The Red 78 with Alan Quinlan & Fiona Hayes (The Rugby Channel)
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| 01 Nov 2022 | The Red 78 Ep.43 | Refereeing inconsistencies, implications if Munster weren’t to make the Champions Cup and who starts for Ireland? | 00:46:12 | |
Alan Quinlan and Niamh Briggs talk about Munster’s recent defeat to Ulster, the lay of the land after the first seven games and look forward to Ireland’s upcoming clash vs South Africa.
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| 10 May 2022 | The Red 78 Ep.31 | Heartbreak in the Aviva | Positives from the negatives | Prendergast excitement | 00:41:59 | |
Still holding back tears from Saturday's devastating defeat to Toulouse, Niamh Briggs and Alan Quinlan brave the pain and do a deep dive into what went wrong, what can be learned and where do Munster go now?
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| 25 Apr 2024 | The Red 78 Unlocked: Munster’s statement win in South Africa, and can they make it two from two? Ep. 94 | 00:20:22 | |
Ruairi O’Hagan is joined by Munster legends Alan Quinlan and Fiona Hayes to look back on a great win for the Reds against the Bulls, and to look ahead to another clash in South Africa against the Lions on Saturday.
(13.00) Fiona and Quinny discuss Munster’s win over the Bulls (28.19) Star of the week (30.40) Lions preview The first twenty minutes of this week's podcast is unlocked, but to listen to the full podcast, get on over to the Off The Ball app, or become a member at offtheball.com/join. Get in contact on Twitter @rugbychannel15 or email therugbychannel@bauermedia.ie Subscribe to The Rugby Channel for new episodes every week! #TheRed78 | |||
| 13 Sep 2022 | The Red 78 Ep.36 | Munster's realistic targets, coaches changes & Cardiff calling | Quinlan & Briggs | 00:40:56 | |
The new rugby season is almost upon us, so once again Niamh Briggs and Alan Quinlan are back with The Red 78 to fulfil all your Munster analysis and preview needs!
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| 05 Mar 2024 | The Red 78 Unlocked: Reds see off Zebre in Cork, Haley impresses and big games ahead Ep.89 | 00:18:35 | |
Ruairi O’Hagan is joined by Munster legends Alan Quinlan and Fiona Hayes to look back on the win over Zebre in Virgin Media Park. (0.30) Intro and comments (5.45) Fiona and Quinny look back at the win over Zebre (12.00) Mike Haley’s player of the match performance (17.50) RG Snyman (22.00) Munster’s academy players (24.00) Star of the week The first twenty minutes of this week's podcast is unlocked, but to listen to the full podcast, get on over to the Off The Ball app, or become a member at offtheball.com/join. Get in contact on Twitter @rugbychannel15 or email therugbychannel@bauermedia.ie Subscribe to The Rugby Channel for new episodes every week! #TheRed78 | |||
| 30 May 2024 | The Red 78 Unlocked: Ulster Preview, Thaakir Abrahams signs for Munster | Ep.99 | 00:21:05 | |
Ruairi O’Hagan is joined by Munster legends Alan Quinlan and Fiona Hayes to preview Munster’s clash with Ulster, and to take a closer look at new signing Thaakir Abrahams. (0.30) Intro and comments. (9.30) Thaakir Abrahams signs (14.27) New contracts (20.42) Ulster Preview Get in contact on Twitter @rugbychannel15 or email therugbychannel@bauermedia.ie Subscribe to The Rugby Channel for new episodes every week! #TheRed78 The first twenty minutes of this week's podcast is unlocked, but to listen to the full podcast, get on over to the Off The Ball app, or become a member at offtheball.com/join | |||
| 13 Dec 2022 | The Red 78 Ep.49 | Toulouse too much, Saints on Sunday & Ridley's rebuttal | Alan Quinlan & Niamh Briggs | 00:46:43 | |
European fixtures are back and so are Niamh Briggs & Alan Quinlan with episode 49 of The Red 78!
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| 26 Mar 2024 | The Red 78 Unlocked: Munster win in Wales, internationals return and Cardiff visit Thomond Ep.91 | 00:21:38 | |
Ruairi O’Hagan is joined by Munster legends Alan Quinlan and Fiona Hayes to look back on the win over the Ospreys. The first twenty minutes of this week's podcast is unlocked, but to listen to the full podcast, get on over to the Off The Ball app, or become a member at offtheball.com/join. (0.30) Intro and comments (10.15) Fiona and Quinny look back at the win over Ospreys (23.03) RG Snyman’s Performance (25.00) Star of the week (26.25) Munster v Cardiff preview Get in contact on Twitter @rugbychannel15 or email therugbychannel@bauermedia.ie Subscribe to The Rugby Channel for new episodes every week! #TheRed78 | |||
| 14 Feb 2024 | The Red 78 Unlocked: Scarlets Preview, Crusaders Conquered, and Munster at the 6 Nations Ep.87 | 00:21:33 | |
Off The Ball's Ruairi O’Hagan is joined by Munster legends Alan Quinlan and Fiona Hayes to look back on the win over Crusaders at SuperValu Pairc ui Chaoimh, we look ahead to the Scarlets game on Friday and we take a look at how Munster's players have fared so far in the Six Nations. (0.30) Intro and comments (5.00) A lookback at the win over Crusaders (10.00) Munster’s players at the Six Nations (22.56) A look at how the Munster players performed for the Ireland Under 20s (30.00) A look ahead to Friday’s game with Scarlets (39.00) Jerry Flannery's move to South Africa Get in contact on Twitter @rugbychannel15 or email therugbychannel@bauermedia.ie Subscribe to The Rugby Channel for new episodes every week! #TheRed78 The first twenty minutes of this week's podcast is unlocked, but to listen to the full podcast, get on over to the Off The Ball app, or become a member at offtheball.com/join. | |||
| 20 Feb 2024 | The Red 78 Unlocked: Big win against Scarlets, RG Snyman returns and Coombes continues to impress Ep.88 | 00:21:46 | |
Ruairi O’Hagan is joined by Munster legends Alan Quinlan and Fiona Hayes to look back on the win over Scarlets in Wales. (0.30) Intro and comments (8.00) Fiona and Quinny look back at the 42-7 win over Scarlets in Wales (26.00) There’s a healthy debate about who gets this week’s The Red 78 star of the week (30.00) Fiona talks about the lack of Munster players in the Irish Women’s Squad (32.38) Quinny gives us the lowdown on Diarmuid Kilgallen (34.20) Fiona and Quinny on Keynan Knox’s departure (36.14) A quick look ahead to Ireland v Wales The first twenty minutes of this week's podcast is unlocked, but to listen to the full podcast, get on over to the Off The Ball app, or become a member at offtheball.com/join. Get in contact on Twitter @rugbychannel15 or email therugbychannel@bauermedia.ie Subscribe to The Rugby Channel for new episodes every week! #TheRed78 | |||
| 08 Dec 2021 | The Red 78 Ep.9 | "The greatest club game ever" | Munster v Wasps '04 with Rob Henderson | 00:40:04 | |
With Wasps v Munster set to go ahead this weekend Quinny and Niamh were joined by former Munster and Wasps centre Rob Henderson to reminisce on the most infamous meeting of the sides, where Munster were edged out of Europe on the turf of Landsdowne Road back in 2004.
