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The Leinster Listen
by Mick Linnane
A weekly dive into all things Leinster Rugby. There'll be previews, reviews, and the odd rant when required. Two episodes a week covering the boys in blue, with a sharp eye on the URC, Europe, and whatever the Irish setup is up to. It’s straight talking, a bit of a laugh, and absolutely no pretending we don’t care as much as we do. If you follow Leinster, if you love the game, or if you just enjoy someone else doing the overthinking for you, you’re in the right place. Find our socials with the username: @the_leinster_listen
Episodes
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#84: Leinster Club Interview — Guinness RFC
Episode 84, and we're back with another Leinster Club Interview on The Leinster Listen, this time with Guinness RFC and captain Carl Stafford, who also joined the committee this season. A Dublin 12 brewery factory club founded in 1943 at the Iveagh Grounds, still one of the few working-class…
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#83: Leinster (H) vs Cardiff - BKT United Rugby Championship Review
Episode 83, and Leinster finally bank a win at the redeveloped Laya Arena, a bonus-point 29-5 homecoming against Cardiff that ends the winless start after two tight defeats in South Africa. Sam Prendergast takes official man of the match on his first start of the season, Jimmy O'Brien scores…
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#82: Leinster (H) vs Cardiff - BKT United Rugby Championship Preview
Episode 81, and Leinster finally come hom, the official Laya Arena URC homecoming against Cardiff on Saturday night, with Leo Cullen naming a completely changed starting XV after back-to-back South Africa defeats. Dan Sheehan captains a side packed with Ireland returnees; Sam Prendergast starts…
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#81: Leinster vs Sharks (H) - BKT United Rugby Championship Review
Episode 81, and the South Africa block ends with another one-score loss, Leinster went down 26–20 to the Sharks at Kings Park, Thomas du Toit’s scrum dominance and Edwill van der Merwe’s late intercept denying the champions even as Andrew Osborne’s injury-time try banked a second losing bonus...
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#80: Leinster vs Lions (H) - BKT United Rugby Championship Preview
Episode 80, and the URC title defence starts in the Lions den, Leinster fly to Ellis Park for Round 1 with a youthful matchday 23, no Jamison Gibson-Park, and the biggest selection story of the week: Andrew Porter at tighthead, not his usual loosehead jersey. Here is what I'm hitting on this…
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#79: Ireland (H) vs USA - WXV Global Series Round 1 Review
Episode 79, and we're reacting to one of the maddest women's Tests you'll see — Ireland led by twelve at half-time at Tallaght Stadium, scored six tries, and still lost 40-36 to a USA side that overturned a 19-point deficit in the WXV Global Series opener. No preview went out — the draft call was…
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#78: Leinster Club Interview — Tullow RFC
Episode 78, and we're back with another Leinster Club Interview on The Leinster Listen, this time with Tullow RFC being represented by Paddy Browne. A Carlow club founded in 1928 and reborn in 1971 at John Browne Park in the Blackgates, now in Leinster League Division 1A with three Towns Cup wins...
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#77: Leinster (H) vs Zebre Parma - Pre-Season Friendly Preview
Episode 77, and we're back on the men's side — Leinster's first game at the redeveloped Laya Arena in over two years. Zebre Parma visit Donnybrook on Saturday for a pre-season test event before the URC title defence kicks off against Cardiff on the 23rd. Here is what I'm hitting on this week's...
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#76: Leinster vs Munster - Vodafone Women's Interprovincial Championship Final Review
Episode 76, and the women's interpro season ends where Episode 75 feared it might — with Beth Buttimer and the Munster maul writing the script again. After the 39-19 Cork loss, the Connacht response, and an eleven-try rout of Ulster in Belfast, Sarah Delaney's Leinster side met Matt Brown's...
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#75: Leinster vs Munster - Vodafone Women's Interprovincial Championship Final Preview
Episode 75, and it's the one we've been building towards all month. After the Munster mauling in Cork, the Connacht response at Energia Park, and an eleven-try demolition of Ulster in Belfast, Sarah Delaney's Leinster side meet Matt Brown's unbeaten champions at Dexcom Stadium for the Vodafone...
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#74: Leinster Club Interview — Balbriggan RFC
Episode 74, and we're back with another Leinster Club Interview on The Leinster Listen — this time with Balbriggan RFC. A North Dublin junior club founded in 1925 at Bowhill in Balrothery, with men's sides in Leinster League Division 2A, women's teams in Division 1 and Division 6, thriving minis...
