Can Joe Schmidt’s Wallabies upset Ireland?

About this episode

The episode discusses the upcoming rugby match between Ireland and Australia, focusing on Joe Schmidt's role with the Wallabies and team selections.

Andy Farrell and Ireland begin their latest bloc of fixtures with a clash against Australia in Sydney. Jonathan Drennan of the Sydney Morning Herald joins Nathan Johns to discuss why Joe Schmidt is still in charge of the Wallabies, will they put out a better showing than what we saw in Dublin last November and why both teams have selected in the way that they have. Produced by John Casey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Nathan Johns

Guest: Jonathan Drennan

Topics covered

• rugby
• Ireland
• Australia
• Joe Schmidt
• Andy Farrell
• sports analysis

Keywords

• rugby
• Ireland
• Australia
• Joe Schmidt
• Andy Farrell
• Jonathan Drennan
• sports

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sydney Morning Herald, The Irish Times

Places: Sydney, Dublin

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