This is The Knock On, KCLR, and Scoreline.ie's weekly rugby podcast.

In this episode, Stephen Byrne is joined by Tom Crotty from Carlow Rugby Club, James Blanchfield from Kilkenny RFC, and Johnny Tobin from Tullow RFC.

On the show...

• We look back at the weekend's Towns Cup action where there were wins for Carlow and Tullow and review the other games.
• We preview Monkstown v Kilkenny, Dundalk v Carlow, and Longford v Tullow in the Leinster League this weekend.
• We chat women's rugby with a win for Tullow and a loss for Kilkenny.
• We look back on the weekend's youths' action in the three clubs.
• The lads discuss the shortage of front-row players and how we need to encourage young players to take up the positions.
• We look back at the week's college rugby with S.E.T.U in action.

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