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#73: Leinster vs Ulster (H) - Vodafone Women's Interprovincial Championship Review
Episode 73, and Leinster delivered the statement Belfast demanded. After the Munster mauling in Cork and the six-try response against Connacht at Energia Park, Govender's side needed a bonus-point win at Affidea Stadium to reach the Dexcom Stadium decider — and they produced eleven tries in a…
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#72: Leinster vs Ulster (H) - Vodafone Women's Interprovincial Championship Preview
Episode 72, and it's winner-takes-all in Belfast. After the Munster mauling in Cork and the six-try response against Connacht at Energia Park, Leinster travel north for the final round of the Vodafone Women's Interprovincial Championship — beat Ulster at Affidea Stadium and the Blues are in the...
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#71: Leinster Club Interview — BGF Ravens RFC
Episode 71, and we're back with another Leinster Club Interview on The Leinster Listen — this time with BGF Ravens RFC and Director of Rugby Paul Ng. Ballymun, Glasnevin and Finglas Ravens: a one adult men's team club founded in 1958 as Unidare RFC from the Unidare Works factory in Finglas…
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#70: Leinster (H) vs Connacht - Vodafone Women's Interprovincial Championship Review
Episode 70, and Leinster needed a response at Energia Park. After the Munster mauling in Cork, Govender's side faced a semi-final in all but name against Connacht, win or the Galway final was gone. Six tries, debut scores from Stacey Flood and Niamh Murphy, and Erin King leading from the front...
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#69: Interview — Avril Kinsella; Sports Videographer @therugbygirlire
Episode 69, and we're going behind the camera on The Leinster Listen — an interview with Avril Kinsella (@therugbygirlire), a sports videographer who covers rugby for the Leinster and Irish rugby. Here is what we cover in this episode: 🎬 Getting into the game; how Avril found videography and why...
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#68: Leinster vs Munster (H) - Vodafone Women's Interprovincial Championship Review
Episode 68, and we're picking through the wreckage of another Munster mauling in Cork. Leinster travelled to Virgin Media Park with the internationals back, Sana Govender in the dugout for his first competitive game, and my bold Episode 67 call of a narrow Blues win — Munster had other ideas.…
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#67: Leinster vs Munster (H) - Vodafone Women's Interprovincial Championship Preview
Episode 67, and we're heading down the N7 for the opening round of the 2026 Vodafone Women's Interprovincial Championship. Leinster travel to Virgin Media Park to take on defending champions Munster, a repeat of last year's final, but a very different competition this time with all the Ireland...
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#66: Leinster Club Interview — Emerald Warriors RFC
Episode 66, and we're trying something new on The Leinster Listen — a Leinster Club Interview with Emerald Warriors RFC. Ireland's leading LGBT+ inclusive rugby club, founded in Dublin in 2003, with men's+ sides in the Leinster Metro League, the Azure women's+ team in Leinster Women's Division 4,...
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#65: Ireland vs New Zealand - Nations Championship Round 3 Review
Episode 65, and Ireland's Nations Championship summer ends with a thud at Eden Park — Andy Farrell's full-strength side were hammered 40-21 by Dave Rennie's All Blacks in Auckland. Six New Zealand tries, a 28-7 half-time deficit, and a McCloskey pass that gifted Will Jordan his 51st Test try....
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#64: Ireland vs New Zealand - Round 3 Nations Championship Preview
Andy Farrell recalls his A-listers for the Round 3 showdown with the All Blacks at Eden Park on Saturday morning. Nine changes from the Japan win, Robert Baloucoune returns on the wing, and Sean Jansen waits on the bench to face his birth nation. Dave Rennie backs Ruben Love at 10 and Will Jordan...
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#63: Ireland vs Japan - Nations Championship Round 2 Review
Episode 63, and Ireland stay perfect in the Nations Championship — Andy Farrell's much-changed side made it two bonus-point wins from two with a 36-20 victory over Eddie Jones's Japan in Newcastle. Debutant Sean Jansen was player of the match with a try on his first cap, Robbie Henshaw crossed on...
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#62: Ireland vs Japan - Nations Championship Round 2 Preview
Episode 62, and Ireland's Nations Championship summer rolls on — Andy Farrell makes nine changes and hands four debuts for the Round 2 clash with Japan at McDonald Jones Stadium in Newcastle on Saturday morning. Tadhg Beirne captains a rotated side, Sean Jansen starts at No 8, and Eddie Jones...
