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The Independent Dealer Podcast#419 - Brandon Pagano's Turnaround: Staff, Profit & What's Working NowIn this episode of the Independent Dealer Podcast, hosts Jeff Watson and Luke Godwin welcome back Brandon Pagano for his third check-in—tracking 20 months of real growth, challenges, and transformation at his independent dealership. Brandon shares honest insights on what's working, what's not, and how he built his best year yet.What You'll Learn:How Brandon achieved a "10/10 year" in profitability and growthStrategies for getting out of floor plan financing and reducing interest costsReal talk on staffing challenges and finding the right teamHow to balance family ha...
2026-02-1947 min
Harpin' On Rugby306 : Munster v Leinster wrapJeff & Keego look back over Leinster's win at Thomond Park on St Stephen's Day.
Harpin’ On Rugby match wraps are brought to you by The Irish Rugby Shop
Our guest…
NEIL “KEEGO” KEEGAN
https://twitter.com/keegolaughs_irl
www.keegolaughs.com
Apologies Up Front on Apple Podcasts
Where to find Harpin’ On Rugby
Website > https://harpinonrugby.com/
Blue Sky > @harpinonrugby.bsky
Twitter > https://twitter.com/HarpinOnRugby
Facebook > https://www.facebo...
2023-12-2837 minHarpin' On Rugby283 : Ireland v New Zealand wrap🏉 WXV kicks off
🏉 Other QFs review
🏉 Where we were short
🏉 Where they were strong
🏉 Thanks to all esp JS & KE
Harpin’ On Rugby match wraps are brought to you by The Irish Rugby Shop
Our guests…
MARK JACKSON
https://twitter.com/hoomanbear
CONOR CRONIN
https://twitter.com/ccbooms
with special reports from…
CIAN O’MUILLEOIR
https://twitter.com/RugbyKino
and also “FUTURE JEFF”
FRONT FIVE LINKS
2023-10-1657 min
Harpin' On Rugby281 : Ireland v Scotland wrap🏉 Plucky Portugal
🏉 On top from the top
🏉 The Smith Shamozzle
🏉 Whiskey On The Wing
🏉 Do ABs want to play us?
Harpin’ On Rugby match wraps are brought to you by The Irish Rugby Shop
Our guests…
TOM COLEMAN
https://twitter.com/LeinsterRoyalty
CIARÁN DUFFY
https://twitter.com/PostToPostSport
https://posttopost.sport.blog/charity-fundraiser/
with a special report from…
JAY LONG (& Tracey L...
2023-10-0955 minHarpin' On Rugby281 : Ireland v Scotland wrapWe're just re-uploading our wrap pod from RWC2023 which got deleted by mistake to try to keep the pods in sequence.
OUR GUESTS
TOM COLEMAN
CIARÁN DUFFY
with special reports from…
JAY & TRACEY LONG
and “FUTURE JEFF”
2023-10-0855 minHarpin' On Rugby279 : RWC2023 so far [feat. all-provincial panel]🏉 Controlled Ireland
🏉 “Future Jeff” reports
🏉 Pools of Chaos, Vibes & Dearth
🏉 The Other Side Of The Draw
🏉 Great expectations
Our guests…
PETER LOCKHART
https://twitter.com/dplockhart
https://www.theredhand.co/
PÁDRAIG KELLY
https://twitter.com/the2ndRow
https://the2ndrow.com/
CAOLÁN SCULLY
https://twitter.com/CaolanSRugby00
https://caolansrugby.wordpress.com/blog/
JAY LONG
https://twitter.com/Jay_Long_626
with a special report from “F...
2023-10-0246 minHarpin' On Rugby278 : South Africa v Ireland wrap🏉 LEIvULS review
🏉 Irish problem solving
🏉 South African decision making
🏉 Boxers v Fighters
🏉 Absolute Focking Scenes
Harpin’ On Rugby match wraps are brought to you by The Irish Rugby Shop
Our guests…
MARK JACKSON
https://twitter.com/hoomanbear
TOM COLEMAN
https://twitter.com/LeinsterRoyalty
with special reports from…
CIAN O’MUILLEOIR
https://twitter.com/RugbyKino
…and “FUTURE JEFF”
FRONT FIVE LINKS
2023-09-251h 06Harpin' On Rugby276 : Ireland v Tonga wrap🏉 Minnows Minimized
🏉 “Future Jeff” reports
🏉 MH > 7
🏉 Record Breaker
🏉 The Bundee Minutes
Harpin’ On Rugby match wraps are brought to you by The Irish Rugby Shop
Our guests…
CONOR CRONIN
https://twitter.com/ccbooms
RICHARD MIFSUD
https://twitter.com/Once_in_the_job
with special reports from…
CIAN O’MUILLEOIR
https://twitter.com/RugbyKino
…and “FUTURE JEFF”
FRONT FIVE LINKS
1 France overc...
2023-09-1853 min
Harpin' On Rugby3.01 : "The Great Lions Tour Harp Off"The teams : THE IMPROBABLES (Neil Keegan & Ian Frizzell) v THE IMPOSSIBLES (Michelle Tobin & Sandy Smith)
The topics : Lions v Japan, Will/should the tour go ahead, where did all the beer in Murrayfield go, and much more
The referee : Jeff "Romain" Pagano
The format : Everyone takes turns harpin' on rugby, sometimes they get points, sometimes they don't, eventually someone wins
The tagline : If listening gives you a fraction of the fun we had recording this, well I’m not sure what that means because I never was any good with fractions.
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2021-07-0155 min
The True Centre PodcastFinale : What's The Story With...Trump Derangement Syndrome?With Joe Biden finally in the White House, Jeff & Keego round off the series with a chat about what comes next.
In future you'll find Jeff's political scribblings here > https://firperplu.com/
While Keego puts his at The Couch Pundit Ireland > https://thecouchpunditireland.com/
Many thanks for tuning in!!!!
2021-01-2238 minThe True Centre Podcast#21 : What's The Story With...The Georgia Runoffs?Just when we thought we were out, Trump dragged us back in....
Jeff & Keego return for some final pods leading up to Joe Biden's inauguration, assuming the current President throwing his toys out his pram doesn't also throw a spanner in the works. We start with a "Jeffsplainer" about Tuesday's big Senate elections in Georgia but as always the Big Orange One tends to take over the topic under discussion.
2021-01-0527 minThe True Centre Podcast#20b : What's the story with...elections having consequences?Jeff & Keego discuss how the two candidates are dealing with the aftermath of the election as well as looking ahead to the further drama that lies ahead.
See the pod's blog here > http://whatsthestorywithusa2020.blogspot.com/
See the Facebook page here > https://www.facebook.com/WTSWUSA2020
Follow us on twitter : @JeffandKeegopod (Jeff is @JeffLeePagano while Keego is @nkeegan)
2020-11-1335 minThe True Centre Podcast#20a : Bonus episode - Result reactions & "The Original Jeffsplainer"Jeff & Keego recorded their individual responses to the eventual declaration of a winner at the weekend, plus I recorded Jeffsplainer number 19 though it is a reworking of one from April 19. We'll be back with our regular show later in the week.
