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• Rugby Daily | Nienaber raises doubts over Leinster future, Cullen hits out at media 02.06.2026 11min

  Welcome to Tuesday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill.Coming up today, Leo Cullen and Jacques Nienaber bite back at media criticism following Leinster's URC playoff win over the Lions,Munster head coach Clayton McMillan assesses a first season at the helm,And Connacht sign off for the summer with a narrow defeat away to Glasgow Warriors. Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting
• Rugby Daily | Jordie Barrett hints at Leinster return, URC playoffs: all you need to know 29.05.2026 12min

  Welcome to Friday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill.Coming up, the team news, and all you need to know ahead of the URC playoffs this weekend.Breakfast reacts to Sam Prendergast getting the start at 10 for Leinster, with Ciaran Frawley not in the matchday 23.And could Jordie Barrett return for a second stint at Leinster in the near future?Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting
• Rugby Daily | BOD: Frawley is Leinster's guy for the URC playoffs, Croke Park set for another final 28.05.2026 10min

  Welcome to Thursday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill,Coming up, Brian O'Driscoll on why Ciaran Frawley might be Leinster's go-to for the final URC playoff push,Munster on the hunt for a new forwards coach next season,And Croke Park could host this season's URC final for the second year in a row.Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting
• The Red 78 Unlocked | Munster prepare to run with the Bulls | Ep. 158 28.05.2026 21min

  On this week's episode of The Red 78, Munster greats Alan Quinlan and Fiona Hayes, and Off The Ball's Ruairi O'Hagan look ahead to Saturday's URC quarter final with the Bulls. The first twenty minutes of this week's podcast is unlocked, but to listen to the full podcast, get on over to the Go Loud app, or become a member at offtheball.com/join
• Rugby Daily | Could Leinster bring in ROG? All Blacks star out for Ireland test 27.05.2026 10min

  Welcome to Wednesday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill.Coming up, could Leinster call upon an old foe to finally get them over their Champions Cup hoodoo?The All Blacks will be without a key player for their July test with Ireland,And the head coach has been named for the first-ever British and Irish Lions Women's Tour next Autumn.Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting
• Rugby Daily | The latest Leinster-in-Europe post-mortem, big injury blow for Munster 26.05.2026 10min

  Welcome to Tuesday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill.Coming up, Andy Dunne on the cultural issue that keeps costing Leinster in European finals,Munster suffer a major injury blow ahead of their URC playoff quarter-final,And Ciaran Frawley on his decision to leave the province for Connacht this summer.Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting
• RUGBY DAILY: Leinster and Ulster thumped in European finals | A Springbok returns to the Cape 25.05.2026 16min

  On Monday's Rugby Daily, David Wilson brings you news from the world of rugby.Leinster suffer a thumping defeat in Bilbao by Bordeaux-Begles.Ulster hammered by Montpellier.Cheslin Kolbe returns to SA to play for the Stormers.Become a member and sign up at offtheball.com/join
• Rugby Daily | Nacewa on 2018 final, the Irish coach boom in France 21.05.2026 11min

  Welcome to Thursday's Rugby Daily, I'm Cameron Hill,Coming up, we kick off the final run-in to Leinster's Champions Cup clash with Bordeaux.Why Irish coaches are a la mode in French rugby right now,And a pretty distressing court case involving a former Wallabies centre in Australia,Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting
• Rugby Daily | Brain injury legal case faces collapse, can Bordeaux break the Leinster blitz? 20.05.2026 13min

  Welcome to Wednesday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill.Coming up, how a blitz defence actually works, and will it be Leinster's undoing in Bilbao,The brain injury lawsuit being taken by former rugby players is on the brink of collapse,And tributes are being paid to Scotland great Scott Hastings, who has died at the age of 61.Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting
• The Red 78 Unlocked | Munster book quarter final spot | Ep. 157 20.05.2026 20min

  Off The Ball's Ruairi O'Hagan is joined by Munster greats Alan Quinlan and Fiona Hayes to talk about the win over the Lions that sees Munster finish 5th in the URC table, and sets up a quarter final clash away to the Bulls.Subscribe to The Rugby Channel for new episodes every week! #TheRed78The first twenty minutes of this week's podcast is unlocked, but to listen to the full podcast, get on over to the Go Loud app, or become a member at offtheball.com/join
• Rugby Daily | Major boost for Ulster ahead of final, should bonus points be changed? 19.05.2026 11min

