Episodes
It's Round 3 in the Guinness Women's Six Nations and Ireland face Wales on Saturday searching for a first win in the championship. Jenny Murphy and Fiona Hayes join Stuart McAvoy to preview the clash at Virgin Media Park as well Scotland v England and France v Italy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 04/11/24
We're up and running in the Guinness Women's Six Nations with Ireland showing signs of promise despite a 38-17 defeat in France last weekend. Former Ireland internationals Jenny Murphy and Fiona Hayes join Stuart McAvoy to look back on Round 1 and ahead to this weekend's fixtures! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 03/29/24
Published 03/29/24
Well, another Guinness Six Nations is in the book and it's another championship for Ireland. Matt Williams and Alan Quinlan join Stuart McAvoy to reflect and discuss Saturday's game in Dublin, this year's championship, Andy Farrell, Peter O'Mahony and what's next for Ireland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 03/20/24
Full reaction from the Aviva after Ireland win the 2024 Guinness Six Nations! Hear the thoughts of Rob Kearney, Shane Horgan, Matt Williams and Andrew Trimble plus interviews from Andy Farrell, Jamison Gibson-Park, Peter O'Mahony, Bundee Aki and Dan Sheehan! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 03/20/24
It's the final week of this Guinness Six Nations and there's a championship on the line in Dublin! Matt Williams and Alan Quinlan join Stuart McAvoy to preview Ireland's showdown with Scotland at the Aviva with plenty of reaction to last weekend's defeat at Twickenham. The future of Peter O'Mahony is also discussed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 03/14/24
Were the Irish supporters and media complacent ahead of Saturday's defeat at Twickenham? Rob Kearney suggests so as he reflects on the game with Stuart McAvoy. Kearney breaks down the winning and losing of the game as well as previewing this Saturday's championship showdown with Scotland in Dublin! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 03/12/24
It's the penultimate week of the 2024 Guinness Six Nations and there's so much on the line! Ireland head to Twickenham looking to move one game away from the historic feat of back-to-back Grand Slams! Scotland are in Rome hoping to set-up a championship decider in Dublin next week, while Wales take on France in Cardiff where both sides will be desperate for a win! Stuart McAvoy is joined by Alan Quinlan & Matt Williams to discuss all the above and more! Hosted on Acast. See...
Published 03/06/24
What a Round 3 in the Six Nations! Italy a couple of inches away from a win in France, Scotland beating England AGAIN, and Ireland taking one step closer towards back-to-back Grand Slams! Matt Williams & Ian McKinley join Stuart McAvoy to discuss all of the above plus the performance of Ciaran Frawley against Wales, Finn Russell's form for Scotland, England's options at 10 and whether or not there's an arrogance growing in the Irish media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...
Published 02/28/24
After the first down week, the Guinness Six Nations is back for Round 3 this weekend as Ireland take on Wales at the Aviva, Scotland host England in the Calcutta Cup and France welcome Italy. Alan Quinlan joins Stuart McAvoy to preview the weekend as well as chat about the big news out of Ulster as it was announced Ireland U20 head coach Richie Murphy will take charge at the Kingspan Ravenhill after the Six Nations until the end of the season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...
