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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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Subscribe for the most comprehensive audio channel for Rugby that you're going to get anywhere. From legends interviews to live roadshows, analysis, depth charts, reviews, and weekly news.

It's the home of Monday Night Rugby, Wednesday Night Rugby as well as Rugby on Off The Ball Breakfast

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  1. Rugby Daily | Why can't Irish fans love the URC? James Lowe Japan-bound, Philip Browne RIP

    · 11 min · S26 E369

    Welcome to Tuesday's Rugby Daily, I'm Cameron Hill. Coming up, another Croke Park date for Leinster in the URC final, but is there enough buy-in from fans? Tributes paid to former IRFU chief executive Philip Browne,…

  2. Rugby Daily | No "fairytale ending" for Lowe at Leinster, LBB switching to Sevens?

    · 11 min · S26 E371

    Welcome to Wednesday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill, Coming up, James Lowe laments no "fairytale ending" as he confirms his Leinster exit, Munster have snapped up a former Ireland international as part of their…

  3. Rugby Daily | Tracy says Lowe axing goes "too far", Doris doubt for URC decider

    · 10 min · S26 E372

    Welcome to Thursday's Rugby Daily, I'm Cameron Hill. Coming up, James Tracy fumes over the decision by the IRFU to let go of James Lowe, Caelan Doris a doubt for the URC Final against the Bulls next Friday, And…

  4. Rugby Daily | Porter out for Leinster's URC final, van der Flier... for England?!

    · 11 min · S26 E375

    Welcome to Tuesday's Rugby Daily, I'm Cameron Hill, Coming up, a big injury blow for Leinster just days out from the URC final. The cause of Jack Crowley's recent injury struggles has finally been revealed - and it's…

  5. Rugby Daily | Nacewa "shocked" by Lowe exit, no Crowley in Ireland squad

    · 14 min · S26 E380

    Welcome to Thursday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill. Coming up, the Leinster and Bulls teams are out for the URC Grand Final, Isa Nacewa admits he was "shocked" by James Lowe's decision to leave this summer, A few…

  6. Rugby Daily | URC Grand Final BUMPER preview!

    · 13 min · S26 E383

    Welcome to Friday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill. It's a URC Grand Final special for you today - we'll hear from both the Leinster and Bulls camps, Some Off The Ball regulars will offer their thoughts ahead of…

  7. RIP PHILIP DOYLE: The journey to the 2013 Grand Slam and *that* nightmare train to Pau

    · 36 min · S26 E393

    Former Ireland women's rugby head coach Philip Doyle died on Friday aged 61. Doyle, affectionately known as 'Goose', had two spells as head coach of the Ireland women’s team, initially from 2003 to 2006, before…

  8. 'He has been written in the history books of women's rugby!' : Fiona Hayes and Alison Miller pay tribute to Philip Doyle

    · 27 min · S26 E396

    Fiona Hayes and Alison Miller join Eoin Sheahan to pay tribute to their former Ireland rugby coach Phillip Doyle who passed away recently. Rugby on off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

  9. Rugby Daily | HUGE Champions Cup changes, Australia target Ireland in the air, Philip Doyle RIP

    · 11 min · S26 E395

    Welcome to Tuesday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill. Coming up today, Ireland gear up for their Nations Championship opener against the Wallabies this weekend, Some big changes to the Investec Champions Cup and…

  10. Rugby Daily | Prendergasts, Keenan back for IRL-AUS, Trimble: "Ulster badly hurting from Bilbao."

    · 13 min · S26 E399

    Welcome to Thursday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill. Coming up, the Ireland team is named for their Nations Championship clash with the Wallabies, Munster and Connacht are handed tricky pools for next season's…

  11. Rugby Daily | IRE-AUS Final Preview, no Beauden Barrett for NZ-France?

    · 14 min · S26 E401

    Welcome to Friday's Rugby Daily, I'm Cameron Hill. Coming up, your final preview for Ireland's Nations Championship test against Australia, Why last year's Lions tour has Australian rugby in rude financial health,…

  12. Rugby Daily | Ireland let off the hook by Wallabies, South Africa POTM blunder!

    · 10 min · S26 E404

    Welcome to Tuesday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill. Coming up, Ireland survive a scare as the Wallabies snatch defeat from the jaws of victory in Sydney. Why Jamie Osborne at left wing didn't quite work out, And…

