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McCloskey's NFL pass, and Russell's flick – why don't we see more of this in rugby?
# Skills
From The 42
# Skills

McCloskey's NFL pass, and Russell's flick – why don't we see more of this in rugby?

Sat 7:45 AM 895 Views 4 Comments

'Last year was probably my toughest' – Baloucoune abuzz at Ireland return
# The Cat
From The 42
# The Cat

'Last year was probably my toughest' – Baloucoune abuzz at Ireland return

Sat 6:45 AM 94 Views 0 Comments

Blood in the water? Or fallible England? A big test for Ireland in London
# The Old Enemy
From The 42
# The Old Enemy

Blood in the water? Or fallible England? A big test for Ireland in London

Sat 6:00 AM 58 Views 1 Comment

Josh Neill stars as Ireland overcome England
# Boost
From The 42
# Boost

Josh Neill stars as Ireland overcome England

Fri 10:17 PM 5,184 Views 48 Comments

Rugby Weekly: Murray Kinsella and Ciarán Kennedy preview England v Ireland From The 42

Rugby Weekly: Murray Kinsella and Ciarán Kennedy preview England v Ireland

Fri 7:43 PM 592 Views 0 Comments

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PodcastThe 42 Rugby Weekly
The final England-Ireland preview
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Italy bring back Ange Capuozzo in timely boost for France Six Nations trip
# Big Ange
From The 42
# Big Ange

Italy bring back Ange Capuozzo in timely boost for France Six Nations trip

Fri 3:30 PM 1,587 Views 6 Comments

Doris: Ireland determined 'to hunt England down, show what we're about'
# Captain
From The 42
# Captain

Doris: Ireland determined 'to hunt England down, show what we're about'

Feb 20th 2026, 2:56 PM 1,955 Views 13 Comments

France give starts to hulking locks Flament and Meafou against Italy
# Xv De France
From The 42
# Xv De France

France give starts to hulking locks Flament and Meafou against Italy

Feb 20th 2026, 1:56 PM 1,897 Views 3 Comments

Munster confirm signing of Springbok hooker Marnus van der Merwe
# Powerful
From The 42
# Powerful

Munster confirm signing of Springbok hooker Marnus van der Merwe

Feb 20th 2026, 1:04 PM 5,667 Views 43 Comments

'I like where the group is going. I like where the road leads, if we can get there'
# Tadhg Furlong
From The 42
# Tadhg Furlong

'I like where the group is going. I like where the road leads, if we can get there'

Feb 20th 2026, 7:00 AM 2,273 Views 4 Comments

Farrell: How Prendergast can 'push career on', and keys for Ireland success in Twickenham
# Changes
From The 42
# Changes

Farrell: How Prendergast can 'push career on', and keys for Ireland success in Twickenham

Feb 20th 2026, 6:00 AM 2,186 Views 19 Comments

Transition attack is key in rugby. Are Ireland any good at it?
# Counter
From The 42
# Counter

Transition attack is key in rugby. Are Ireland any good at it?

Feb 19th 2026, 8:00 PM 3,427 Views 21 Comments

Andy Farrell’s men have room to improve in this department.

Farrell recalls the experienced big guns for trip to Twickenham
# Selection
From The 42
# Selection

Farrell recalls the experienced big guns for trip to Twickenham

Feb 19th 2026, 3:39 PM 3,910 Views 23 Comments

'Sometimes people have nothing to lose and just rip in. We've seen that with Jack'
# Opportunity
From The 42
# Opportunity

'Sometimes people have nothing to lose and just rip in. We've seen that with Jack'

Feb 19th 2026, 2:30 PM 3,442 Views 11 Comments

'He's made of the right stuff' - Farrell condemns 'disgusting' abuse aimed at Edogbo
# Andy Farrell
From The 42
# Andy Farrell

'He's made of the right stuff' - Farrell condemns 'disgusting' abuse aimed at Edogbo

Feb 19th 2026, 1:09 PM 3,222 Views 22 Comments

Kinghorn and Van der Merwe return for Scotland against Six Nations strugglers Wales
# Team News
From The 42
# Team News

Kinghorn and Van der Merwe return for Scotland against Six Nations strugglers Wales

Feb 19th 2026, 12:56 PM 1,670 Views 0 Comments

Crowley and Van der Flier start for Ireland as Prendergast left out of 23 for Twickenham
# Selection
From The 42
# Selection

Crowley and Van der Flier start for Ireland as Prendergast left out of 23 for Twickenham

Feb 19th 2026, 10:59 AM 14,447 Views 145 Comments

Andy Farrell has made five changes to his team as Ciarán Frawley returns on the Ireland bench.

