Episode 2288: A Triple Crown For Ireland, All Hail Ange Capuozzo, Hogging The Headlines
Whatever we expected from the final weekend of the Six Nations, those expectations probably didn’t include an amazing win for Italy in Cardiff, sealed by a last minute wonder-try created by a 71kg 22-year-old. On the other hand, a howler from Stuart W. Hogg was far more foreseeable…
Yeah, France won a (very deserved) Grand Slam, but you're still thinking about Ange Capuozzo aren't you. pic.twitter.com/JkQ2IbCvoW
— Ben Coles (@bencoles_) March 20, 2022
And after what was a good tournament for Ireland, we chat to Racing 92 coach Mike Prendergast and former Ireland and Lions winger Shane Horgan about the significance of a Triple Crown, why Ireland’s attack stuttered against Scotland, how our defence (which only conceded 4 tries all Championship) is now a weapon, how Grand Slammers France still have a lot of improving in them, and how Ange Capuozzo went from looking like a fragile teenager to a lethal attacking weapon on what was, finally, Italy’s day in the sun.
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Plus there’s the final Early verdict on Eddie Jones, Italian emotional overload and perhaps the greatest Hoggwatch of them all.
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There is a lot Eddie Jones gets wrong and he correctly gets criticism, but, he has been England Head Coach in every 6N from 2016, that's 7, and they have won 3. That is the most of any nation and reached a World Cup final, the best of any 6N nation. The sacking calls are bizarre.
— Sam Larner (@SamLStandsUp) March 20, 2022
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