Leinster dismiss pretenders Ulster, Connacht find consistency and Ireland women crush Italy

About this episode

Gordon D’Arcy joins Nathan Johns to discuss the weekend's rugby action, focusing on Leinster's performance against Ulster and the Ireland women's victory over Italy.

Gordon D’Arcy joins Nathan Johns to pick through the weekend’s rugby action. Did Ulster let themselves down against a Leinster shorn of first choice players? How did Leo Cullen’s men shut down one of the URC’s best attacks? Plus, we discuss much-needed victories for Connacht and Munster while highlighting the best bits of Ireland’s win over Italy in the women’s Six Nations. Produced by John Casey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Nathan Johns

Guest: Gordon D’Arcy

Topics covered

• rugby
• Ireland women's rugby
• URC
• Six Nations
• Connacht victories
• Leinster performance

Keywords

• Leinster
• Ulster
• Connacht
• Munster
• Italy
• Ireland women's rugby
• Six Nations
• rugby action
• URC

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Leinster, Ulster, Connacht, Munster, Italy, Ireland

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