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On a bumper Friday edition of Rugby Daily, Richie McCormack takes you into Ireland camp as we hear from Paul O'Connell.

Dan Sheehan is back for Leinster after his ACL injury, and we hear from Leo Cullen on the hooker's recovery and those rumours regarding Rabah Slimani.

Ben O'Connor is to make his first start for Munster, with their CEO providing an update on their search for a new head coach.

John Cooney will make a landmark appearance for Ulster on Sunday.

And Pete Wilkins calls for consistency from his Connacht side.

On Thursday's Rugby Daily, Richie McCormack brings you more of Simon Easterby's media briefing at the Six Nations launch, where he talked about Jonathan Sexton's role among the coaching set-up, and the gap in philosophy between Leinster and Ireland.

Richie has the latest on Rabah Slimani's contract status at Leinster.

We hear from Stormers head coach John Dobson on the club's link to their home city of Cape Town.

Netflix has cut the cord on the Six Nations documentary 'Full Contact'.

Another key player has added to Scotland's injury list.

And Nicolas Sanchez has called time on a storied career.

In case you missed it, here is episode one from our Settle In Series, as a bonus listen for all of our GAA Fans!

Former Ireland international and coach Linda Gorman joined Eoin Sheahan to discuss how she’s tackling ageism in sport by encouraging more people to take up walking football and she also discussed how much support for the women’s game in Ireland has changed since she played on the first ever WNT over 50 years ago.

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Welcome to Thursday's Rugby Daily, I'm Cameron Hill.

 Coming up today, the Munster team is out for tomorrow's game against the Dragons.

 Fiona Hayes makes the case for why Tadhg Beirne's discipline issues could see him play a different role in Ireland's Six Nations campaign.

 And more uncertainty for the Ospreys, after a big announcement by the Welsh Rugby Union today.

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On Wednesday's Rugby Daily, Richie McCormack brings you news of the dates and kick-off times for the last-16 fixtures in the Investec Champions Cup.

We hear from Dan Soper, Pete Wilkins and Alan Quinlan on the road ahead for three of the provinces.

Six Nations organisers have confirmed several rule trials will be in place for this year's competition.

Two of the players jailed as part of the Grenoble rape trial are seeking their release.

And Bill Sweeney refuses to step down as RFU CEO.

Off The Ball's Ruairi O'Hagan is joined by Munster legends Alan Quinlan and Fiona Hayes to discuss the cracking contest between the Reds and Northampton, facing La Rochelle in France, their Star of the Week and this weekend's clash with the Dragons. 

Welcome to Tuesday's Rugby Daily, where Richie McCormack takes us to the Six Nations launch in Rome.

We hear from interim Ireland head coach Simon Easterby, as well as captain Caelan Doris.

England are the latest country hit by the injury plague doing the rounds, and we speak to their new captain Maro Itoje.

Another Scotland player has succumb to injury too.

Ulster assistant coach Dan Soper explains his new role with the province.

And three Munster youngsters have signed new deals.

In case you missed it, here is episode four from our Settle In Series, as a bonus listen for all of our Rugby Fans!

Nathan Murphy sat down with Tham & Nhat Nguyen to talk about their incredible journey from Vietnam to Ireland to performing on the world's biggest stage.

While they once thought they'd never see each other again, they're now supporting each other through this new stage of life.

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In case you missed it, here is episode Three from our Settle In Series, as a bonus listen for all of our Rugby Fans!

Nathan Murphy sat down with Tham & Nhat Nguyen to talk about their incredible journey from Vietnam to Ireland to performing on the world's biggest stage.

While they once thought they'd never see each other again, they're now supporting each other through this new stage of life.

Settle In is brought to you by Guinness 0.0.

Eoin Sheahan was joined by former long distance runner Catherina McKiernan who has won marathons across Europe as well as medalling at World and European Cross County Championships.

She dives into whether she has any regrets when reflecting on her illustrious career and what life post-competing has been like.

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Welcome to Tuesday's OTB Breakfast Bite - your bitesize taster of this morning's full Off The Ball Breakfast.

This morning on the show, The Athletic's Matt Slater joined us to discuss Manchester United's lack of spending power as part of a wider INEOS trend.

Finn Harps' manager and CEO joined us to share their ambitious plans for the Donegal club.

And after facing his former side at the Aviva on Saturday, Ross Molony dialled in from Bath.

And that's where we take our Bite this morning, with the start of that Ross Molony chat, and then into a discussion around the social media abuse that's forced Leinster to take action.

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