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#61: Ireland vs Australia - Nations Championship Round 1 Review
Episode 61, and Ireland are off the mark in the Nations Championship — Andy Farrell's injury-hit side came from 12 points down to beat Joe Schmidt's Wallabies 33-31 in a madcap thriller at a sold-out Allianz Stadium in Sydney. Hugo Keenan was official Man of the Match — try-saving tackle on…
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#60: Ireland vs Australia (H) - Nations Championship Round 1 Preview
Episode 60, and Ireland's Nations Championship summer is here — Andy Farrell's side open the Southern Series against Joe Schmidt's Wallabies at a sold-out Allianz Stadium in Sydney on Saturday morning. Sam and Cian Prendergast become the first brothers to start together for Ireland in the same...
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#59: Andy Farrell's Four Fly Halfs - Ireland Summer Series Preview
Episode 59, and the club season is done — back-to-back URC champions, Leo Cullen's departure announced, and now the focus shifts to Andy Farrell's Ireland squad heading south for the inaugural Nations Championship. Jack Crowley is ruled out, which leaves four fly-halves in the squad: Sam...
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#58: Leinster (H) vs Vodacom Bulls - URC Grand Final Review
Episode 58, and Leinster are back-to-back BKT United Rugby Championship champions after a stunning 36-7 hammering of the Vodacom Bulls at Croke Park on Friday night. Déjà vu from last year's final — five tries, 22-0 at half-time, and Sam Prendergast running the show on the night we saved our best...
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#57: Leinster (H) vs Vodacom Bulls - URC Grand Final Preview
Episode 57, and we're back at Croke Park for the BKT United Rugby Championship Grand Final, an exact repeat of last year's decider as Leinster defend their title against the Vodacom Bulls on Friday night. Leo Cullen has named a side with Tadhg Furlong returning, Caelan Doris passed fit, and James...
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#56: Year in Review - Rugby Special
Episode 56 is a different kind of show — a year in review across Leinster, the URC, the Investec Champions Cup, Irish rugby, and the wider game. Three sections, headline-style — I'm talking through it naturally, not reading a script. 🏉 Leinster news — From the Cape Town shutout to Bordeaux...
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#55: Leinster (H) vs DHL Stormers - URC Semi Final Review
We did it! I'm back for Episode 55, and Leinster are through to the BKT United Rugby Championship Grand Final after a hard-fought 20-11 win over the DHL Stormers at the Aviva Stadium. It wasn't pretty at times — but when the stakes were highest, the boys in blue found a way. Here is what I'm...
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#54: Leinster (H) vs DHL Stormers - URC Semi Final Preview
I'm back for Episode 54, and this week it's all systems go as we preview the massive BKT United Rugby Championship semi-final against the DHL Stormers at the Aviva Stadium. After that statement 59-10 quarter-final win over the Lions, Leo Cullen has named a seriously strong XV — but the Cape Town...
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#53: Leinster (H) vs Fidelity SecureDrive Lions - URC Quarter Final Review
What a response! I’m back behind the mic for Episode 53, and the healing process from Bilbao has officially begun. We absolute clicked at the Aviva Stadium, bouncing back in spectacular style to put a staggering 59 points past a dangerous Fidelity SecureDrive Lions side to march right into the...
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#52: Leinster (H) vs Fidelity Securedrive Lions - URC Quarter Final Preview
The United Rugby Championship playoffs are here! I’m back behind the mic for Episode 52, breaking down a crucial knockout clash at the Aviva Stadium as we look to dust ourselves off and launch a massive charge for domestic silverware against a dangerous Lions side. Here is what I'm hitting on…
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#51: Leinster vs Bordeaux - Investec Champions Cup Final Review
Bordeaux blew Leinster away 41-19 in Bilbao and completed a French hat-trick of European titles. The fifth star stays out of reach for another year. A blistering first half in the Spanish sun proved too much for Leinster, with the heat and the intensity of the reigning champions combining to...
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#50: Leinster vs Bordeaux - The Investec Champions Cup Final
The biggest weekend in European club rugby is finally here! We break down the massive double-header in Spain as Leinster head to the San Mamés Stadium to battle reigning champions Union Bordeaux Bègles for that elusive fifth star. Here is what we are hitting on this week's episode: 🏆 Investec...
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#49: Leinster (H) vs Ospreys - URC Review
Before we get into the rugby, a massive shoutout to Westmeath this weekend. The senior men claimed the Leinster GAA football title and the intermediate women's side did the same. A proud weekend for the county and well worth acknowledging before we dive in. Back to Province business, and Leinster...
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#48: Leinster (H) vs Ospreys - URC Preview
One last outing before Bilbao. Leinster sit third in the table and can still finish as high as second since the Stormers slip up in Cardiff, but with a Champions Cup final looming next weekend, rotation and freshness will be just as much on Leo's mind as the final league position. The Ospreys...
