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Introducing 'OTB Rugby' - the home of Rugby from Off The Ball and OTB Sport, where you'll hear the voices of Brian O'Driscoll, Ronan O'Gara, Alan Quinlan, Stuart Barnes, Andy Dunne, James Tracy and many more besides.
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RUGBY DAILY | 'We are always looking to get better... ' Conan on Leinster's start, the return of some Lions and is the Champions Cup losing it's allure?
Welcome to Monday's Rugby Daily, with David Wilson. Leinster lose two, but could gain two more. Munster's expectations under Clayton McMillan. England suffer an injury doubt ahead of the 6 Nations. And is the…
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Back Seat Pundits: "We're behind in player development" | The lack of 'X Factor' players | Gordon D'Arcy
In our final episode of Back Seat Pundits, Dara Smith-Naughton was joined by retired professional Irish rugby player, Gordon D'Arcy, as he reflects back on an important Autumn Nations series for Ireland. Back Seat…
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Rugby Daily | Crowley doubt for Gloucester, Halfpenny lacing up the boots again?!
Welcome to Tuesday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill. Coming up, Munster issue an injury update after their sobering defeat to Bath in the Champions Cup, Ireland's home venues are confirmed for their upcoming women's…
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The Red 78 Unlocked | Bath too good for off form Munster | Ep. 142
Off The Ball's Ruairi O'Hagan is joined by Munster legends Alan Quinlan and Fiona Hayes to discuss the disappointing defeat to Bath at the Rec, and to look ahead to the huge clash with Gloucester in Cork. Subscribe to…
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THE DODGY BOX ISSUE: ‘It’s costing people jobs!’ | The Dodgy Box is no longer a ‘victimless crime’
With sports streaming becoming increasingly expensive, one fifth of Irish households are said to be using ‘dodgy boxes’ in order to watch live sport and television. Eoin Sheahan is joined by Newstalk’s Jess Kelly, as…
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Rugby Daily | Is kicking ruining rugby? Wafer in line for Quins debut!
Welcome to Wednesday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill, Coming up today, we hear from Jack Conan ahead of Leinster's Investec Champions Cup clash away to Leicester Tigers, Is rugby being ruined by the recent increase…
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Brendan Fanning’s You Had To Be There! | OFF THE BALL BREAKFAST
It’s the return of You Had To Be There - and it’s an absolutely brilliant edition by way of journalist Brendan Fanning! Catch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off…
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WOTS: "Too many teams unless Ireland is one of them" | Stop changing the formats! | Boring Rugby?
Happy Thursday! It's your weekly dose of Word On The Street. Champions Cup #Rugby kicked off last weekend to a familiar groan of 'boring' pool stages... So the WOTS team head out to see what the Irish public think…
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Rugby Daily | ROG for the All Blacks? Rieko gets first Leinster start
Welcome to Thursday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill. Coming up, the Leinster team is out for tomorrow night's trip to Leicester Tigers. Munster gear up for the visit of Gloucester to Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Saturday,…
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Rugby Daily | McMillan: Bath defeat "bordering on embarrassing", Leinster-Leicester preview
Welcome to Friday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill. Coming up, just hours to go before Leinster take on Leicester in the Champions Cup. Munster head coach Clayton McMillan pulls no punches on last weekend's defeat to…
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RUGBY DAILY: "Pretty good but needs to be better" | Munster vs Gloucester Live from Páirc Uí Chaoimh
Welcome to another Sunday Rugby Daily with Susanna Mollen. Live from Supervalu Páirc Uí Chaoimh, she chats to Munster headcoach, Clayton McMillan, and backrow, Jack O'Donoghue, on Munster's shaky start but bonus-point…
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RUGBY DAILY: "I think the game's in a confusing place" | Champions Cup Round Up & World Rugby Tackle Height Trial
Welcome along to another Rugby Daily with Susanna Mollen. Coming up today, we’ll have an injury update after an action-packed weekend of rugby, the provinces refocus the mind back to the URC, there's upsets in the…
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Rugby Daily | Tracy blasts tackle height change, key Munster duo return for URC action
