About this episode

Will and Ruaidhri O'Connor discuss the Ireland team selection for the upcoming game against Australia, highlighting key players and selections.

Will is joined by Ruaidhri O'Connor to break down the Ireland team selection for Saturday's game against Australia. Jamie Osborne's surprise start on the left wing, Cian Prendergast's big opportunity and Ireland's stacked bench are all on the menu. The lads also discuss the Australian team selection as well as Joe Schmidt's comments about whether he would be interested in replacing Leo Cullen. The Left Wing is sponsored by Energia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Will

Guest: Ruaidhri O'Connor

Topics covered

• Ireland team selection
• Australia game
• Jamie Osborne
• Cian Prendergast
• Joe Schmidt
• rugby

Keywords

• Ireland
• Australia
• rugby
• team selection
• Joe Schmidt
• Jamie Osborne
• Cian Prendergast

Sponsors

Energia

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ireland, Australia, Leinster, Leo Cullen

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