Episode 2271: Twickenham Beckons, Lowry Begins, FIFA And UEFA Ban Russian Teams From Competition, Losing Limerick
As we head into another Six Nations rest week and with a trip to Twickenham on the horizon, we’re joined by Shane Horgan and Andrew Trimble to talk about that Michael Lowry pass, Sexton the merciless, the Eddie Jones zeitgeist and rugby’s red card culture – plus we peer into the French-looking future.
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As FIFA and UEFA ban Russian football teams from all competitions, we debate the efficacy of sporting boycotts, and whether they should extend to Russian individuals such as the new tennis world number 1 Daniil Medvedev. And then there’s the serial All-Ireland winners who are doing even worse than Dublin are at the moment…
If the first casualty of war is truth, it sadly shows how much bullshit there is in football that it has taken a conflict to bring some badly-needed clarity.https://t.co/YISfJhS0xr
— Miguel Delaney (@MiguelDelaney) March 1, 2022
Plus there’s props for Kildare and awe in the face of Steph Curry perfection.
If you fancy a little watch-along on the pod later today, I’ll be getting the considered basketball thoughts of Ken Early on the genius of Steph Curry https://t.co/tTa8fynTKu
— Eoin McDevitt (@EoinMcDevitt) March 1, 2022
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A lot of today’s free football show is about weightier topics than the league cup final, but there’s still room for some Carabao Caoimhin https://t.co/JNFVBVCcS1 pic.twitter.com/Demht9IRVx
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Go to PatreonWe’re joined by @RorySmith and @jonawils to discuss the League Cup final, Roman Abramovich’s situation, and what football’s response to the invasion of Ukraine should look like https://t.co/JNFVBVCcS1 pic.twitter.com/1vxiXDtBdo
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