Up for discussion on this week's pod...

* URC in RSA, how it is perceived by media & fans

* Sharks profile 

* Stormers profile

* The 20-minute red card?

Our Leinster v Connacht (2nd leg) writeup > http://www.harpinonrugby.net/2022/04/leinster-56-connacht-20.html

Twitter account for this week’s guest:

AP Cronje > https://twitter.com/rugby_ap

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Up for discussion by the panel this week...

Our Connacht v Leinster writeup > http://www.harpinonrugby.net/2022/04/connacht-21-leinster-26.html

Twitter accounts for this week’s guests:

Keego > https://twitter.com/keegolaughs_irl

Mark Jackson > https://twitter.com/hoomanbear

Tom Coleman > https://twitter.com/LeinsterRoyalty

Links referenced on the pod…

Stu Lancaster interview > https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0bzlsl2

Example of Rugby World features on Women’s 6N players > https://www.rugbyworld.com/players/who-is-stacey-flood-137779

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This week sees the return of the Heineken Champions Cup where Leinster have a unique home and away date with Connacht so I invited Padraig "@The2ndRow" Kelly back on the pod to give us a western perspective.  He went over their recent form and also selected a possible matchday 23 for Friday night.

Our Munster v Leinster writeup > http://www.harpinonrugby.net/2022/04/munster-19-leinster-34.html

Twitter account for this week’s guest > https://twitter.com/the2ndRow

Check out his Women’s 6N podcast here > https://bit.ly/the2ndrowW6N

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Leinster play a third away interprovincial in four weeks on Saturday as we head down the N7 to Thomond Park, I invited Michelle Tobin back on to the pod to look at how the season has gone so far for Munster, what kind of matchday squad they might put out against us and also we talked about the Six Nations for both Women and Men.

Our Connacht v Leinster writeup > http://www.harpinonrugby.net/2022/03/connacht-8-leinster-45.html

Twitter account for this week’s guest:

https://twitter.com/CorkSeashell

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I wanted to learn more about how the Irish women’s squad is set ahead of their own Six Nations which kicks off this weekend, and I couldn’t have picked a better guest than the owner of the great twitter account @IrishWomens.  She lays out the implications of the IRFU report on the aftermath of the World Cup qualifiers before telling us what players to look out for over the coming weeks as well as what to expect from the tournament itself.

Our Ireland v Scotland writeup > http://www.harpinonrugby.net/2022/03/ireland-26-scotland-5.html

Twitter account for this week’s guest:

https://twitter.com/IrishWomens

For weekly podcasts featuring @IrishWomens during the 6N follow this account > https://twitter.com/the2ndRow

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This week we’re looking ahead to Ireland’s final match in the 2022 Six Nations coming up against Scotland on Saturday, and as we often do here at Harpin On Rugby we’re using the podcast to go looking for a view from opposition fans on how their team is looking.  And with the first leg of the 1872 Cup also taking place this weekend, I asked fans from both Edinburgh and Glasgow on to offer their thoughts.

Our England v Ireland writeup… > http://www.harpinonrugby.net/2022/03/england-15-ireland-32.html

…and Ulster v Leinster > http://www.harpinonrugby.net/2022/03/ulster-18-leinster-13.html

Twitter account for this week’s guests:

Sandy Smith > https://twitter.com/theburghwatch

David Arnott > https://twitter.com/thepenGW

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On our last pod I got views from fans of Leinster, Munster & Connacht on Ireland’s Six Nations campaign so to complete the set this week I spoke to Ulsterman Ian Frizzell who looked at our chances for the big match at Twickenham on Saturday.  And while I had him on I guess it would have been rude not to also get his thoughts on a certain rearranged top of the table URC clash at the Kingspan later that same evening.

Our Benetton v Leinster writeup > http://www.harpinonrugby.net/2022/03/benetton-17-leinster-61.html

Twitter account for this week’s guest:

Ian Frizzell > https://twitter.com/rava_ian

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This week I put together a panel to talk about Ireland’s unconventional win over Italy, how the squad might shape up as we head to Twickenham, and there was even some time left over for the lads to talk about their own provinces in the URC.

Our Ireland v Italy writeup > http://www.harpinonrugby.net/2022/02/ireland-57-italy-6.html

…and Leinster v Lions > http://www.harpinonrugby.net/2022/02/leinster-21-lions-13.html

Twitter accounts for this week’s guests:

Conor Cronin > https://twitter.com/ccbooms

Stephen Murphy > https://twitter.com/MasterOfNonePod

Stephen’s Master Of None Pod > https://anchor.fm/stephen-murphy8

Larry Power > https://twitter.com/LDelpiero

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This week with Ireland set to play Italy on Sunday and Leinster bound for Treviso the following weekend, I invited the author of The Italian Rugby Blog back onto the pod to give us a sense on how their squads are looking and also how despite all the simplistic negativity in the media these days about Italian rugby, there are actually a lot of signs that things are set to improve.

Our Leinster v Ospreys writeup > http://www.harpinonrugby.net/2022/02/leinster-29-ospreys-7.html

Twitter account for this week’s guest:

Tom Golden > https://twitter.com/RugbyItalian

Check out his site > https://theitalianrugbyblog.blogspot.com/

Tom’s first appearance on the pod > http://www.harpinonrugby.net/2021/05/podcast-s02e45-italian-rugby-new.html

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This week with Leinster and Ireland matches to both review and preview I invited three of our top contributors to the pod and I think you’ll agree they came up with some great points about last weekend’s match in Paris and also what lies ahead in both the Six Nations and the URC.

Our France v Ireland writeup > http://www.harpinonrugby.net/2022/02/france-30-ireland-24.html

Leinster v Edinburgh > http://www.harpinonrugby.net/2022/02/leinster-26-edinburgh-7.html

Twitter accounts for this week’s guests:

Neil “Keego” Keegan > https://twitter.com/keegolaughs_irl

Richard Mifsud > https://twitter.com/Once_in_the_job

Tom Coleman > https://twitter.com/LeinsterRoyalty

Keego’s linktree > https://linktr.ee/Keego

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