The 42 Rugby Weekly

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The 42 Rugby Weekly episodes

May 23, 2025 Champions Cup final preview: no Joey, Noel Mac's influence, and Saints' special sauce
Ciarán Kennedy and Murray Kinsella join Gavan Casey to look ahead to Saturday's European showpiece between Bordeaux and Northampton in Cardiff.

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48 min
May 16, 2025 Anger, frustration, and sadness as the Ireland's men's sevens programme is shut down
Gavan Casey and Murray Kinsella discuss the IRFU's decision to discontinue the men's sevens team.

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35 min
May 09, 2025 UNLOCKED: The best of this week's Rugby Weekly Extra
Ciarán Kennedy gives you a peek behind the curtain at the rugby content on offer to The 42 subscribers. Go to The42.ie/podcasts where you can sign up for just €1 for your first month. If you like it we'll give you your first year for €29.99.
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24 min
May 02, 2025 UNLOCKED: Champions Cup semi-finals preview
Gavan Casey offers you a peek behind the curtain at some of the best bits from this week's subscriber exclusive Rugby Weekly Extra, where himself, Murray Kinsella and James Tracy looked ahead to this weekend's Champions Cup semi-final action.
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29 min
April 25, 2025 URC Round 16 and Scotland-Ireland preview
Ciarán Kennedy and Gavan Casey look ahead to Connacht, Leinster and Ulster's games this weekend, with Connacht and Ulster in particular facing pivotal battles against South African opposition. The lads also look at Ireland's tournament closer away to Scotland in the Women's Six Nations.

Plus, the URC 'gather the learnings' from the 14-man fiasco at Thomond Park last Saturday. (edited)

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27 min
April 18, 2025 Sexton's Ireland/Lions roles, plus URC & Wales-Ireland previews and predictions
At the end of a mad week of rugby news, Ciarán Kennedy and Gavan Casey discuss Johnny Sexton's new roles with both Ireland and the Lions, and whether his involvement in Australia makes it a bad summer to be Finn Russell/good summer to be Sam Prendergast.

The lads also look ahead to a huge URC weekend for the four provinces, with first-placed Leinster hosting sixth-placed Ulster, as well as the Ireland's trip to face bottom side Wales who are on a 'revenge' mission in the Women's Six Nations.

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50 min
April 11, 2025 UNLOCKED FOR FREE | Quarter-final preview
Gavan Casey gives you a peak behind the curtain at some of this week's best subscriber exclusive Rugby Weekly Extra chat with Murray Kinsella, Bernard Jackman and James Tracy.
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20 min
April 04, 2025 Previews and predictions for the provinces' European knockout games
Murray Kinsella joins Gavan Casey before he heads to France for La Rochelle-Munster and Bordeaux-Ulster. The lads look ahead to the four provinces' last-16 games in the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup.
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38 min
March 28, 2025 UNLOCKED FOR FREE | The best of this week's Rugby Weekly Extra
Murray Kinsella takes you through the teams that have been announced for this weekend's URC action, before providing you with some of the past week's best Rugby Weekly Extra subscribers content.
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22 min
March 21, 2025 Leinster name exciting team to face Bulls, and Ireland v France preview
Murray Kinsella and Gavan Casey look ahead to the provinces' games in Round 13 of the URC as well as Ireland's Women's Six Nations opener against Les Bleus in Belfast.
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29 min