How Bordeaux outfoxed Leinster and URC quarter-finals preview

About this episode

Brett Igoe discusses Bordeaux's tactics against Leinster and previews the URC quarter-finals for Connacht and Munster.

Former Leinster and Scotland analyst Brett Igoe joined Nathan Johns for a deep dive into the tactics Bordeaux used to outthink Leinster in the Champions Cup final. Brett also casts his analyst’s eye over Connacht and Munster’s season to date, and their prospects going into their URC quarter-finals against Glasgow Warriors and Bulls respectively. Produced by John Casey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Nathan Johns

Guest: Brett Igoe

Topics covered

• rugby tactics
• Champions Cup
• URC quarter-finals
• Leinster
• Bordeaux
• Connacht
• Munster

Keywords

• Bordeaux
• Leinster
• URC
• Champions Cup
• Connacht
• Munster
• Glasgow Warriors
• Bulls
• rugby tactics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Leinster, Bordeaux, Connacht, Munster, Glasgow Warriors, Bulls, Champions Cup, URC, Acast, The Irish Times

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