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Welcome to Tuesday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill.Coming up, Mack Hansen could miss the Lions' first test against Australia this Saturday.Matt Williams on the arrogance of young coaches in the Australian system,And two Welsh regions could be axed as soon as 2027.Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

Welcome to Monday's Rugby Daily, with David Wilson.Coming up today, we will hear from the Lions camp as they call up even more replacements.Mack Hansen looks set to be fit for Saturday's test.J-A S plays down beef with Sione.Ireland's pointless showing in Portugal.And what has All Blacks head coach Scott Robertson had to say about the South Africa set piece tactics against Italy?Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

Welcome to Friday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill.Coming up, the Lions team news and the Wallabies make a sensational call-up a week out from the first test,Brumbies head coach Stephen Larkham on how to prepare for Andy Farrell's side,And we hear from both camps ahead of Ireland's second summer test against Portugal this weekend.Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

Ireland head to Lisbon this weekend for the second of their summer tests, this time against Portugal. Back in January, Cameron Hill caught up with their head coach Simon Mannix, who was briefly backs coach at Munster during the Rob Penney era. Here, he discusses his time in Limerick, his role in backing Ronan O'Gara in the twilight of his playing career, and where Os Lobos can go from here...Rugby on Off The Ball, with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

We're back for another week of Word On The Street, and this week Eve, Susanna and Rachel tackle technology in sports!

Welcome to Tuesday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill.Coming up today, a huge injury blow for Australia ahead of their series against the Lions,Ireland have landed in Lisbon ahead of their summer test against Portugal,And an All Blacks legend extends his playing career into a record 25th season.Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

Welcome to Monday's Rugby Daily, with David Wilson.Coming up today, Andy Farrell names his Lions team to take on the ACT Brumbies.Mack Hansen relishes the opportunity to come up against some old mates.Hoe Schmidt isn't worrying about the sticky Wallaby start.Ireland suffer an injury blow.And are the TMOs getting too involved in contentious calls?Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

On Friday's Rugby Daily, Richie McCormack brings you the latest from the Ireland camp ahead of tomorrow's one-off test with Georgia, and we hear from captain Craig Casey. Richie has the latest from the Lions as they prepare to face the Waratahs. Jake White is sensationally out of a job in South Africa. And Montpellier sign an experienced Scot.

In this episode of Inner Drive, Paralympian Orla Comerford sits down with Colm Boohig to discuss being diagnosed with Stargardt disease as a child and her attitude to progressively losing her sight while also maintaining a deep love and passion for both her art and athletics. This is the third episode in season two of Inner Drive which follows the highs and lows of some of Ireland's best sportspeople. Inner Drive in partnership with Allianz, proud sponsor of Paralympics Ireland. #StopTheDrop

Irish rugby star Erin King joined Ger and Colm in studio on Thursday's Off The Ball Breakfast. After making remarkable breakthrough in professional rugby, Erin discussed how an horrific knee injury put her out of the Rugby World Cup later this year. She talked through her grueling recovery, how she plans to help the team in her absence, and what she hopes the future holds for her in an Irish jersey. Off The Ball Breakfast w/ UPMC Ireland | #GetBackInAction Catch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app.SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/joinOff The Ball Breakfast is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball

Richie Fagan and Tabitha Peterken of the Emerald Warriors, Ireland's oldest LGBTQ+ inclusive rugby club, join Eoin Sheahan for this week's Settle In.They discuss the importance of visibility for LGBTQ+ players as well as inclusion, as well as the drive to get more women's players playing at earlier ages.Settle In on Off The Ball is brought to you by Guinness 0.0 | #SetleIn

Welcome to Tuesday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill.Coming up, we'll hear from the Lions camp ahead of tomorrow's clash with the Queensland Reds in Brisbane,The Irish provinces find out their pool opponents for next season's European competitions,And an All Blacks legend slams France for sending a squad to New Zealand with a number of star players.Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

Nathan Murphy sat down with Shamrock Rovers' head coach Stephen Bradley to talk about the life-changing incident that led him away from playing, bringing Rovers to the top, and the impact his son's cancer diagnosis has had.Inner Drive is brought to you by Allianz, proud sponsors of Irish sport for over 30 years. #StopTheDrop

Welcome to Monday's Rugby Daily, with David Wilson.Coming up today, Andy Farrell names his Lions team to take on the Queensland Reds.Maro Itoje wanting to get stuck into things now.Tomos Williams tour is over.Jack Conan gets a go at number 8.And Munster dealt an injury blow ahead of next season.Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

Welcome to Thursday's Rugby Daily, with David Wilson.Coming up today, Andy Farrell names his first Lions squad Down Under.Dan Sheehan on leading by example.Pierre Schoeman on what it means to represent the Lions.Mike Prendergast on gelling the Irish players and staff.And Cian Healy and Peter O'Mahony make their final bow this weekend.Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

