Episode 2988: Ireland Get Boks’ed, Pickford’s Magic Bottle, Le Pen Le Loser

Saturday in Pretoria was supposed to be many things, a battle between two teams who don’t like each other very much, the teams ranked 1 and 2 in the world, a chance for Rassie Erasmus to finally coach a team to victory over Ireland… in the end, it came down to 2 hours of watching to see if James Lowe had stepped out of touch in various weird and wonderful ways.

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South Africa 27-Ireland 20 – we speak to Shane Horgan and Ruaidhri O’Connor of the Irish Independent about why this was a deserved Springbok win, how a couple of huge errors cost us, and how a bruised and battered Ireland can salvage something from next Saturday’s second test.

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Plus we join Ken in München to discuss what impact the French election results will have on the striking French footballers, England’s buddy system on penalties, and the exquisite joy of seeing the world’s biggest laundrette right beside your new hotel.

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If England is the footballing equivalent of a week at Centre Parcs, watching Turkey must be like a week at Wayne Lineker’s compound.

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