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| 29 Dec 2021 | The Red 78 Ep.12 | Conor, Contracts and Connacht | Alan Quinlan & Niamh Briggs | 00:30:03 | |
Quinny and Niamh are back for another interpro-preview, the discuss Conor Murray's recent re-signing with the province and all the other rumours floating about in the Christmas contract chaos!
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| 20 Mar 2025 | The Red 78 Unlocked | Glasgow preview | Ep.124 | 00:16:15 | |
Off The Ball's Ruairi O'Hagan is joined by Munster legends Alan Quinlan and Fiona Hayes to look ahead to a huge clash away to reigning URC champions Glasgow Warriors. | |||
| 24 May 2022 | The Red 78 Ep. 33 | Munster’s psychological block Vs Leinster | Player attitude post game | Coaching problems | Quinlan & Briggs | 00:41:05 | |
Alan Quinlan and Niamh Briggs dissect what went wrong for Munster during their 35-25 loss to Leinster at the weekend, whether the issue was a long term structural failure or a coaching issue and also the content attitudes of the players after the defeat.
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| 29 Mar 2023 | The Red 78 Ep. 64 | Review of defeat to Glasgow | Look ahead to difficult test against the Sharks | Briggs & Quinlan | 00:39:04 | |
Alan Quinlan and Niamh Briggs pick through Munster's disappointing loss last weekend to the Glasgow Warriors & Look ahead to their European Champions Cup round of 16 tie against the Sharks in Durban on Saturday. | |||
| 23 Oct 2024 | The Red78 Unlocked | Reds beaten by Stormers, and Sharks to come this weekend | Ep.107 | 00:19:45 | |
On this week's episode of the Red78 on Off The Ball with Ruairi O'Hagan, and Munster legends Alan Quinlan and Fiona Hayes, we discuss the defeat to the Stormers and look ahead to the clash with the Sharks. (0.00) Intro and comments (3.50) Stormers review (26.39) Star of the Week (28.03) Sharks preview Get in contact on Twitter @rugbychannel15 or email therugbychannel@bauermedia.ie Subscribe to The Rugby Channel for new episodes every week! #TheRed78 | |||
| 14 Dec 2021 | The Red 78 Ep.10 | Van Graan confirms his departure & a historic victory for the Munster young guns | Alan Quinlan & Niamh Briggs | 00:44:45 | |
Quinny and Niamh react to the breaking news of Johann Van Graan's decision to turn down a new contract at Munster, why this came to be and ultimately what or who comes next? There's also full analysis of Munster's historic win against Wasps in Coventry and a look ahead to the potential banana skin lurking in Castres this weekend.
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| 03 May 2022 | The Red 78 Ep.30 | The MRSC | How to stop Dupont and Ntamack | Alan Quinlan & Niamh Briggs | 00:45:31 | |
On this week's podcast Quinny and Niamh were joined by Chairman of the Munster Rugby Supporters Club, Mark Meehan. Possibly an underappreciated part of the Munster match-day machine, he explained everything that goes into making the experience as good as possible for all involved and why you should get yourself signed up for next season! Niamh also discusses a hectic end to this year's Six Nations and they look at what Munster can do to tackle Toulouse this weekend!
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| 18 Dec 2024 | The Red 78 Unlocked | Reds beaten by Castres, and a look ahead to Ulster | Ep. 114 | 00:19:16 | |
Off The Ball's Ruairi O'Hagan is joined by Munster greats Alan Quinlan and Fiona Hayes to discuss just what went wrong for the Reds in France against Castres, and to look ahead to Friday night's interpro clash with Ulster. (0.00) Intro and comments (4.42) Castres 16-14 Munster review (27.55) Star of the week (28.49) Ulster preview Get in contact on Twitter @rugbychannel15 or email therugbychannel@bauermedia.ie The first twenty minutes of this week's podcast is unlocked, but to listen to the full podcast, get on over to the Off The Ball app, or become a member at offtheball.com/join. | |||
| 11 Jun 2024 | The Red 78 Unlocked: Ospreys beaten at Thomond, and Glasgow Warriors to come this weekend | Ep.101 | 00:21:13 | |
Ruairi O’Hagan is joined by Munster legends Alan Quinlan and Fiona Hayes to look back on the win over the Ospreys, and to look ahead to the URC Semi Final with Glasgow Warriors on Saturday. (0.30) Ulster review (22.24) Star of the week (25.22) Ospreys Preview Get in contact on Twitter @rugbychannel15 or email therugbychannel@bauermedia.ie Subscribe to The Rugby Channel for new episodes every week! #TheRed78 The first twenty minutes of this week's podcast is unlocked, but to listen to the full podcast, get on over to the Off The Ball app, or become a member at offtheball.com/join. | |||
| 14 Mar 2023 | The Red 78 Ep. 62 | Ireland v Scotland Madness | Farrell's Man Management | Briggs & Quinlan | 00:36:52 | |
Alan Quinlan and Niamh Briggs pick through the madness at Murrayfield last weekend, Andy Farrell's calmness under pressure & Briggs discusses the Irish Women's preparation for their Six Nations opener against Wales on Saturday week.
