Episode 1308: Larmour Lights It Up, The Unseen Work, Hurling Gets Respect
Ireland eased their way to an 8 try win over Italy in Chicago on Saturday evening, and the two players many people were looking at to make an impact on their debut starts for their country contributed 5 tries between them – the hard-carrying, turn-over king Tadhg Beirne, and the electric Jordan Larmour.
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Eoin Reddan and Gerry Thornley join us to talk about Larmour and why, as Eoin points out, he’s not just good at the mercurial stuff, but is also doing all of the things Joe Schmidt is asking of him.
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Will he make the World Cup starting XV? Eoin says yes, but he’s not sure in what position. There’s also Tadhg Beirne’s all-around brilliance, and the form of the back up half backs.
Simply sensational performance from MOTM Jordan Larmour ???????????? #IREvITA pic.twitter.com/aHX2Vl1ofw
— eir Sport (@eirSport) November 3, 2018
We also find time to discuss Ballyea and Ballygunner’s epic shoot-out in the Munster club hurling championship, which led to an all-time great outbreak of mutual respect.
GOAL for Ballygunner’s Philip Mahony to level the game and bring it to extra time! pic.twitter.com/3ZTqi9yU0l
— The GAA (@officialgaa) November 4, 2018
Plus there’s a new slot for World Service members to get excited about, and we find out hurling snobbery is not just for summer-time, it’s for life.
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