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
Jun 30, 2025•13 min•Season 25Ep. 453
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
Jun 26, 2025•15 min•Season 25Ep. 448
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
Jun 23, 2025•15 min•Season 25Ep. 444
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
Jun 18, 2025•8 min•Season 25Ep. 436
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
Jun 17, 2025•14 min•Season 25Ep. 433
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 France Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting
Jun 16, 2025•15 min•Season 25Ep. 429
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
Jun 13, 2025•11 min•Season 25Ep. 427
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
Jun 12, 2025•13 min•Season 25Ep. 424
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 | #N...
Jun 11, 2025•11 min•Season 25Ep. 422
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
Jun 10, 2025•11 min•Season 25Ep. 419
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
Jun 09, 2025•10 min•Season 25Ep. 416
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
Jun 06, 2025•11 min•Season 25Ep. 414
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
Jun 05, 2025•11 min•Season 25Ep. 411
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
Jun 04, 2025•11 min•Season 25Ep. 409
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.
Jun 04, 2025•21 min•Season 25Ep. 408
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
Jun 03, 2025•11 min•Season 25Ep. 405
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
May 30, 2025•12 min•Season 25Ep. 402
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
May 29, 2025•10 min•Season 25Ep. 399
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.
May 28, 2025•17 min•Season 25Ep. 397
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
May 26, 2025•12 min•Season 25Ep. 393
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
May 23, 2025•10 min•Season 25Ep. 391
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 Champio...
May 23, 2025•11 min•Season 25Ep. 390
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
May 22, 2025•11 min•Season 25Ep. 387
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...
May 22, 2025•42 min•Season 25Ep. 385
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.
May 22, 2025•24 min•Season 25Ep. 384
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.
May 21, 2025•10 min•Season 25Ep. 382
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?
May 21, 2025•25 min•Season 25Ep. 381
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
May 20, 2025•12 min•Season 25Ep. 379
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
May 19, 2025•14 min•Season 25Ep. 376
Welcome to Friday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill Coming up, Munster are gearing up for what will be a decisive night in the URC. Leinster name their team for tomorrow's clash with defending URC champions Glasgow, And Antoine Dupont has taken an ownership stake in a Major League Rugby side. Rugby on Off The Ball, with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting
May 16, 2025•12 min•Season 25Ep. 374