  13. Rugby Daily | ROG confirmed as Leinster candidate, debut for Jansen & Beirne captain vs Japan

    · 11 min · S26 E407

    Welcome to Thursday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill. Coming up, a much-changed Ireland team for their Nations Championship clash with Eddie Jones' Japan, David Humphreys reveals that Ronan O'Gara is a candidate for…

  14. LOVE ISLAND meets rugby: Connor Phillips’ on Munster, 7s, and life inside the villa | WOTS

    · 56 min · S26 E408

    Susanna, Eve and Rachel are back in studio for Word On The Street’s first sponsored episode with Braeburn Coffee – and it’s a proper summer one: Love Island chat, but with a rugby twist. They’re joined by Connor…

  15. Rugby Daily | Nations Championship Wk 2 preview, Scotland's looooong wait for SA win

    · 12 min · S26 E410

    Welcome to Friday's Rugby Daily, I'm Cameron Hill. Coming up, well it's a final preview of the Nations Championship action this weekend, We'll hear from the Ireland camp ahead of the Japan game, our OTB regulars will…

  16. Rugby Daily | Big injury boost for Ireland ahead of AB test in Eden Park, Seán Jansen's personal growth

    · 12 min · S26 E414

    Welcome to Tuesday's Rugby Daily, I'm Cameron Hill. Coming up, the first soundings from both the Ireland and New Zealand camps ahead of an Eden Park showdown this weekend, Ireland under-20s survive a chaotic clash…

  17. WOTS: Is There Such Thing As Too Much Rugby? | Fan fatigue vs player fatigue | Episode 58

    · 39 min · S26 E417

    For those of you who don't know, The Nations Champi0onship tournament debuted two weeks ago and this week on Word On The Street, we delved into it's format, it's merits and whether fans and players are simply fatigued…

  18. Rugby Daily | Ireland-NZ final preview! Can Farrell end staggering Eden Park record?

    · 10 min · S26 E416

    Welcome to Thursday's Rugby Daily, I'm Cameron Hill, Coming up, it's your final preview of Ireland against New Zealand in the Nations Championship this weekend! We'll have the team news, we'll hear from both camps,…

  19. Rugby Daily | Gap grows between Ireland and Top 3, could Club World Cup derail 2029 Lions Tour?

    · 12 min · S26 E421

    Welcome to Tuesday's Rugby Daily, I'm Cameron Hill. Coming up, reflections from Ireland's summer tests, after a comprehensive defeat against New Zealand on Saturday. A roundup of the other Nations Championship…

  20. Rugby Daily | Brain injury legal case on brink of collapse, can Ireland find their passing game again?

    · 10 min · S26 E423

    Welcome to Friday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill. Coming up, can Ireland regain their status as a master of the basics? Brian O'Driscoll outlines how. The landmark case being brought by former players against…

  21. Rugby Daily | Ulster says Joe, Samoa facing four-year ban, Wafer named captain

    · 12 min · S26 E424

    Welcome to Thursday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill. Coming up, Joe Schmidt returns to Irish rugby with a new role at Ulster, Aoife Wafer gets the captaincy at Harlequins for next season, And why is Samoa facing a…

  22. Rugby Daily | Ioane back in NZ fold, why Scarlets-Ospreys merger won't happen

    · 13 min · S26 E426

    Welcome to Thursday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill. Coming up today, we'll look ahead to a busy weekend of test-match action in the Southern Hemisphere. And a little later in the pod, we'll hear from the Irish…

  23. Rugby Daily | Lancaster: "Mack's back"; Kolisi injury worries, Brian Smith RIP

    · 6:47 · S26 E429

    Welcome to Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill. Coming up, a welcome injury boost for Connacht and Ireland ahead of the new season, An unwelcome injury blow for South Africa ahead of facing the All Blacks, And former…

  24. WEDNESDAY NIGHT RUGBY: ‘We’ve come so far!’ | Women’s Interpro Special | SUSANNA MOLLEN

    · 51 min · S26 E430

    Susanna Mollen joins Eoin Sheahan in studio to discuss the women’s interpros, after she spoke with members of each province ahead of the global WXV season. The full interviews with Erin King, Sadhbh McGrath, Fiona…

  25. Unlocked:FITZY IN THE OTB VILLA: "There's more to life than football" | Word On The Street

    · 47 min · S26 E431

    Love Island's, Seán 'Fitzy' Fitzgerald, is BACK from the Love Island villa and he is ready to spill all! He chats to the WOTS team about 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 conversation with Pádraic Joyce, stepping away from Championship with…

