About this episode

Ciarán Kennedy and Murray Kinsella discuss the changes in the Ireland rugby squad ahead of their match against Japan.

Ciarán Kennedy and Murray Kinsella are on this week to discuss a much-changed Ireland side, as they prepare to face Japan in Newcastle this Saturday. To subscribe to The42 for full coverage, visit The42.ie/subscribe . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Ciarán Kennedy

Guest: Murray Kinsella

Topics covered

• Ireland rugby
• Japan rugby
• debutants
• sports analysis
• rugby match preview

Keywords

• Ireland
• Japan
• rugby
• debutants
• Newcastle
• sports
• match preview

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Places: Ireland, Japan, Newcastle

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