Episode 3454: Munster Down And Out, Leinster’s Sweet Draw, Dingle Drama, “Disaster” In Dubai
Dingle are the undisputed kings of heroic comebacks with late wins in the Munster final, the All-Ireland semi and now the final. We chat about a classic club final, Geaney’s clutch kick, and codebreaker Mark O’Connor.
Leinster are also good at comebacks this season, and their win in Bayonne on Saturday means they have Edinburgh at home in the last 16 of the Champions Cup, and they’re on the opposite side of the draw from Toulouse, Bordeaux, Bath and Northampton. Andrew Trimble and Shane Horgan look at Leinster’s ability to find a way to win, their all-or-nothing defence and tell us who they would pick at 10 for Ireland’s opener against France on Feb 5th.
Munster were 23 point favourites against Castres but lost at home again and are out of the Champions Cup at the group stage. Shane and Andrew look at how big a project Clayton McMillan has on his hands, if this was an acceptable result given the players he has available, and where Jack Crowley has progressed and regressed this season.
Plus there’s Lowry’s “disaster in Dubai”, guttural GAA, Geelong goodness and non-stop baby talk.
Great video from @GeelongCats. Players got up at 2am to watch Mark O'Connor play. Here is their reaction to Mikey Geaney's winner. pic.twitter.com/MOBDgh7U1Q
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