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#47: Leinster (H) vs Fidelity SecureDrive Lions - URC Review
Leinster got the job done, but the Lions made them work every minute of it. The scoreboard flatters the hosts somewhat, with the South Africans causing real problems throughout and pushing Leinster closer than most expected. An individual masterclass ultimately proved the difference, and the top...
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#46: Leinster (H) vs Fidelity Securedrive Lions - URC Preview
Fresh off a nervy Champions Cup semi-final win over Toulon, Leinster return to URC action this Saturday for a penultimate round blockbuster at the Aviva. The Lions and Leinster are level on points with two games to go, with a win crucial for securing a place in the top four. The Lions arrive on a...
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#45: Leinster (H) vs Toulon - Investec Champions Cup Review
We got there, but only just. Leinster were the better side for large stretches of a gripping semi-final at the Aviva, building a 29-11 lead before Toulon came roaring back to make it a nerve-shredding finish. Job done, Bilbao booked, but there will be plenty to fix before the biggest day of the...
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#44: Leinster vs Benetton (H) - URC Review
Leinster had it all sewn up and let it slip. A dominant first half gave every indication of a comfortable away win, but the second half told a completely different story as Benetton grew into the game and nicked it with a penalty in the dying moments. A result that stings, and one that will have...
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#43: Leinster vs Benetton (H) - URC Preview
Leinster head to Treviso looking to keep the pressure on at the top of the table, with the top two still very much in their sights. Leinster sit third, level with the Stormers on 51 points and four behind Glasgow, so a bonus point win in the Italian sunshine is the target. Benetton are in 13th...
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#42: Leinster (H) vs Sale Sharks - Investec Champions Cup Review
Job done, but it took a while to get going. Leinster were flat in the first half, giving Sale just enough hope to hang around, before turning on the afterburners after the break and putting the Sharks to the sword in ruthless fashion. The Aviva crowd got their European night in the end, and...
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#41: Leinster (H) vs Sale Sharks - Investec Champions Cup Preview
European knockout rugby is back at the Aviva. Leinster host Sale Sharks in the Investec Champions Cup quarter-final on Saturday evening, unbeaten in Europe all season and with a home crowd behind them. Sale arrive as proper underdogs with a front row crisis, but they have nothing to lose and Alex...
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#40: Leinster (H) vs Edinburgh - Investec Champions Cup Review
Back to the blue, and what a rollercoaster it was. After the Easter Sunday fireworks at the Aviva, Leinster have secured their spot in the final eight, but not without a serious scare from a resilient Edinburgh side. It was a game that had everything: tries, a shock lead for the visitors in the...
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#39: Leinster (H) vs Edinburgh - ICC R16 Preview
Back to the heavy-duty stuff. After the Six Nations dust settles, the focus shifts from green back to blue as Leinster return to the Aviva this Easter Sunday. It’s a massive Round of 16 clash against an Edinburgh side that always travels with a point to prove. The road to Bilbao starts now. 🔮…
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#38: Leinster (H) vs Scarlets - URC Review
Leinster needed a response after Glasgow and they got one in style. A dominant display at the Aviva put the Scarlets to the sword, with an individual masterclass lighting up the night and reminding everyone what this squad is capable of when they're firing on all cylinders. Back to winning ways…
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#37: Leinster (H) vs Scarlets - URC Preview
Back to Province business. After the Six Nations dust settles, Leinster return to the Aviva on Friday night with something to prove after a chastening defeat up in Glasgow. The Scarlets arrive in 14th place and fighting for their season, but wounded Leinster sides can be dangerous, and with…
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#36: Leinster vs Glasgow Warriors (H) - URC Review
Glasgow meant business. On home turf at Scotstoun, the URC league leaders put in a performance that justified every bit of their standing at the top of the table, and Leinster simply had no answer on the day. A chastening result, but an important reality check as the business end of the season...
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#35: Leinster vs Glasgow Warriors (H) - Preview
Six Nations done, but there's no rest for the wicked. Leinster head to Scotstoun this Saturday to face the URC's current league leaders, Glasgow Warriors, in what is shaping up to be a genuine top of the table clash. With Six Nations players returning and fresh faces earning their shot, Leo's…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
A weekly dive into all things Leinster Rugby. There'll be previews, reviews, and the odd rant when required. Two episodes a week covering the boys in blue, with a sharp eye on the URC, Europe, and whatever the Irish setup is up to. It’s straight talking, a bit of a laugh, and absolutely no pretending we don’t care as much as we do. If you follow Leinster, if you love the game, or if you just enjoy someone else doing the overthinking for you, you’re in the right place.
Find our socials with the username: @the_leinster_listen
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Mick Linnane
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