The Leinster Listen

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Episode 86, and Leinster turn a wet Aviva interpro on its head from 13-0 down to a bonus-point 24-18 win over Munster in URC Round 4. Jamison Gibson-Park marks his return with three try assists and URC Player of the Match honours, Tommy O'Brien, Ryan Baird, Charlie Tector and Jamie Osborne cross for the hosts, and Monday brought a citing for Tadhg Furlong after Gavin Coombes' groin allegation and Munster's extra camera angle did what live TV could not. Sunday news leads with the Furlong citing, then Conan’s shoulder op, Prendergast and Ringrose doubts, Erin King’s Ireland Women captaincy in Cape Town, WRU losses, Stormers hooker chaos, and Henry Pollock’s Welford Road week, then we look ahead to Connacht on Friday. Here is what I'm hitting on this week's episode: 📰 News Items; Furlong cited under Law 9.27 after Coombes allegation and Munster footage, Conan surgery and Ireland doubts for Prendergast and Ringrose, Erin King captains in Cape Town, WRU £18.1m loss fallout, Stormers lose Kotze appeal and all three hookers, and Pollock’s Tatler-to-brawl week. 🏉 BKT United Rugby Championship Round 4 results; Full scoreboard from Cardiff through the Aviva derby to the Welsh clash, plus the full table after four rounds. 📊 Overall opinion and match events; Prediction check vs the Episode 85 preview (30-22), timeline from Munster’s 13-0 start to Ben O’Connor’s losing bonus point, and Gibson-Park’s Player of the Match night.

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Episode 85, and the interpro is back at the Aviva — Leinster host Munster on Saturday evening in a one-off BKT United Rugby Championship Round 4 return to Lansdowne Road, with Leo Cullen naming Dan Sheehan at number eight, Joey Carbery at out-half for his first Leinster start since 2018, and Jamison Gibson-Park back from groin trouble. Sam Prendergast is out injured; Munster bring seven changes from their Racing 92 Champions Cup win, with Sean O'Brien at 13 for his 50th cap. Leinster arrive off a 48-23 win in Clermont; Munster beat Racing 33-25. Last season's league meeting went Munster's way 31-14 at Croke Park. Here is what I'm hitting on this week's episode: 📰 News Items; Ireland's November squad with 17 Leinster players and Sheehan as captain, the Jonathan Roche link Dobson called preposterous, Saracens versus The Times, France picking ineligible Jeremy Ward, and Northampton's security scare. 🏉 BKT United Rugby Championship Round 4 predictions; Friday's Cardiff-Sharks, Connacht-Zebre and Edinburgh-Lions openers through Saturday's South African double-header, Treviso, the Aviva interpro, and Ospreys-Dragons. 📋 Details of our game; 6pm kick-off at the Aviva, wet and windy Dublin evening, Andrew Brace in the middle, Premier Sports 1 and RTÉ Radio 1 coverage, one-off home while the Laya Arena is the usual URC base, and form lines after Clermont and Thomond. 👕 Team lineups; Pitch-style sheets — Sheehan at 8, Carbery and Gibson-Park in the halves, Osborne at 13, and Munster's seven changes with Daly back and Gordon Wood on the bench. 🎯 Score and MOTM prediction; Interpro margins, Conan and Prendergast absent, and why I'm backing Gibson-Park to boss the derby

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Episode 84, and we're back with another Leinster Club Interview on The Leinster Listen, this time with Guinness RFC and captain Carl Stafford, who also joined the committee this season. A Dublin 12 brewery factory club founded in 1943 at the Iveagh Grounds, still one of the few working-class teams in Leinster rugby, now fielding a combined senior side with Tallaght RFC, and the club where I first picked up a rugby ball. Here is what we cover in this episode: 🏉 **Who they are**; Carl Stafford on captaincy, the committee, and a club born in 1943 for Guinness workers at the Iveagh Grounds 💚 **What makes them different**; working-class roots, Crumlin on your doorstep, and open arms when bigger clubs shut the door 👩‍🦰 **Women's rugby**; no standalone Guinness women's team yet, links to Three Saints, and why the game still needs local platforms 📜 **Club history**; St James's Gate factory teams, Mary's sending Carl to Drimnagh, U19 league glory, and Leinster League battles 🤝 **Community and Leinster Rugby**; schools, development officers, pathways with Leinster, and what guidance beats a blank cheque 🎯 **Challenges and ambition**; no academy pipeline, GAA and soccer competition, the Tallaght amalgamation, and tag or touch for every age ⭐ **Legends and grounds**; Bomber keeping the lights on, volunteer awards, balls over the terrace walls, and what leinster player he wants at training 📍 **How to join**; Tuesday nights at the Iveagh Grounds, Thursday at Fairhouse, development players welcome, and reach out via club socials