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| 01 May 2024 | The Red 78 Unlocked: Two wins from two in South Africa | Ep. 95 | 00:20:22 | |
Ruairi O’Hagan is joined by Munster legends Alan Quinlan and Fiona Hayes to look back on a great win for the Reds against the Lions to make it two wins out of two in South Africa. And congratulations are in order for Fiona after guiding UL Bohemains to the AIL title! (0.30) Intro and congrats for Fiona on UL Bohs’ win! (5.40) Comments (9.40) Lions v Munster (28.29) Star of the week The first twenty minutes of this week's podcast is unlocked, but to listen to the full podcast, get on over to the Off The Ball app, or become a member at offtheball.com/join. Get in contact on Twitter @rugbychannel15 or email therugbychannel@bauermedia.ie | |||
| 23 May 2024 | The Red 78 Unlocked: Home quarter final secured, Simon Zebo to retire, and Tom Farrell signs for the Reds | Ep.98 | 00:22:20 | |
Ruairi O’Hagan is joined by Munster legends Alan Quinlan and Fiona Hayes to look back on the narrow win over Edinburgh, we discuss Simon Zebo’s retirement and Tom Farrell’s signing. (0.30) Intro and comments. (6.15) A potential final in Pairc ui Chaoimh? (12.32) Edinburgh review (26.30) Star of the Week (32.00) Simon Zebo to retire (43.20) Tom Farrell signs with Munster Get in contact on Twitter @rugbychannel15 or email therugbychannel@bauermedia.ie Subscribe to The Rugby Channel for new episodes every week! #TheRed78 The first twenty minutes of this week's podcast is unlocked, but to listen to the full podcast, get on over to the Off The Ball app, or become a member at offtheball.com/join. | |||
| 21 Nov 2024 | The Red 78 | Eimear Considine Interview | Ep. 110 | 00:18:31 | |
Fiona Hayes and Ruairi O'Hagan from the Red 78 sit down with former Ireland and Munster star Eimear Considine to talk about her recent retirement announcement, her beginnings in the sport, and the highs and lows of her rugby career. | |||
| 22 Feb 2022 | The Red 78 Ep.20 | Stats vs. reality, The 200 Cap Club & Zebo's need for speed | Alan Quinlan & Niamh Briggs | 00:40:44 | |
On the 20th episode of The Red 78, Quinny and Niamh dive into the statistical situation of Munster's win over Edinburgh at the weekend and why they don't always reflect the full picture. They mark David Kilcoyne's entry into the 200 cap club and discuss why Simon Zebo should be back on Andy Farrell's radar.
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| 22 Nov 2022 | The Red 78 Ep.46 | Concussions, Crowley's contribution & Connacht are coming to town | Alan Quinlan & Niamh Briggs | 00:40:30 | |
With no Munster game to review, Quinny and Niamh have a look back at the Autumn internationals and how the southern contingent got on, there's a once-off return of 'Are you watching Andy Farrell?' and they look ahead to Connacht's visit to Thomond this Saturday.
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| 11 Jan 2024 | The Red 78 Unlocked: Toulon preview, good and bad news on the injury front, and Joey on the move - Ep.84 | 00:20:51 | |
Ruairi O’Hagan is joined by Munster legends Alan Quinlan and Fiona Hayes to preview the Reds’ return to Champions Cup action away to Toulon. We discuss good and bad news on the injury front, we talk about Joey Carbery’s departure and we talk about a potential return to the Ireland setup for Simon Zebo. (0.30) Intro and comments (5.00) Toulon preview (32.30) Joey Carbery to depart at the end of the season (41.50) Is Simon Zebo on the verge of an Ireland recall? The first twenty minutes of this week's podcast is unlocked, but to listen to the full podcast, get on over to the Off The Ball app, or become a member at offtheball.com/join. Get in contact on Twitter @rugbychannel15 or email therugbychannel@bauermedia.ie Subscribe to The Rugby Channel for new episodes every week! #TheRed78 | |||
| 26 Apr 2022 | The Red 78 Ep.29 | Carbery's confidence | The plane to NZ | Frisch Freshness | 00:38:04 | |
Alan Quinlan and Niamh Briggs are on hand with the latest episode of The Red 78 to break down Munster's great win against Ulster, who deserves to make the summer tour and the brilliant bit of business done to sign Antoine Frisch.
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| 29 Nov 2022 | The Red 78 Ep. 47 | A progressive inter-pro, the selection situation & the future for Frisch? | 00:42:54 | |
It's been a positive weekend for Munster and Alan Quinlan and Niamh Briggs are only delighted to be along with the latest episode of The Red 78!
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| 28 Dec 2022 | The Red 78 Ep. 51 | Are Munster on the right track? 'Incredibly good' Leinster | Alan Quinlan & Niamh Briggs | 00:38:04 | |
It's episode 51 to close out 2022. As ever, Quinny & Niamh have all the breakdown from a festive clash with Leinster on St. Stephen's Day.
(00:00-02:00) Quinny on dealing with being spotted in the crowd.
(02:00-05:00) Fans on the pod?
(05:00-07:30) Leinster 'different gravy'.
(07:30-13:00) What do the fans think?
(13:00-19:00) Half-back pressure.
(19:00-22:00) Munster work-rate.
(22:00-28:00) Crucial refereeing decisions.
(28:00-30:00) Star of the week.
(30:00-35:00) Ravenhill New Year's test.
(35:00-38:00) Will Munster have a better 2023?
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| 05 Dec 2023 | The Red 78 Unlocked: Warriors defeated, Ahern shines, and Bayonne battle ahead in Thomond - Ep. 79 | 00:21:14 | |
Ruairi O’Hagan is joined by Munster legends Alan Quinlan and Fiona Hayes to look back on the Reds’ win over Glasgow Warriors at a bitterly cold Musgrave Park. Certainly a lot to discuss with six tries, some excellent performances, but some serious worries about Munster’s maul defence. Fiona and Alan pick their Star of the Week, there’s a preview of the clash with Bayonne, and Quinny recalls in the infamous ‘Battle of Bayonne’ in 2007, with Ireland involved in a bruising World Cup warm up game against the French side (0.30) Intro Get in contact on Twitter @rugbychannel15 or email therugbychannel@bauermedia.ie Subscribe to The Rugby Channel for new episodes every week! #TheRed78 The first twenty minutes of this week's podcast is unlocked, but to listen to the full podcast, get on over to the Off The Ball app, or become a member at offtheball.com/join | |||
| 31 Oct 2023 | The Red 78 Unlocked: Great escape in Italy, Munster hope to slay Dragons, and a tribute to Keith Earls | 00:22:04 | |
A brand new season of The Red 78 kicks off with Alan Quinlan back in the hotseat, joined by newcomers Fiona Hayes and Ruairí O’Hagan to talk all things Munster Rugby every Tuesday - the first twenty minutes of this week's podcast is unlocked, but to listen to the full podcast, get on over to the Off The Ball app, or become a member at offtheball.com/join. (0.00) Intro (22.19) Fiona and Alan’s Star of the Week Get in contact on Twitter @rugbychannel15 or email therugbychannel@bauermedia.ie Subscribe to The Rugby Channel for new episodes every week! #TheRed78 | |||
| 22 Mar 2023 | The Red 78 Ep. 63 | Munster forwards coach Andi Kyriacou talks players adapting to new coaching style, progress being made after a tough start, & the business end of the season. | 00:37:54 | |
Alan Quinlan and Niamh Briggs are joined this week by Munster forwards coach Andi Kyriacou to talk about his enjoyable first few months on Graham Rowntree's coaching ticket, Munster's good run of form, and the team's important upcoming fixtures.
