Leinster have yet to fully find their mojo heading into a Champions Cup semi-final – when will it all click?

About this episode

The episode discusses Leinster's performance heading into the Champions Cup semi-finals and reviews the weekend's rugby action.

Leinster are in the Champions Cup semi-finals after beating Sale while Ulster find themselves in the Challenge Cup last four thanks to victory over La Rochelle. They will not be joined by Connacht, though, after they lost in France to Montpellier. And Ireland women got their Six Nations campaign underway with an expected yet somewhat encouraging defeat to England. Nathan Johns is joined by Gordon D’Arcy and John O’Sullivan to chat through the weekend’s rugby action. Produced by John Casey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Nathan Johns

Guests: Gordon D’Arcy, John O’Sullivan

Topics covered

• Champions Cup
• rugby
• Leinster
• Six Nations
• Ireland women
• Ulster
• Connacht

Keywords

• Leinster
• Champions Cup
• rugby
• Six Nations
• Ireland women
• Ulster
• Connacht
• England

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Leinster, Sale, Ulster, Challenge Cup, La Rochelle, Connacht, Montpellier, Ireland, Six Nations, England

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