Episode 1222: US Murph On His First Experience Of Live Rugby, Ireland’s Women’s Hockey Team Ripping It Up At The World Cup, Ronaldo Button, Being Ryan Lochte
US Murph is back with us today, and he has much to discuss. First of all, his beloved San Francisco Giants handed over their stadium to the Rugby 7s last weekend, and he went in for a look.
#IreM7s sign off in San Francisco with Challenge Trophy win #RWC7s https://t.co/Xpwb9cmOlT pic.twitter.com/3xJZGo09Sw
— Irish Rugby (@IrishRugby) July 23, 2018
Well, it’s safe to say that @irishrugby ace Jordan Conroy is absolutely rapid. #RWC7s pic.twitter.com/IKu6quj8QC
— Rugby World Cup Sevens (@WorldRugby7s) July 21, 2018
Plus there’s one of the weirdest trades in NBA history, and we plan our next Brian Murphy group outing.
David Robinson tells me Kawhi Leonard’s departure from San Antonio is “one of the oddest situations I’ve seen since I’ve been in pro basketball.” He says he tried to reach out to Kawhi several times in recent months, but never got an answer back. pic.twitter.com/k4mNiqGxQM
— Rachel Nichols (@Rachel__Nichols) July 23, 2018
Nikki Symmons is one of Ireland’s greatest ever hockey players, and she joins us on the line to talk to us about our barn-storming start to the World Cup, with a 3-1 win over the USA at the weekend, and a grudge match with hosts England on the menu.
In case you missed it! Catch up with the match highlights from our opening game of the Hockey World Cup vs. USA ????? #HWC2018 #GreenArmy #ChaseIt pic.twitter.com/rmbRwGIoUH
— Green Army (@IreWomenHockey) July 23, 2018
Plus there’s Ken on Ryan Lochte’s barely believable doping violation, the ultimate hangover cure, Thierry Henry’s reported move to Villa Park, and Cristiano Ronaldo’s visit to Donald Trump’s doctor.
Ronaldo’s body stats from his Juventus medical are amazing ????????
He has the physical capacity of a 20-year-old ???? pic.twitter.com/UamOrCT2PJ
— COPA90 (@COPA90) July 24, 2018
Thierry Henry has reportedly “verbally agreed” to take over as manager of Aston Villa.
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— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) July 24, 2018
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The fact that arguably Germany’s highest-profile sportsman no longer feels comfortable representing the national team makes this one of the biggest stories in Germany’s sports history – @honigstein outlines the significance, and details the fallout
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