About this episode

The episode discusses Ireland's recent win over Japan and the upcoming match against New Zealand at Eden Park.

Will, Luke and Jonathan Bradley reflect on Ireland's stuttering win over Japan and look ahead to the showdown with New Zealand in Eden Park. Ciaran Frawley's performance, the lineout struggles and whether Andy Farrell made too many changes is all on the menu. The lads then move onto next weekend's game in Auckland, where Ireland will bid to become the first team to beat the All Blacks in Eden Park in the professional era. The Left Wing is sponsored by Energia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Will, Luke, Jonathan Bradley

Topics covered

• Ireland vs Japan
• New Zealand showdown
• Ciaran Frawley performance
• lineout struggles
• Andy Farrell changes
• Eden Park history

Keywords

• Ireland
• Japan
• New Zealand
• Ciaran Frawley
• Eden Park
• Andy Farrell
• rugby
• sports

Sponsors

Energia

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Andy Farrell

Places: Ireland, Eden Park, New Zealand

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