About this episode

The episode discusses Ireland's victory over Australia in the Nations Championship and anticipates the upcoming match against Japan while addressing Eddie Jones's tactics.

Will, Luke and Cian (from Sydney) convene to discuss Ireland's thrilling win over Australia to start the Nations Championship. The lads break down how Ireland were able to come away with a victory despite a strong Wallabies performance and look ahead to next weekend's clash with Japan - with Eddie Jones already starting the mind games. The Left Wing is sponsored by Energia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Will, Luke, Cian

Topics covered

• Ireland vs Australia
• Nations Championship
• Eddie Jones mind games
• rugby analysis
• upcoming matches

Keywords

• Ireland
• Australia
• Nations Championship
• Eddie Jones
• rugby
• sports analysis
• Japan

Sponsors

Energia

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ireland, Australia, Eddie Jones

Places: Japan

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