Round 4 is done — and this week Ailbhe and Cian are joined by not one but two guests. Chloe Pearse is back as ever, and making his MudderRucker debut is Huw Griffin of HG Rugby — Welsh rugby analyst, stats obsessive, and self-declared England hater. He fits right in.

Huw takes us inside the chaos engulfing Welsh rugby and what it actually means for the women's game, while we try to work out if Sean Lynn's rebuild is finally starting to take shape. England are still winning but something is shifting — Italy put three tries past them before half time, and suddenly the grand slam decider against France in Bordeaux feels a lot more interesting.

Ireland beat Wales in Belfast in front of a sell-out crowd, and the back row did what the back row does. Hogan, Wafer, King — we're running out of superlatives. And Cliodhna Maloney McDonald is firmly team niggle, for better or worse.

Next up: 27,000 tickets sold for the Aviva. Scotland in round 5. No pressure.

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00:00 Podcast Introductions

01:14 Welsh Rugby Resurgence

03:48 Sean Lynn Vision

06:41 England Leakier Defence

10:47 Injuries And Leadership

14:21 Why England Concede

17:48 Italy Third Place Race

19:28 France Clicking Early

23:24 Scotland Defensive Crisis

25:27 Tackling And Athletic Gap

26:10 Scotland Attack Sparks

28:06 Ireland Pack Dominance

28:47 Back Row Breakdown

31:15 Eve Higgins And Kicking

33:31 Flashpoint Yellow Card

35:45 Team Niggle Debate

38:06 Scotland Threats Next Week

41:29 England France Prediction

43:09 Ireland U20s Pipeline

45:47 Mban Squad Merch Story

47:50 Round Four Wrap Up