This week we have our sixth and final Lions Selector in the form of Brandon Smith who also gives his thoughts on the Welsh squad ahead of the Six Nations.  After our chat I’ll read out a full Lions matchday 23 as determined by the overall panel, as well as my own suggestion for what can be done to fix the Lions Tour dilemma.

Our Harpin match writeup for Scarlets v Leinster > http://www.harpinonrugby.net/2021/02/scarlets-25-leinster-52.html

Brandon’s the Welsh Rugby RoundUp Show can be found here > https://www.facebook.com/thethreebodrugbygroup

Follow Brandon Smith on Twitter > https://twitter.com/BisBrandon11

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This week we turn the spotlight back on Leinster & Ireland - my guest was Ciarán Duffy from Post to Post Sport and we talked about the match in Thomond Park last weekend, Leinster players who have stood out so far this season and also Andy Farrell’s squad which was announced on Monday.

Our Harpin match writeup for Munster v Leinster > http://www.harpinonrugby.net/2021/01/leinsters-season-so-far-next-gen.html

Ciarán’s writeup on Post To Post Sport blog > https://posttopost.sport.blog/2021/01/25/munster-lack-edge-in-narrow-loss-to-leinster/

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Edinburgh fan Sandy Smith joined me to talk about his Lions XV for the test series, last weekend's 1872 Cup match at Scotstoun and what Nic Groom might have been thinking before halftime.

Leinster’s season so far & “Next Gen” matchday squad > http://www.harpinonrugby.net/2021/01/leinsters-season-so-far-next-gen.html

Episode 1.1 of this season’s Lions selector panel featuring Michelle Tobin > http://www.harpinonrugby.net/2020/12/podcast-s02e23-lions-11-opp-view.html

Episode 1.2 featuring Mark Jackson > http://www.harpinonrugby.net/2020/12/s02e24-lions-selection-panel-12.html

Episode 1.3 featuring Ian Frizzell > http://www.harpinonrugby.net/2021/01/s02e25-lions-selection-panel-13-leivuls.html

Episode 1.4 featuring Debbie Knight > http://www.harpinonrugby.net/2021/01/podcast-s02e26-lions-selection-panel-14.html

This week we introduce our fourth Lions Selector panellist and it’s Debbie Knight representing England and returning to the pod for a second time.  Then I had a quick chat with Keego about the varying opinion surrounding Johnny Sexton’s contributions for Leinster and Ireland.

Our Harpin match writeup of Leinster v Ulster > http://www.harpinonrugby.net/2021/01/leinster-24-ulster-12.html

Debbie Knight’s previous pod appearance >  http://www.harpinonrugby.net/2020/06/podcast-ep-55-role-of-covid-19-club.html

Debbie’s sports blog > https://debsknigsport.com/

Episode 1.1 of this season’s Lions selector panel featuring Michelle Tobin > http://www.harpinonrugby.net/2020/12/podcast-s02e23-lions-11-opp-view.html

Episode 1.2 featuring Mark Jackson > http://www.harpinonrugby.net/2020/12/s02e24-lions-selection-panel-12.html

Episode 1.3 featuring Ian Frizzell > http://www.harpinonrugby.net/2021/01/s02e25-lions-selection-panel-13-leivuls.html

Ahead of Friday’s potential Conference A decider, I spoke to Ulster fan Ian Frizzell about how their side is looking these days; he has also agreed to join our Lions Selector panel and took his first stab at naming a starting XV.

Our Harpin match writeup of Leinster v Connacht > http://www.harpinonrugby.net/2021/01/leinster-24-connacht-35.html

Ian Frizzell’s original pod appearance where he outlines his role as a club COVID19 officer >  http://www.harpinonrugby.net/2020/06/podcast-ep-55-role-of-covid-19-club.html

Episode 1.1 of this season’s Lions selector panel featuring Michelle Tobin > http://www.harpinonrugby.net/2020/12/podcast-s02e23-lions-11-opp-view.html

Episode 1.2 featuring Mark Jackson > http://www.harpinonrugby.net/2020/12/s02e24-lions-selection-panel-12.html

As you’ll know there has been a lot of uncertainty surrounding the seasonal interpros, so it’s probably just as well that we’ve recently started our Lions Selector Panel which means we can use the pod to look ahead to rugby that we hopefully have to look forward to in the future.  This week I introduced my second panellist Mark Jackson; as well as his picks for the first test he also went through the leading candidates for Warren Gatland's assistant coaches on the tour, and we also discussed how the upcoming Rainbow Cup can be beneficial for all involved.

Mark Jackson’s first ever post for Harpin as referenced in the pod > http://www.harpinonrugby.net/2012/08/lions-selector-panel-preseason.html

Episode 1.1 of this season’s Lions selector panel featuring Michelle Tobin > http://www.harpinonrugby.net/2020/12/podcast-s02e23-lions-11-opp-view.html

A longer show than usual just before the Christmas - to start I’m bringing back my Lions Selector Panel where I ask a group of fans to pick their best starting XV for the First Test against the Springboks before returning to them a couple of times before the squad is announced to see if they have any changes.  First up we have Michelle Tobin who also will share with us an opposition view of her beloved Munster going into Saturday night’s visit of Leinster to Thomond Park.  Then I spoke to Keego about the incident from the RDS last weekend involving Tom Wood and Josh van der Flier.

Harpin Leinster v Northampton match writeup > http://www.harpinonrugby.net/2020/12/leinster-35-northampton-saints-19.html

So Leinster kicked off a new European campaign last weekend with a controlled performance on the way to maximum points in Montpellier.  Next up in round 2 we welcome the Northampton Saints to the RDS and I was lucky enough to find a perfect guest in Nathan Johns for the latest in our series of “opposition view” pods.  We talked about the Premiership outfit’s season so far and the kind of team we’ll expect to see them put out on Saturday among other things.

Montpellier v Leinster Harpin match writeup > http://www.harpinonrugby.net/2020/12/montpellier-14-leinster-35.html

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So I took a bit of time off from the pod but I’m back now and there’s a lot to harp on.  Keego was on hand to discuss the Scotland match, the Autumn Nations Cup itself, the social media abuse directed at Andrew Brace (#DBAD) and Leinster’s upcoming trip to Montpellier.

Keego’s “The Couch Pundit” > https://thecouchpunditireland.com/

The Harpin writeup of Ireland v Scotland, titled “The Third Place Minutes” > http://www.harpinonrugby.net/2020/12/ireland-31-scotland-16.html

With two matches every weekend for me to harp on, I’m trying to trim the workload down where I can, so for this week’s pod I’m simply going to share an audio version of my writeup from last weekend’s match at Twickenham in case you missed it on the website.  I reckon I didn’t have to look too far for positives, but I’ll let you judge for yourself.

Read the original text here > http://www.harpinonrugby.net/2020/11/england-xx-ireland-xx.html

Also, our Leinster v Cardiff writeup is here > http://www.harpinonrugby.net/2020/11/leinster-40-cardiff-blues-5.html