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| 09 Apr 2024 | The Red 78 Unlocked: Munster’s Champions Cup dream ended by Northampton Ep.93 | 00:21:08 | |
Ruairi O’Hagan is joined by Munster legends Alan Quinlan and Fiona Hayes to look back on the defeat to Northampton in the Champions Cup, and to look ahead to their URC run in. (0.30) Intro and comments (12.22) Fiona and Quinny discuss Munster’s defeat to Northampton (37.28) Star of the week (26.25) URC Run in. The first twenty minutes of this week's podcast is unlocked, but to listen to the full podcast, get on over to the Off The Ball app, or become a member at offtheball.com/join. Get in contact on Twitter @rugbychannel15 or email therugbychannel@bauermedia.ie Subscribe to The Rugby Channel for new episodes every week! #TheRed78 | |||
| 31 May 2022 | The Red 78 Ep. 34 | Ulster URC preview | Recovering from Toulouse and Leinster turmoil | Denis Leamy Coaching Rumours | Quinlan & Briggs | 00:39:43 | |
Alan Quinlan and Niamh Briggs look ahead to Munster’s make or break URC clash with Ulster, talk about the emotional impact of the Toulouse and Leinster losses and give their thoughts on the potential appointment of Denis Leamy to the backroom team.
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| 04 Jan 2022 | The Red 78 Ep.13 | Rowntree remains, pointless penalties & the potential uphill battle of Ulster | Alan Quinlan & Niamh Briggs | 00:39:12 | |
Quinny and Niamh are back after a disappointing loss for Munster away to Connacht in the Sportsgrounds. They also look ahead to the challenge facing them in Ulster on Saturday and react to the breaking news that Graham Rowntree is set to remain with the province until 2024!
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| 01 Mar 2022 | The Red 78 Ep.21 | Billy Holland | Munster memories, changing coaches & retiring on a high! | 00:48:26 | |
With no URC game to chat about and a fairly horrendous Six Nations affair, Niamh Briggs and Alan Quinlan have rolled out the reinforcements on this week's episode of The Red 78 with Munster rugby legend Billy Holland joining the pod for a chat!
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| 23 Jan 2023 | The Red 78 Ep. 55 | Inter-pro Invincibles, Toulouse toughness & SA awaiting | Alan Quinlan & Niamh Briggs | 00:39:40 | |
It was a winning weekend for Niamh and her women's team as they took home the inter-pro title! Meanwhile, the men had a more difficult task against a big Toulouse side in France!
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| 10 Jan 2023 | The Red 78 Ep. 53 | Healy heading to Scotland, Champions Cup build-up & the women's inter-pros kick off! | 00:44:34 | |
Alan Quinlan and Niamh Briggs have all the latest from the world of Munster Rugby on episode 53 of the Red 78.
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| 02 Feb 2022 | The Red 78 Ep.17 | Promising youth | Deserving O'Donoghue| Six Nations starting predictions | Quinlan & Briggs | 00:34:40 | |
Quinny and Niamh breakdown the promise of youth seen against Zebre, why Jack O'Donoghue should be on Andy Farrell's radar and just how many Munster players should make it into Ireland's starting 15 on Saturday?
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| 18 Oct 2022 | The Red 78 Ep.41 | Leinster look ahead | Strength of the bench | Is Casey our no.9? | 00:41:55 | |
It's a big week for Munster with Leinster waiting in the Aviva on Saturday, Alan Quinlan & Niamh Briggs have all the preview and reaction from the Bulls on this week's Red 78!
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| 07 Nov 2023 | The Red 78 Unlocked: Young guns slay Dragons, build-up to Ulster, and Snyman injured again - Ep. 75 | 00:21:37 | |
Ruairi O’Hagan is joined by Munster legends Alan Quinlan and Fiona Hayes to look back on an impressive win over the Dragons in Musgrave Park. Fiona and Alan pick their Star of the Week, there’s a preview of Friday’s clash with Ulster and plenty more. The first twenty minutes of this week's podcast is unlocked, but to listen to the full podcast, get on over to the Off The Ball app, or become a member at offtheball.com/join. (0.30) Intro Get in contact on Twitter @rugbychannel15 or email therugbychannel@bauermedia.ie Subscribe to The Rugby Channel for new episodes every week! #TheRed78 | |||
| 05 Apr 2023 | The Red 78 Ep. 65 | Review of Champions Cup defeat to the Sharks | Two huge games to go in South Africa | Briggs & Quinlan | 00:49:07 | |
Alan Quinlan and Niamh Briggs discuss Munster's 50 - 35 defeat in the Champions Cup round of 16 to the Sharks & Look ahead to two more crucial URC games in South Africa, with the Stormers up first on April 15th. | |||
| 31 Oct 2024 | The Red78 Unlocked | Graham Rowntree departs Munster | Ep.108 | 00:22:34 | |
On this episode of the Red78, Off The Ball's Ruairi O'Hagan is joined by Munster legends Alan Quinlan and Fiona Hayes to discuss Graham Rowntree's departure as head coach, and to discuss who may take over. Get in contact on Twitter @rugbychannel15 or email therugbychannel@bauermedia.ie Subscribe to The Rugby Channel for new episodes every week! #TheRed78 The first twenty minutes of this week's podcast is unlocked, but to listen to the full podcast, get on over to the Off The Ball app, or become a member at offtheball.com/join. | |||
| 15 Jan 2025 | The Red78 Unlocked | Gritty win over Saracens, and old rivals Northampton up next | Ep.117 | 00:16:05 | |
Off The Ball's Ruairi O'Hagan is joined by Munster legends Alan Quinlan and Fiona Hayes to look back on the win over Saracens in the Investec Champions Cup, and to look ahead to a massive clash with old rivals Northampton. Get in contact on Twitter @rugbychannel15 or email therugbychannel@bauermedia.ie Subscribe to The Rugby Channel for new episodes every week! #TheRed78 | |||
| 08 Nov 2022 | The Red 78 Ep.44 | CJ Stander talks life after retirement, memories of Axel Foley and explains what Munster fans mean to him | 00:47:52 | |
Alan Quinlan and Niamh Briggs are joined by special guest and former Munster and Ireland star CJ Stander to talk about his life post retirement from rugby, what it was like to return, the strengths and weaknesses of his coaches over the years and most importantly what the Munster/Irish rugby fanbase are really like!
