This is The Knock On, KCLR, and Scoreline.ie's weekly rugby podcast. In this episode, Stephen Byrne is joined by Tom Crotty from Carlow Rugby Club and James Blanchfield from Kilkenny Rugby Club. The lads discuss lots including…. A return to local action, we preview Kilkenny v Monkstown, Tullow v Cill Dara and Wicklow v Carlow in the Leinster League. We preview Leinster v Montpellier in the Champions Cup and discuss Dan Leavy being injured again. We look back at Munster v Ulster and look ahead to...
Jan 13, 2022•38 min•Season 1Ep. 49
This is The Knock On, KCLR, and Scoreline.ie's weekly rugby podcast. In this episode, Stephen Byrne is joined by Tom Crotty from Carlow Rugby Club and James Blanchfield from Kilkenny Rugby Club. The lads discuss lots including…. Leinster League games cancelled this weekend due to covid cases, Kilkenny, Carlow, and Tullow’s games are off. Youths Rugby over the Christmas period, plenty of action for the local clubs. Munster Rugby and the problems there getting worse, we discuss Johann Van Graan le...
Jan 06, 2022•36 min•Season 1Ep. 48
This is The Knock On, KCLR, and Scoreline.ie's weekly rugby podcast. In this episode, Stephen Byrne is joined by Tom Crotty from Carlow Rugby Club and James Blanchfield from Kilkenny Rugby Club. The lads discuss lots including…. Kilkenny's loss to Suttonians in the Leinster League. Tullow beaten by Wicklow. Carlow's loss to Mullingar. Women's and Youth rugby update. Leinster team for Montpellier, weakened through covid (Game cancelled after the podcast was recorded). Johann Van Graan leaving Mun...
Dec 16, 2021•43 min•Season 1Ep. 47
This is The Knock On, KCLR, and Scoreline.ie's weekly rugby podcast. In this episode, Stephen Byrne is joined by Tom Crotty from Carlow Rugby Club and James Blanchfield from Kilkenny Rugby Club. The lads discuss lots including…. Kilkenny wins ugly against Gorey but picks up injuries. Suttonians v Kilkenny preview. Tullow beaten by a late penalty by Mullingar, we also discuss their injury list. Tullow v Wicklow preview. Carlow continue their good form beating Cill Dara. Carlow v Mullingar preview...
Dec 09, 2021•36 min•Season 1Ep. 46
This is The Knock On, KCLR, and Scoreline.ie's weekly rugby podcast. In this episode, Stephen Byrne is joined by Tom Crotty from Carlow Rugby Club and James Blanchfield from Kilkenny Rugby Club. The lads discuss lots including…. Carlow’s narrow win over Tullow in the local derby & preview of the Cill Dara game. Kilkenny’s game called off over covid in the opposition club, no games played for five weeks, they play Gorey this weekend. Covid disruption in the Leinster League. Leinster losing to...
Dec 02, 2021•40 min•Season 1Ep. 45
This is The Knock On, KCLR, and Scoreline.ie's weekly rugby podcast. In this episode, Stephen Byrne is joined by Tom Crotty from Carlow Rugby Club, Johnny Tobin from Tullow Rugby Club, and James Blanchfield from Kilkenny Rugby Club. The lads discuss lots including…. Kilkenny v Ashbourne Leinster League preview Carlow v Tullow Leinster League Preview Ladies Rugby A look back at the talking points for Ireland v Argentina Tadgh Furlong signs a three year deal with the IRFU Stephen Larkham leaving M...
Nov 25, 2021•54 min•Season 1Ep. 44
This is The Knock On, KCLR, and Scoreline.ie's weekly rugby podcast. In this episode, Stephen Byrne is joined by Tom Crotty from Carlow Rugby Club and Johnny Tobin from Tullow Rugby Club. The lads discuss lots including…. Ireland's win over the All Blacks We preview Ireland V Argentina In the Ireland half-back pairings, will Conor Murray and Joey Carbery revert to a slower kicking game? Is it disrespectful to sing during the Haka? Carlow v Tullow, the local derby takes place next week Youths rug...