See the pod's blog here > http://whatsthestorywithusa2020.blogspot.com/
See the Facebook page here > https://www.facebook.com/WTSWUSA2020
2020-11-0911 minThe True Centre Podcast#19 : What's the story with...claiming victory?Since the beginning of July this pod has been leading to this week, now all we have to do is work out what exaclty happened!!! Jeff & Keego share thoughts from Election Day itself and two days after.
See the pod's blog here > http://whatsthestorywithusa2020.blogspot.com/
See the Facebook page here > https://www.facebook.com/WTSWUSA2020
Follow us on twitter : @JeffandKeegopod (Jeff is @JeffLeePagano while Keego is @nkeegan)
2020-11-0541 minThe True Centre Podcast#18 : "What's the story with...Election Night?"It's almost here, folks. Jeff & Keego look over different scenarios that could happen across the pond from November 3 onwards.
Episode 1 as referenced can be heard here > http://whatsthestorywithusa2020.blogspot.com/2020/07/1-whats-story-withthe-electoral-college.html
See the pod's blog here > http://whatsthestorywithusa2020.blogspot.com/
See the Facebook page here > https://www.facebook.com/WTSWUSA2020
Follow us on twitter : @JeffandKeegopod (Jeff is @JeffLeePagano while Keego is @nkeegan)
See the full clip of this week’s “mic drop” here > https://youtu.be/7Xm_TRekjno
2020-10-2931 minThe True Centre Podcast#17b : "What's the story with...the Final Debate?"This week Jeff & Keego talk about coyotes, swimming lessons, rabid dogs, Borat...it’s obvious our subject was the final presidential debate, right?
See the pod's blog here > http://whatsthestorywithusa2020.blogspot.com/
See the Facebook page here > https://www.facebook.com/WTSWUSA2020
Follow us on twitter : @JeffandKeegopod (Jeff is @JeffLeePagano while Keego is @nkeegan)
FiveThirtyEight Election forecast source here > https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2020-election-forecast/
See the full clip of this week’s “mic drop” here > https://youtu.be/cjcXVKg43qY
2020-10-2333 minThe True Centre Podcast#16 : What’s the story with…“Dark Money”?Less than three weeks to polling day and Jeff & Keego discuss the murky waters of the money behind politics, as well as a contentious cable news spat that for once didn't involve anyone from the Trump universe.
A Wiki explanation of Citizens United vs FEC > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens_United_v._FEC
See the pod's blog here > http://whatsthestorywithusa2020.blogspot.com/
See the Facebook page here > https://www.facebook.com/WTSWUSA2020
Follow us on twitter : @JeffandKeegopod (Jeff is @JeffLeePagano while Keego is @nkeegan)
See the full clip o...
2020-10-1537 minThe True Centre Podcast#15 - What's the story with...the October Surprise?This week Jeff & Keego talk about expecting the unexpected in October and how the VP candidates got on in Wednesday night's debate.
See the pod's blog here > http://whatsthestorywithusa2020.blogspot.com/
See the Facebook page here > https://www.facebook.com/WTSWUSA2020
Follow us on twitter : @JeffandKeegopod (Jeff is @JeffLeePagano while Keego is @nkeegan)
This week's mic drop from Chris Rock on SNL > https://youtu.be/r2fFJvh0pp8
2020-10-0937 minThe True Centre Podcast#14b - "What's the story with...those two 'Master Debaters'???"Jeff & Keego try so hard to make sense of that first debate that we run a bit longer than usual, but it was worthwhile.
See the pod's blog here > http://whatsthestorywithusa2020.blogspot.com/
See the Facebook page here > https://www.facebook.com/WTSWUSA2020
Follow us on twitter : Jeff is @JeffLeePagano while Keego is @nkeegan and the pod is @JeffandKeegopod
See the full clip of this week’s “mic drop” here > https://youtu.be/Q2bxuk407aI
***The #TrumpHasCovid news broke after we recorded, follow these links for the twitter thoughts...
2020-10-0239 minThe True Centre Podcast#14a : What's the story with...the first Presidential debate? (preview special)In a special pre-first debate edition, Jeff & Keego offer some thoughts and expectations.
See the pod's blog here > http://whatsthestorywithusa2020.blogspot.com/
See the Facebook page here > https://www.facebook.com/WTSWUSA2020
Follow us on twitter : Jeff is @JeffLeePagano while Keego is @nkeegan
See the full clip of the “mic drop” here > https://youtu.be/kQUx-YlvDaE
2020-09-2910 minThe True Centre Podcast#13 : What’s the story with...the US Supreme Court?This week we discuss the implications of the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, we take a look at the latest polls, and also Jeff has a new word he’s going to use every day.
See the pod's blog here > http://whatsthestorywithusa2020.blogspot.com/
See the Facebook page here > https://www.facebook.com/WTSWUSA2020
See the full clip of this week’s “mic drop” here > https://youtu.be/r9Zjj9DJMIA
2020-09-2534 minHarpin' On RugbyS02E011 : “Leinster 2019/20 season analysis with Neil Keegan (@nkeegan)"Well you won’t need me to remind you that last weekend didn’t exactly go to plan for Leinster fans, and joining me on the pod this week to find the positives is Neil ‘Keego’ Keegan who shared some thoughts from his own writeup which can be found over at TheCouchPunditIreland.com. We also discuss whether or not Leinster’s season as a whole was defined by this result as well as a brief look ahead to the rest of the Champions Cup as well as the Six Nations.
Our Leinster v Saracens writeup is here > http://www...
2020-09-2334 minThe True Centre Podcast#12 : What’s the story with...Trump’s enablers?This week Jeff & Keego talk about those who help the President hold on to power - we also look at the polls, how Biden won the Irish-American vote with a single tweet, and how Trump brought peace to the Middle East, or at least he wants us to believe he did.
See the pod's blog here > http://whatsthestorywithusa2020.blogspot.com/
See the Facebook page here > https://www.facebook.com/WTSWUSA2020
The full clip for this week's "Mic Drop" is here > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4O2Ob1gVRU
2020-09-1832 minHarpin' On RugbyS02E010 : “Leinster v Saracens opposition view featuring Debbie Knight (@debsknig)"To start the build up to Saturday’s Heineken Champions Cup quarterfinal, in the latest of our “Opposition View” series of chats I invited Saracens fan Debbie Knight onto the pod to talk about how she came to follow them, what the salary cap and Owen Farrell situations were like from her side, and also how their starting XV might look at the weekend.
Debbie has her own sports writing blog here > debsknigsport.com and can be found on Twitter here > https://twitter.com/debsknig
ICYMI check out our Guinness Pro14 final writeup here > http://www.har...
2020-09-1634 minThe True Centre Podcast#11 : What’s the story with...the US COVID19 response?This week Jeff & Keego discuss how Trump's (mis-)handling of the COVID19 pandemic would remind you of Die Hard, just at the same time news is breaking about things he may have kept from the American people. We also discuss other revelations as well as the latest polling.