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| 24 Jan 2024 | The Red 78: Saints march on in Thomond, and we go again in the knockout stages - Ep.86 | 00:22:13 | |
Ruairi O’Hagan is joined by Munster legends Alan Quinlan and Fiona Hayes to review the Reds’ defeat to Northampton Saints. We discuss what went wrong in Thomand, what needs to go right in the knockout stage, and we discuss a thorny subject - Peter O’Mahony’s contract (0.30) Intro and comments (2.00) Northampton Saints Review (31.30) Star of the week (35.40) Peter O’Mahony’s Contract The first twenty minutes of this week's podcast is unlocked, but to listen to the full podcast, get on over to the Off The Ball app, or become a member at offtheball.com/join. Get in contact on Twitter @rugbychannel15 or email therugbychannel@bauermedia.ie Subscribe to The Rugby Channel for new episodes every week! #TheRed78 | |||
| 07 Nov 2024 | The Red 78 Unlocked | Munster go down fighting against the All Blacks XV | Ep. 109 | 00:21:07 | |
On this week's episode of the Red 78 with Alan Quinlan, Fiona Hayes and Ruairi O'Hagan: (0.00) Intro and comments (4.00) Munster v All Blacks XV lookback (18.00) Head coach chat (27.20) Star of the week (29.00) Eimear Considine retires (31.40) Ireland v New Zealand preview Get in contact on Twitter @rugbychannel15 or email therugbychannel@bauermedia.ie Subscribe to The Rugby Channel for new episodes every week! #TheRed78
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| 24 Nov 2021 | The Red 78 Ep.7 | Ireland vs Argentina reaction, Levanini tackle on Cian Healy and Praise for Peter O’Mahony | Alan Quinlan and Niamh Briggs | 00:40:52 | |
Following another win for Ireland this month, Alan Quinlan and Niamh Briggs review the victory over Argentina and heap praise on Peter O’Mahony for his performance and leadership. The pair also detail the dangers of Thomas Levanini’s tackle on Cian Healy in this week’s episode of The Red 78 podcast | |||
| 19 Dec 2023 | The Red 78 Unlocked: Munster lose in Exeter, huge clash with Leinster and RG Snyman switching provinces? - Ep.81 | 00:20:54 | |
Ruairi O’Hagan is joined by Munster legends Alan Quinlan and Fiona Hayes to look back on a poor performance against Exeter in the Champions Cup. Fiona and Alan pick their Star of the Week, and we look ahead to the massive St Stephen’s Day clash with Leinster in Limerick (0.30) Intro The first twenty minutes of this week's podcast is unlocked, but to listen to the full podcast, get on over to the Off The Ball app, or become a member at offtheball.com/join. Get in contact on Twitter @rugbychannel15 or email therugbychannel@bauermedia.ie Subscribe to The Rugby Channel for new episodes every week! #TheRed78 | |||
| 12 Jan 2022 | The Red 78 Ep.14 | Uniting against Ulster, Zebo's zinger & the cast for Castres | Alan Quinlan & Niamh Briggs | 00:37:46 | |
On this week's episode of The Red 78, Niamh and Quinny discuss Van Graan's pre-match remarks, the uphill battle for a win against Ulster and how Munster can tackle Castres more effectively this time around.
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| 17 Nov 2021 | The Red 78 Ep.6 | All Blacks reaction, Carberry Delight and Refereeing in Rugby | Alan Quinlan and Niamh Briggs | 00:37:51 | |
After Ireland’s near-perfect performance against New Zealand at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday, Alan Quinlan and Niamh Briggs analyse the victory and ponder the question – “Is this our peak?” The pair look ahead to the upcoming fixture against Argentina and question whether any changes will be made, while also discussing the treatment of referees at grassroots level in this week’s episode of the Red 78 podcast.
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| 20 Sep 2022 | The Red 78 Ep.37 | A happy losing bonus | Emerging Ireland exodus | Quinlan & Briggs | 00:41:27 | |
Munster's season is officially underway and so Alan Quinlan and Niamh Briggs are in their element on this week's Red 78!
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| 01 Oct 2024 | The Red 78 Unlocked: Zebre beat Munster | Ep. 104 | 00:20:09 | |
Off The Ball's Ruairi O'Hagan is joined by Munster legends Alan Quinlan and Fiona Hayes to discuss Munster's defeat to Zebre. (0.00) Intro, comments (9.30) Zebre 42-33 Munster review (32.20) Star of the week (34.26) Munster v Ospreys preview Get in contact on Twitter @rugbychannel15 or email therugbychannel@bauermedia.ie Subscribe to The Rugby Channel for new episodes every week! #TheRed78 The first twenty minutes of this week's podcast is unlocked, but to listen to the full podcast, get on over to the Off The Ball app, or become a member at offtheball.com/join. | |||
| 06 Mar 2025 | The Red 78 Unlocked | Munster's poor performance against Edinburgh | Ep. 123 | 00:19:15 | |
Off The Ball's Ruairi O'Hagan is joined by Munster legends Alan Quinlan and Fiona Hayes to discuss the disappointing defeat to Edinburgh in Cork, Peter O'Mahony and Conor Murray's impending departures and Ireland v France. | |||
| 07 Jun 2022 | The Red 78 Ep. 35 | Ulster season finale | Consistency, coaching and skillset review | Farewell to Johann van Graan | Quinlan & Briggs | 00:44:40 | |
Alan Quinlan and Niamh Briggs reflected on the season that’s been for Munster, their highlights and low points as well as a look forward to the future and what needs to improve.
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| 08 Aug 2023 | An Update from Off The Ball | 00:01:11 | |
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| 03 Jan 2024 | The Red 78 Unlocked: Defeat to Connacht, more injuries, and a much needed week off - Ep.83 | 00:21:08 | |
Ruairi O’Hagan is joined by Munster legends Alan Quinlan and Fiona Hayes to look back on the defeat to Connacht. We discuss Munster’s mounting injury list, Fiona and Alan pick their Star of the Week, and there’s a much needed week off for Munster ahead of the return to European action. (0.30) Intro (5.00) Review of Connacht game (31.26) Star of the Week (34.00) A brief lookahead to Toulon, and the importance of having a week off Get in contact on Twitter @rugbychannel15 or email therugbychannel@bauermedia.ie Subscribe to The Rugby Channel for new episodes every week! #TheRed78 | |||
| 06 Apr 2022 | The Red 78 Ep.26 | A difficult derby, clean-out crack down & Exeter in Europe | Alan Quinlan & Niamh Briggs | 00:43:46 | |
After a difficult derby day for Munster, Alan Quinlan and Niamh Briggs have all the breakdown and analysis on this week's episode of The Red 78!
