Hello and welcome to the Knock on, scoreline.ie’s rugby podcast.

On the show, we talk about the PRO 14 Rainbow Cup competition being split this week over travel restrictions on the South African teams.

We talk about the three new rule trials being introduced this weekend as well including bringing on a new player 20 minutes after a red card.

We preview Leinster V Munster in their opening Rainbow Cup game.

Johnny Sexton has been ruled out for a few weeks for concussion and has been to see an expert, what does that mean for him and his future.

The Irish Women’s team takes on Italy next in the Six Nations, we chat about that and their huge loss to France and the gulf between professional and amateur.

And we discuss Michael Bent retiring from Leinster and Ronan O Gara’s promotion at La Rochelle.