Ciarán Kennedy and Gavan Casey reflect on a mad week of Irish rugby news and look ahead to the URC weekend.

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Amid a travel debacle, Murray Kinsella joins Gavan Casey from Dublin Airport to look ahead to Cardiff.

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Murray Kinsella joins Gavan Casey on the eve of Ireland's Six Nations opener at home to England.

The lads discuss team selection for each and what kind of game might materialise at the Aviva.

Plus, Murray fleshes out some of the issues raised by new IRFU High Performance Director David Humphreys during his media briefing on Monday.

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Murray Kinsella joins a storm-ridden Gavan Casey from the beautiful Algarve where Ireland are beginning their -- relatively speaking -- warm-weather training camp ahead of the Six Nations.

The lads discuss Ireland's coaching setup without Andy Farrell, how it'll operate on a technical level, and who will step up to fill the intangible void left by the head coach during his Lions sabbatical. Murray and Gav discuss the growth of rugby in Portugal and the yet-to-be-confirmed summer test against Ireland.

They also look ahead to the provinces' games in the URC this weekend, with JJ Hanrahan back in the saddle for Connacht away to Glasgow.

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Murray Kinsella joins Gavan Casey from his boarding gate as he prepares to travel to La Rochelle for Leinster's meeting with their modern-day rivals on Sunday.

The lads look ahead to the provinces' games in Europe this weekend and also discuss Mack Hansen's suspension as well as referees' frustrations with how they're treated within the game.

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The 42's Gavan Casey looks back on some of the best conversations from the past week's subscriber episodes of Rugby Weekly Extra.

Bernard Jackman and Murray Kinsella talk Ireland's lack of lineout culture, while James Tracy tells us why things aren't as bad for Munster as some may fear.

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An extraordinarily fresh Ciarán Kennedy joins an embattled Gavan Casey to look ahead to the provinces' second fixtures in Europe this weekend.

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