Our Hillary special as referenced in the show > http://whatsthestorywithusa2020.blogspot.com/2020/08/7-whats-story-withhillary-clinton.html
This week's "Mic Drop" from Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer > https://youtu.be/B2849DmWwh4
2020-09-1130 minHarpin' On RugbyS02E09 : “Pro 14 Final opposition view featuring Ian Frizzell (@rava_ian)"To start the build up to Saturday’s Guinness Pro 14 final, in the latest of our “Opposition View” series of chats I invited Ulster fan Ian Frizzell onto the pod to talk about the last meeting LEIvULS a couple of weeks ago, that amazing comeback in Edinburgh, and how he reckons they’ll line up at the Aviva this weekend.
You'll find Ian on Twitter here > https://twitter.com/rava_ian
Our Leinster v Munster semifinal writeup is here > http://www.harpinonrugby.net/2020/09/leinster-13-munster-3.html
2020-09-0933 minThe True Centre Podcast#10 : What's the story with...Black Lives Matter?This week Jeff & Keego talk about what people like us, who are likely to go our entire lives without experiencing injustice from the police, can do to help movements like Black Lives Matter. Then we look at things Trump, Biden and Pelosi have done over the past few days...spoiler alert, most of them do little to help their party's campaign.
This week's 'Mic Drop' in full > https://youtu.be/XhqKda79Lys
Joe Biden's speech from Monday > https://youtu.be/pnc5zHR2in0
Laura Ingraham's interview with Trump > https://youtu.be/N7mDddUjZx8 (P...
2020-09-0333 minHarpin' On RugbyS02E08 : “Leinster v Munster opposition view featuring Michelle Tobin (@CorkSeashell)"For the third season in a row, Leinster meet our old friends from down the N7 in the Pro14 semifinal and although it will be in a deserted Aviva Stadium as opposed to a hopping RDS, it still promises to be a classic. In the latest from our new series of “opposition view” chats I had Munster fan Michelle Tobin back on the pod to look at how she feels their chances are of getting the better of us this time around.
2021 Lions Tours can be booked from Rugby Travel Ireland here > https://rugbytravelireland.com/lions-tour-2021-south-africa/
2020-09-0233 minThe True Centre Podcast#9 : What’s the story with...President Donald J Trump?This week Jeff & Keego take on the "big man" himself and talk about who he actually is and how he manages to hide it. We also look a bit more at how he's using the post office and other means to steal the election.
Keego talked about how Trump would be richer if he'd invested his inheritance, here's an article on that > https://www.marketwatch.com/story/donald-trump-could-have-been-five-times-richer-2017-04-06
Link to Trump/QAnon clip > https://youtu.be/GNI553Np__k
See the pod's blog here > http://whatsthestorywithusa2020.blogspot.com/
See t...
2020-08-2833 minHarpin' On RugbyS02E07 : “Ulster v Leinster opposition view featuring Ian Frizzell (@rava_ian)"I’ve said it before but I have no problem saying it again...it is awesome to have the rugby back. We've done plenty of harpin on Leinster’s narrow win over Munster last weekend - in case you missed our writeup you can find it here. Now it’s time to turn our attention to the match against Ulster on Saturday evening, and providing us with an opposition view is long time Ulster fan Ian Frizell, or @rava_ian as he is known on the Twitter machine. We discussed what went wrong against Connacht and also what players could fea...
2020-08-2632 minThe True Centre Podcast#8 : What's the story with...Party Conventions?This week Jeff tries to make the subject of political party conventions sound interesting. Oh, well, at least he tried. Then Keego points out a couple of Trump tweets that caught his eye from during the week before the lads discuss what's being done to the US Post Office.
See the pod's blog here > http://whatsthestorywithusa2020.blogspot.com/
See the Facebook page here > https://www.facebook.com/WTSWUSA2020
See the full clip of AOC's speech here > https://youtu.be/r9Zjj9DJMIA
2020-08-2030 minHarpin' On RugbyS02E06 : “Leinster v Munster opposition view featuring Michelle Tobin”So here we are, just days away from the return of interpro rugby. Of course the uncertainty is still there, of course we’ll all be knocking on wood while clutching a rabbit's foot with fingers crossed between now and Saturday evening, but that can’t stop us from looking forward to the big kickoff and what I’d like to do with these pods for the next while is to chat to a fan of Leinster’s next opponents about how their team’s season is looking going into the weekend. That means Munster are first up, and I think you...
2020-08-1931 minThe True Centre Podcast#7 : What’s the story with...Hillary Clinton?Slightly later than usual this week, and a slightly different format. Keego has wanted to discuss Hillary's influence on this campaign so he kickstarted a conversation. We agreed a lot more than we thought we would! We also discuss the Kamala Harris appointment.
Full clip of Kamala Harris skewering Attorney general Bill Barr in a Senate Committee hearing > https://youtu.be/M1CjMtRs59g
2020-08-1535 minHarpin' On RugbyS2E05 : “Leinster’s ideal post-lockdown 23” featuring Conor Cronin (@ccbooms)With the return of Leinster Rugby finally within reach, I have finally plucked up the courage to defy superstition and start harping on them once more. Already this week I wrote a post on the blog looking at our sequence of matches over the coming months and for this latest pod I invited long time Leinster fan and Harpin contributor Conor Cronin to pick his best matchday squad to put us in with a shout for more silverware.
2020-08-1249 minThe True Centre Podcast#6 : What’s the story with...voter suppression?This week Jeff & Keego look at the timely issue of voter supression after the loss of two great civil rights campaigners named John. They then discuss other recent developments in the campaign like Biden's one interview slip up, Trump's multiple ones and also the lawsuit against the NRA.
Oprah Winfrey scene as referenced in the Jeffsplainer > https://youtu.be/1YRUUFYeOPI
Full clip from Barack Obama's eulogy at the John Lewis funeral > https://youtu.be/s9YH9Oe4xfE
2020-08-0733 minThe True Centre Podcast#5 : What’s the story with...the US Media?This week Jeff & Keego look at the ways Trump & Biden can use the different forms of media to their advantage in the campaign, and what we as media consumers can do to get the right levels of information.
Full clip of Chuck Todd v Kelly Ann Conway interview here > https://youtu.be/VSrEEDQgFc8
Check our our website here > http://whatsthestorywithusa2020.blogspot.com/
2020-07-3131 minHarpin' On RugbyS2E04 : “Super Rugby AU & the future of Aussie rugby in general” featuring Brendon Shields of analytics site RugbycologyMy guest this week is Brendon Shields, who provides brilliant analytics for clubs at all levels of the game via his site Rugbycology. A South African based in Queensland, Brendon talked to me about the post-COVID version of Super Rugby in Australia with a big top of the table clash coming this weekend, and we also discussed the current state of the sport down there from media coverage and popularity to plans for its future.
Brendon Shields can be found on twitter here > https://twitter.com/rugbycology
And his excellent rugby analytics site Rugbycology can be...
2020-07-2935 min
Harpin' On RugbyThe Pod Of Three #16 : “Ch-ch-changes” featuring Bottomless Rugby, The Rugby Bricks Podcast & Blood And Mud RugbyThis time our theme is “Changes” or “Ch-ch-changes” if you’re old enough to appreciate a nod to David Bowie. First up we welcome a new member from South Africa to our Pod Of Three Stable, as Bottomless Rugby discuss the implications of the South African franchises moving north into the European competitions. Next we have Rugby Bricks talking to Otere Black, who is an outhalf for our adopted Super Rugby Aotearoa team the Blues, about the influence Dan Carter has brought to the squad since his arrival. Finally the Blood & Mud Rugby boys are celebrating their 200th episode in their own...