Nov 19, 2021•34 min•Season 1Ep. 43
This is The Knock On, KCLR and Scoreline.ie's weekly rugby podcast. In this episode, Stephen Byrne is joined by Tom Crotty from Carlow Rugby Club and James Blanchfield from Kilkenny Rugby Club. The lads discuss lots including…. Carlow's incredible comeback and savage win over Boyne. Tullow's game with Longford called off with ten minutes to go because of behaviour on the sideline, the Leinster branch are involved now. Kilkenny’s game was called off too due to covid cases. We discuss referee abus...
Nov 11, 2021•41 min•Season 1Ep. 42
This is The Knock On, KCLR and Scoreline.ie's weekly rugby podcast. In this episode, Stephen Byrne is joined by Tom Crotty from Carlow Rugby Club, James Blanchfield from Kilkenny Rugby Club and Johnny Tobin from Tullow Rugby Club. The lads discuss lots including…. Kilkenny lost to Seapoint after having a good lead. Carlow come up short in Longford. Tullow get the better of Clondalkin, return of Willie O’Brien. Preview next round of games, Carlow v Boyne, Longford v Tullow, Bective v Kilkenny. Pr...
Nov 04, 2021•51 min•Season 1Ep. 41
This is The Knock On, KCLR and Scoreline.ie's weekly rugby podcast. In this episode, Stephen Byrne is joined by Tom Crotty from Carlow Rugby Club and James Blanchfield from Kilkenny Rugby Club. The lads discuss lots including…. J1 rugby returns this weekend for the local teams who are looking to get back to winning ways. Women’s rugby on the up locally. Local players dominate the South East squads. Leinster and Connacht's impressive wins in the URC and what went wrong with Munster. Jack Carty an...
Oct 28, 2021•37 min•Season 1Ep. 40
This is The Knock On, KCLR and Scoreline.ie's weekly rugby podcast. In this episode, Stephen Byrne is joined by Tom Crotty from Carlow Rugby Club and James Blanchfield from Kilkenny Rugby Club. The lads discuss lots including…. Carlow, Kilkenny and Tullow ship losses in the Leinster League No games this weekend for the men, the women’s team are out though We discuss the pressure of the Leinster league and how a loss can send your season into a spiral The lads talk about their clubs ambitions for...
Oct 21, 2021•41 min•Season 1Ep. 39
This is The Knock On, KCLR and Scoreline.ie's weekly rugby podcast. In this episode, Stephen Byrne is joined by Johnny Tobin from Tullow Rugby Club, Tom Crotty from Carlow Rugby Club and James Blanchfield from Kilkenny Rugby Club. The lads discuss lots including…. Kilkenny beat Dundalk in a poor game Carlow hammer Clondalkin to keep 100% record Tullow beaten at home by Boyne, they’re missing experienced players Preview of weekend’s action for the clubs Youths and Women’s teams Leinster beat Zebr...
Oct 14, 2021•38 min•Season 1Ep. 38
This is The Knock On, KCLR and Scoreline.ie's weekly rugby podcast. In this episode, Stephen Byrne is joined by Johnny Tobin from Tullow Rugby Club, Tom Crotty from Carlow Rugby Club and James Blanchfield from Kilkenny Rugby Club. The lads discuss lots including…. Carlow’s wins over Mullingar in J1 and J2 in the Leinster League Preview of Kilkenny v Dundalk Preview of Clondalkin v Carlow Preview of Tullow v Boyne Youths and Ladies team games Johnny Tobin coming out of retirement for Tullow Tullo...
Oct 08, 2021•36 min•Season 1Ep. 37
This is The Knock On, KCLR and Scoreline.ie's weekly rugby podcast. In this episode, Stephen Byrne is joined by Johnny Tobin from Tullow Rugby Club, Tom Crotty from Carlow Rugby Club and James Blanchfield from Kilkenny Rugby Club. The lads discuss lots including…. A look back at Kilkenny and Tullow’s games last weekend Preview of Carlow v Mullingar this weekend in the Leinster League Review and preview of women’s and youth games Kilkenny College beaten narrowly in the Leinster Schools Junior Cup...