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Episode 83, and Leinster finally bank a win at the redeveloped Laya Arena, a bonus-point 29-5 homecoming against Cardiff that ends the winless start after two tight defeats in South Africa. Sam Prendergast takes official man of the match on his first start of the season, Jimmy O'Brien scores twice in a first-half blitz, and the Blue & Blacks suffer their first URC loss of 2026/27. Off the pitch I have thoughts on the arena upgrade, scoreboard readability, screen angles, clock placement, and the price of a pint, plus the usual Sunday news round-up before we look ahead to Clermont. Here is what I'm hitting on this week's episode: 📰 News Items; Carbery's minor setback and Gibson-Park racing Clermont, Emmet Farrell on Prendergast and Gabriel, hip-drop law timing fallout, Prince Harry booed at Welford Road, and Munster's Avan Lee reaching out to O'Mahony. 🏉 BKT United Rugby Championship Round 3 results; Full scoreboard from Rodney Parade through the SA derbies to Dublin, plus the table after three rounds. 📊 Overall opinion and match events; Prediction check vs the Episode 82 preview call (38-17), five-try timeline, and where Leinster sit on 8 points. 💬 Discussion Point; My Laya Arena Upgrade Opinion, scoreboard, clocks, big-screen angles, €7.80 pints, €14 hot dogs, and the season-ticket pack contents. #Leinster #Rugby #RugbyUnion #URC https;//theleinsterlisten.com

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Episode 81, and Leinster finally come hom, the official Laya Arena URC homecoming against Cardiff on Saturday night, with Leo Cullen naming a completely changed starting XV after back-to-back South Africa defeats. Dan Sheehan captains a side packed with Ireland returnees; Sam Prendergast starts at 10 and Oliver Coffey gets his first senior start at scrum-half. Cardiff arrive 2-0 in the championship with Taulupe Faletau back at No 8 and Callum Sheedy pulling the strings — but the Blue & Blacks have never won at the RDS in the URC era, and Leinster need a statement before Clermont. Here is what I'm hitting on this week's episode: 📰 News Items; Gibson-Park back training, Joe McCarthy's player-coach role (and haircut), World Rugby's hip-drop and knee-drop fallout, and the Wallabies pay row 🏉 BKT United Rugby Championship Round 3 predictions; Full weekend scoreboard from Friday's Welsh and Scottish openers through Saturday's South African double-header and the Dublin nightcap. 📋 Details of our game; Kick-off at the Laya Arena, Sam Grove-White in the middle, TV on TG4 and Premier Sports, and the Clermont European opener lurking next week. 👕 Team lineups; Pitch-style sheets for both sides — headline callout on Cullen swapping all 15 starters after Durban, with Furlong, Ringrose, Keenan, and Prendergast back. 🎯 Score and MOTM prediction; Handicap lines, Cardiff's unbeaten start vs Leinster's bonus-point haul, and why I'm backing Prendergast to boss the homecoming. 💬 Discussion Point; Laya homecoming — reset or panic after South Africa? — wholesale team changes, filling the arena, and whether Cardiff can spoil the party.

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Episode 81, and the South Africa block ends with another one-score loss, Leinster went down 26–20 to the Sharks at Kings Park, Thomas du Toit’s scrum dominance and Edwill van der Merwe’s late intercept denying the champions even as Andrew Osborne’s injury-time try banked a second losing bonus point. Here is what I'm hitting on this week's episode: 📰 News Items; Doris ruled out until the new year, Bleyendaal on a fresh Carbery and evolving Leinster attack, Paisami’s Bledisloe ban, Sheedy’s viral header before Cardiff, and Rennie’s scrum-law broadside. 🏉 BKT United Rugby Championship Round 2 results; Full scoreboard and where the Irish provinces sit after two rounds. 📋 Overall opinion; Set-piece pain, Prendergast’s brief lead, and why three log points still beats last year’s SA haul. 🔍 Match events; Timeline from Henshaw’s opener to van der Merwe’s intercept and Osborne’s late consolation. 📊 URC positioning; Sharks top the log, Leinster still winless with bonus points, Cardiff waiting at the Laya Arena.

