Irish rugby's state of the union down under

About this episode

Gerry Thornley discusses Ireland's recent rugby victory and key developments in the team.

Gerry Thornley joins Nathan Johns on the line from Auckland to give his take on being at Ireland’s victory over Japan on Saturday. We also delve into David Humphreys’ media roundtable last week after the IRFU’s performance director discussed Munster’s Roger Randle U-turn, James Lowe’s departure and Leinster’s hunt for a new head coach. Produced by John Casey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Nathan Johns

Guest: Gerry Thornley

Topics covered

• Irish rugby
• victory analysis
• coaching changes
• player departures
• media discussions

Keywords

• Irish rugby
• Gerry Thornley
• victory over Japan
• David Humphreys
• coaching changes
• Leinster
• Munster

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: IRFU, Leinster, Munster

Places: Auckland, Ireland

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