Welcome to Monday's Rugby Daily, with David Wilson.Coming up today, there is an update on the Lions injury front as they step up preparations for the Western Force on Saturday.Andy Farrell on breeding familiarity within the squad.Maro Itoje on ironing out the mistakes.Felipe Contepomi on a proud day for Argentina.And Michael Hooper has his say on who could be Wallaby captain.Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

Welcome to Tuesday's Rugby Daily, with Cathal Mullaney.Coming up today, the Lions name their first Test team of the summer.Los Pumas aim to bring the heat.And what does Sam Prendergast need to do to take his game to the next level?Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

Welcome to Tuesday's Rugby Daily, with David Wilson.Coming up today, there is an update on the Lions injury front as they step up preparations for Argentina on Friday.Owen Farrell on his move back to Saracens.Matt Williams on the northern hemisphere media circus.And Brian O'Driscoll on that Michael Cheika incident.Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

Welcome to Monday's Rugby Daily, with David Wilson.Coming up today, there is an update on the Lions as they step up preparations for Argentina on Friday.Johnny Sexton on what he wants to bring as a coach in the Lions set-up.Jack Conan on a special day in Croker.And Owen Farrell calls time on his stint in FranceRugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

Welcome to Friday's Rugby Daily, I'm Cameron Hill.Coming up, the pre-match thoughts from both camps ahead of Leinster's URC final against the Bulls tomorrow,Alan Quinlan on why he feels Leo Cullen has got his team selection spot on for the decider,and the toughest of opening tests for Ireland in next year's Women's Six Nations.Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

Welcome to Thursday's Rugby Daily, I'm Cameron Hill.Coming up, the teams are out for this weekend's URC Final between Leinster and the Bulls.Ronan O'Gara on the La Rochelle player that he feels "deserves much more" following his departure.And Jean de Villiers on the worrying times for rugby as a sport.Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

You're welcome to Wednesday's Rugby Daily with Cameron Hill.Coming up, Andy Farrell on his emotional phone call to Finlay Bealham confirming his call-up to the Lions squad,Jake White and Victor Matfield give the Bulls perspective ahead of the URC Final this weekend,Brian O'Driscoll on the Leinster player that he feels has had a standout season this term,and another Leinster star is set to join the departing Ross Byrne at Gloucester next season.Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

Welcome to Tuesday's Rugby Daily with Cameron Hill.Coming up, James Tracy on the one thing missing from Ryan Baird's game ahead of the URC Final,Fiona Hayes and Mike Sherry on how Sam Prendergast can build on this season's learnings over the summer,And Argentina name their squad for next Friday's clash with the British and Irish Lions in Dublin.Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

Welcome to Monday's Rugby Daily, with David Wilson.Coming up today, there is an update on the injury status of four of Leo's Leinster Lions.Finlay Bealham gets his Lions call.A new call-up for Ireland's summer tour.And Ange Capuozzo suffers a season-ending setback.Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

Welcome to Friday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill.Coming up today, team news for Leinster ahead of tomorrow's URC semi-final at home to Glasgow.Alan Quinlan on the Ireland squad for this summer's tour of Georgia and Portugal,And France head coach Fabien Galthie implements a curious selection policy for their July series against New Zealand.Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

Welcome to Thursday's Rugby Daily with Cameron Hill.Coming up, new Connacht head coach Stuart Lancaster lays out his plans for next season,Gerry Thornley on whether Leinster have declined since Lancaster left,And ahead of the Premiership semi-finals, we'll hear from Michael Cheika, Pat Lam and Johann van Graan.Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

Welcome to Wednesday's Rugby Daily with Cameron Hill.Coming up today, James Tracy on Stuart Lancaster becoming Connacht head coach,The Ireland squad is announced for this summer's tour of Georgia and Portugal,And after failing to snap up Jack Crowley, Leicester Tigers set their sights on another possible out-half signing this summer.Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

Off The Ball's Ruairi O'Hagan is joined by Munster legends Alan Quinlan to look back on the drama of the clash with The Sharks in South Africa, and to look back on the season. Fiona and Quinny will also name the Red 78's Star of the Season.The first twenty minutes of this week's podcast is unlocked, but to listen to the full podcast, get on over to the Off The Ball app, or become a member at offtheball.com/join.

