Rugby Weekly Extra

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With two new shows each week, our experts dig into the game-tape for analysis rich in detail and information.

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The podcast currently has 486 episodes available.

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May 28, 2025 Leinster-Scarlets/Sharks-Munster look-ahead, plus main-character Pollock
James Tracy gives Gav his thoughts on Henry Pollock and Bordeaux's Champions Cup final celebrations, why he was so annoyed by the injury to James Ramm, and Leinster and Munster's respective URC quarter-finals this Saturday.
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40min
May 26, 2025 Pulse-checking the Champions Cup final, UBB's glory, and Saints' rise
Bernard Jackman joins Murray Kinsella to reflect on Bordeaux's victory over Northampton in last weekend's decider and what it all means for the future of the competition.
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41min
May 21, 2025 Thursday night 6N: are fans getting shafted? Plus Ulster's big signing, Munster's lineout, and Leinster's Scarlets lesson
James Tracy, Murray and Gav discuss Ulster's impending signing of a world-leading loosehead in Angus Bell. The lads chat about the fixing of next year's France-Ireland Six Nations game for a Thursday night, fielding frustrations from match-going supporters about attending Ireland games and raising their own concerns about the Aviva Stadium.

Plus, JT provided a detailed analysis of Munster's lineout improvements against Benetton, the set play that both the Italians and Munster themselves scored from in the same game, and where Leinster will need to be wary of Scarlets in a couple of weekends' time.

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1h 11min
May 19, 2025 Munster's hopes, Leinster's response, and Ireland 7s fallout
Bernard Jackman joins Murray Kinsella to discuss how the URC quarter-finals are shaping up and the questions that remain after the IRFU's decision to shut down the men's sevens programme.
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50min
May 14, 2025 Will this young Ulster generation actually be good enough to compete?
On today's pod, Murray and Gav focus on Ulster alone: the lads explore the province's fortunes during Richie Murphy's first full season in charge, fans' frustrations, whether Ulster's current generation of academy talents are actually as good as we once thought they were, seven seasons of recruitment with mixed success, and expectations for 2025/26.
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50min
May 12, 2025 Vintage POM, Connacht’s strategy after a miserable season, and how rugby’s free agency works behind the scenes
Murray, Berch and Gav review Munster’s victory over Ulster, in which Peter O’Mahony’s biggest moment arguably wasn’t even his soaring try.

The lads try to make sense of a turbulent season for Connacht, and whether there’s cause for optimism in their homegrown-heavy strategy.

Berch gives an insight into how players are navigating rugby’s free agency in a shrunken market, which he believes may ultimately lead to the betterment of Irish rugby.

Plus, Terenure College RFC appoint Carlos Spencer as their new head coach: eh, what the…?

Note from Gav: Apologies for the first few minutes of my audio -- I knocked a mic cable loose without realising. It improves after about 10 minutes.

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1h 21min
May 08, 2025 15 Irish call-ups, the unlucky few, and catching Lions Fever despite an interminable ceremony in London
Murray joins Gav from the Lions squad announcement in London to give his thoughts on Andy Farrell's 38-man selection, the "couple of" vacant spots, Henry Pollock's rise, Caelan Doris' injury, the Uefa-like ceremony, and the players from the four nations most unlucky to miss out.

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26min
May 06, 2025 Making sense of Leinster's underperformance, and Bordeaux add mettle to the magic
Berch, Murray and Gav review the Champions Cup semi-finals, where Northampton Saints produced one of the greatest performances in the history of the competition to upset an off-colour and confounding Leinster side at the Aviva Stadium.

The lads assess Leinster's shortcomings in what Berch believes was the worst of their knockout reversals in recent years, and they also discuss the second semi-final as Bordeaux rubber-stamped their credentials against French and European champions Toulouse.

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1h 21min
April 30, 2025 Leinster v Northampton/Bordeaux v Toulouse previews and predictions
James Tracy and Murray join Gav to analyse the four Champions Cup semi-finalists and their respective matchups this weekend.

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1h 5min
April 28, 2025 AIL magic offsets the misery of a bad weekend for the provinces and Ireland women
For the first time in podcast history, the four provinces all lost in the URC over the weekend, while Ireland women were also defeated in their Six Nations closer.

Murray, Berch and Gav take solace in a brilliant AIL finals weekend (and a fine victory for Ireland U19s over France) before peering ahead to what promises to be a tense finish to the campaigns of Munster and Ulster in particular.

AIL finals: 00:00
Provinces: 26:20
Ireland women: 1:08:50
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1h 13min

FAQs about Rugby Weekly Extra:

How many episodes does Rugby Weekly Extra have?

The podcast currently has 486 episodes available.