Published 02/22/24
Is the back-to-back Grand Slams on?? It's looking good for Ireland so far! A 36-0 win over Italy at the Aviva has Andy Farrell's side on course for the historic feat. Matt Williams and Alan Quinlan join Stuart McAvoy to look back at all three games from Round 2 of the Guinness Six Nations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 02/14/24
Italy head coach Gonzalo Quesada speaks to Stuart McAvoy ahead of his side's clash with Ireland in Dublin on Sunday! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 02/09/24
He was excellent off the bench in Marseille on Friday night, even throwing in a grubber kick off the left boot! Now, Jack Conan will be eyeing more minutes in the weeks ahead starting with Italy this Sunday at the Aviva. The Ireland and Leinster man sat down with Tommy Martin for an in-depth chat in between the France win and Italy game this week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 02/09/24
What an opening weekend to the 2024 Guinness Six Nations! A phenomenal wiSix n for Ireland in Marseille, a narrow victory for England in Rome, and Scotland's first win in Cardiff in 22 years, just! Matt Williams and Alan Quinlan join Stuart McAvoy to discuss all three games as well as look ahead to Round 2 this weekend! The Ireland U20s win over France on Saturday is also covered by the lads. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 02/07/24
Former Italian international and Leinster outhalf Ian McKinley joins Stuart McAvoy to reflect on Ireland's emphatic win over France in Marseille on Friday, focusing on the performances of Jack Crowley and Joe McCarthy. McKinley also gave his pre-match thoughts ahead of Italy's opener against England in Rome. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 02/03/24
A bonus episode for you! Rob Kearney, Shane Horgan and Andrew Trimble hung around for an extra half an hour after our live coverage of Ireland's brilliant win in Marseille. The lads discuss Calvin Nash and Caelan Doris, who we both hear from here. The inevitable Grand Slam discussion given last night's result is also covered plus we also hear from France defence coach Shaun Edwards on what went wrong for the hosts in Marseille. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 02/03/24
Ireland head coach Andy Farrell sits down with Joe Molloy for an in-depth interview ahead of the 2024 Guinness Six Nations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 02/02/24
It's back! And what a way to start! The 2024 Guinness Six Nation gets underway this Friday night with a mouth-watering clash between France and Ireland in Marseille! Stuart McAvoy is joined by Alan Quinlan and Matt Williams once again to preview the huge opening night fixture as well as discuss the ins and outs both squads since the World Cup. Saturday's games between Italy v England and Wales v Scotland are also covered, as well as Joe Schmidt's appointment as Australia head coach. Hosted...
Published 01/30/24
That magical time of year is nearly upon us! This week, we were at the Six Nations launch at the Guinness Storehouse in Dublin. Stuart caught up with Peter O'Mahony, Andy Farrell, Gareth Davies, Warren Gatland, Rory Darge, Gregor Townsend, Michele Lamaro, Gonzalo Quesada and Steve Borthwick! Storm Isha prevented France making it to Dublin as well England captain Jamie George. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 01/24/24
Back-to-back World Champions! And what a way to do it! South Africa beat New Zealand 12-11 on Saturday night in Paris in absolutely thrilling World Cup Final. Rob Kearney, Matt Williams and Shane Horgan were in our studios for the game and give their post-match reaction here along with post-match interviews from Pieter-Steph du Toit, Siya Kolisi, Jacques Nienaber and Beauden Barrett. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 10/31/23
While South Africa's triumph over England in Saturday's World Cup semi-final wasn't easy on the eye, it was an absolute classic in terms of intrigue and drama. Fiona Hayes joins Stuart McAvoy to discuss several of the big talking points from Saturday night in Paris including what South Africa do at outhalf for the final, Ben O'Keeffe's performance and England's style of play. New Zealand's much more straight-forward win over Argentina in the other semi is also covered as is the big question,...
Published 10/23/23
What a game! South Africa are through to a second World Cup Final in a row after beating England 16-15 at the Stade de France in a crazy semi-final! Handré Pollard's 78th minute clutch penalty put the Springboks into the lead for the very first time in the game! Rob Kearney, Matt Williams and Ian Madigan were in the Virgin Media Television studio for the game and give their post-match thoughts here with Joe Molloy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 10/22/23
The dust has settled on Ireland's World Cup exit and it's time to reflect fully on what went wrong last Saturday night in Paris. Was it fatigue? Were New Zealand just brilliant? Are Ireland really just cursed? Alan Quinlan and Matt Williams join Stuart McAvoy on the latest episode of the VMTV Rugby Pod to discuss this as well as look ahead to this weekend's World Cup semi-finals! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 10/20/23
Ireland's World Cup dreams end with quarter-final heartbreak, again. New Zealand's 28-24 win in Paris finished of Irish hope and finished the careers of Johnny Sexton and Keith Earls. Joe Molloy, Rob Kearney, Shane Horgan and Matt Williams react to the night here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 10/14/23
There are dozens of ways to hype up this Saturday night in Paris, but quite simply, it's the biggest game in Irish rugby history. Ireland v New Zealand at the Stade de France is the highlight of quarter-final weekend at the Rugby World Cup and we've got the big match preview right here! Matt Williams and Fiona Hayes join Stuart McAvoy to build-up to the mouth-watering contest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 10/13/23