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

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First up I spoke to Mark Jackson about how Ireland did in 6N Week 1 plus what to look forward to in Week 2, then it was the turn of Edinburgh & Scotland fan Sandy Smith to harp on how things are going up there before Friday's clash at the RDS.

Our Ireland v Wales writeup > http://www.harpinonrugby.net/2022/02/ireland-29-wales-7.html

Twitter accounts for this week’s guests:

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

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

Sandy’s “Ospreys and England” post > https://theburghwatch.blogspot.com/2022/02/when-schedule-for-this-years-urc-was.html

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We’ve a straightforward pod this week, I invited a multi-provincial panel of fellow Irish fans on to help me select a matchday 23 from Andy Farrell’s Six Nations squad and then we had a go at predicting the final standings.

Our Cardiff v Leinster writeup > http://www.harpinonrugby.net/2022/01/cardiff-rugby-29-leinster-27.html

Twitter accounts for this week’s guests:

Michelle Tobin > https://twitter.com/CorkSeashell

Padraig Kelly > https://twitter.com/the2ndRow

David Topping > https://twitter.com/davethewingnut

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It’s time to turn our attention to the URC and Six Nations and with Leinster facing Cardiff this weekend and Ireland hosting Wales the following Saturday, I found the perfect guest in Dan Pearce to come on and offer an opposition view. 

Our Bath v Leinster writeup > http://www.harpinonrugby.net/2022/01/bath-7-leinster-64.html

Twitter accounts for this week’s guest:

Dan Pearce > https://twitter.com/CardiffRugbyWeb

…his blog Cardiff Rugby Life > https://cardiffbluesblog.com/

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I had a couple of fellow Leinster fans on to discuss that big win over Montpellier at the weekend looking at the stats and individual performances from the boys in blue and then we had a look at the season in general and how both the URC and Champions Cup are set at the time of recording.

Our Leinster v Montpellier writeup > http://www.harpinonrugby.net/2022/01/leinster-89-montpellier-7.html

Gofundme page for Tonga relief > gofund.me/a35a857b

Twitter accounts for this week’s guests:

Cian O’Muilleoir > https://twitter.com/RugbyKino

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

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After a bit of a break from Leinster rugby over the holiers, I thought I’d get back into the swing of things by asking a few fellow fans on to talk about those provinces which actually have been getting some pitch time of late. 

Twitter account for this week’s guests:

Neil ‘Keego’ Keegan > https://twitter.com/keegolaughs_irl

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

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

Plus get info on the comedy gig Keego was talking about here > The Craic Dealers present - DEIRDRE O'KANE in The Lighthouse, DunLaoghaire Tickets, Thu 10 Feb 2022 at 19:00 | Eventbrite

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Hasn't been much rugby to harp on these past couple of weeks so to round off 2021 we had a bit of an aul quiz to look back over the year.  I invited four fellow Leinster fans on to split into two teams and battle it out for bragging rights, and afterwards I also got them to offer their hopes & predictions for 2022.

Our Montpellier v Leinster* writeup > http://www.harpinonrugby.net/2021/12/montpellier-28-leinster-0.html

Twitter accounts for this week’s quiz contestants:

“FORWARDS”

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

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

“BACKS”

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

Gavin Hegarty > https://twitter.com/gavkheg

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This week in our latest Opposition View pod I’m looking ahead to Friday night’s match in Montpellier, obviously this is all pending confirmation that it’s actually going ahead but even if not it was great to get an insight on the Top 14 outfit’s season so far from Illtud Dafydd who has been covering French rugby for a while now.

Also as a bonus I had a panel of Leinster fans to give their thoughts on the victory over Bath from last weekend.

Our Leinster v Bath writeup > http://www.harpinonrugby.net/2021/12/leinster-45-bath-20.html

Twitter account for this week’s guest: 

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

Also many thanks to the Leinster fan panel : Tom Coleman, Gavin Hegarty, Conor Cronin & Mark Jackson.

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This week in our latest Opposition View pod I spoke to Matt Price also known as @BathBytes ahead of the Premiership clubs' visit to Dublin this coming weekend.  Obviously it can’t be easy to talk about your club when they’re on a bad run so fair play to Matt for coming on and spelling out what has been going wrong, and we all wish them all the best for the rest of the season, except maybe when they’re playing us of course!!!!

Our Leinster v Connacht writeup > http://www.harpinonrugby.net/2021/12/leinster-47-connacht-19.html

Twitter account for this week’s guest:

Matt Price > https://twitter.com/BathBytes

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