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| 17 Oct 2024 | The Red 78 Unlocked | Munster lose in Croke Park, and a look ahead to the Stormers | Ep.106 | 00:19:57 | |
Off The Ball's Ruairi O'Hagan is joined by Munster legends Alan Quinlan and Fiona Hayes to look back on the Reds' defeat to Leinster in Croke Park, and to look ahead to Saturday's clash with the Stormers. (0.00) Intro and comments (4.57) Leinster v Munster review (26.36) Munster incorrectly down to 14 (35.40) Star of the Week (39.57) Stormers preview Get in contact on Twitter @rugbychannel15 or email therugbychannel@bauermedia.ie Subscribe to The Rugby Channel for new episodes every week! #TheRed78
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| 11 Oct 2022 | The Red 78 Ep.40 | Time for patience, momentum killers vs Connacht and a need for more leadership? | Quinlan and Briggs | 00:44:02 | |
Following Friday's loss to Connacht Alan Quinlan and Niamh Briggs break down what went wrong for Munster, question whether now is the time for patience in order for the squad to rebuild and also award Quinny's gold star of the week.
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| 11 Apr 2023 | The Red 78 Ep. 66 | Preview of URC clash with the Stormers | Keith Earls returns for the two crucial games in South Africa | Briggs & Quinlan | 00:41:03 | |
Alan Quinlan and Niamh Briggs look ahead to Munster's crucial game against the Stormers in Cape Town & discuss what improvements need to be made to compete with the reigning URC champions. | |||
| 16 May 2024 | The Red 78 Unlocked: Connacht put to the sword, and can Munster retain their URC crown? | Ep.97 | 00:21:21 | |
Ruairi O’Hagan is joined by Munster legends Alan Quinlan and Fiona Hayes to look back on the very impressive win over Connacht. And the big question - can Munster retain their URC crown? (0.30) Intro and comments. (7.10) Connacht review (27.50) Star of the Week (31.00) Edinburgh preview
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| 05 Dec 2024 | The Red 78 Unlocked | Reds slay the Lions, and Stade Français come to Thomond Park | Ep. 112 | 00:18:28 | |
On this week's episode of The Red 78, Munster legends Alan Quinlan and Fiona Hayes join Off The Ball's Ruairi O'Hagan to discuss Chris Boyd's arrival as performance consultant, Munster's win over the Lions and the Investec Champions Cup clash with Stade Français. (0.00) Intro and comments (3.14) Chris Boyd as performance consultant (10.45) Review of the win over the Lions (23.02) Stade Français preview Get in contact on Twitter @rugbychannel15 or email therugbychannel@bauermedia.ie | |||
| 03 Nov 2021 | The Red 78 Ep.4 - The AIL special | Academy integration | Growth of the women's game | Lingering resentfulness? | 00:44:47 | |
While the provinces take a break, in this week's Red 78 Alan Quinlan and Niamh Briggs turn their attention to the backbone of the professional rugby system, the All-Ireland League. Joining them to discuss the role the AIL plays, the effect the transition into the professional era had on clubs and how the women's game can now learn from that, is Young Munster head coach Gearoid Prendergast.
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| 29 Dec 2023 | The Red 78 Unlocked: Munster and Leinster battle in the rain, more injuries, and Connacht on New Year’s Day - Ep.82 | 00:20:32 | |
Ruairi O’Hagan is joined by Munster legends Alan Quinlan and Fiona Hayes to look back on the defeat to Leinster in Thomond Park. Fiona and Alan pick their Star of the Week, we discuss The Reds’ mounting injury list and we look ahad to the New Year’s Day clash with Connacht.
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| 13 Feb 2023 | The Red 78 Ep. 58 | Fearless against France, Murray makes his mark & Ospreys on the way! | 00:46:30 | |
It was a big weekend for Ireland, so Alan Quinlan and Niamh Briggs have a full breakdown of how our Munstermen fared, as well as all that's to come when The Ospreys arrive into Thomond on Friday night...
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| 06 Jun 2024 | The Red 78 Unlocked: Munster secure top spot, Ospreys preview | Ep.100 | 00:22:26 | |
Episode 100!! Ruairi O’Hagan is joined by Munster legends Alan Quinlan and Fiona Hayes to look back on the win over Ulster, and to preview the quarter final clash with the Ospreys. (0.30) Ulster review (23.38 Star of the week (25.51) Ospreys Preview Get in contact on Twitter @rugbychannel15 or email therugbychannel@bauermedia.ie Subscribe to The Rugby Channel for new episodes every week! #TheRed78 The first twenty minutes of this week's podcast is unlocked, but to listen to the full podcast, get on over to the Off The Ball app, or become a member at offtheball.com/join | |||
| 04 Oct 2022 | The Red 78 Ep.39 | A win at last, coming Connacht & Quinny's Gold Star of the Week! | 00:43:13 | |
Munster have finally got their first win of the URC season and who better to break it down than Alan Quinlan & Niamh Briggs!
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| 03 Apr 2024 | The Red 78 Unlocked: Munster fail to impress against Cardiff, and Northampton rematch on the horizon Ep.92 | 00:20:49 | |
Ruairi O’Hagan is joined by Munster legends Alan Quinlan and Fiona Hayes to look back on the win over Cardiff and to preview this weekend’s huge clash with Northampton. (0.30) Intro and comments (10.15) Fiona and Quinny look back at the win over Cardiff (25.00) Star of the week (26.25) Munster v Northampton Preview The first twenty minutes of this week's podcast is unlocked, but to listen to the full podcast, get on over to the Off The Ball app, or become a member at offtheball.com/join. Get in contact on Twitter @rugbychannel15 or email therugbychannel@bauermedia.ie Subscribe to The Rugby Channel for new episodes every week! #TheRed78 | |||
| 08 Feb 2023 | The Red 78 Ep.57 | Murray makes his move, Quinny's Cardiff memory lane & Munstermen in the 20's | Alan Quinlan & Niamh Briggs | 00:44:58 | |
We've no Munster action, but a lot of Ireland talk on all levels to discuss on this week's episode of The Red 78!
