Episode 2405: Ref Mic Success, Clutch Kilkenny, Camogie Power, Rugby League Comms
The GAA’s first foray into using a ref-mic was a resounding success on tg4 yesterday (as exclusively revealed by Frances Murphy during her TV guide on Friday), and we had a thrilling, tense, physical, All-Ireland camogie final this weekend as well.
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If we’re playing rugby league commentary on this show then you better believe it has an extremely high “northern English people shouting at each other” quotient. And we’ve further proof that Xhosa commentary is the best rugby union comms around.
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The supernatural speed of Erling Haaland, a player who looks like he’s in the wrong weight category https://t.co/OsylhG0dCe pic.twitter.com/yUedPqX12g
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Our chat with the great New Yorker journalist, William Finnegan about his dual life as a war reporter and globetrotting surfer is available as a podcast below and wherever you get your podcasts now ??
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