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The Left Wing

Irish Independent

The biggest stories in Irish rugby with our team of writers and experts, including Rúaidhrí O'Connor, Cian Tracey, Will Slattery, Sineád Kissane and Luke Fitzgerald. From breaking news to in-depth analysis, expert opinion and post-match comment we have every position covered.From in-depth analysis to team news and post-match analysis we have every position covered.

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628 episodes

  1. Ireland's November statement | Farrell's Fiji decisions | World class McCarthy 1:02:55
  2. Hugo Keenan bags hat-trick as Ireland convincingly see off Argentina challenge | Post-match reaction | Ireland 42-12 Argentina 34:48
  3. Ireland team reaction | Casey's chance, Baird's potential & Henshaw vs Osborne 31:25
  4. Bumper November preview | Ireland's fitness focus | Tadhg Beirne or James Ryan? 59:45
  5. Noel McNamara's Leinster move | Munster's strange selections | Carbery's second coming 46:33
  6. Furlong fallout | Ireland's 13 shortage | Mediocre goal-kicking 1:09:49
  7. Leinster weather storm to overcome Munster in fiery encounter | Post-match reaction | Leinster 24-18 Munster 25:03
  8. Leinster's meaty start | Connacht's big scalp | Munster's chopping and changing 1:06:29
  9. Bumper Champions Cup preview | Leinster's window, French beasts & Premiership weakness 1:08:50
  10. Dan Sheehan | Leo Cullen's last season, Leinster's outlook & back row potential 27:11
  11. Munster's reboot, Frawley's dream debut & no scrum, no win 1:05:33
  12. IRFU's flawed policy, Munster's hidden gem & provinces make losing start 1:05:03
  13. Leinster's risky succession plan, Nienaber's strange status & Ulster's time to deliver 57:38
  14. Lancaster's year two blueprint, Frawley's make or break season & Munster's chink of light 1:03:56
  15. Contepomi's Leinster link, ROG's future & Springboks statement 50:27
  16. Rassie's 'Bond villain' approach, Crowley concern & Leinster's RDS dilemma 1:05:38
  17. Springboks stunned, All Blacks' new era & Rassie's big decision 54:35
  18. The big Ireland debrief | Too many mistakes, the big three gap & World Cup outlook 1:02:49
  19. New Zealand 40 Ireland 19 | Lots to ponder for Andy Farrell after Eden Park humbling 31:34
  20. Disjointed Ireland, Frawley misses his chance & Eden Park looms 1:02:33
  21. Ireland team reaction | Four new caps, Frawley's chance and the 13 concern 29:17
  22. Ireland's smart play, Australia's missed chance & Eddie Jones mind games 1:00:05
  23. Ireland team reaction | Surprise Osborne selection & Schmidt's Leinster link 39:42
  24. Ireland's summer goals, Stockdale's chance & Leo Cullen's announcement 1:02:34
  25. Dominant Leinster, Bulls flop again & Prendergast's next step 1:07:11
  26. Leinster deliver best performance of the season in URC Final win | Reaction from Croke Park 26:55
  27. Irish rugby's exodus, the James Lowe mistake & Leinster's final step 1:04:53
  28. Leinster advance, 12 years of Farrell & will Ronan O'Gara ever return? 1:02:01
  29. Leinster's media battle, Munster's bleak outlook & James Lowe's future 1:10:36
  30. Leinster's dark day | Can Leo Cullen survive? | Out-half issues 1:09:37
  31. Another lost final for Leinster as exceptional Bordeaux top Europe | Reaction from Bilbao 🏉 47:31
  32. Leinster team reaction | No Lowe, Clarkson's big day & Henshaw gets the nod 25:09
  33. Bumper final preview | Leinster's toughest test, selection debate & URC drama 1:11:22
  34. Prendergast's future, the Lancaster surge & Munster's lost season 1:06:05
  35. Leinster's good & bad | Leo Cullen vs the media | Ulster's final date 1:11:08
  36. Leinster see off late Toulon rally to book place in Champions Cup final | Post-match reaction | Leinster 29-25 Toulon 24:39
  37. Leinster's prop crisis | Munster’s feel-good victory v Ulster | Connacht chase the top eight 59:01
  38. St Mary's and Clontarf face off in Aviva showdown | Energia AIL final special 37:26
  39. Leinster's European dilemma, Connacht's famous win & Munster's latest controversy 1:01:39
  40. Brittany Hogan in studio | Facing England, life with Sale & Italy in Galway 37:11
  41. Hybrid Dan Sheehan, Bordeaux brilliance and Leinster's lessons 1:02:58
  42. Leinster's weird win | Munster's systems failure | Quarter-final crackers 1:02:40
  43. Leinster's sloppy return, Crowley's big day & Ireland goal-kicking problem 1:00:06
  44. Schools rugby special with Bernard Jackman | Cup final drama & player pathways 40:48
  45. Munster's collapse | Leinster's decline | Connacht's revival | Ulster's missed chance 1:04:24
  46. The bumper Six Nations review | Paris chaos & Ireland's turnaround 1:05:39
  47. Six Nations Super Saturday ends with last-gasp French title and Irish Triple Crown | ☘️ 43 - 21 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Reaction 52:04
  48. Ireland's injury blow | Overconfident Scotland | England in crisis 43:31
  49. The greatest Six Nations ever | Ireland selection debate | France blow up 1:00:37
  50. Ireland overcome dogged Welsh display to keep Triple Crown hopes alive | Post-match reaction | Ireland 27-17 Wales 40:40