Sep 30, 2021•57 min•Season 1Ep. 36
This is The Knock On, KCLR and Scoreline.ie's weekly rugby podcast. In this episode, Stephen Byrne is joined by Johnny Tobin from Tullow Rugby Club and James Blanchfield from Kilkenny Rugby Club. The lads discuss lots including…. Review of the first weekend of Leinster League games and other club action. Preview the games this weekend. 50 man panel named for Irish rugby camp, no Simon Zebo. Johnny Sexton, is it time to see him dropped from the Ireland squad to bring youth through? Leinster v Vod...
Sep 24, 2021•45 min•Season 1Ep. 35
This is The Knock On, KCLR and Scoreline.ie's weekly rugby podcast. In this episode, Stephen Byrne is joined by Johnny Tobin from Tullow Rugby Club, Tom Crotty from Carlow Rugby Club and James Blanchfield from Kilkenny Rugby Club. The lads discuss lots including…. The Leinster League gets underway, we preview Carlow, Kilkenny and Tullow's games The Tullow ladies face Old Belvedere in the Paul Flood cup semi final Tullow are to host the finals of the Paul Flood and Paul Cusack competitions We dis...
Sep 16, 2021•35 min•Season 1Ep. 34
This is The Knock On, KCLR and Scoreline.ie's weekly rugby podcast. In this episode, Stephen Byrne is joined by Johnny Tobin from Tullow Rugby Club, Tom Crotty from Carlow Rugby Club and James Blanchfield from Kilkenny Rugby Club. The lads discuss lots including…. Tullow’s 50th anniversary this year and their 100th anniversary in 7 years time?, explain that one! Lack of players available means a number of women’s and youths cup games didn’t go ahead. Tullow and Carlow combine to become Rhino Rug...
Sep 09, 2021•33 min•Season 1Ep. 33
This is The Knock On, KCLR and Scoreline.ie's weekly rugby podcast. In this episode, Stephen Byrne is joined by Johnny Tobin from Tullow Rugby Club and Tom Crotty from Carlow Rugby Club. The lads discuss lots including…. Kilkenny’s win over the Carlow J2’s in an epic first game back. Upcoming training matches between Kilkenny, Carlow and Tullow. New players in and out of Carlow and Tullow. Kilkenny college and the work being done there with their teams. Covid restrictions lifting, what does it m...
Sep 02, 2021•29 min•Season 1Ep. 32
This is The Knock On, KCLR and Scoreline.ie's weekly rugby podcast. In this episode, Stephen Byrne is joined by Johnny Tobin from Tullow Rugby Club, James Blanchfield from Kilkenny Rugby Club, and Tom Crotty from Carlow Rugby Club. The lads discuss lots including…. Pre-season training and the slow start to the season. No South East Cup this year, it should be prioritised. Numbers available to teams, players in and out. Rebuilding their teams after covid. Youths leaving their clubs for the bright...
Aug 26, 2021•40 min•Season 1Ep. 31
This is The Knock On, KCLR, and Scoreline.ie's weekly rugby podcast. In this episode, Stephen Byrne and former Leinster captain Chris Pim talk about lots including…. The Lions loss to the Springboks in the final test. What players stood out in the final game. Should Warren Gatland be the next Lion's coach or is it time for a change? Lack of interest in this Lions tour, should the competition be scrapped? The Irish rugby team's busy calendar including four games against the All Blacks. Which posi...
Aug 11, 2021•29 min•Season 1Ep. 30
This is The Knock On, KCLR, and Scoreline.ie's weekly rugby podcast. In this episode, Stephen Byrne, former Leinster captain Chris Pim, and Tullow Rugby’s Johnny Tobin talk about lots including…. The dire second test, and why the Lions lost to South Africa Six changes to the Lion’s team for the final test, will it make a difference Players not making an impact on the tour Players not being used for any of the games on the tour and why it’s wrong The Springboks missing two key players, will it he...
Aug 05, 2021•40 min•Season 1Ep. 29
This is The Knock On, KCLR and Scoreline.ie's weekly rugby podcast. In this episode, Stephen Byrne and former Leinster captain Chris Pim talk about lots including…. How the Lions won the first test over South Africa Player performances, the good and the not so good Springbok's coach Rassie Erasmus and his off-field antics Analysing the Lions team selected for this week How the Lions will beat South Africa and wrap up the series Don't forget to visit scoreline.ie for more on rugby, and of course,...
