Ep 3559: Leinster Get Dismantled, Move Fast And Win Things, Jim McGuinness Throws His Weight Around - 25/05/26

About this episode

The episode discusses Leinster's disappointing Champions Cup final loss and its implications for Irish rugby, featuring insights from Shane Horgan and Andrew Trimble.

The other four Champions Cup finals Leinster lost were all close, winnable and heartbreaking for fans; this defeat to Bordeaux however was over after 20 minutes and deeply concerning for all involved. We chat to Shane Horgan and Andrew Trimble about all the things that went wrong in Bilbao, and what this means for Leo Cullen, Nienaber and Irish rugby. And in a weekend of massive games in hurling and gaelic football the Kerry/Donegal half-time brouhaha could yet have long-term repercussions for Jim McGuinness, if the lengthy ban for Dublin's Ger Brennan was anything to go by. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Guests: Andrew Trimble, Shane Horgan

Topics covered

• rugby
• Champions Cup
• Irish sports
• hurling
• gaelic football
• Jim McGuinness
• sports analysis

Keywords

• Leinster
• Champions Cup
• rugby defeat
• Jim McGuinness
• Shane Horgan
• Andrew Trimble
• Irish rugby
• Bordeaux
• gaelic football
• hurling

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Dublin, Bordeaux

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