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Ireland may now have the best coach in the world - Gerry Thornley and Mattie Williams tell us how Schmidt outsmarted the Springboks. We speak to Lisa Fallon, Ireland's foremost female coach working in a male environment. Plus there's invasive dressing-room cameras, and another league title for Chelsea.
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'Henshaw or Payne' was the question all week - but when Joe Schmidt doesn't know the answer, he changes the question. Shane Horgan talks to us about our new centre partnership and how daunting a challenge South Africa is for Ireland.The San Francisco Giants are World Series champions for the third time in five years - and US Murph's happiness levels just went to 11. He tells us about the thrilling series win, the parade, and his own home-made commentary of the final inning.We have Tony Hawk, renowned skateboarder and entrepreneur in studio talking to us about skating in the White House, being in The Simpsons, the hoverboard and using the corporate dollar for good. The Commodore 64, sports specialisation, and 'the best computer game never made' also feature.
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Fresh from the Web Summit, Eoin, Ken and Ciaran peer into the future and they aren't sure they like what they see. Augmented reality, accelerated obsolescence, consumable chunks of content, and lots of filling in of forms.Jonathan Wilson tries to explain Manchester City's European malaise.And Damien Comolli talks to us about his life in football.
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Eoin and Ken talk about Oscar's masterpiece, Mourinho's misdirection and Marco Reus' melancholia.Emmet Malone joins us in studio to talk about St Pats' FAI Cup win, and if the concept of 'lifetime fans' still exists in Ireland.And John Brewin analyses the Manchester derby and the apparent moratorium on criticism of Louis van Gaal.
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We are the Six Nations champions, and it's probably no harm to remind ourselves of that fact, because we're in a spot of bother ahead of this November series. First up are South Africa this weekend, Gerry Thornley and Grenoble Top 14 head coach Bernard Jackman assess our chances against a side that have changed the blueprint .Sport is littered with managerial number 2's faltering when they make the step up to the hot seat. Rory Gallagher is better set than most though as he takes over from Jim McGuinness as Donegal senior football manager, as Keith Duggan explains.Plus there's Ken's obsession with scrum-halves, Eoin's lateral thinking, rugby stereotypes and footballers needing to work on their poker face.
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Eoin, Ken and Ciaran talk about John Delaney's criticism of the Scottish FA, Daniel Sturridge's injury fatalism and Roy Keane's review of Gone Girl. Featuring King Of The Golf, and I Sing For Nobody.Kevin McDaid of You Boys In Green joins us to discuss the Scotland match ticketing issues.And Don Givens is on the show to reminisce about his hat-trick against the Soviet Union - today is the 40th anniversary of Ireland's 3-0 win.
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The Dublin marathon was won last Monday by Kenyan athlete Eliud Too, and he joins us in studio to talk about his upbringing, the Irishman aiding his athletic career, and the difference a win like this can make to his family.Ben Te'o will take the number 13 jersey for Leinster on Friday evening, and he has quite a bit on his mind - filling Brian O'Driscoll's shoes, and adjusting quickly to a new sport. Brian Carney talks to us about rugby league converts and the challenges they face.Plus there's Aidan Walsh choosing hurling, Damien Duff's ankles, The Hick from French Lick, Martin Chariots Offiah and the Mudlark.
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Eoin and Ken discuss reptilian Chelsea, Van Gaal - Mourinho love, Fergie's obsession with Fergie, Scotland Ireland ticket issues and watching TV with Roy Keane.Jonathan Wilson is very confident Chelsea will run away with the league. Ken suggests they have a few fatal flaws, and asks if Man United have turned a corner.Miguel Delaney analyses Pardew, poorly Spurs, Big Sam and the Roy n Fergie merry go round.
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Three games, two wins and only two tries tells some of the story for the Irish provinces in the European Cup this weekend - Denis Hickie and Gerry Thornley are on hand to tell us how much Munster and Leinster have learned from their opening two wins, and what it will take for someone to beat Toulon.The Airtricity League finished in fairytale style for Dundalk at the weekend. Goalscorer, MOTM and returning hero Stephen O'Donnell tells us of his own story of redemption...and how his long weekend has been.Plus there's half time on-pitch interviews, Anthony Daly's swimming trunks, and Ken tells us about the time Paul Gascoigne met high Italian fashion.
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Eoin and Ken discuss the scandal of The Shirt, and wonder who's inside the Mickey Mouse outfit at Man United.Tony Barrett joins us to analyse Liverpool's battering at the hands of Real Madrid.And Sid Lowe previews the likely return of Luis Suarez in this weekend's El Clasico.
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