Stephen Ferris and Kevin McLaughlin join SportsJOE’s Pat McCarry and host Andy McGeady on The Hard Yards this week.
We have @KMcLaughlin6 and @StephenFerris6 in studio with @andymcgeady and @patmccarry for #TheHardYards
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The boys chat about the big Champions Cup quarter finals and they talk to former Munster back row James Coughlan about life in France with Pau.
Here’s a rundown of the talking points.
00:30 – Stephen and Kev talk about their initiations to the Irish rugby squad
06:40 – Stephen’s story about Neil Best and a homeless man in Argentina
09:05 – Leinster vs Wasps preview
12:00 – Stephen on the transition from Six Nations camp to the provincial game
15:00 – The Justin Tipuric appreciation society
17:20 – Is Nigel Owens the perfect referee for a Leinster vs Wasps game?
18:45 – Munster vs Toulouse preview
21:35 – Are Munster now a team or men rather than young lads with potential?
24:50 – Kev and Stephen talk about playing each other in the 2012 Heineken Cup final
27:00 – James Coughlan talks about life in France with Pau
28:35 – James on his experience of playing Toulouse this season and where Munster should target
33:00 – The Donnacha Ryan contract situation
35:40 – Stephen on how the IRFU and provincial contracts work
37:48 – Kev on what Munster and Ireland are losing if Donnacha Ryan moves to France
39:40 – James Coughlan on his future in France
41:05 – Alex Donohue from Ladbrokes gives the latest Champions Cup odds ahead of the weekend