2020-07-2610 minThe True Centre Podcast#4 : What's the story with...The Vice Presidency?This week the "Jeffsplainer" is all about the roles the VP has played over the years, where the current one Mike Pence fits in, and how a former one Joe Biden is going about choosing his own running mate. Then Keego has a thing or two to say about Trump's Fox News interview last weekend.
Alexandra Ocasio Cortez' speech in response to Rep Ted Yoho's "apology" > https://youtu.be/LI4ueUtkRQ0
Trump's Fox News interview in full > https://youtu.be/W6XdpDOH1JA
Al Gore's concession speech in full > https://youtu.be/Xq5Y...
2020-07-2432 minHarpin' On RugbyS2E03 : “Reverse interview by The Rugby Gods Podcast featuring HarpinOnRugby”Over the course last week’s chat about Super Rugby Aotearoa with John Keenan of The Rugby Gods Podcast we discussed some other things, so what I decided to do was hold over some of the extra content and use it for this week’s pod. There are a few topics he went over like the different style of bonus point used in Super Rugby, how Jamison Gibson Park is perceived down in New Zealand and also the potential for the return of test rugby down there.
But he also had some questions for me - apparently it’s a...
2020-07-2228 min
Harpin' On RugbyThe Pod Of Three #15 featuring Rugby Wrap Up, Loose Head & Ulster Rugby LadWe’ve no particular theme for this Pod of Three, we’re simply sharing 3 quality clips from 3 quality rugby pods. First we go stateside where Rugby Wrap Up talks to the commissioner of Major League Rugby about their version of the salary cap, then Loose Head has Squidge on his show to talk about the pitfalls of using rugby clips to help with content creation, and finally Ulster Rugby Lad talks to Mark Blair who was a lock on their Heineken Cup winning team from 1999.
1) Rugby Wrap Up : Major League Rugby Chairman of the Board, Errik Anderson Grill...
2020-07-1911 minThe True Centre Podcast#3 : What's the story with...The Democrat Party?This week we get a "Jeffsplanation" of the Democrats, focusing on the challenges faced by Joe Biden ahead of November. Then Keego looks at ways in which the two candidates need to hone their messaging.
Here's a link to the full version of the quote played at the end of this week's pod...
“We Must Think Strategically” by Bernie Sanders > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KJ_owpAl4c
2020-07-1731 minHarpin' On RugbyS2E02 : “Super Rugby Aotearoa mid-comp review featuring John Keenan of The Rugby Gods Podcast”To help me set the scene to follow Super Rugby Aotearoa for the next few weeks, I had a chat with John Keenan of The Rugby Gods Podcast who has followed New Zealand rugby closely for years and provides some good insight to all five franchises, how the first half of the competition has gone, and also what we can expect from the remaining matches.
My Crusaders v Blues writeup is here > http://www.harpinonrugby.net/2020/07/crusaders-26-blues-15.html
Check out John Keenan’s The Rugby Gods Podcast here > https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3aZ...
2020-07-1433 minThe True Centre Podcast#2 : "What's the story with...The Republican Party?"This week I talk about how the Republicans went from being "The Party of Lincoln" to being "The Party of The Lincoln Project", then Keego picks out the bits of news from throughout the week that caught his eye like New York City mayor Bill de Blasio leaving a little message outside Trump Tower.
Here's a link to the Lincoln Project video mentioned at the end of today's pod > https://youtu.be/-vZp3FAQZvU
2020-07-1029 min
Harpin' On RugbyThe Pod Of Three #14 : “Rugby History” featuring Rugby Reloaded, The Dead Ball Area & Squidge RugbyToday’s theme is “Rugby History”. First up we have Rugby Reloaded which is new to our PodOfThree stable and regularly covers the history of both union and league - in this one Tony Collins looks at the origins of the rivalry between the All Blacks and the Springboks. Then The Dead Ball Area talks to former Samoa international Apollo Perelini about his career and finally the almighty Squidge continues his game by game retrospective on the 2011 Rugby World Cup by chatting to USA international Blaine Scully.
1) Rugby Reloaded : “All Blacks v Springboks: the struggle for rugby union supr...
2020-07-0910 minHarpin' On RugbyS2E01 : “#RetroRugby 11 - IREvNZL2018 featuring Ciarán Duffy (@PostToPostSport)”On July 5, 2019 I launched this podcast by reading out my match writeup of Ireland’s win over New Zealand in November 2018. Over the span of more than 50 episodes since, we had a disappointing World Cup campaign, 19 wins out of 19 for Leinster and a COVID-shortened season. Now to celebrate the pod’s first anniversary as well as the start of Season 2, as part of our RetroRugby series I have chosen to feature that classic win once more and discussing it with me is Ciarán Duffy from Post To Post Sport.
The original Harpin writeup of IREvNZL2018 is here >...
2020-07-0633 minThe True Centre Podcast#1 : What's the story with...the Electoral College?It's the pilot episode, the time when you get all the gridlines, er grenades, er gremlins, out of the system. Jeff has a go explaining how the Electoral College works, or least how it was MEANT to work, and then he & Keego have a chat about how a mixture of COVID and the economy have affected the campaign.
You can hassle us on twitter Jeff is https://twitter.com/JeffLeePagano and Keego is https://twitter.com/nkeegan
2020-07-0230 minHarpin' On RugbyEp 56 : “#RetroRugby 10 - TLSvLEI2006 featuring Cian O’Muilleoir (@RugbyKino)”In the 10th instalment of our #RetroRugby series we look back at Toulouse v Leinster in the Heineken Cup quarterfinal of 2006. Although it was to be a few years before the boys in blue saw European glory, this match was a crucial part of the evolution. Discussing it with me is Cian O’Muilleoir of Laighin Pit and @RugbyKino fame.
You'll find Cian on twitter here > https://twitter.com/rugbykino and also here > https://twitter.com/LaighinPit
And my new pod with Keego on the US Presidential election can be found here > https://anchor.fm/what...
2020-07-0238 minHarpin' On RugbyTHE POD OF THREE #13 : “Kiwi influence” featuring Pick n Drive, Wind Yer Neck In & The 2nd RowToday’s theme is “Kiwi influence”. First up we have Pick & Drive Rugby from Australia talking about a round of matches from Super Rugby Aotearoa, then on Wind Yer Neck In, Niall Annett talks to Joe Schmidt about communicating with his squads, and finally the 2nd Row asks Jake Heenan about Connacht’s 2016 Championship winning season.
1. Pick & Drive Rugby : The Rise of The Blues!
https://open.spotify.com/episode/08uzzn0rZlqQmI3SEBZOvH?si=I-hThL6IRAqrBb_6YklokQ
2. Wind Yer Neck In : “Positive choices with Joe Schmidt”
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6ti7y4eCOS7kIO01o...
