We’ve gone rugby world cup loco, and James Lowe and Mattie Williams are on hand today to up the dosage.

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Simon talks to Leinster’s Kiwi try-machine about Ireland’s chances of beating South Africa in a World Cup quarter-final next month, how he safe-guards his mental health, and what his life is like at the moment (“fucking awesome”, is the answer).

 

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Wales/Australia is the big game of the weekend, and Mattie Williams talks to us about why Warren Gatland has always had trouble with Australia.

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Plus there’s a rather unlikely war of words developing between sworn enemies Ireland and Japan, Ken Burley makes his four-yearly return, and Frances Murphy presents her longest-ever TV guide to the sporting weekend.

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