Episode 3060: Ireland Shock NZ, World Class Wafer, Zebre Trample Munster, McKenna Emulates Kennelly

Less than a year ago the Irish women’s rugby team had finished bottom of the Six Nations table, were playing the likes of Kazakhstan in the third tier of WXV, had not qualified for the previous World Cup and along with stories of interprovincial teams changing in front of wheelie bins and 7s players being taking in and out of the 15s camp, there was very little positivity about.

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They have since come third in the 6N, qualified for the 2025 World Cup, made it into the top tier of WXV1, hammered Australia, and now best of all, beaten NZ, the team that has won 6 of the last 7 World Cups. We chat to Leinster head coach Tania Rosser, and Alison Miller, both of whom played against NZ last time Ireland beat them, in the 2014 World Cup.

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We also discuss world-class Aoife Wafer, Munster’s leaky defence and Conor McKenna’s AFL title win with the Brisbane Lions.

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