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Episode 80, and the URC title defence starts in the Lions den, Leinster fly to Ellis Park for Round 1 with a youthful matchday 23, no Jamison Gibson-Park, and the biggest selection story of the week: Andrew Porter at tighthead, not his usual loosehead jersey. Here is what I'm hitting on this week's episode: 📰 News Items; Porter and O'Brien fit, Gibson-Park groin, Nienaber's Ellis Park warning, France Women's burning-bus chaos, and Irish Friday night URC openers for Ulster and Connacht. 🏉 BKT United Rugby Championship Round 1 predictions; Full opening-weekend scoreboard from Treviso to Johannesburg. 📋 Details of our game; Kick-off, Ellis Park, Ben Breakspear in the middle, and where to watch on TG4 and Premier Sports. 👕 Team lineups; Pitch-style sheets for both sides, with a headline callout on Porter packing down at 3 beside Usanov and McCarthy. 🎯 Score and MOTM prediction; Market handicap, form lines, and why I'm backing Porter to boss the scrum. 💬 Discussion Point; Porter at 3, loosehead legend, tighthead return? What Cullen might be signalling for Furlong, Ireland, and the Sharks week.

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Episode 79, and we're reacting to one of the maddest women's Tests you'll see — Ireland led by twelve at half-time at Tallaght Stadium, scored six tries, and still lost 40-36 to a USA side that overturned a 19-point deficit in the WXV Global Series opener. No preview went out — the draft call was a comfortable Ireland win — so this is pure post-match autopsy plus the Sunday Leinster news as the men's squad fly south. Here is what I'm hitting on this week's episode: 📰 News Items; Munster's Leicester pre-season sting, Leinster's 41-man South Africa departure, Doris still out, and Baird plus the Cardiff Laya homecoming date 🏉 WXV Global Series match results; Full Round 1 scoreboard from Cardiff to Tallaght — Wales, Italy, the England–Canada draw, France, New Zealand, and our game 💭 Overall opinion of the game; The first-half green wave, the Elmes Kinlan sin-bin swing, Jack Hanratty's Eagles comeback, and Erin King's post-match message on TG4 📋 Analysis of the game events; Chronological tries from Elmes Kinlan's opener to Dorothy Wall's late score — official POTM Freda Tafuna 📊 WXV Global Series positioning after this weekend; What Round 1 means in the touring model and Ireland's immediate focus on Japan in Galway. theleinsterlisten.com

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Episode 78, and we're back with another Leinster Club Interview on The Leinster Listen, this time with Tullow RFC being represented by Paddy Browne. A Carlow club founded in 1928 and reborn in 1971 at John Browne Park in the Blackgates, now in Leinster League Division 1A with three Towns Cup wins (2017, 2023, and 2024), a clubhouse Bernard Jackman once called home, and the same Browne, Roche, Dawson, and Kenny families still woven through the place. 🏉 Who they are; Paddy Browne on his name, role, and a club with roots back to 1928 💚 What makes them different; rural Carlow identity, community depth, and life at the Blackgates 👩‍🦰 Women's rugby; how the women's game fits Tullow today 📜 Club history; the stop-start early years, the 1971 relaunch, and Towns Cup glory 🎯 Challenges and ambition; retaining players, competing at 1A level ⭐ Legends and grounds; the players people still mention 📍 How to join; training nights, the Blackgates, and how to get in touch via tullowrfc.com

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Episode 77, and we're back on the men's side — Leinster's first game at the redeveloped Laya Arena in over two years. Zebre Parma visit Donnybrook on Saturday for a pre-season test event before the URC title defence kicks off against Cardiff on the 23rd. Here is what I'm hitting on this week's episode: 🏉 Pre-season context; Zebre's 21-21 draw with Benetton, Leinster's 31-29 loss at LOU Lyon, and what to expect from a capped-attendance friendly at the RDS 📋 Match details; kick-off, venue, weather, tickets, and the Laya Arena return after two seasons at the Aviva 👕 Team lineups; Zebre were too afraid to release theirs 🔮 Score prediction; Leinster 47-22, MOTM Caspar Gabriel