  26. Rugby Daily | All Blacks & Springboks lock horns, the tour that nearly caused "civil war"

    · 12 min · S26 E433

    Welcome to Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill, Coming up, South Africa and New Zealand show their hands for the First Test of the Greatest Rivalry Tour, How New Zealand came to the brink of civil war over a visit by the…

  27. Rugby Daily | Erasmus on "catastrophic" first-test defeat to NZ, brain injury lawsuit saved from collapse

    · 11 min · S26 E434

    Welcome to Tuesday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill. Coming up, South Africa head coach Rassie Erasmus on the catastrophe of their opening-test defeat to New Zealand, How the referee has once again become the point…

  28. Rugby Daily | Crowley out until New Year, ABs and Boks name teams, Women's interpro finale

    · 12 min · S26 E436

    Welcome to Friday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill. Coming up, huge blow for Munster and Ireland, as Jack Crowley is ruled out for the rest of the year, The teams are named for the second test between New Zealand and…

  29. Rugby Daily | Rassie: "We're not f**king walking around!", Mack back as province begin pre-season

    · 11 min · S26 E438

    Welcome to Tuesday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill. Coming up, South Africa supposedly name their team for their third test against the All Blacks, Why the refereeing of the scrum is becoming the Culture War at the…

  30. Rugby Daily | Contepomi for Leinster hotseat? Rennie on "war of words" with Rassie

    · 11 min · S26 E440

    Welcome to Friday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill. Coming up today, a new lead candidate has emerged in the hunt for Leo Cullen's successor at Leinster, Another big injury blow for Leinster and Ireland ahead of the…

  31. Rugby Daily | Why ROG is wrong fit for Leinster, Boks seek consistency in Baltimore

    · 12 min · S26 E442

    Welcome to Tuesday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill. Coming up, Rassie gets out early once again with his team to face the All Blacks, Alan Quinlan on why ROG would be the wrong choice as the new Leinster coach, And…

  32. Rugby Daily | Ireland 6N game in the US? Erin King hoping for W6N Aviva return

    · 12 min · S26 E445

    Welcome to Friday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill. Coming up, could the Ireland men's team move a Six Nations game out of the Aviva to the US? Will the Ireland women's team be back at the Aviva against England or…

  33. JOSH VAN DER FLIER & JOE McCARTHY: ‘Leo Cullen is Mr Leinster!’ | THE BANK OF IRELAND ROADSHOW SERIES

    · 59 min · S26 E443

    In the first of our four Bank Of Ireland Rugby Roadshows, Eoin Sheahan and Andy Dunne were on stage at the new LAYA Arena, speaking to some Leinster legends and current stars! They were first joined by current…

  34. LEO CULLEN & JACQUES NIENABER: ‘He is the Sir Alex Ferguson of rugby!’ | THE BANK OF IRELAND ROADSHOW SERIES

    · 46 min · S26 E444

    In the first of our four Bank Of Ireland Rugby Roadshows, Eoin Sheahan and Andy Dunne were on stage at the new LAYA Arena, speaking to some Leinster legends and current stars! For the second part of the Leinster…

  35. Rugby Daily | Ireland WXV special: Erin King, Eve Higgins, Anna McGann, Robyn O'Connor & Beth Buttimer!

    · 23 min · S26 E446

    Ireland get a busy WXV Global Series campaign underway this weekend, with the USA coming to Tallaght Stadium on Sunday. Our own Cameron Hill caught up with a number of Ireland stars ahead of another massive season,…

  36. Rugby Daily | Munster's already in injury crisis, Nienaber: club rugby 2-3 years ahead of int'l game

    · 11 min · S26 E448

    Welcome to Wednesday's Rugby Daily, I'm Cameron Hill. Coming up, Ronan O'Gara won't be the next head coach of Leinster, The injury crisis that's ravaged Munster - BEFORE the new URC season. And the IRFU hit Leinster…

  37. Finn Russell: From Stonemasonry to Lions Player Of The Series - How he became a legend of Scottish Rugby | Inner Drive

    · 48 min · S26 E447

    Finn Russell joins Eoin Sheahan for our latest episode of Inner Drive, for a wide-ranging chat on the journey from Bridge of Allan to the very top of world rugby. Finn reflects on growing up playing every sport going,…

  38. JOHN MULDOON: ’Stusdays are real!’ | Connacht vs the Springboks in 2007 | THE BANK OF IRELAND ROADSHOW SERIES

    · 1 h 02 min · S26 E449

    In the second of our four Bank Of Ireland Rugby Roadshows, Eoin Sheahan, Brian O’Driscoll and Andy Dunne were on stage at the Dexcom Stadium, speaking to ‘Mr Connacht’ himself, John Muldoon, the assistant coach to…