2020-06-2909 minHarpin' On RugbyEp 55 : “The role of a COVID-19 Club Safety Officer” featuring Ian Frizzell @rava_ianThis week my guest is Ian Frizzell, who has recently been appointed to the role of COVID-19 Club Safety Officer at Ballymoney RFC. I got him on to tell us a bit about himself and how he got into rugby, about the club, and of course what the position entails. And as he’s also a massive Ulster Rugby fan I couldn’t let him go without sharing his thoughts on their chances once provincial rugby kicks back into gear.
The IRFU guidelines on the COVID-19 Club Safety Officer can be found here > https://d2cx26qpfwuhvu.cloudf...
2020-06-2628 min
Harpin' On RugbyTHE POD OF THREE #12 : “Coping through COVID19” featuring The Sports Psychologist, The Best of Belfast & The Irish Fire PodcastOur theme today is “Coping with COVID19” and our sources are all non-rugby-focused podcasts talking to those involved in the sport. First there’s The Sports Psychologist with Maire Treasa Ni Cheallaigh who’s guest is Dr Hannah McCormack the campaign manager for Tackle Your Feelings, a wellbeing initiative from Rugby Players Ireland. Then Ulster and Ireland back row Claire McLaughlin is interviewed on the Best of Belfast about being a medical professional through the COVID time and also how it has affected her rugby, and finally the Irish Fire Podcast gets Jamie Heaslip to name a couple of coaches fr...
2020-06-2110 minHarpin' On RugbyEp 54 : Mike Ross talks about the 2011 Heineken Cup Final (The Leinster Laighin Episode 3)This week’s pod has three hats. It’s episode 54 of the HarpinOnRugby Podcast. It is also episode 9 of our #RetroRugby series where we look back over big matches from years gone by. But most importantly, this features highlights from Episode 3 of a new Facebook Live venture between Harpin On Rugby and Three Blokes A Ball And BOD. Myself and Big Joe Shep were honoured to welcome the great Mike Ross to discuss the 2011 Heineken Cup Final, and he gave us some great insights as to what was happening out on the pitch for that incredible 80 minutes. If you’d rather wa...
2020-06-1840 min
Harpin' On RugbyTHE POD OF THREE #11 : “Travelling” featuring The Rugby Player, Rugby Abroad & The Scottish Rugby PodcastOur theme for today’s The Pod Of Three is travel, something we haven’t been able to do much in the past while. First, The Rugby Player talks to Ireland Men’s Sevens star Harry McNulty about different places he has been around the globe, then Rugby Abroad gets Michael Walker-Fitton, an English lock currently plying his trade in Spain, to talk about a previous spell in the lower divisions of French rugby, and finally The Scottish Rugby blog discuss arguably the best known travelling team of all, the Lions, and a documentary about their 1997 tour of South Africa...
2020-06-1310 min
Harpin' On RugbyEp 53 : “featuring Denis Hurley from MuseumOfJerseys.com”For this pod I had a chat with Denis Hurley...no, not the former Munster winger, this is the curator of the excellent MuseumOfJerseys.com which proved to be a valuable resource in setting up the Ireland Jersey McJerseyface Cup. We talked about how he set up the site andwhat drives opinion on jersey designs among other things.
Here's his site > https://museumofjerseys.com/
The post that had me singing "Hallelujah!" > https://museumofjerseys.com/2017/08/04/ireland-rugby-jersey-history-1987-2017/
Denis is on twitter > https://twitter.com/Denis_Hurley & https://twitter.com/museumofjerseys
Finally here's th...
2020-06-1127 minHarpin' On RugbyTHE POD OF THREE #10 : “The Driving Maul Show, Rugby Muscle & The Brandon Smith podcast”We have three new shows to share with you this time around, well they’re new to this feature anyway. First up there’s The Driving Maul Show which looks at some broader positive effects of the return to Super Rugby in New Zealand, then TJ from Rugby Muscle gives his take on the proposed changes to the Laws of the Game, and finally the Brandon Smith Podcast talks to a young Scottish referee about his first match holding the whistle.
1) The Driving Maul Show : “S1E02 Super Rugby Is Nearly Here!”
https://www.youtube.com/watch...
2020-06-0910 minHarpin' On RugbyEp 52 : “#RetroRugby 8 - HCup SF 2018 LEIvSCA featuring Richard Mifsud”For this pod we’re bringing back our #RetroRugby series, looking back at a great contest from years gone by and today long time Harpin commenter Richard Mifsud and I feature a Leinster triumph on the road to earning star number four.
If you’d like to rewatch the match yourself before listening to our thoughts just hit pause and click the YouTube link below, we promise to wait patiently.
Link to YouTube > https://youtu.be/fEmNzRmvpcw
For links to all episodes in our RetroRugby series click here > https://bit.ly/RetroRugby
2020-06-0439 min
Harpin' On RugbyTHE POD OF THREE #9 : “RugbyReferee.net, Talking Rugby Union & Under The Sticks”This is the 9th instalment of our new feature we call the Pod of Three, where we share clips from the best independent rugby podcasts.
Each of our guest pods today is dealing with changes which have happened during, or in some cases because of, the coronavirus break. First, The Advantage Over podcast from RugbyReferee.net looks at the proposed law tweaks from World Rugby, then Talking Rugby Union tries to make sense of what happens to Saracens who are caught between the top two tiers of the English game, and finally on Under The Sticks, Adam R...
2020-06-0210 min
Harpin' On RugbyEp 51 : “The Premiere of our new Facebook live show The Leinster Laighin”For this, episode 51 of our main podcast, we are sharing with you some highlights the premiere of yet another new feature that aired this week - a Facebook live show called The Leinster Laighin which we’re doing in conjunction with Three Blokes & Ball and BOD.
You can click here to watch the full show itself, but for this pod we cover three parts of it - first, I talk to Big Joe Shep about my personal history with rugby and how I set up Harpin On Rugby, then in what will be a regular slot on clu...
2020-05-2937 min
Harpin' On RugbyTHE POD OF THREE #8 : “Introducing The Leinster Laighin via Three Blokes A Ball & BOD and its other spinoffs”For this episode things are going to be a little bit different. On Thursday, May 28 at 8:30pm I’ll be joining up with Big Joe Shep from the excellent Facebook Live offering Three Blokes A Ball & BOD for a new show called The Leinster Laighin where we’ll be looking to merge the Leinster-focused approach of HarpinOnRugby with Big Joe’s trademark global reach brand. So for this pod I’m going to share some snippets from Joe’s productions in recent times - first he’s chatting to Gerard Williamson from Navan RFC about the All Ireland League and club rugby...
2020-05-2509 min
Harpin' On RugbyTHE POD OF THREE #7 : “What The Ruck, The Maul Over Podcast & Talking Rugby Union/Looseheadz”For this episode we’re travelling back in time to the start of the COVID lockdown period. What The Ruck remind us what it was like to preview actual rugby matches as they looked ahead England v Ireland in the Six Nations, The MaulOver Podcast try reminds us of the controversial incidents we love to harp on as they try to make sense of the whole Joe Marler/Alun Wyn Jones kerfuffle, and finally just as we were beginning to getting used to the no rugby, stay at home restrictions, Talking Rugby Union were helping to promote the important iss...