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Episode 76, and the women's interpro season ends where Episode 75 feared it might — with Beth Buttimer and the Munster maul writing the script again. After the 39-19 Cork loss, the Connacht response, and an eleven-try rout of Ulster in Belfast, Sarah Delaney's Leinster side met Matt Brown's unbeaten champions at Dexcom Stadium for the Vodafone Women's Interprovincial Championship final. Munster won 14-5, claimed their 17th title, and completed a second successive clean sweep. Ruth Campbell's injury and Leinster's red-zone wastefulness will sting long after Galway. Here is what I'm hitting on this week's episode: 🏉 Vodafone Women's Interprovincial Championship match results; Connacht vs Ulster in the third-place play-off and Leinster vs Munster in the championship final — plus the final standings after Finals Day. 📊 Overall opinion of the game; Prediction check from Episode 75, the maul question answered, Campbell's injury, and why Leinster could not turn territory into points. 🔍 Analysis of the game events; Scrums, lineouts, defence, and attack — with a full match timeline from Breen's early yellow to Buttimer's title-sealing maul try. 🏆 Vodafone Women's Interprovincial Championship positioning after this weekend; Munster's back-to-back titles, Ulster's play-off revenge, and what the 2026 table looks like now the competition is complete. 🎙️ Discussion Point; Leinster's preseason friendly with Lyon — quick opinion on the men's 31-29 loss at Gerland the night before Finals Day, the fringe-player runout, and whether the leaky edge defence is a concern before the URC.

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Episode 75, and it's the one we've been building towards all month. After the Munster mauling in Cork, the Connacht response at Energia Park, and an eleven-try demolition of Ulster in Belfast, Sarah Delaney's Leinster side meet Matt Brown's unbeaten champions at Dexcom Stadium for the Vodafone Women's Interprovincial Championship final. Fourth Leinster-Munster decider in four years — revenge for the 39-19 Round 1 loss and last year's 50-15 hammering, or another Munster coronation on the west coast. Here is what I'm hitting on this week's episode: 🏉 Vodafone Women's Interprovincial Championship Finals Day predictions; My calls for Connacht vs Ulster in the third-place play-off and Leinster vs Munster in the championship final — plus the final table after Round 3. 🏟️ Details of our game; Kick-off, Galway weather, Spórt TG4 coverage, and Finals Day referee appointments. 📋 Team lineups; Full confirmed XVs — Govender brings O'Brien and Jordan back with a 6:2 bench, Brown restores O'Leary and Cahill as Clohessy misses out. 🎯 Score and POTM Prediction; Form, the fourth final in four years, recent Leinster-Munster history, my scoreline call, and who I've gone for as player of the match.

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Episode 74, and we're back with another Leinster Club Interview on The Leinster Listen — this time with Balbriggan RFC. A North Dublin junior club founded in 1925 at Bowhill in Balrothery, with men's sides in Leinster League Division 2A, women's teams in Division 1 and Division 6, thriving minis and youths, and a Stingers disability tag team, plus a history that runs from the 1928 Towns Cup to Alma Atagamen in the Ireland women's squad. Here is what we cover in this episode: 🏉 **Who they are**; name, role, and a club founded in 1925 on the Rope Walk and reborn through youths rugby in 1967 💚 **What makes them different**; green and white identity, North Dublin roots, and a club that helped pioneer youths rugby in Leinster 👩‍🦰 **Women's rugby**; Division 1 and 2XV sides, the 1990s team, the 2014 revival, and players like Alma Atagamen on the provincial and international stage 🤝 **Community and Leinster Rugby**; volunteers, minis and youths, the out reach and all the things Balbriggan do to bring Rugby to the area 🎯 **Challenges and ambition**; retaining players, competing for young talent, and where Balbriggan want to be in five years 📍 **How to join**; training on Tuesday and Thursday nights, youth and mini schedules, and how to get in touch via balbrigganrfc.com

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Episode 73, and Leinster delivered the statement Belfast demanded. After the Munster mauling in Cork and the six-try response against Connacht at Energia Park, Govender's side needed a bonus-point win at Affidea Stadium to reach the Dexcom Stadium decider — and they produced eleven tries in a 75-5 rout. Robyn O'Connor scored five, Katie Whelan bagged a hat-trick, and Ruth Campbell took official player-of-the-match honours. Munster meanwhile stayed unbeaten with a 47-12 win over Connacht in Galway, setting up a fourth Leinster-Munster final in four years. Here is what I'm hitting on this week's episode: 🏉 Vodafone Women's Interprovincial Championship match results; Ulster 5-75 Leinster in Belfast and Connacht 12-47 Munster in Galway — plus the final table and Finals Day fixtures. 🎯 Prediction post-mortem; My Episode 72 call of Leinster 34-14 and Alma Atagamen for POTM vs the actual 75-5 scoreline and Ruth Campbell's official award. 📋 Match analysis; Eleven Leinster tries, Ulster's lineout woes, O'Connor and Whelan's eight-try Wexford partnership, and King's sin-bin that Ulster could not punish. 📊 Championship positioning; Munster unbeaten on 15 points, Leinster through to the final on 10, and Connacht vs Ulster in the third-place play-off. 📅 Next game; Leinster face Munster in the Vodafone Women's Interprovincial Championship final at Dexcom Stadium, Galway on Saturday 29 August.

