Episode 2180: Shane Horgan & Andrew Trimble on Ireland-Japan, Ireland Choose A Private School Leinster XV, Steo’s Squad Is In
Ireland take on Japan at the Aviva Stadium tomorrow and with that, will embark on an incredibly difficult run of fixtures over the next year, one which takes in four matches against New Zealand, and away fixtures against England and France.
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We’re joined by Shane Horgan and Andrew Trimble to talk about why that leaves Andy Farrell with no choice but to ditch the percentage plays and embrace a more ambitious gameplan, whether Ireland can match their dynamic, ball-playing pack with an equally dynamic backline and the importance of not having an Ireland playing group with 30-odd players coming from homogenous backgrounds.
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Ken looks at the encouraging Ireland squad announced by Stephen Kenny ahead of next week’s qualifiers against Portugal and Luxembourg, and delights in rugby doubling down on its traditional private school base. Plus there’s Frances Murphy’s potential move to double-screening and Simon getting to grips with the interweb.
‘We don’t really know how it will go’ – Stephen Kenny hoping Spurs manager change works out for Matt Doherty https://t.co/UqdkptWKPp pic.twitter.com/u6fGNttjRA
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Damien Duff has become the highest-profile player to become a League of Ireland coach, and he used his unveiling to talk about how bad the facilities gap has got in Irish sport.
Why is the GAA so far ahead? https://t.co/MrCEIxFqug pic.twitter.com/wlNANRESW5
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Go to PatreonAn Irish Examiner piece by @Cathal_Dennehy about the time he spent embedded in Eliud Kipchoge’s Kenyan training camp exploded on social media over the weekend
Cathal joins us today to talk about what makes Kipchoge the best marathon runner ever (21.20)https://t.co/Z2eiS5c1bq pic.twitter.com/0Ji4eUmfTo
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