2020-05-2209 minHarpin' On RugbyEp 50 : “The Tale of Leinster’s 19 from 19”To celebrate this our 50th episode, I’d like to take some time to go back over Leinster’s 2019/20 campaign and the unbeaten run, a body of work which overall is a testament to everyone involved at the province. I go over the timeline from September to March, reading out a small passage from our HarpinOnRugby match writeup and throwing in a few thoughts along the way.
Links to all our Leinster writeups from 2019/20 can be found here > http://www.harpinonrugby.net/p/results-fixtures-201920.html
2020-05-2137 minHarpin' On RugbyTHE POD OF THREE #6 : “Wind Yer Neck In, Rugby Bricks & The Thistle Scottish Rugby Podcast”This is the 6th episode in our new feature we call the Pod of Three, where we share clips from the best independent rugby podcasts.
Today we include samples from former Ulster hooker Niall Annett’s pod Wind Yer Neck In where he talks to Keith Wood about the reasons behind his decision to move to Harlequins, then the Rugby Bricks has Stephen Larkham explaining how things are going at Munster, and finally the Thistle Scottish Rugby Podcast learns from prop Gordon Reid how he got the nickname “Game-changer Gordon”.
Wind Yer Neck In : “A catch up...
2020-05-1809 min
Harpin' On RugbyTHE POD OF THREE #5 : "Under The Sticks, The Craggy Island Podcast & Squidge Rugby"This is the 5th in our new series of mini pods which we call the Pod of Three, where we share clips from the best independent rugby podcasts.
Today we include samples from the Pro14 Podcast Under The Sticks and they’re looking forward to the return of top flight rugby from New Zealand on the telly, then we go back a bit to mid April when the Craggy Island Podcast spoke to Connacht coach Andy Friend about how his players were training under COVID restrictions, and finally Squidge Rugby have been looking back at the 2011 Rugby Worl...
2020-05-1609 min
Harpin' On RugbyEp 49 : Jerseys - the craft beer of rugby fandom (featuring Neil Keegan & Joe Sheppard)For the next couple of weeks we’re turning our attention to the subject of rugby jerseys. On our twitter account @HarpinOnRugby we’re running a light hearted competition called the Leinster Jersey McJerseyface Cup whereby followers get to vote for their favourite design.
In this pod, first I’ll be chatting to Neil ‘Keego’ Keegan about the general topic of rugby jerseys, then Big Joe Sheppard, creator of Three Blokes A Ball & BOD, will give his own views as well as outlining what our upcoming Facebook Live shows are going to be about.
The jersey Keeg...
2020-05-1424 min
Harpin' On RugbyTHE POD OF THREE #4 : “The Dead Ball Area, Rugby Referee.net & The Rugby Gods”This is the 4th in our new series of mini pods which we call the Pod of Three, where we share clips from the best independent rugby podcasts.
Sometimes we’ll do these with a theme and sometimes not...this is the second kind. First up we have the Dead Ball Area’s podcast Rugby Reimagined interviewing Tom Savage from the excellent Munster website Three Red Kings, then the RugbyReferee.net blog answers a listener query about the advantage laws, and finally the Rugby Gods explore the plans for a return to senior competitive rugby in New Zeala...
2020-05-1209 minHarpin' On RugbyTHE POD OF THREE #3 : "Scottish Rugby Blog Podcast, Rugby Wrap Up & Blood And Mud Rugby"Today’s edition has two themes - all three clips come from international sources, and they’re all giving their take on Bill Beaumont’s victory in the recent World Rugby election.
1. Scottish Rugby Blog Podcast : “Episode 108 – Scavenger Hunt”
https://www.scottishrugbyblog.co.uk/2020/05/podcast-episode-108-scavenger-hunt/
2. Rugby Wrap Up : “Agustín Pichot: What’s Next? USA Rugby Issues & World Rugby Change Needed”
https://rugbywrapup.com/2020/05/rugby-tv-pod-agustin-pichot-whats-next-usa-rugby-issues-world-rugby-change-needed/
3. Blood & Mud : “192: Beyond The Tryline”
https://play.acast.com/s/bloodandmudrugby/192-beyondthetryline
2020-05-0909 minHarpin' On RugbyEp 48 : #RetroRugby 7 - ENGvFRA2015 (plus Ferg McF tribute) featuring Conor CroninFor the seventh instalment of the series I was joined by Conor Cronin to talk about that crazy England v France match at Twickenham at the end of the 2015 Six Nations, though first we pay a quick tribute to the Leinster & Ireland career of Fergus McFadden.
Match stream > https://youtu.be/W4SO4aDPO70
Haskell incident referenced > https://youtu.be/Z6tMj5w_kbE
Match stats > https://www.espn.co.uk/rugby/match?gameId=180693&league=180659
Harpin writeup (for IREvSCO the same day but ENGvFRA referenced) > http://www.harpinonrugby.net/2015/03/scotland-10-ireland-40.h...
2020-05-0742 min
Harpin' On RugbyTHE POD OF THREE #2 - PostToPost Sport, Ulster Rugby Lad Podcast & The Women's Rugby PodToday’s edition has a women’s rugby theme with first Post To Sport talking to Fiona Reidy of Munster & Ireland about the best memories from her career, then Ulster Rugby Lad asks Leinster & Ireland’s Jenny Murphy about the sacrifices involved at playing at the top level, and finally the Women’s Rugby Pod gets former England captain Catherine Spencer to name her all-time greatest Red Roses.
1. Post To Post Sport : “Provincial Jazz Ep 19”
Pod > https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-ts28r-da9ffe
Post To Post blog > https://posttopost.sport.blog/
2. Ulster Ru...
2020-05-0511 min
Harpin' On RugbyTHE POD OF THREE #1 - The Loose Head, The 2nd Row & Three Blokes A Ball And BODFeatured podcasts :
1) The Loose Head : "Mike Prendergast"
https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/ep-12-mike-prendergast/id1499118300?i=1000472885782
2) The 2nd Row : "The Shane O'Leary Interview"
https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/the-shane-o-leary-interview/id1364222879?i=1000472900108
3) Three Blokes, A Ball & BOD : "British & Irish Lions Series Part 1"
https://www.facebook.com/threeblokesaballandbod/videos/2661256537493396/
All content reproduced with permission.
www.harpinonrugby.net
2020-05-0210 minHarpin' On RugbyEp 47 : #RetroRugby 6 - AUSvIRE from #RWC2011 featuring Kristian RossFor the sixth instalment of the series I was joined by Kristian Ross who was keen to talk about one of Ireland’s best outings at a Rugby World Cup, that against the Wallabies to kick off our campaign in 2011. Trust me, this is the best chat on Irish rugby between a Yank and a Geordie you’ll hear today.
Match stream (part 1 of 4 videos) > https://youtu.be/2FxSD0BkSpY
Match stats > https://www.espn.co.uk/rugby/lineups?gameId=93473&league=164205
Harpin writeup > http://www.harpinonrugby.net/2011/09/ireland-15-australia-6.html
2020-04-2952 minHarpin' On RugbyEp 46 : #RetroRugby 5 - #2ndNZLvBIL2017 featuring Michelle Tobin (@CorkSeashell)For the fifth instalment of the #RetroRugby series I was joined by Michelle Tobin who did 12 great blogs for us back in 2017 outlining her experiences following the Lions around New Zealand. Today our focus is on the second test but she also shares some stories from the trip as a whole and it was a great rugby chat all round.