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Episode 72, and it's winner-takes-all in Belfast. After the Munster mauling in Cork and the six-try response against Connacht at Energia Park, Leinster travel north for the final round of the Vodafone Women's Interprovincial Championship — beat Ulster at Affidea Stadium and the Blues are in the Dexcom Stadium decider against Munster a week later. Murray Houston's side are fighting for pride and a third-place play-off after a 62-0 Cork hiding, but this is a semi-final in all but name. Here is what I'm hitting on this week's episode: 🏉 Vodafone Women's Interprovincial Championship Round 3 predictions; My calls for Ulster vs Leinster in Belfast and Connacht vs Munster in Galway — plus where the table stands after Round 2. 🏟️ Details of our game; Kick-off, Belfast weather, Spórt TG4 coverage, and John Purcell in the middle with Morgan McCartney and Glenda Mellon on the sidelines. 📋 Team lineups; Full confirmed XVs — Govender makes eight changes with O'Sullivan Sexton and Whelan at half-back, Boles captains Ulster with Daley injured and McKinley making her senior debut. 🎯 Score and POTM Prediction; Form, the semi-final stakes, recent Leinster-Ulster history, my scoreline call, and who I've gone for as player of the match. 🇮🇪 Discussion Point; What needs to change if we meet Munster in the final? — lessons from the 39-19 Round 1 loss in Cork, Buttimer's maul masterclass, why the internationals-back gamble failed, and whether Connacht answered enough of the right questions.

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Episode 71, and we're back with another Leinster Club Interview on The Leinster Listen — this time with BGF Ravens RFC and Director of Rugby Paul Ng. Ballymun, Glasnevin and Finglas Ravens: a one adult men's team club founded in 1958 as Unidare RFC from the Unidare Works factory in Finglas, reborn as BGF Ravens in 2014, and playing out of Mount Temple in Glasnevin. Here is what we cover in this episode: 🏉 **Who they are**; Paul Ng, Director of Rugby, and a club founded in 1958 from the Unidare Works factory league 💚 **What makes them different**; a one adult men's team serving Ballymun, Glasnevin and Finglas — from Business Houses roots to a community club identity 👩‍🦰 **Women's rugby**; why the Ravens stayed a single men's team and how that shapes the club on and off the pitch 📜 **Club history**; Blackrock College pitches, Jamestown Road in Finglas, Suttonians and Malahide in the 1990s, DCU, and the 2014 rebrand 🤝 **Community and Leinster Rugby**; North Dublin roots, the Mount Temple partnership, and a season played entirely away while the pitch was refurbished 🎯 **Challenges and ambition**; keeping a one-team club competitive in Leinster Metro League, player retention, and where Paul wants the Ravens in five years ⭐ **Legends and grounds**; the players people still talk about, and life at Mount Temple 📍 **How to join**; training nights, grounds in Glasnevin, and how to get in touch via the BGF Ravens Teamo site

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Episode 70, and Leinster needed a response at Energia Park. After the Munster mauling in Cork, Govender's side faced a semi-final in all but name against Connacht, win or the Galway final was gone. Six tries, debut scores from Stacey Flood and Niamh Murphy, and Erin King leading from the front delivered a 36-21 bonus-point win that keeps the Blues alive. Munster meanwhile booked their final spot with a 62-0 hammering of Ulster, and the U18 Schools opened their title defence with a 33-12 win in Cork. Here is what I'm hitting on this week's episode: 🏉 Vodafone Women's Interprovincial Championship match results; Munster 62-0 Ulster in Cork and Leinster 36-21 Connacht at Energia Park, plus the Round 2 table and what it means for Belfast. 🎯 Prediction post-mortem; My must-win Leinster 31-26 call vs the actual 36-21, and why Erin King was the right player to build around. 📋 Match analysis; Nine tries, Reilly's double for Connacht, and how Leinster found their finish when it mattered at 24-21. 📊 Championship positioning; Munster through to the final, Leinster second on five points, and a winner-takes-all trip to Belfast next Saturday. 🏫 U18 Schools; Leinster's 33-12 bonus-point title-defence win over Munster at Virgin Media Park — Victor Chauvire's length-of-the-field try the pick of five touchdowns. 📅 Next game; Leinster travel to Affidea Stadium to face Ulster on Saturday 22 August, the winner reaches the final at Dexcom Stadium.