Jul 30, 2021•30 min•Season 1Ep. 28
Welcome to the Knock On, scoreline.ie’s rugby podcast. In this episode, Stephen Byrne, former Leinster captain Chris Pim, and Tullow rugby’s Johnny Tobin talk about lots including…. The Lions team selection for the first test, has Gatland got it right? The balance of players on the pitch and the bench What Warren Gatland’s possible thinking is with the team selection Where The Lions will hope to beat the Springboks, we look at tactics The Heineken Champions Cup draw and new format, Leinster’s gr...
Jul 23, 2021•35 min•Season 1Ep. 27
This is The Knock On, scoreline.ie’s rugby podcast. In this episode, Stephen Byrne, former Leinster captain Chris Pim, and Tullow rugby’s Johnny Tobin about lots including…. • Ireland’s win over the US and the blooding of new players • The Lion's hammering of the Sharks in a facile game • The Lions get a wakeup call from the so-called Springbok "A" side • Alun Wyn Jones makes a miraculous recovery to re-join the Lions • Ronan Kelleher joins up with the Lions • Looking ahead to this weekend’s gam...
Jul 15, 2021•38 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Hello and welcome to the Knock On, scoreline.ie’s rugby podcast. In this episode, Stephen Byrne, former Leinster captain Chris Pim, and Tullow rugby’s Johnny Tobin about lots including…. Ireland’s win over Japan and the stand out players Ireland’s game against the U.S and the new caps The Lions are hit with covid Lions having to play the Cell C Sharks twice Is the Lions tour in trouble and should it have gone ahead? Kilkenny's Tim Corkery and the Irish U20’s Tullow, Carlow, and Kilkenny club pla...
Jul 08, 2021•35 min•Season 1Ep. 25
Hello and welcome to the Knock On, scoreline.ie’s rugby podcast. In this episode, Stephen Byrne and former Leinster captain Chris Pim talk about lots including…. The Ireland U20’s loss to England on Thursday, Tim Corkery from Kilkenny was involved Ireland and the team to play Japan in the Summer Series in the Aviva Stadium - Ed Byrne involved, no Tom Daly. The opening British & Irish Lions game against Japan and the news around that The Opening Lions game against the Sigma Lions in South Afr...
Jul 02, 2021•35 min•Season 1Ep. 24
Welcome to the Knock On, scoreline.ie’s rugby podcast. In this episode, Stephen Byrne talks to Carlow Rugby Club member Tom Crotty They chat about: Developments at the club and freshening up after lockdown Summer touch rugby tournament The Bee's which is their all-inclusive special needs tag rugby team Underage boys and girls teams The J1, J2, and J3 teams and how they’re shaping up PRO’s Tom Daly, Ed, and Bryan Byrne and how they help out at the club 150 year anniversary coming up Aims for the ...
Jun 24, 2021•21 min•Season 1Ep. 23
In this episode, Stephen Byrne talks to Tullow Rugby Clubs Johnny Tobin. They chat about: Developments at the club, a new 4g pitch, two grass pitches, and a new car park Underage touch rugby at the club and numbers getting involved The men & women’s teams and how they’re coping and shaping up for next season Players coming through and those involved with Leinster underage teams Charlie Ward and how he’s getting on with Connacht Carlow’s representation in pro rugby, Tom Daly, Ed Byrne, Bryan ...
Jun 17, 2021•31 min•Season 1Ep. 22
In this episode, Stephen Byrne talks to Kilkenny Rugby Club PRO and former player James Blanchfield. They chat about: Summer tag rugby Covid Lockdown Men's teams returning to training Their plans for women's rugby Tim Corkery being capped by Leinster Willie Duggan and the club becoming a Lion's "club of origin" Gary Halpin's death And lots more.....
Jun 10, 2021•36 min•Season 1Ep. 21
In this episode of The Knock On, scoreline.ie’s rugby podcast., Stephen Byrne and Chris Pimm talk to Carlow man and Leinster and Ireland prop Ed Byrne. During the interview we chat about: * Playing for Carlow underage with his twin brother Bryan and progressing up through the Leinster and Irish underage ranks. * Carlow when they had Felipe Contepomi on their books during their heyday in the AIL. * Playing for Leinster and the competition for places and the environment in the club. * Being capped...
Jun 03, 2021•46 min•Season 1Ep. 20