Match stream (highlights) > https://youtu.be/KF0s-qiMyLY
Michelle’s Diary > http://www.harpinonrugby.net/2017/06/a-lions-tour-diary-by-michelle-tobin-1.html
Harpin writeup > http://www.harpinonrugby.net/2017/07/new-zealand-21-lions-24.html
2020-04-2356 minHarpin' On RugbyEp 45 : #RetroRugby 4 - #RSAvJPN2015 featuring Ciarán Duffy (@PostToPostSport)For the fourth instalment of the series I was joined by Ciarán Duffy from PostToPost Sport to feature one of the greatest World Cup matches of all time, South Africa v Japan from 2015. We discuss the amazing timeline from the match and also the way the fixtures from the pool stages made it all but impossible for the Brave Blossoms to build on their famous victory.
Match stream > https://youtu.be/o5UMmIMeZzQ
Harpin writeup > http://www.harpinonrugby.net/2015/09/rsa-32-34-jpn-8-0-review.html
Ciarán Duffy's PostToPost site > https://posttopost.sport...
2020-04-1743 minHarpin' On RugbyEp 44 : #RetroRugby 3 - HCupFinal2009 featuring Neil ‘Keego’ Keegan (@nkeegan)For the third instalment of the series I was joined by Neil 'Keego' Keegan of CouchPunditIreland.com to discuss the 2009 Heineken Cup final between Leinster and Leicester Tigers - we were banging on for over an hour but truth be told, not only could we have gone longer on this match, we referenced at least half a dozen other games from the same season which could easily get the #RetroRugby treatment.
Running order : (1) Setup part 1 (2) Setup part 2 (3) First half hour (4) 30-50m (5) Last half hour
Links to watch the match itself > https://youtu.be/wPJbzFhARCc (1...
2020-04-101h 05Harpin' On RugbyEp 43 : "#RetroRugby 2 : WALvIRE2009 featuring Conor Cronin (@ccbooms)"For the second installment of our #RetroRugby series I was joined by Conor Cronin to discuss Ireland’s unforgettable win over Wales in Cardiff back in 2009 - normally I go for pods of about half an hour but we had so much to harp on from this match I let it go even further...
RUNNING ORDER
Intro
1 What was rugby like at the time?
2 The first half hour
3 From the first score to "TOMMY BOOOOWE!!!"
4 From the fightback to the drop goals
5 From Paddy to Step...
2020-03-2559 minHarpin' On RugbyEp 42 : "#RetroRugby 1 : France v Ireland 2018 featuring @RugbyKino"To help fill the COVID19 void, I have enlisted some contributors to a project I call #RetroRugby where we look back over great contests from years gone by. The idea is not just to go over the match in question but also to see how the rugby world stood at the time. First on the list was France v Ireland from the 2018 Six Nations and rewatching it with me was @RugbyKino.
Some links from our HarpinOnRugby coverage from the weekend of the match...
Front Five headlines > http://www.harpinonrugby.net/2018/02/front-five-030218.html
Match pr...
2020-03-1838 minHarpin' On RugbyEp 41 : “I Like The Cut Of Leinster’s Gib” featuring Richard Mifsud (@RichMif)This week I spoke to Richard Mifsud a Leinster fan who hails from Gibraltar and has been a long time commenter on the Harpin on Rugby Facebook page. We had a great chat covering Leinster’s unbeaten start, the influence of Scott Fardy and the overall culture of rugby at the province, as well as a quick look at Andy Farrell’s first few matches at the helm for Ireland.
2020-03-0436 minHarpin' On RugbyEp 40 : “Leinster v Glasgow preview” featuring Joe “Three Blokes A Ball & Bod” Sheppard and Conor CroninOn Friday morning I went to Energia Park in Donnybrook to watch the Irish Men’s and Under 20s teams being put through their paces in an Open Training session. I met up with long time Harpin contributor Joe Sheppard, now of Three Blokes A Ball & BOD fame, as well as Conor Cronin. Afterwards I took the opportunity to head for a coffee at Insomnia Donnybrook where we had a quick chat about the effect of the Italy postponement on Ireland’s Six Nations campaign, as well as looking ahead to Glasgow’s visit to the RDS.
PS : Ful...
2020-02-2812 minHarpin' On RugbyEp 39 : “Keego on...Twickers & Tweets” featuring @nkeegan from TheCouchPunditIreland.comFor today’s pod I had a quick chat with Neil Keego Keegan from TheCouchPunditIreland.com - it was less than 24hrs after what happened at Twickenham but we managed to put the disappointment aside for a while to harp on thinks like areas where Ireland didn’t perform as well one of our favourite topics, that of the immense over-reaction from certain quarters online.
Check our our own match writeup here > http://www.harpinonrugby.net/2020/02/england-24-ireland-12.html
2020-02-2621 minHarpin' On RugbyEp 38 : “Pro 14 mid-season round up” featuring Conor Cronin (@ccbooms)This week my Back and Forward chat is with Leinster fan and frequent Harpin contributor Conor Cronin, also known as @ccbooms on Twitter. With the Pro14 regular season having just passed the halfway stage we went through the league team by team to see how their campaigns are going so far. Conor also gives some thoughts on Leinster’s wet windswept win over the Cheetahs last Saturday, as well as looking ahead to Round 3 of the Six Nations.
2020-02-1936 minHarpin' On RugbyEp. 37 : “Measuring rugby efficiency” featuring Brendon Shields of Rugbycology.comThis week my Back and Forward chat is with Brendon Shields from Rugbycology.com.
We talked about the valuable data and analytics he provides in real time for coaches, mostly at schools level, as well as crunching some interesting numbers from the first two rounds of the Six Nations. Then since Brendon happens to be a fan of both Leinster and the Cheetahs, we also discussed the match this weekend at the RDS, as well as his overall thoughts on the South African experiment in the Pro 14.
Check out Brendon's work here > https://www.rugbycology.co...
2020-02-1234 minHarpin' On RugbyEp 36 : "Ireland v Scotland speakup"An audio version of the HarpinOnRugby match writeup for Ireland's 19-12 win over Scotland last weekend.
Written form can be found here > http://www.harpinonrugby.net/2020/02/ireland-19-scotland-12.html
2020-02-0513 minHarpin' On RugbyEp 35 : "Taking one on the chin" featuring Keego from TheCouchPunditIreland.comThis week I chatted to Keego about a few issues arising from Andy Farrell’s first match in charge of Ireland, including the Murray/Cooney debate and Johnny Sexton’s supposed play-acting.