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Episode 69, and we're going behind the camera on The Leinster Listen — an interview with Avril Kinsella (@therugbygirlire), a sports videographer who covers rugby for the Leinster and Irish rugby. Here is what we cover in this episode: 🎬 Getting into the game ; how Avril found videography and why sport became her focus 🏉 First rugby gig ; the shoot that started it all and what she remembers from it 📍 Pitch-side life ; positioning for the shot without getting flattened ✍️ Shaping the story ; clear briefs from teams and coaches versus finding the angle yourself 📱 Fans and video ; how content has changed engagement with club and provincial rugby 📈 Where demand is growing ; highlight reels, player profiles, full match coverage 🎤 Through the camera lens ; favourite interviewee, dream guest, and the project she's proudest of 🔗 Follow her work ; where to find Avril Kinsella online Find Avril Kinsella on Instagram, YouTube and TikTok @therugbygirlire

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Episode 68, and we're picking through the wreckage of another Munster mauling in Cork. Leinster travelled to Virgin Media Park with the internationals back, Sana Govender in the dugout for his first competitive game, and my bold Episode 67 call of a narrow Blues win — Munster had other ideas. Beth Buttimer scored four tries, the champions ran in seven overall, and Leinster's 39-19 defeat leaves them bottom of the table after Round 1 with Connacht up next at Energia Park. Here is what I'm hitting on this week's episode: 🏉 Vodafone Women's Interprovincial Championship match results; Munster 39-19 Leinster in Cork and Connacht 15-10 Ulster in Belfast — plus the Round 1 table and what it means for the run-in to Galway. 📊 Overall opinion and analysis; Where Leinster fell short on the maul, the set piece, and the scoreboard — plus a full run-through of tries, cards, and the official player of the match. 🎯 Prediction post-mortem; My Leinster 27-24 call from Episode 67 vs the actual 39-19 — and why Dannah O'Brien was not the star of the show. 📅 Next game; Leinster host Connacht at Energia Park on Saturday 15 August — Craig Hansberry's westerners arrive off a McGann and Deely-inspired win in Belfast. 🌍 Discussion Point; The wild and wacky rugby news from this week — Ma'a Nonu at 44 on the Sharks bench to face the All Blacks, the Amatosero red card farce in Osaka, Mo'unga's bizarre NZ eligibility row, Hansen vs World Rugby's ref meetings, and the Stormers' 20-year-old fly-half.

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Episode 67, and we're heading down the N7 for the opening round of the 2026 Vodafone Women's Interprovincial Championship. Leinster travel to Virgin Media Park to take on defending champions Munster, a repeat of last year's final, but a very different competition this time with all the Ireland internationals back and WXV selection on the line. Sarah Delaney leads a much-changed Blues side under new head coach Sana Govender, looking to banish the memory of that 50-15 hammering in Dublin. Here is what I'm hitting on this week's episode: 🏉 Vodafone Women's Interprovincial Championship Round 1 predictions; My calls for Munster vs Leinster in Cork and Ulster vs Connacht in Belfast. 🏟️ Details of our game; Kick-off, weather, where to watch on Spórt TG4, and Siobhán Daly in the middle with John Purcell and John Moynihan on the sidelines. 📋 Team lineups; Full confirmed XVs for both provinces — Delaney's captaincy bow, six Leinster debutants, Munster's Lane and Moore debuts, and the Corrigan vs Elmes Kinlan wing battle. 🎯 Score and POTM Prediction; Form, the internationals-back factor, last year's double defeat, my scoreline call, and who I've gone for as player of the match. 🇮🇪 Discussion Point; Can the internationals flip the script after last year's 50-15? — digging into what changed between 2025 and 2026, Govender's first game in charge, and whether Munster's home fortress still holds. My new website is now live and you can find it at theleinsterlisten.com