  Welcome to Tuesday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill.Coming up, Ulster could receive a major injury boost ahead of the Challenge Cup final this weekend,Fiona Hayes on the breakthrough star for Ireland in the Women's Six Nations,And with another league adopting the Top-14 approach, could bonus points be changed in the URC soon?Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting
• Fiona Hayes: "Erin King was excellent!" | Ireland close Six Nations with big win | Exciting August Inter-Pros | MONDAY NIGHT RUGBY 18.05.2026 20min

  Eoin Sheahan is joined in studio by former Ireland International Fiona Hayes to discuss Ireland's 54-5 drubbing over Scotland in yesterday's historic match at the Aviva Stadium. Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland #neverstopcompeting
• IRELAND DOMINATE IN THE AVIVA: "I genuinely had goosebumps" | Post-match chat w/ Eimear Corri-Fallon 17.05.2026 16min

  It's official, a brand new Irish record for a Women's Six Nations game as 31,294 fans made themselves heard in the first ever standalone women's game at the Aviva Stadium.And boy did the girls in green give the spectators a show racking up 54 points against the visiting Scottish side and kickstarting a new era in Irish Women's Rugby. OTB's Susanna Mollen chats to recently retired Irish international, Eimear Corri-Fallon, on the spectacle in the Aviva, Ireland's campaign as a whole, and what's next for this team and their Green Wave. #Rugby is on Off The Ball with @BankOfIreland | #neverstopcompeting
• SIX NATIONS SHOW | Attendance records won’t last long! | Final weekend! | Anna Caplice & Lisa Martin 15.05.2026 38min

  Meghan Scully is joined by Former Ireland and Munster number 8 Anna Caplice and former Scottish captain Lisa Martin to preview the final weekends actions.The Six Nations Show on Off The Ball with Bank Of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting
• Rugby Daily | Ireland team for historic Scotland game, URC final round: everything you need to know 15.05.2026 13min

  Welcome to Friday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill,Coming up, the team news for Ireland's massive Six Nations final-round game against Scotland at the Aviva Stadium.The permutations for the Irish provinces in the final round of the URC regular season,And a South Africa prop has been banned for 18 months for doping offences.Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting
• Rugby Daily | Munster need to face the music, could Cardiff spoil URC playoff party for Irish sides? 14.05.2026 11min

  Welcome to Thursday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill,Coming up, Sam Monaghan's new perspective on playing for Ireland after years of struggling with injury,Why Munster need some honest self-reflection amid an independent review,And could Cardiff be the great disruptor for the Irish provinces in their URC playoff push.Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting
• Minister Charlie McConalogue: Improving Sports Participation | Answering your questions on Sports funding across Ireland | OFF THE BALL 13.05.2026 41min

  Eoin Sheahan was joined live in studio by the Minister of State at the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport Charlie McConalogue to talk about the current state of funding for clubs across Ireland as well as outline the program which the Government operates along with Sport Ireland to ensure funding for various different sporting bodies across Ireland.  The Minister also answers questions that were sent in by listeners over the past few days in relation to specific cases and queries.
• The Red 78 Unlocked | Connacht conquer mediocre Munster | Ep.156 13.05.2026 23min

  On this week's episode of the Red 78, Off The Ball's Ruairi O'Hagan is joined by Munster legends Alan Quinlan and Fiona Hayes to discuss the lacklustre performance at the Dexcom Stadium as Connacht run out 26-7 winners, and to look ahead to a huge clash against the Lions on Saturday.
• Rugby Daily | All Blacks legend added to coaching ticket, ex-Georgia captain banned for 11 years 13.05.2026 11min

  Welcome to Wednesday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill.Coming up, Fiona Hayes on whether it's a good idea to have an Irish club side playing in England ,Dave Rennie drafts in a New Zealand legend as part of his backroom team before the 2027 World Cup,And an ex-Georgia captain is banned from rugby for more than a decade, for cheating on doping protocols.Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting
• Rugby Daily | Munster launch review after Randle appointment, Ross Byrne back to URC? 12.05.2026 11min

  Welcome to Tuesday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill. Coming up, ahead of a huge game at the Aviva Stadium, the Ireland women's are hoping to become a regular fixture at Lansdowne Road. The one area that speaks to Munster's general lack of intensity ahead of a crucial weekend in the URC. The province confirm that they will commission an Independent Governance and Organisational Review,And could Ross Byrne be heading back to the URC after a difficult season at Gloucester?