Episode 1315: Now For New Zealand, Respect And Results, Coping Without Murray, Number 1 Talk, Eddie Jones Returns
Ireland defeated Argentina on Saturday, the team that has ended our World Cup on 2 of the last 3 occasions lest we forget, but rarely has a win over a bona fide top tier nation been so readily digested and then ignored in the rush to look ahead to next Saturday’s clash with New Zealand.
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Gerry Thornley of the Irish Times and Matt Williams join us to take whatever learnings we can from last Saturday, before the hype begins in earnest. Are New Zealand all that brilliant any more? If they can barely squeak past an England team that couldn’t win a line out, what have we to be scared about?
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Is Rory Best’s position in the team under threat? We discuss the loss of Conor Murray and Robbie Henshaw, and the battle for number 1 in the world.
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We enlist the spirit of Will Greenwood and Scott Quinnell to turn the hype up to 11, Ken and Murph are at daggers drawn already – and it’s only Monday, and we salute the return of the trash-talking Eddie Jones… after one moral victory.
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