Check out his review of Ireland v Scotland here > https://thecouchpunditireland.com/2020/02/03/ireland-v-scotland-review-play-acting-and-keeping-calm/
You can catch our own writeup here > http://www.harpinonrugby.net/2020/02/ireland-19-scotland-12.html
And you can leave your thoughts on the Irish team to face Wales here > http://bit.ly/IREvWALmatchday23
2020-02-0430 minHarpin' On RugbyEp 34 : "Ireland v Scotland preview"With no Leinster or Ireland match last weekend I set out to interview fans from all four provinces ahead of the Six Nations. I have elected to round off the mini-series by presenting my match preview of Ireland’s opening match of the 2020 Six Nations in podcast form, offering my own take on the questions I asked my previous guests.
1) How do you think Andy Farrell will approach the Six Nations?
2) What do you make of Johnny Sexton as captain?
3) What is your ideal starting XV to play Scotland?
I also offe...
2020-01-3108 minHarpin' On RugbyEp 33 : “Give form the reward” featuring Gayl Kennedy of WTView: Observations of a Munster Rugby SupporterWith no Leinster matches the week before the Six Nations I decided to use the extra time to get opinions from fans of all four Irish provinces on a few key questions : 1) What way will Andy Farrell approach his new job 2) What do you make of Johnny Sexton as captain and 3) What team would you pick for the opening game against Scotland?
Looking back in our podcast feed you’ll see I have already had chats with fans of Leinster and Connacht in the form of Conor Cronin and Padriag Kelly respectively, now it’s Munster’s turn a...
2020-01-2925 minHarpin' On RugbyEp 32 : "Ireland needs genuine depth-building" featuring Padraig Kelly aka @the2ndrowWith no Leinster matches the week before the Six Nations I decided to use the extra time to get opinions from fans of all four Irish provinces on a few key questions : 1) What way will Andy Farrell approach his new job 2) What do you make of Johnny Sexton as captain and 3) What team would you pick for the opening game against Scotland?
After talking to the blue-goggled Conor Cronin on the last pod, I will also be getting input from provinces north and south, but this latest offering features the operator of The 2nd Row, run by C...
2020-01-2836 minHarpin' On RugbyEp 31 : "Andy Farrell's silver bullet" featuring Conor Cronin aka @ccboomsIn today’s pod I’m joined by Conor Cronin to have a look ahead to the upcoming Six Nations to try and see what way our new head coach Andy Farrell might be approaching it. We discuss his objectives, what new players he can bring in, and how Johnny Sexton will do as captain among other things...
2020-01-2235 minHarpin' On RugbyEp 30 : "A Leinster fan's take on the #Salarycens saga"As promised in my Benetton v Leinster writeup, here's a bonus pod featuring a Harpin Point in which I hope my two cents on the Saracens saga don't bring them too much further over the cap.
For all our latest content check out http://www.harpinonrugby.net/
2020-01-2106 minHarpin' On RugbyEp 29 : Benetton v Leinster speakupAn audio version of our latest match writeup, namely Leinster's 18-0 win over Benetton in the Heineken Champions' Cup.
Original article can be found here > http://www.harpinonrugby.net/2020/01/benetton-0-leinster-18.html
2020-01-2109 minHarpin' On RugbyEp 28 : "Permutation Overload" featuring Cian "@RugbyKino" O'MuilleoirIn today’s pod I’m joined by @RugbyKino and we walk our way through Round 6 of the Heineken Champions Cup to pick out the key matches and work out how we think the final eight will shape up. During the course of our chat I’ll mention a chart he sent to me outlining all the different permutations possible at the weekend (and I mean ALL) so if you’d like me to send you a copy give me a shout at paganoblog@gmail.com and I’ll be more than happy to send it on.
2020-01-1632 minHarpin' On RugbyEp 27 : "Leinster v Lyon speakup"Our match writeup of Leinster's 42-14 win over Lyon in audio form.
The original article can be found here > http://www.harpinonrugby.net/2020/01/leinster-42-lyon-14.html
2020-01-1410 minHarpin' On RugbyEp 26 : "The RDS Walk of Shame" featuring Neil "Keego" Keegan of CouchPunditIreland.comOn this week's pod I chat to Keego (@nkeegan) from CouchPunditIreland.com about the recurring phenomenon of fans leaving the RDS ten minutes or more before the fulltime whistle. Also we have our Leinster v Connacht match writeup in audio form.
2020-01-0824 minHarpin' On RugbyEp 25 : "Two Leinster fans chat about the season so far", featuring Conor Cronin."Nothing is won until May." "There's always room for improvement."
Clichés like that are undoubtedly true, but what's the harm in enjoying 11 wins out of 11?
I was joined on this week's pod by a new contributor, Leinster season ticket holder and long time Harpin commenter Conor Cronin to go over the season so far.
2019-12-1837 minHarpin' On RugbyEp 24 : "A review of the Nucifora review" featuring Neil 'Keego' Keegan of CouchPunditIreland.comKeego and myself chat about the report into Ireland's RWC2019 campaign, including David Nucifora's presentation, and the substance of the report itself.
2019-12-1147 minHarpin' On RugbyEp 23 : Northampton v Leinster speakupAfter a brief hiatus, our podcast returns with an audio version of our latest writeup, which we call a "speakup".
Original post here > http://www.harpinonrugby.net/2019/12/northampton-16-leinster-43.html
2019-12-1008 minHarpin' On Rugbyep 22 : "Pro 14 Round 2 review" featuring Cian O'Mulleoir of @RugbyKinoIn this week’s pod...I enjoyed focusing on Round 1 of the Pro14 last week so much that I’ll do similar for Round 2 this time around. But instead of 80-word reviews or Harpin Points, I’ve done an audio version of my Leinster v Ospreys writeup and then our Back & Forward chat is with Cian “@RugbyKino” O’Mulleoir and we’ll go through all of last week’s Pro 14 matches as well as looking ahead to Round 3.
2019-10-0931 minHarpin' On RugbyEp 21 : "IRELAND v RUSSIA speakup" (an audio version of our writeup from Ireland's latest RWC2019 fixture, titled 'Conditional Support'))The original post can be found here > http://www.harpinonrugby.net/2019/10/ireland-35-russia-0.html
2019-10-0809 minHarpin' On RugbyEp 20 : "Pro 14 kickoff special" (featuring Kristian Ross of @IrishRugbySupp)In this week's pod we have an audio version of our Benetton v Leinster writeup, some 80-word reviews of the Irish provinces, plus a chat with Ulster fan Kristian Ross of @IrishRugbySupp who will look over Round 1 of the Pro 14.
2019-10-0252 minHarpin' On RugbyEp 19 : "JAPAN v IRELAND speakup" (an audio version of our Monday match writeup)The article originally appeared on the website Monday, September 30 and can be found here > http://www.harpinonrugby.net/2019/09/japan-19-ireland-12.html
2019-10-0114 minHarpin' On RugbyEp 18 : "Will RWC2019 win over new fans?" featuring Keego from CouchPunditIreland.comOn this week's pod I look at the haka, then I offer a brief look at the Rugby World Cup so far, and finally I chat to Neil Keegan from CouchPunditIreland.com about whether or not the tournament in Japan is likely to win over new fans to the sport.
2019-09-2525 minThe True Centre PodcastPilot : "What, exactly, is a 'Progressive'?"To get used to the podcast software, I read out a post on the FPP blog from April 2019.
2019-07-0504 min