand prize of two cakes and a sports autobiography!

Please bet responsibly, visit Dunlewey.net for further information.

Send us your Big Shouts or get in touch with the show for any reason by emailing [email protected] or contact us @ballsdotie on Twitter or Instagram.

The show goes on. We are down to two as the Rugby World Cup moves towards the final with England set to take on South Africa. 

On this week's podcast, the lads look back at a fascinating weekend of rugby and two very different games. Where has this England run come from? Who are their standout players? What are Sam Underhill and Tom Curry made off? We discuss all of this and more. 

Elsewhere, former Munster outhalf Jonny Holland joins us to chat about Felix Jones and Aled Walters. The former Munster coaches now form apart of Rassie Erasmus' backroom team. What makes them so good? 

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On The Balls.ie Football Show this week, our big topic is around the most underrated Irish players in the history of the Premier League. Mark, Gary and Sean present their top fives and make the case for who should be number one (0:30:15).

Elsewhere, the lads have their hot takes from the Premier League weekend, react to the announcement of the extended Ireland squad for the November internationals and crown the Scoundrel of the Week.

Please rate and review the podcast. You can get in touch with the show by emailing [email protected] or hitting us up on Twitter @ballsdotie.