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| 28 Nov 2023 | The Red 78 Unlocked: Positive performance at the Aviva, new contracts and O’Mahony stands down as skipper - Ep. 78 | 00:22:24 | |
Ruairi O’Hagan is joined by Munster legends Alan Quinlan and Fiona Hayes to look back on the Reds’ defeat to Leinster and the positive aspects of the performance. Fiona and Alan pick their Star of the Week, there’s a preview of the clash with table toppers Glasgow in Cork, we talk about new deals for Munster stars and we discuss Peter O’Mahony standing down as captain. (0.30) Intro Get in contact on Twitter @rugbychannel15 or email therugbychannel@bauermedia.ie Subscribe to The Rugby Channel for new episodes every week! #TheRed78 The first twenty minutes of this week's podcast is unlocked, but to listen to the full podcast, get on over to the Off The Ball app, or become a member at offtheball.com/join. | |||
| 01 Dec 2021 | The Red 78 Ep.8 | The SA situation, Larkham leaving & has Rassie lost the plot? | Alan Quinlan & Niamh Briggs | 00:40:36 | |
With the Munster squad still stuck in SA, Niamh and Quinny discuss the integrated training taking place back at base, the disappointment of Stephen Larkham's impending departure and the outcome of the Rassie Erasmus saga.
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| 23 Mar 2022 | The Red 78 Ep. 24 | Graham Rowntree | The ongoing appointment process, "Messy December" & coaching through criticism | Alan Quinlan & Niamh Briggs | 00:35:04 | |
On this week's Red 78, Alan Quinlan and Niamh Briggs are joined by current Munster forwards coach and potentially soon head coach, Graham Rowntree.
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| 08 Feb 2022 | The Red 78 Ep. 18 | Niamh's new job, Glasgow goals & hopes for Hodnett! | Alan Quinlan & Niamh Briggs | 00:42:32 | |
Don't worry, she hasn't ditched us! Newly named Ireland assistant coach Niamh Briggs is as ever, alongside Alan Quinlan for this week's episode of The Red 78! We get your thoughts on how the Munster men are doing with Ireland, breakdown John Hodnett's significance in the back row and preview this weekend's URC trip away to Glasgow on Friday.
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| 31 Jan 2023 | The Red 78 Ep. 56 | Pinch yourself positivity, high hopes on Hodnett & who makes the Irish starting XV? | 00:48:57 | |
Alan Quinlan & Niamh Briggs are back for this week's episode of the Red 78 with a spring in their steps after an excellent block of recent fixtures.
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| 12 Dec 2023 | The Red 78 Unlocked: Below par Munster struggle against Bayonne, and Exeter Chiefs test on the horizon - Ep.80 | 00:20:49 | |
Ruairi O’Hagan is joined by Munster legends Alan Quinlan and Fiona Hayes to look back on a poor performance against Bayonne in the Champions Cup. Fiona and Alan pick their Star of the Week, and we look ahead to a huge clash away to Exeter Chiefs on Sunday. (0.30) Intro The first twenty minutes of this week's podcast is unlocked, but to listen to the full podcast, get on over to the Off The Ball app, or become a member at offtheball.com/join. Get in contact on Twitter @rugbychannel15 or email therugbychannel@bauermedia.ie Subscribe to The Rugby Channel for new episodes every week! #TheRed78 | |||
| 08 Jan 2025 | The Red78 Unlocked | Munster v Saracens preview, Leinster recap | Ep: 116 | 00:21:24 | |
Off The Ball's Ruairi O'Hagan joins Munster legends Alan Quinlan and Fiona Hayes to discuss the defeat to Leinster, and the upcoming clash with Saracens at Thomond Park. Get in contact on Twitter @rugbychannel15 or email therugbychannel@bauermedia.ie Subscribe to The Rugby Channel for new episodes every week! #TheRed78 The first twenty minutes of this week's podcast is unlocked, but to listen to the full podcast, get on over to the Off The Ball app, or become a member at offtheball.com/join. | |||
| 30 Jan 2025 | The Red 78 Unlocked | Big win over the Dragons, and Six Nations preview | Ep. 119 | 00:20:16 | |
Off The Ball's Ruairi O'Hagan is joined by Munster legends Alan Quinlan and Fiona Hayes to look at the impressive win over the Dragons, the Reds' new signings, the search for the new head coach and there's a look ahead to the Six Nations as well! | |||
| 19 Feb 2025 | The Red 78 Unlocked | Reds see off Scarlets | Ep. 121 | 00:16:41 | |
Off The Ball's Ruairi O'Hagan is joined by Munster legends Alan Quinlan and Fiona Hayes to talk about the win over Scarlets, Gavin Coombes' good run of form, Ireland's clash with Wales and more. | |||
| 06 Dec 2022 | The Red 78 Ep.48 | Fast-start fears, the Toulouse tornado & Quinny's 'Star of the Week'! | 00:40:30 | |
The Champions Cup is about to get underway and off the back of another solid Munster performance on Friday, Niamh Briggs and Alan Quinlan have everything you should be looking out for!
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| 25 Jan 2022 | The Red 78 Ep.16 | Justifying criticism, the case for Gavin Coombes & De Allende to follow JVG? | Alan Quinlan & Niamh Briggs | 00:33:10 | |
On this week's episode, Alan Quinlan and Niamh Briggs run through your thoughts on whether criticism of Munster is justified, Quinny introduces our new segment "Andy Farrell, are you watching??" and do Munster fans have the right to feel more aggrieved by Damien De Allende's potential move to Bath with JVG, as opposed to a return to Japan?
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| 29 Mar 2022 | The Red 78 Ep. 25 | Ireland's penalty pressures | The Leinster/Munster Derby | Top two thoughts | 00:41:36 | |
Fresh from her first weekend as an Ireland coach, Niamh Briggs is as always alongside Alan Quinlan to bring you all the Munster rugby analysis, breakdown and updates you could ever want! What was learnt from Benneton? Is a top two URC finish possibly in sight? Where does Leinster vs. Munster rank in the world of sporting derbies?
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| 20 Dec 2022 | The Red 78 Ep. 50! | Playing on the edge & how to change the ref's perception | Alan Quinlan & Niamh Briggs | 00:43:52 | |
We've made it to EPISODE 50! As ever, Quinny & Niamh have all the breakdown from an exciting weekend of European action!
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| 22 Dec 2021 | The Red 78 Ep.11 | Munster's mitigation, Kidney questions & the late loss of Leinster | Alan Quinlan & Niamh Briggs | 00:37:04 | |
Alan Quinlan and Niamh Briggs break down Munster's underwhelming win at home to Castres, why we need to take it with a pinch of salt, the rumours surrounding Declan Kidney's potential return to Munster as the Director of Rugby and of course the disappointing cancellation of the St. Stephen's Day Leinster derby.
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| 15 Nov 2022 | The Red 78 Ep.45 | Munster not getting carried away after SA win, tributes to Jerry Holland, more games at Páirc Uí Chaoimh? | 00:38:52 | |
Alan Quinlan and Niamh Briggs pay tribute to former Ireland international and coach Jerry Holland before reminiscing on Munster’s triumph over South Africa and awarding their gold star of the week.
