Episode 1670: Munster Beaten By Magical Teddys, Ulster Expect, 12’s O’Clock, Mic’d Up
It always looked pretty tough, and now Munster’s European Cup hopes are hanging by the thinnest of threads after they battled bravely for 70 minutes before coming up short in Paris against Racing 92.
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Gordon D’Arcy and James Coughlan tell us what Munster’s next step should be if qualification proves beyond them, if the talent gap is now too wide to bridge, what Ulster’s expectations should be and who should play 12 for Ireland.
Johann van Graan admits Munster failed to seize opportunities against Racing https://t.co/YH3vWLRrgk via @IrishTimesSport
— Irish Times Sport (@IrishTimesSport) January 13, 2020
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Plus – we permutate up a storm, Eoin marvels at Teddy Iribaren and Teddy Thomas as his new mic’d slot gains traction, and Ken berates Murph for his terrible, really bad, no-good, borrowed-from-rugby, VAR idea.
???? Oh good lord. What a pass from Racing 92’s Teddy Iribaren!pic.twitter.com/xteEgdKbiV
— Balls.ie (@ballsdotie) January 12, 2020
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It’s early January, the Dáil is still in recess – it can only have been a slow, even serene week in the Irish political news-cycle… RIGHT?
Ken is joined by historian Brian Hanley to discuss the RIC, Irish memory and the development of Irish nationalismhttps://t.co/vTjwZG8Kh7 pic.twitter.com/0YL3C5G3jd
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It’s becoming clear that the consequences of Saracens’ salary cap infringements extend beyond a hefty fine and points deduction – we chat to Chris Hewett about the club’s efforts this week to offload players as financial realities begin to kick inhttps://t.co/wDmZHF9bFN pic.twitter.com/N4JMgRRzD8
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????Pep takes a stand against the failing of manliness that is counter-attacking
?????Lindelof and Jones: if Oliver Stone did centre-backs
??Man United’s half-man, half-pantherhttps://t.co/mxuRKioG65 pic.twitter.com/t7624ZYtdO
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With Liverpool having gone unbeaten in the Premier League over a whole calendar year, we speak to @MiguelDelaney about footballing ‘hyper-capitalism’ and the part it’s played in allowing Jurgen Klopp’s side to get to where they arehttps://t.co/S5flaR7KMq pic.twitter.com/PVcqnp1rVS
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