Episode 1413: Ireland Strengthen, Philippe Saint Andre On Relaxed France, The Woman Who Beat The Nazis In The World’s Most Dangerous Steeple-Chase, Pep’s Legacy
Ireland have named their team for the match on Sunday, and there’s no Sean O’Brien or Sean Cronin in the 23, but Ringrose, James Ryan, Cian Healy, Rory Best, Van Der Flier and CJ Stander come in. Why are Cronin and O’Brien the ones to miss out altogether, and how much of an impact does Ringrose have on all those around him (6 mins)?
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Schmidt says Josh van der Flier has had less time on the pitch than Sean O’Brien and “hasn’t let us down.”
— Murray Kinsella (@Murray_Kinsella) March 8, 2019
We talk to former French player and coach Philippe Sant Andre (8.10 mins) about the unique perspective he has on club-union relationships, a relaxed French team, Brunel’s selections and why they are already looking at RWC 2023, rather than RWC 2019.
We also speak to Richard Askwith, the author of a book called “Unbreakable: The Woman Who Defied the Nazis in the World’s Most Dangerous Horse Race”, (30.55 mins) which tells the barely-believable tale of a woman called Lata Brandisova, who won Europe’s most prestigious steeplechase in the face of a coming Nazi invasion of Czechoslovakia.
Have just noticed that my new book, about forgotten Czechoslovak sporting hero Lata Brandisová, comes out (today) on birthday of Tomáš Masaryk, founding father of Czechoslovak democracy. At the climactic moment in the book, their stories intersect… pic.twitter.com/aOIEK6BLAk
— Richard Askwith (@richardaskwith) March 7, 2019
Up to a dozen Premier league teams have written to the FA asking about what action will be taken against Manchester City if they are found to have been in breach of Financial Fair Play rules. We ask Ken (21.40 mins) what punishment actually harms Man City, and if this will impact Pep’s legacy.
And there’s also traffic-light balls-ups (00.30 secs), Frances Murphy’s TV guide to the sporting weekend (43.20 mins), and whether Murph’s mam watches more sport than Eoin McDevitt.
@SecondCaptains – Didn’t realize how happy I was to have @kenearlys back until yesterday. Comparing @westbrom spending its @premierleague money to “a pensioner who gets ripped off in the fish market.” ????????? ???????? 5 euros a month + VAT is a pittance for Ken’s gems.
— Barry (@BarryMacEntee) March 7, 2019
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Ken discusses Ramos the movie, the sweet relief of defeat for Madrid, the brilliance of Ajax, and the next 6 months of back-biting, scapegoating and transfers that Real have to look forward to.https://t.co/WAJZnzjp1g pic.twitter.com/ZIl4pejGXK
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Go to PatreonIreland are still fighting for this 6 Nations title, and Shane Horgan and Gerry Thornley analyse (at 30.05 mins) Joe Schmidt’s rarely discussed soft skills as he tries to mend their minds ahead of the France game.
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