CaolánSRugby Podcast

Rounding out the Pool A previews we look at Italy, who face Ireland in a warm-up game on Saturday. I am joined by hosts of the English speaking Fratelli d’Rugby podcast Marcello Cossali-Francis and Mike Petretta, as we discuss Kieran Crowley's exit, the rising crop of exciting talent, their belief of a scalp and much much more.

Talking Points (Time stamps approximate):

Scotland v Italy recap (3:30)

Kieran Crowley (08:30)

Italy's place in the Six Nations (13:00)

Exciting talent and squad selection (20:30)

Hopes for Ireland clash (32:00)

Pool A and hoping for a scalp - (41:00)

Predictions - (48:30)

Guests:

Mike Petretta - https://twitter.com/Italian_Rugby

Marcello Cossali-Francis - https://twitter.com/rugbyitalia96

Fratelli d'Rugby Podcast - https://linktr.ee/fratellidrugby

Music Credit: @The Collision.

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We continue our team by team, pool by pool previews by looking at the 3 time champions, New Zealand. I am joined by journalist Jamie Wall as we discuss New Zealand's patchy form, coaching changes, and whether they can upset the odds.

Talking Points (Time stamps approximate):

New Zealand the enigma? (04:00)

2022 dip in form (08:00)

The soon to be Scott Robertson era (14:00)

Rugby Championship 2023 (18:30)

Breaking down the selection questions and current squad (22:30)

The pool and knockout draw - (40:00)

Predictions - (46:00)

Guests:

Jamie Wall - https://twitter.com/JamieWall2

Music Credit: @The Collision. 

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We kick off our Rugby World Cup 2023 coverage by previewing the hosts, France. I am joined by journalists James Harrington and Illtud Dafydd to talk about Les Blues' prospects, the excitement levels across the country and everything in between.

Talking Points (Time stamps approximate):

Fabian Galthie and his early appointment (05:00)

France's phenomenal production line - (10:00)

Extended squad - (17:45)

Newfound consistency - (30:00)

The pool and knockout draw - (41:00)

Predictions - (55:00)

Guests:

James Harrington - https://twitter.com/Jamesonrugby

Illtud Dafydd - https://twitter.com/IlltudDafydd

Music Credit: @The Collision. 

Feel free to follow me on my socials @CaolanSRugby on Instagram, Twitter, YouTube and Mastodon; with my articles available at: https://caolansrugby.wordpress.com

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On today’s pod, I am joined by Tom and David as we take a look back on the historic and memorable 2022/23 rugby season in Ireland.

There was a clean sweep in the Autumn, a senior and u20 grand slam, a dreaded wooden spoon, a 7s World Cup semi-final, Olympic qualification, a first URC champion and a rare Dublin Champions Cup final. There’s a lot to discuss!

Talking Points (Time stamps approximate):

Provinces - (01:00)

Men’s National Side - (34:00)

U20’s - (50:00)

Women’s - (57:00)

7’s - (01:03:00)

End of Year Awards - (01:10:00)

Guests:

Tom Coleman

David Cordial

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Provincial Team of the Season Article - https://caolansrugby.wordpress.com/2023/06/06/champions-munster-dominate-provincial-team-of-the-season/ 

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Welcome to the fourth and final episode of the URC Fanview series; a fan led series recapping the season gone by for each of the 4 Irish provinces. Our focus tonight turns to Munster, ended a 12 year trophy drought on Saturday, by silencing the Stormers in Cape Town.

This pod will be 3 joyous Munster fans trying to piece together this momentous, rollercoaster, unforgettable 2022/23 season.

Guests:

Aoife O'Callaghan

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Coming up on today's bonus podcast, we look ahead to the upcoming URC Grand Final.

Reigning champions Stormers are back on home soil for another league final. Facing them, the mighty Munster. Led by first year head coach Graham Rowntree, Munster return to their first final since 2021, but have not claimed silverware since a decade prior to that.

With me to preview this weekend’s final is host of the Provincial State of Mind podcast, Jeff Neville (@TheLooseH on Twitter).

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In this week's URC Fanview epidose, we look at Leinster, who fell short at the final hurdle both in the URC and Heineken Champions Cup. What some teams would call a success, feels like failure as Leinster go another season without a trophy.

We discussed the obvious elephant in the room, the Heineken Cup final, as well as the season as a whole, Lancaster, Nienebar and much more; and I promise this is the most upbeat Leinster related podcast this week!

Guests:

Jeff Pagano - Harpin' on Rugby Podcast

Cian O'Muilleoir - RugbyKino

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After 10 long years of waiting, the premier matchup in European club rugby returns to Dublin.

It’s Leinster v La Rochelle, Leo v ROG, Ireland v France. This is the matchup we all dreamed of, as we get set for a true clash of the titans with a unique rivalry.

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In tonight's episode of URC Fanview, our attention turns to Connacht, who bowed out at the semi-final stage last weekend at the hands of the Stormers. With it, the curtains closed on the Andy Friend era, as Connacht seem to be in better shape, from top to bottom, than ever before. We take a look back on Friend's tenure, Connacht's season as a whole, and look ahead to next year.

Guests:

Stephen Murphy - Master of None Podcast

Pádraig Kelly - The2ndRow - https://the2ndrow.com/2023/05/16/thank-you-andy/

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Despite securing 2nd seed, Ulster crashed out in the last eight of the URC on home soil against Connacht.

Questions will now be asked of the coaches, players and tactics after squandering their high league position.

In today's podcast, I sat down with Peter, host of the Red Hand Podcast; to discuss Ulster's season on a bigger picture.

Guests:

Peter Lockhart - @dplockhart

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