France's Dupont caught up in salary cap breach scandal
# Controversy
From The 42
# Controversy

France's Dupont caught up in salary cap breach scandal

Feb 19th 2026, 10:56 AM 5,958 Views 15 Comments

Costelow starts as Hamer-Webb makes Wales debut against Scotland
# Changes
From The 42
# Changes

Costelow starts as Hamer-Webb makes Wales debut against Scotland

Feb 19th 2026, 9:58 AM 1,337 Views 7 Comments

'If I can cover across the board, that can only be a real positive'
# Big Tom
From The 42
# Big Tom

'If I can cover across the board, that can only be a real positive'

Feb 19th 2026, 6:00 AM 3,604 Views 8 Comments

Crowley set to start at number 10 for Ireland against England
# Possible XV
From The 42
# Possible XV

Crowley set to start at number 10 for Ireland against England

Feb 18th 2026, 7:02 PM 22,195 Views 56 Comments

Jamison Gibson-Park, Tadhg Beirne, and Josh van der Flier could make returns.

Irish language commentary option to make rugby debut for Ireland v England clash
# Irish Language Option
From The 42
# Irish Language Option

Irish language commentary option to make rugby debut for Ireland v England clash

Feb 18th 2026, 6:42 PM 1,392 Views 7 Comments

Ireland make one change for U20 Six Nations showdown against England
# Selection Time
From The 42
# Selection Time

Ireland make one change for U20 Six Nations showdown against England

Feb 18th 2026, 6:42 PM 2,179 Views 3 Comments

PodcastRugby Weekly Extra
Ireland-Italy scrum review, Edogbo excitement, JT on 10, and the pack to face England
'He's unreal, an unbelievable athlete' - Ireland aiming to keep Pollock quiet
# One To Watch
From The 42
# One To Watch

'He's unreal, an unbelievable athlete' - Ireland aiming to keep Pollock quiet

Feb 18th 2026, 7:00 AM 2,545 Views 23 Comments

Sexton on Crowley's challenge, Ireland's place-kicks, and coaching
# Here's Johnny
From The 42
# Here's Johnny

Sexton on Crowley's challenge, Ireland's place-kicks, and coaching

Feb 18th 2026, 6:30 AM 4,752 Views 32 Comments

The former out-half is around 15 months into his coaching career.

Scotland's Ritchie to miss rest of Six Nations with leg fracture
# Injury Blow
From The 42
# Injury Blow

Scotland's Ritchie to miss rest of Six Nations with leg fracture

Feb 17th 2026, 6:55 PM 2,297 Views 0 Comments

'It's not right' – Ireland's Edogbo doing well after horrible abuse
# Support
From The 42
# Support

'It's not right' – Ireland's Edogbo doing well after horrible abuse

Feb 17th 2026, 5:07 PM 5,093 Views 0 Comments

'The criticism from previous cycles is that we didn’t develop guys'
# Number 10
From The 42
# Number 10

'The criticism from previous cycles is that we didn’t develop guys'

Feb 17th 2026, 4:07 PM 6,922 Views 39 Comments

Henry Pollock handed first England start against Ireland in Six Nations
# Team News
From The 42
# Team News

Henry Pollock handed first England start against Ireland in Six Nations

Feb 17th 2026, 3:14 PM 4,951 Views 32 Comments

England's Henry Arundell cleared to face Ireland despite Murrayfield red card
# Decision
From The 42
# Decision

England's Henry Arundell cleared to face Ireland despite Murrayfield red card

Feb 17th 2026, 12:14 PM 2,393 Views 18 Comments

'In any sport, Ireland versus England is a proper game'
# Rivals
From The 42
# Rivals

'In any sport, Ireland versus England is a proper game'

Feb 17th 2026, 6:00 AM 2,242 Views 9 Comments

'I don't think this is about Sam or Jack. There's a lot of sh** going on here that has nothing to do with them'
# Rugby Weekly Extra
From The 42
# Rugby Weekly Extra

'I don't think this is about Sam or Jack. There's a lot of sh** going on here that has nothing to do with them'

Feb 16th 2026, 6:00 PM 6,094 Views 67 Comments

The toxicity around Ireland’s out-half debate is not merely on online phenomenon, as discussed on today’s Rugby Weekly Extra.

Ireland say Ringrose is good to go for England clash in London
# Update
From The 42
# Update

Ireland say Ringrose is good to go for England clash in London

Feb 16th 2026, 2:19 PM 4,981 Views 34 Comments

PodcastRugby Weekly Extra
The good, the bad and the ugly from Ireland's win over Italy, plus selection for England
IRFU investigating 'cowardly' online abuse of Edwin Edogbo
# Edwin Edogbo
From The 42
# Edwin Edogbo

IRFU investigating 'cowardly' online abuse of Edwin Edogbo

Feb 16th 2026, 12:50 PM 4,426 Views 0 Comments

Moefana ruled out of France squad for Italy game as Slimani called up From The 42

Moefana ruled out of France squad for Italy game as Slimani called up

Feb 16th 2026, 12:01 PM 2,121 Views 9 Comments

'I suppose you can be quite focused on yourself and team form, so you don't really look outwards'
# Edwin Edgobo
From The 42
# Edwin Edgobo

'I suppose you can be quite focused on yourself and team form, so you don't really look outwards'

Feb 16th 2026, 7:00 AM 3,425 Views 24 Comments

Selection decisions for Farrell as Ireland aim to upset England
# Trip To Twickers
From The 42
# Trip To Twickers

Selection decisions for Farrell as Ireland aim to upset England

Feb 16th 2026, 6:30 AM 5,987 Views 36 Comments

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