Welcome to Tuesday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill. Coming up, Munster welcome a couple of key players back as they return to URC action this weekend. James Tracy blasts World Rugby's tackle height trial for the…
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The Red 78 Unlocked | Lark by the Lee as Munster see off Gloucester | Ep. 143
Off The Ball's Ruairi O'Hagan is joined by Munster legends Alan Quinlan and Fiona Hayes to discuss Munster's win over Gloucester in SuperValu Páirc uí Chaoimh, the Páirc as a venue for rugby and Munster's return to URC…
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Rugby Daily | BOD on rules confusion: "How are people at home supposed to know?"; new head coach for Scotland
Welcome to Wednesday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill. Coming up, Leinster prepare for a trio of big interpro derbies over the festive period, Brian O'Driscoll on how more and more teams are beating Leinster's blitz…
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WOTS: "I say boxing day.. Jesus Christ Eve!" | Christmas Special | Dartsmas and Sporting Traditions
Happy (Early) Christmas from the Word On The Street gang! What better way to celebrate our two-way conversation this festive season than by finding out people's favourite Christmas sports events!? From the darts to…
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The Red 78 | Clayton McMillan Interview | Ep .144
In a special edition of The Red 78 Podcast, the Red 78 crew are joined by Munster boss Clayton McMillan to talk about the season so far, settling in to Ireland, building his team and more.
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Rugby Daily | Leinster, Ulster and Munster name teams, "what makes a *fast* rugby team?"
Welcome to Thursday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill. Coming up, Leinster and Ulster name their sides for tomorrow night's URC clash at the Aviva, The Munster team is also out, but head Clayton McMillan was not…
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Rugby Daily | Leinster vs Ulster, France suffer injury blow for 6N opener vs Ireland!
Welcome to Friday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill. Coming up, a final check-in before Leinster and Ulster do battle in an interpro derby tonight. Clayton McMillan gives a thoughtful response on where Munster are at…
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ALAN QUINLAN: "We don't see any teams put out their strongest sides consistently" | OFF THE BALL BREAKFAST
Former Ireland International Alan Quinlan joins Ger Gilroy to review the weekend of URC action which saw Leinster overcome Ulster in the Aviva as well as a win for Munster away to the Ospreys in Swansea Catch The Off…
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OTB's Christmas Wishlist | "So unrealistic I didn't bother to mention it" | Irish Sports in 2026
Happy Christmas Eve Eve! 🎄 Looking forward to another exciting year of sport, Mick, Eoin, Ben, and Susanna have written their 2026 Christmas Sporting Wishlists. Some are realistic, some not so much... But they can…
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RUGBY DAILY | Henshaw returns but doubts remain over Byrne and Snyman, 'sexy' scrummaging and should Munster begin to worry?
Welcome to Monday's Rugby Daily with David Wilson. Coming up today, Leinster welcome back Robbie Henshaw, but doubts remain over Harry Byrne and RG Snyman. Munster suffer another defeat as tensions begin to grow.…
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Rugby Daily | Injury blow for Munster ahead of Toulon trip, should IRFU send out the ROG signal?
Welcome to Tuesday's Rugby Daily, I'm Cameron Hill. Coming up today, are Munster matching their expectations for the season, or falling below them? Should Ronan O'Gara be brought back into Irish rugby ASAP? And…
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The Red 78 Unlocked | Interpro Woes | Ep. 145
Off The Ball’s Ruairi O’Hagan is joined by Munster legends Alan Quinlan and Fiona Hayes to look back on the defeats to Ulster and Leinster, and to look ahead to Sunday’s Champions Cup clash with Toulon. Subscribe to…
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Rugby Daily | BOD confusion on Carbery-Leinster links, ROG's "unfinished business"
Welcome to Thursday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill. Coming up, Brian O'Driscoll gives his thoughts on a possible sensational return of Joey Carbery to Leinster, James Coughlan on Ronan O'Gara's unfinished business…
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Rugby Daily | Leinster name team amid front-row crisis, McCloskey the starting 12 vs France?
