# Exit
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Rugby - Last year 2025
PodcastRugby Weekly Extra
Rugby's financial crisis: How do we give the game a more prosperous future?
Bernard Jackman and Murray Kinsella join Gavan Casey to explore the financial state of professional rugby in Ireland and around the world.
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# POC's Party
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# POC's Party
Casey emerges as Irish leader in a refreshed summer squad
Even with 11 uncapped players included, there are some unlucky to be left out.
# Coup
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# Coup
Lancaster is the biggest appointment Connacht have ever made
The 55-year-old returns to Ireland after an unsuccessful spell in France with Racing 92.
PodcastRugby Weekly ExtraConnacht’s Stu coup, Munster’s Durban drama, and Leinster’s foggy win over Scarlets
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# Rugby
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- Lancaster, 55, returns to Irish rugby having previously spent seven years at Leinster
- Former England coach will take up his new role ahead of pre-season training in July
- David Humphreys welcomes appointment as "a significant coup and a real statement of intent"
# Misfortune
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# Misfortune
Munster crash out of URC after penalty shootout loss to Sharks
The match finished 24-24 after extra time.
# Job Done
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# Job Done
Leinster take their time to see off Scarlets in scrappy quarter-final
James Lowe, Jamison Gibson-Park, Jamie Osborne and Hugo Keenan scored the province’s four tries.
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# Muscle Memory
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# Muscle Memory
Munster don't need to channel 2004 Red Sox, just their recent selves: 'Why not us... again?'
Munster with a deeper purpose are still capable of inverting the food chain against the fancied Sharks.
# SQOTW
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