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The Buildup is Balls.ie's weekly podcast, with Ladbrokes, where we preview all the major sporting action for the weekend ahead. We'll be building the hype, whetting the appetite and making some bold predictions for everything that's happening.

This is the rugby section of the show where we "Get Hyped" for the return of the Champions Cup this weekend with the help of our regular voice on rugby Stephen Ferris. Stephen brings us through what it's like to return from a World Cup and go head first into the thrust of a full season, and preview the four games involving the Irish provinces this weekend. 

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The Champions Cup gets back underway this week and ahead of that, we caught up with Denis Hurley to discuss Munster's chances and their current style. 

Johann Van Graan's outfit take on the Ospreys on Saturday. Is this a tournament they are capable of winning? Their former versatile back thinks so, but certain things need to happen. 

We will discuss Connacht, Leinster and Ulster in the coming weeks. 

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The Buildup is Balls.ie's weekly podcast, with Ladbrokes, where we preview all the major sporting action for the weekend ahead. We'll be building the hype, whetting the appetite and making some bold predictions for everything that's happening.

This is the rugby section of the show where we "Get Hyped" for the weekend's Interpros. Munster V Ulster and Connacht V Leinster take centre stage with Irish internationals returning. The World Cup is over but we're straight back to the meat of the rugby season with the Champions Cup just a week away. What form will the returning players be in? Who will emerge from the pack to take their places in the season ahead? 

If you want to listen to the entire show, which includes a chat with Kevin Doyle about the Liverpool Man City super showdown, a look ahead to the weekend's GAA, and our NFL picks, subscribe to The Buildup on Balls.ie podcast feed or the general Balls.ie feed. 

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The Premiership champions, Saracens, have been hit with a 35-point deduction and £5m fine after they were found to have breached salary cap regulations. It is a seismic sentence that they are set to contest. 

We caught up with Rugby and the law editor Ben Cisneros to discuss this groundbreaking news and what it means for their players and rivals moving forward/ 

What legal recourse do other clubs have? Why are sanctions limited to this season? Who else does it impact, we look at this and more. 

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The Rugby World Cup is at an end after South Africa were successful over England on Saturday.

This week, the lads review all the weekend's action and discuss the tournament as a whole, the Springboks' style, the team of the World Cup and what this means for the sport. 

Elsewhere, there is some Munster transfer rumour chat and the boys look ahead to a jam-packed season. The show goes on! 

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With his beloved New Zealand out of the World Cup, Brent looks back on England's incredible win over the All Black and previews the fascinating final between England and South Africa. 

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The Buildup is Balls.ie weekly podcast, with Ladbrokes, where we preview all the major sporting action for the weekend ahead. We'll be building the hype, whetting the appetite and making some bold predictions for everything that's happening.

This is the rugby section of the show where our regular rugby guest Stephen Ferris joins us to talk about England's astonishing performance in their semi-final win over New Zealand last week and tell us if South Africa have any chance at all in Saturday's final. 

If you want to listen to the entire show, which includes Jason Quigley on Katie Taylor's bid to become a two weight World Champion, a look ahead to the weekend of club GAA, our NFL picks, and much more including a preview of the FAI Cup finals, subscribe to The Buildup on Balls.ie podcast feed or the general Balls.ie feed. 

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The show goes on. We are down to two as the Rugby World Cup moves towards the final with England set to take on South Africa. 

On this week's podcast, the lads look back at a fascinating weekend of rugby and two very different games. Where has this England run come from? Who are their standout players? What are Sam Underhill and Tom Curry made off? We discuss all of this and more. 

Elsewhere, former Munster outhalf Jonny Holland joins us to chat about Felix Jones and Aled Walters. The former Munster coaches now form apart of Rassie Erasmus' backroom team. What makes them so good? 

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The Buildup is new weekly podcast, with Ladbrokes, where we preview all the major sporting action for the weekend ahead. We'll be building the hype, whetting the appetite and making some bold predictions for everything that's happening.

This is the rugby section of the show with Stephen Ferris who looks back on Ireland's disaster of a World Cup and asks where do we go from here? He also looks ahead and makes his picks for this weekend's semi-finals. 

If you want to listen to the entire show, which includes Kevin Doyle discussing Tottenham's woes ahead of their trip to Anfield, our NFL picks, and much more including a look ahead to the NBA season, subscribe to The Buildup on Balls.ie podcast feed or the general Balls.ie feed. 

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