Episode 1573: Schmidt’s Perfect Storm, Injury Rules, Katie Goes Mainstream, Grunge Week Lives, The McGregor Name
Ireland are in Chiba preparing for the Rugby World Cup – but how are they looking ahead of their opening match against Scotland?
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Joe Schmidt has spent four years preparing for this competition, but this week has to deal with variables outside even his control – Japanese typhoons, injuries… and Finn Russell.
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Gerry Thornley joins us from Chiba to give us the latest news from an Ireland camp rocked by injuries to Robbie Henshaw, Rob Kearney and Keith Earls. Should he fly a replacement over to Japan? Should he break his own rules and give players until Friday to prove their fitness? And should he hire a personal meteorologist?
Rugby World Cup organisers are keeping a close eye on the weather in Japan as heavy rain and thunderstorms potentially threaten some matches, including Ireland’s opener against Scotland on Sunday (via @IrishTimesSport)https://t.co/LBE8XUFKRt
— Irish Times Sport (@IrishTimesSport) September 17, 2019
Gavan Casey of The42 joins us to talk about Katie Taylor being announced as the headline on a Sky boxing card at the start of November, and why this might be Irish fans’ best bet to see her live and in the flesh.
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A landmark moment for women’s professional boxing, and finally, a shorter journey for Irish fans! Tickets on sale on StubHub from midday tomorrow. https://t.co/jEQtAGnssB
— The42.ie (@The42_ie) September 16, 2019
Plus there’s the return of grunge week, the McGregor family name, and James I (or James VI, depending on your point of view).
Eoin is back from a trip to Seattle and has once again been “radicalised” by the grunge movement#grungeweek is happening…
Tweet song suggestions and each day teenage @EoinMcDevitt will choose his fave
????IF YOU SEND GRUNGE ERA PHOTOS YOUR SUGGESTION WILL GO TOP OF HIS LIST pic.twitter.com/tOLVErizxu
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After what you could call a relatively successful weekend for Dublin, we’re joined by Oisin McConville and @Mike_Quirke to talk about the greatest Gaelic football team ever, Jim Gavin and whether fault-lines could start to appear in the foreseeable futurehttps://t.co/MxSS3tvtjC pic.twitter.com/NptmjEh0Ax
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We’re joined by @jonawils and @SamLee to discuss a Man City side who, it’s fair to say, are already showing the strain of Aymeric Laporte’s absence
Can City’s youth teams offer a stop-gap for the Laporte-shaped hole?
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Go to PatreonWe talk to Michael about why he considered himself the mentally strongest player of his generation, why he nevertheless didn’t always take well to instruction, and the “dark forces” that drove him throughout his career.https://t.co/FPFBZiqP0M pic.twitter.com/TVdGd5OGyH
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