Welcome to Friday's Rugby Daily, I'm Cameron Hill. Coming up, the team news from the Irish provinces for this weekend's European action. Could a number of Ulster centres force their way into the Ireland squad for the…
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THE RUGBY HOUR: Munster lose late on, Ulster match postponed & Women's World Cup look back | Grace Davitt & Lynne Cantwell | Nollaig Na mBan OFF THE BALL
On a very special Nollaig Na mBan edition of Off The Ball Sunday, Susanna Mollen is joined firstly by former Ireland International Grace Davitt to talk all things European Rugby, with Munster narrowing losing to Toulon…
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RUGBY DAILY | 'Serious balls to knock it over... ' McCarthy on Byrne's nerves of steel, Ireland receive 6 Nations injury boost and were Munster hard done by?
Welcome to Monday's Rugby Daily, with David Wilson. Coming up, Joe McCarthy on the nerves of steel shown by Harry Byrne. Tyler Bleyendaal on the competitiveness of European club rugby. And Scott Bemand receives an…
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Rugby Daily | Key international leaving Munster, Leinster defence 'easiest to penetrate'
Welcome to Tuesday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill. Coming up today, Munster issue a squad update, and lose a key international ahead of next season. Why Andy Dunne would love to face Leinster's defensive system…
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The Red 78 Unlocked | Munster pay the penalty | Ep. 146
Off The Ball's Ruairi O'Hagan is joined by Munster legends Alan Quinlan and Fiona Hayes to talk about the narrow defeat to Toulon, the decision to award THAT penalty, and Saturday's clash with Castres. The first…
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OTB Exclusive: "We will beat France!" | World Cup Jersey Honoured | Ireland Women Back In Camp
Canterbury and Intersport Elvery's have launched a collection of limited-edition upcycled bags, made from the giant fan-signed Ireland Women's Rugby World Cup jersey that toured the country last summer. With the…
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Rugby Daily | Savea to Leinster?! Ireland's front-row alarm bells for 6N
Welcome to Wednesday's Rugby Daily, I'm Cameron Hill. Coming up today, your permutations hit ahead of this weekend's final round of pool games in the Investec Champions Cup. Mike Sherry on the front-row injury crisis…
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WORD ON THE STREET Ep.33 'Lights, Camera, Action' | What makes a good sports doc? | Flops and success stories | Off The Ball
Happy Thursday everyone! Word On The Street is back asking for YOUR opinions. This week we wanted to know all about your favourite sports documentaries. Are you a Drive to Survive fan who binged the series over Covid?…
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Rugby Daily | 'Razor' cut by All Blacks! Erin King named Ireland captain, front-row crisis for England?
Welcome to Thursday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill. Coming up today, the fallout from the massive news overnight that Scott Robertson has left his role of head coach with the All Blacks. The possible candidates to…
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UNLOCKED - THE SUNDAY PAPER REVIEW | ‘They’ve nobody to blame but themselves…’ | Munster OUT of Champions Cup! | OFF THE BALL
Here is a free segment this week’s Sunday Paper Review where Adrian Barry is joined by Jackie Shiels & Declan Lynch discussing Munster’s SHOCK exit from the Champions Cup following last night’s home defeat to Castres……
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RUGBY DAILY: "We want to get Irish players on the pitch" | Munster Knocked Out | Ulster On Show in Belfast
Hello and welcome to another Rugby Daily Sunday Special with Susanna Mollen! She is up in Belfast to witness Ulster top their pool in the Challenge Cup, with reactions from head coach Richie Murphy ahead of Andy…
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RUGBY DAILY: 'All these guys need to be starting... ' Munster to trial a transition? | Challenge Cup future | Nienaber on the battle between Prendergast and Byrne
Welcome to Monday's Rugby Daily, with David Wilson. Coming up today, Munster's discipline costs them dearly. Alan Quinlan on blooding fresh new talent. And a Jacques Nienaber on the battle between Sam Prendergast…
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GARY KEEGAN: Inside the Irish rugby team dressing room… | OFF THE BALL BREAKFAST