  39. FINLAY BEALHAM, PAUL BOYLE & BILLY BOHAN: ‘Feels like history repeating itself!’ | THE BANK OF IRELAND ROADSHOW SERIES

    · 48 min · S26 E450

    In the second of our four Bank Of Ireland Rugby Roadshows, Eoin Sheahan and Andy Dunne were on stage at the Dexcom Stadium, speaking to some of the stars of the current Connacht and Ireland setups! They were joined by…

  40. Rugby Daily | John Muldoon: "never threw myself into Ireland chances", Ireland WXV team news

    · 11 min · S26 E451

    Welcome to Friday's Rugby Daily, I'm Cameron Hill. Coming up, the Ireland team news ahead of Sunday's W-X-V opener against the United States. John Muldoon opens up on the regrets he still holds about his playing…

  41. REACTION FROM TALLAGHT: Ireland blow huge lead in defeat to the USA | Ireland 36-40 USA

    · 26 min · S26 E452

    Cameron Hill was on hand in Tallaght Stadium to get immediate reaction as Ireland blew a 19-point lead in the second half to hand the victory to the United States in the first WXV match of the year. Firstly hear from…

  42. Rugby Daily | Ireland's "first blip" under Bemand, Quinny on "tough" Munster u-turn for Butler

    · 12 min · S26 E454

    Welcome to Monday's Rugby Daily, I'm Cameron Hill. Coming up, the fallout from Ireland's shock defeat to the USA in Tallaght yesterday. A mad weekend in the WXV, as France are shown five cards, but held on to beat…

  43. Rugby Daily | Lancaster shuts down Leinster links, Porter moving back to tighthead?

    · 12 min · S26 E456

    Welcome to Tuesday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill. Coming up, Stuart Lancaster sheds some light whether he'll stay at Connacht, or go for the head coach role at Leinster. Could Andrew Porter make a switch to…

  44. Brian O'Driscoll - The Next Play: Niall Quinn on life after football | Off The Ball

    · 46 min · S26 E457

    Welcome to a brand new series on Off The Ball where Brian O'Driscoll sits down with legends of Irish sport who have retired their sporting career for something new. In episode one, Brian spoke to former professional…

  45. Rugby Daily | BOD on Ireland's glaring issue, the danger for Carbery at Leinster

    · 11 min · S26 E459

    Welcome to Wednesday's Rugby Daily, I'm Cameron Hill. Coming up, the extent of Munster's injury crisis at out-half becomes clearer - and more concerning... Brian O'Driscoll on what he feels Ireland lacks at the…

  46. Rugby Daily | NZ to scrap Super Rugby teams? James Tracy's *dream* Leinster head coach

    · 12 min · S26 E461

    Welcome to Thursday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill. Coming up, Gerry Thornley is not happy that the domestic season is only kicking off this weekend. James Tracy's dream pick for the next Leinster head coach, And…

  47. Rugby Daily | URC team news: Mack back for Stormers, Quinny on Munster's bare minimum

    · 12 min · S26 E463

    Welcome to Friday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill. Coming up, all the team news ahead of the URC finally kicking off this weekend, and Ireland target a big response against Japan, as the WXV Global Series heads to…

  48. Parsons breaks record in Galway | Reaction from Dexcom Stadium: Ireland 31-24 Japan | OTB

    · 23 min · S26 E465

    Dara Smith-Naughton was on hand as Ireland bounced back from last week's disappointing defeat in Tallaght Stadium against the USA with a comfortable win over Japan in the Dexcom Stadium in their second WXV match.…

  49. PETER O’MAHONY (UNLOCKED): ‘I never took being picked for Munster or Ireland for granted!’ | All In! | OTB RUGBY

    · 7:59 · S26 E470

    Munster and Ireland legend Peter O’Mahony joins Eoin Sheahan live in studio to discuss his new book, ‘All In’, detailing his life in rugby, as well as how he has handled retirement. Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank Of…

  50. RUGBY DAILY: Peter O'Mahony on 'always being the biggest Munster fan' | Willis for... Ireland?

    · 14 min · S26 E471

    David Wilson is back with Tuesday’s Rugby Daily, with Peter O’Mahony reflecting on a “bizarre” end-of-season situation at Munster after the 2023 World Cup — and why, despite the business side of rugby, the province…

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