VMTV Rugby Pod

By Virgin Media Originals

Tune in each week as Stuart McAvoy is joined by Alan Quinlan and Matt Williams along with some special guests to discuss all the major talking points in rugby union.

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January 15, 2026 VMTV Rugby Pod |Alan Quinlan & Stuart McAvoy discuss European Rugby and Scott Roberston's NZ exit
Alan Quinlan and Stuart McAvoy are in studio to reflect on the departure of Scott Roberston as New Zealand head coach. Alan also looks at the final round of fixtures in the European pool stages and what the Irish provinces need to do to qualify for the next stage.
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December 18, 2025 VMTV Rugby Pod |Alan Quinlan & Stuart McAvoy look back on another weekend of European Rugby
Alan Quinlan and Stuart McAvoy are in studio to discuss Round two of Europe. There were wins for Leinster, Munster and Connacht with a defeat to Ulster in Cardiff. There is also a little Christmas quiz for Alan to enjoy and his hopes for Irish rugby in 2026.
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40min
December 12, 2025 VMTV Rugby Pod |Alan Quinlan & Stuart McAvoy reflect on Ireland's World Cup draw and RD1 of Europe
Alan Quinlan and Stuart McAvoy are in studio as they look back at the opening weekend of European Rugby. It was a mixed set of results for the Irish provinces with wins for Ulster and Leinster however Munster and Connacht suffered defeats. Alan also gives his thoughts on last week's draw for Rugby World Cup 2027.
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38min
November 25, 2025 VMTV Rugby Pod |Alan Quinlan & Stuart McAvoy look back at South Africa's victory against Ireland.
Alan Quinlan chats to Stuart McAvoy after Ireland's defeat against the back-to-back World Champions South Africa. The former Ireland and Munster back-row gives his thoughts on the visitor's dominance at scrum-time as well as Ireland's ill-discipline, Quinlan also believes this is the best Springbok time he has ever seen.
It has been a tricky Autumn for Ireland and Quinlan gives his opinion on what improvements are needed before the start of the Six Nations next year.
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35min
August 06, 2025 Lions Tour review with Alan Quinlan
Alan Quinlan joins Stuart McAvoy for a final review of the Lions 2-1 series win over Australia. Saturday's dramatic final test where the weather played havoc with the game is discussed first. Quinny gives insight on how players deal with a lengthy stoppage during a game, given the shots we saw of the Lions players on their phones or sitting on beanbags in Sydney on Saturday and whether the Wallabies kept themselves sharper during that weather break.

The lads (including Quinny's dogs) also give credit to Australia for avoiding the whitewash, debate whether Andy Farrell should have picked a different team for the final game, and praise the standout players for the Lions down under.
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July 29, 2025 Reaction as Hugo Keenan secures Lions series win in dramatic fashion!
Stuart McAvoy and Alan Quinlan are back to discuss the British & Irish Lions' dramatic win at the MCG in front of over 90,000 fans on Saturday that secured a series win with a game to spare. Quinny gives his thoughts on the controversy surrounding Hugo Keenan's late series-winning try and Andrea Piardi's decision to allow it , a decision Australia head coach Joe Schmidt criticised post-match. The pair also chat about Keenan's meteoric rise from Blackrock College to Sevens international, XVs international and now a Lion. This weekend's final test in Sydney is also previewed with the Lions looking for a first whitewash tour victory since beating Argentina 4-0 in 1927.

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36min
July 24, 2025 Test 2 preview and how crucial it is we see a Wallabies performance
Test 1 is in the books and it was fairly comfortable outing for Andy Farrell's Lions side on Saturday in Brisbane. Alan Quinlan joins Stuart McAvoy once again from Down Under to look back on that opening fixture and ahead to this Saturday's clash. With rumours swirling around the future tours, the lads also discuss the importance of the Wallabies putting in a performance this weekend.

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31min
July 18, 2025 Quinny down under for the opening Test!
The waiting, the warm-ups, the war of words are finally over! It's time for Australia vs the British and Irish Lions opening test in Brisbane! Alan Quinlan has made the long journey down under and joins Stuart McAvoy to preview the game including Andy Farrell's Irish-dominated selection with no Welsh involvement in the matchday squad. The fascinating dynamic between Farrell and Joe Schmidt is also discussed.
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36min
July 10, 2025 Jimmy O'Brien interview
Ireland take on Portugal in the second of their two-game summer tour this Saturday in Lisbon. Ahead of the game, Stuart McAvoy spoke to Jimmy O'Brien on life in the summer camp, being one of the more experienced heads in the squad, whether he feels he should have more Ireland caps, and how he felt hitting the 100 appearance mark for Leinster this season.

Watch Ireland's Summer Tour against Georgia and Portugal live on Virgin Media Television.

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July 08, 2025 What we learnt from Tbilisi. Who's the next Ireland head coach? Strong Lions team named.
Stuart McAvoy is joined by Alan Quinlan to look back over Paul O'Connell's Irish side's victory over Georgia on Saturday, what we learnt from the game in Tbilisi and who put their hand up looking ahead to the Autumn and beyond. The topic of who could eventually replace Andy Farrell is also covered as is the strong test-like team the Lions head coach has named to face the Brumbies on Wednesday morning Irish time.

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43min

FAQs about VMTV Rugby Pod:

How many episodes does VMTV Rugby Pod have?

The podcast currently has 155 episodes available.

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