On this week's podcast ..

Tributes paid to Tullow player Conor Duffy who passed away unexpectedly, on October 8th. RIP

We preview Athy v Kilkenny and Longford v Carlow in the Leinster League.

We look ahead to the women's league action with Tullow v Tullamore and Kilkenny v Tullamore J1's.

And we preview Ireland’s World Cup Quarter-final clash against the All Black

On this week's edition of The Knock On rugby podcast,

• Carlow under-perform in loss to Athy but get back to winning ways against Boyne.
• Kilkenny is unbeaten so far, with a newish-looking squad getting used to life in Division 1B.
• Tullow get a big scalp in win over Bective however rivals Wicklow bring them back to earth.
• We hear how the youth's and women’s sides are going.
• and we talk showing respect for referees and we chat about the Ireland team to play Scotland in the Rugby World Cup.

Keep an eye on Scoreline.ie or wherever you do your podcast listening for more from The Knock On and Leinster League coverage. 

On this week's podcast, Tullow get their Division 1A campaign off to a winning start by beating Suttonians with Sean O'Brien in the number 10 jersey as they face Bernard Jackman's Bective this weekend.

Carlow beat Kilkenny in the South East League during the week, Carlow start their league against neighbours Athy this weekend while Kilkenny face Cill Dara.

We look back at Ireland's win over Tonga in the World Cup, and how they're going to beat South Africa this weekend.

The Knock On is back for a third season and with the Leinster League two weeks away from a return for Carlow, Kilkenny and Tullow, we'll explore how pre-season is going for each of the clubs along with an update on the latest from SETU Carlow. Plus, the Rugby World Cup is underway, so it's time to have a look at Ireland's prospects. Can they advance past the quarter-final stages at long last? 

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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 Kilkenny's season for the first, seconds, ladies and youths.
• We look ahead to Kilkenny's plans for next season including personnel changes, coaching, and more.
• Johnny Tobin describes what Tullow RFC has been like over the past few weeks.
• We chat about Tullow's wins at all levels this season and plans for next season including moving up to Division 1A of the league
• Johnny talks about the people and players behind Tullow rugby club and what make them successful this season

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Continuing our look at the 2023 Bank of Ireland Provincial Towns Cup, we joined some of Tullow Rugby Club at Black Gates to talk all things rugby including

- Womens' captain Lana Brennan
- Directory of Rugby Tom Nolan
- Club president Pat Byrne
- Former player and club great Pat Nolan
- Club chair Robin Johnson
- Rugby analyst and coach Johnny Tobin

This preview is with thanks to Carlow Concrete Tanks and was originally broadcast on KCLR on Friday 21 April 2023.

The first part of our 2023 Bank of Ireland Provincial Towns Cup Final preview show, focusing on Kilkenny Rugby Club, .ith thanks to Poe Kiely Hogan Lanigan, Kilkenny’s leading law firm. See a full list of their services at pkhl.ie.

For this preview, Brendan Hennessy is joined by Kilkenny Rugby Club PRO James Blanchfield, team manager Ray Pembroke, last year's Provincial Towns Cup-winning coach Steve Ashmore, club president Dave Matthews and team manager Eamon Dooley.

Originally broadcast on Thursday 20 April 2023 on KCLR

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 preview the big Towns Cup semi-final clashes this weekend as Carlow and Tullow get ready to battle it out while Kilkenny faces the mighty Cill Dara.
• We look back at a winning weekend for Carlow, Kilkenny and Tullow in the Seconds Towns Cup, and look ahead to their next rounds.
• Carlow continues their journey in the J3 Anderson Cup with a win over Ashbourne.
• Tullow ladies get the better of MU Barnhall in a cracker of a game in the Paul Flood Cup
• We look back over the weekends youths' action from the three clubs.

Don't forget to visit scoreline.ie for more on rugby, and of course, if you’re into your GAA, we have the clash act and lots more.

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...

• Tullow crowned Leinster League Division 1B champions after win over Cill Dara, they'll play Division 1A next season.
• Carlow finish their league in style with a win over Wicklow.
• Kilkenny books their place in the next round of the second's towns cup with a win over Boyne.
• We look ahead to more seconds towns cup action where Carlow faces Portlarlington, Kilkenny plays Wicklow and Tullow takes on the Midlands Warriors.
• Carlow goes up against Ashbourne in the J3 Anderson Cup.
• We discuss the current strength of rugby locally and the southeast and the strong youths competitions
• We chat women's rugby including the Paul Flood Cup and the Carlow/Tullow Rhinos

Don't forget to visit scoreline.ie for more on rugby, and of course, if you’re into your GAA, we have the clash act and lots more.

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...

• Kilkenny relegated from Division 1A of the Leinster League to Division 1B, we chat to James Blanchfield about that.
• We look at the Towns Cup Quarter final wins for Carlow, Tullow, and Kilkenny, and preview the semi-finals.
• Tullow goes for promotion to Division 1A of the Leinster League with a trip to Cill Dara this weekend.
• We preview Carlow's trip to Wicklow in the last league game of the season.
• We chat women's rugby with Paul Flood and Paul Cusack Cup competitions taking place.
• We look at youth action across the three clubs and the Carlow/Tullow Rhinos.

Don't forget to visit scoreline.ie for more on rugby, and of course, if you’re into your GAA, we have the clash act and lots more.