Episode 1403: Ireland Wobble in Rome, England Battered Into Submission, GAA Congress Blunder
Just what is going on with Ireland? It might seem a strange question to ask after a weekend that saw England beaten, Ireland win their second game in a row, and secure their first bonus point of the tournament – but that’s where we are.
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Shane Horgan is starting to get a little worried, and he’s on the line to share his concerns. Ireland might just be trying too hard to force the issue. But when the brilliance of the New Zealand performance is still so fresh in the memory, it’s hard not to be frustrated at the sheer number of elementary mistakes being made.
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Wales legend Jonathan Davies is on the line to tell us just how good people in Wales are feeling after their monumental performance in taking down England on Saturday – a game that showcased all the glorious madness of the 6 nations.
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And while Congress was for the most part, deathly dull, there was one decision that rankled – Dublin will continue to be allowed play 2 games in Croke Park this year. There’s a lot of blame to go around regarding this situation, and Murph doesn’t spare any of the guilty parties…
The @DubGAAOfficial footballers will be able to continue using Croke Park as their home venue for All-Ireland SFC Quarter-Finals after @officialdonegal‘s motion to prevent counties from being permitted to nominate Croke Park as their home venue was defeated at Congress.
— The GAA (@officialgaa) February 23, 2019
Plus there’s Peter O’Mahony’s pre-France game hangover that we feel needs to happen, tired Italian stereotypes make a social media comeback, and Eoin actually really likes Warren Gatland.
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