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| 16 Feb 2022 | The Red 78 Ep.19 | Munster outmuscled, Buckley's time to shine & 'ferocious' Ireland | Alan Quinlan & Niamh Briggs | 00:35:14 | |
Alan Quinlan and Niamh Briggs are along for episode 19 of The Red 78 to bring you all the latest on what's going on in the world of Munster Rugby!
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| 11 Dec 2024 | The Red 78 Unlocked | Munster impress against Stade, and trip to Castres up next | Ep113 | 00:19:20 | |
Off the Ball's Ruairi O'Hagan is joined by Munster greats Alan Quinlan and Fiona Hayes to discuss the impressive 33-7 win over Stade Francais, the upcoming trip to France to face Castres and the continuing search for the province's new head coach. | |||
| 28 Feb 2023 | The Red 78 Ep. 60 | A Tribute to Tom Tierney | RG Returns against a 'Munster-esque' Scatlets | Alan Quinlan & Niamh BriggsThe Red 78 Ep. 60 | A Tribute to Tom Tierney | RG Returns against a 'Munster-esque' Scarletts | Alan Quinlan & Niamh Briggs | 00:44:50 | |
It's been a difficult weekend for all involved in Munster Rugby with the passing of Tom Tierney, Quinny and Niamh pay tribute on this week's pod.
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| 23 Dec 2024 | The Red 78 Christmas Special | Ulster review, Leinster preview | Ep.115 | 00:26:48 | |
On a special festive episode of the Red 78, Off The Ball's Ruairi O'Hagan is joined by Munster legends Alan Quinlan and Fiona Hayes to discuss the win over Ulster, and to look ahead to Friday's huge clash with Leinster at a sold out Thomond Park. And we ask the two biggest questions - is Quinny on the nice list and just what is Fiona getting off Santa? | |||
| 10 Nov 2021 | The Red 78 Ep.5 | 'Alone You Stand' - Remembering Axel with Barry Murphy & Orla Foley | 00:47:11 | |
Ahead of the launch of 'Alone You Stand' in memory of Anthony 'Axel' Foley at the Aviva Stadium this weekend, Alan Quinlan and Niamh Briggs are joined by his sister Orla and former teammate, and now singer with Hermitage Green, Barry Murphy to remember the great Munster man on this week's Red 78 podcast.
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| 10 Apr 2025 | The Red 78 Unlocked | A famous win for Munster in France | Ep. 127 | 00:19:14 | |
Off The Ball's Ruairi O'Hagan is joined by Munster Legends Alan Quinlan and Fiona Hayes to look back on a terrific win for the Reds against La Rochelle. They'll look ahead to another massive clash in France against Bordeaux, and discuss Jack Crowley's new contract. | |||
| 07 Mar 2023 | The Red 78 Ep. 61 | A messy affair in Musgrave, RG Returns & Scotland in the 6N! | 00:50:26 | |
Alan Quinlan and Niamh Briggs breakdown a questionable match against the Scarlets, the positives & negatives and what lies ahead for Ireland in Scotland.
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| 15 Mar 2022 | The Red 78 Ep. 23 | Carbery's place in Munster, Kendellen keeps shining and the little task of the Lions. | Alan Quinlan & Niamh Briggs | 00:41:07 | |
Quinny and Niamh are along as ever with episode 23 of The Red 78 podcast, with all your Munster Rugby fix! Does Joey Carbery deserve his starting spot once he returns from international duty, should Alex Kendellen be on Andy Farrell's radar and have Munster already weathered the worst of the South African URC storm?
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| 18 May 2022 | The Red 78 Ep.32 | Will Munster deserve the URC? | The Leinster template | Changing provincial rivalries | Quinlan & Briggs | 00:38:08 | |
Alan Quinlan and Niamh Briggs breakdown Munster's URC campaign so far and whether they'd deserve to fight it out for the trophy if they lose a 7th league game this weekend, what template they need to employ to upset a second-string Leinster and are the provincial rivalries really what they used to be?
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| 16 Jan 2024 | The Red 78 Unlocked: A famous win in France, and Northampton Saints on the horizon - Ep.85 | 00:21:50 | |
Ruairi O’Hagan is joined by Munster legends Alan Quinlan and Fiona Hayes to review the Reds’ famous win in France against Toulon. We discuss what went right for Munster, who stood out, and we looking ahead to the final pool game against Northampton Saints on Saturday. (0.30) Intro and comments (5.00) Toulon review (25.48) The impact of Peter O’Mahony’s return (29.55) Star of the Week (33.39) Northampton Saints Preview (44.12) Peter O’Mahony’s contract Get in contact on Twitter @rugbychannel15 or email therugbychannel@bauermedia.ie Subscribe to The Rugby Channel for new episodes every week! #TheRed78 The first twenty minutes of this week's podcast is unlocked, but to listen to the full podcast, get on over to the Off The Ball app, or become a member at offtheball.com/join. | |||
| 13 Feb 2025 | The Red 78 Unlocked | Scarlets preview and Six Nations chat | Ep. 120 | 00:20:09 | |
Off The Ball's Ruairi O'Hagan is joined by Munster legends Alan Quinlan and Fiona Hayes as they look ahead to the Scarlets clash at Thomond Park, discuss a new deal for Tadhg Beirne, and look at the Six Nations so far. | |||
| 19 Apr 2022 | The Red 78 Ep.28 | Exeter exiled from Thomond | The Stadium Situation | Ulster in the URC #TheRed78 | 00:40:36 | |
Alan Quinlan and Niamh Briggs have full reaction to Munster's Champions Cup victory over Exeter, what lies ahead in the shape of Ulster in the URC and give their thoughts on the implications of Ed Sheeran's upcoming gigs on the use of Thomond Park.
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| 25 Apr 2023 | The Red 78 Ep. 68 | Munster fight back vs. the Sharks | 200 Munster appearances for Keith Earls | Briggs & Quinlan | 00:41:12 | |
Alan Quinlan and Niamh Briggs recognise Keith Earls 200th appearance for Munster and his contribution to the club over the years & discuss Munster's impressive second half performance against the Sharks in Durban last Saturday to earn a draw, but should they have won it? | |||
| 22 May 2023 | The Red 78 Ep. 72 | Pinpointing how Munster can beat the Stormers, team selection headaches, URC glory awaits? | Briggs & Quinlan | 00:43:13 | |
Alan Quinlan and Niamh Briggs preview Munster’s upcoming URC final vs the DHL Stormers on Saturday in Cape Town. | |||