High performance coach Gary Keegan has worked with the Irish rugby team, the Lions, the Cork senior hurlers, Irish boxing & so many more over the years, contributing to some of the greatest sporting teams & individuals…
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RUGBY DAILY: 'There is a lack of quality coming through the system...' Munster's dog days, France Six Nations doubts, and Scotland and Wales name their squads
Welcome to Monday's Rugby Daily, with Susanna Mollen. Coming up today, Munster's supply line is questioned. Will Ulster have more representation in tomorrow's Ireland squad? France have some major doubts over some…
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The Red78 Unlocked | Munster crash out of the Champions Cup | Ep. 147
Off The Ball's Ruairi O'Hagan is joined by Munster legends Alan Quinlan and Fiona Hayes to discuss the bitterly disappointing defeat to Castres in the Champions Cup, analysing what went wrong and what needs to improve.…
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Rugby Daily | Hansen, Porter and McCarthy miss Ireland squad, Penaud axed for France
Welcome to Wednesday's Rugby Daily, I'm Cameron Hill. Coming up today, the Ireland squad has been named for the Six Nations Championship amid an injury crisis at front-row. The excitement builds around Connacht ahead…
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WOTS | Ep.35 'Sacked in the morning?" | "In rugby they use the term 'let go'" | More patience? | Word On The Street
Happy Thursday everyone! Word On The Street is back asking for YOUR opinions. In a wake of a wave of 'sackings' in the football and, unusually, the rugby world, we're looking at whether the Irish public think managers…
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Rugby Daily | Connacht & Leinster go strong for historic Galway clash, big names left out of England 6N squad
Welcome to Friday's Rugby Daily, I'm Cameron Hill. Coming up today, the teams are named for tomorrow's historic interpro between Connacht and Leinster in Galway Munster are in action tonight in the URC, hoping to…
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SPR UNLOCKED: "Absolutely earned the benefit of the doubt" | Andy Farrell on 'shaky ground'?
Adrian Barry is today joined by Su Carty and Kieran Shannon on The Sunday Paper Review to chat through the biggest stories and best sportswriting across the back pages! To access the full Sunday Paper Review, become a…
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BUMPER 6 NATIONS RUGBY DAILY: Andy Farrell, Caelan Doris, Antoine Dupont and Sione Tuipulotu at the Six Nations launch
Welcome to Monday's Rugby Daily, with Susanna Mollen. Coming up today, it is a Six Nations special as our own Susanna Mollen caught up with the tournament's biggest stars at the launch in Edinburgh. Andy Farrell,…
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Rugby Daily | Connacht snap up another Leinster star, why Harry Byrne should start vs France
Welcome to Tuesday's Rugby Daily, I'm Cameron Hill. Coming up, Leinster are not blaming Jack Boyle's injury on the pitch at Connacht's Dexcom Stadium, Why Harry Byrne might be best equipped to start at out-half…
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The Red 78 Unlocked | Munster just about slay the Dragons | Ep. 148
Off The Ball’s Ruairi O’Hagan is joined by Munster legends Alan Quinlan and Fiona Hayes to discuss Munster’s hard fought win over the Dragons in atrocious weather conditions in Cork, to talk about Sean Edogbo’s debut…
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'Billy Bohan is there on merit!' | RUGBY GREEN XV EP. 15 | 'This is worse than Declan Rice...' Josh Brennan's rise
OTB’s Dara Smith-Naughton presents the latest episode of the Irish rugby ‘Green XV’, as Joey Carbery, Joshua Brennan & Billy Bohan dominate the conversation. Catch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings…
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"It was unbelievable, the level of access was brilliant!" | Sam Larner | Analysing Rugby | The Welsh Rugby downward spiral | WEDNESDAY NIGHT RUGBY
Rugby analyst and author Sam Larner joins Will O'Callaghan to discuss his new book: 'Attacking The Space' where he breaks down the data analytics and tactical revolution in the sport of Rugby over the last decade. Sam…
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Rugby Daily | Keenan out, Bundee dropped - chaos in the Ireland camp, a new-look Champions Cup
Welcome to Wednesday's Rugby Daily, I'm Cameron Hill. Coming up, an injury blow and a sensational withdrawal has rocked the Ireland camp a week out from the Six Nations, France prop Uini Atonio forced to retire with…
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