Welcome to Tuesday's Rugby Daily with Cameron Hill.Coming up, a huge coup for Connacht as Stuart Lancaster is confirmed as new head coach,Jacques Nienaber and Alan Quinlan react to 'wink-gate',And an ex-Leinster centre will swap for Dublin for Provence from next season.Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

Welcome to Friday's Rugby Daily with Cameron Hill.Coming up, team news from Leinster and Munster ahead of the URC playoffs,Ronan O'Gara on whether a former France international is joining his coaching team at La Rochelle,And Ireland begin their preparations for the Women's Rugby World Cup.Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

Welcome to Thursday's Rugby Daily with Cameron Hill.Coming up today, we'll hear from James Tracy and Fiona Hayes as Leinster and Munster get set for respective URC quarter-finals,Jefferson Poirot receives a two-week ban for an altercation with Henry Pollock after full-time in the Champions Cup final,And a Scotland international returns to action following surgery to remove a tumour.Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

Off The Ball's Ruairi O'Hagan is joined by Munster legends Alan Quinlan and Fiona Hayes to discuss Munster's upcoming URC quarter final with the Sharks. And Quinny tells us about the time he got a suppository at half time.

Welcome to Monday's Rugby Daily, with David Wilson.Coming up today, we hear from the Leinster camp as they are dealt injury blows ahead of the crucial part of the season.Noel McNamara and Joey Carbery celebrate European success.Munster arrive in South Africa ahead of their meeting with the Sharks.And could the new man in red, Clayton McMillan be about to win a title with the Chiefs?Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

Welcome to Friday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill.Coming up, the excitement builds for this weekend's European finals in Cardiff - we'll hear from past winners Brian O'Driscoll and Ronan O'Gara.And after the news that the Ireland men's Sevens programme will be scrapped, there's upheaval for another national side today. Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

This is Friday's OTB Breakfast Bite - your FREE bitesize taster of this morning's full Off The Ball Breakfast. On this morning's show, we talked Lions and previewed tomorrow's Investec Champions Cup final with both Ronan O'Gara and Alan Quinlan. With skort-gate now combined to the dustbin of history, we spoke to Dublin Camogie's Karl O'Brien + our own Rachel Sheehan, who attended last night's Special Congress. And Arsenal legend Emma Byrne joined Scarlett Heron in previewing the Women's Champions League final. But this morning's Bite first checks in with Dublin Camogie chair, Karl O'Brien to reflect on Special Congress allowing shorts in the sport, and then we speak to Ronan O'Gara about tomorrow's Champions Cup decider. Catch Off The Ball Breakfast LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app. SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/join

Welcome along to Thursday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill.Coming up today, we'll hear from Ireland number 8 Aoife Wafer confirms her decision to leave Leinster to join Harlequins.Gerry Thornley on the criticism of the amount of foreign-born players in the Lions squad.And Munster will play one of their home Champions Cup games outside of Thomond Park.Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

Hello ! And welcome to a brand new Off The Ball podcast - Word On The Street!Every week, Susanna, Eve & Rachel take a major sporting event or topic and head to the streets to find out what you, the public, think.As David Nucifora breaks his silence on the IRFU cutting the men's 7s programme... Susanna, Eve, and Rachel felt they could stay quiet no longer!! (Same effect really). From the lack of transparency and World Rugby's share of the blame, to the Women's team being the next victim, we work through how the public feel about the IRFU's decision.Have a topic in mind? Send us a DM on @OffTheBall on all our social platforms.

Ireland back-row & 2025 Women's Six Nations Player of the Year Aoife Wafer is signing for Premiership Women's Rugby side Harlequins this summer!Cameron Hill spoke to Wafer, and Quins women's head coach Ross Chisholm, about the move to one of English rugby's top club sides, with the PWR currently experiencing a significant boom ahead of the Rugby World Cup.Rugby on Off The Ball, with Bank of Ireland, a proud sponsor of Irish rugby. #NeverStopCompeting.

Welcome to Wednesday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill.Coming up today, Ulster sign Wallabies prop Angus Bell, raising questions over IRFU's overseas prop embargo,Leinster face a opening-weekend trip to South Africa with the fixtures out for the 2025/26 URC season,And Dara Smith-Naughton picks his Ireland XV for the Six Nations opener against France... next February!Rugby on Off The Ball, with Bank of Ireland, a proud sponsor of Irish rugby. #NeverStopCompeting.

Off The Ball's Ruairi O'Hagan is joined by Munster legends Alan Quinlan and Fiona Hayes to look back at the win over Benetton that has secured a top 8 finish and Champions Cup rugby for next season, and ponder the question - can Munster actually win the URC?

Welcome to Tuesday's Rugby Daily, I'm Cameron Hill.Coming up, we will hear from Aoife Wafer after she was freshly crowned Guinness Women's 6 Nations player of the year for 2025.James Tracy's thoughts as Leinster begin their preparations for the URC playoff push,And an England stalwart retires - with a call-to-arms to those responsible for the future of the game.Rugby on Off The Ball, with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

Welcome to Monday's Rugby Daily, with David Wilson.We hear from newly crowned Women's 6 Nations POTY Aoife Wafer.Munster believe their destiny is in Europe.More Welsh region controversy.Schmidt wants Wallaby roar against the Lions.And Ardie Savea the cream of the Pacific crop.Rugby on Off The Ball, with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting