Episodes
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On the final edition of The Knock On for season 3 (the 2023/24 club season), The Knock On team wrap up the season and have a look back over what was a successful campaign for the three clubs of Tullow, Kilkenny and Carlow including
Back-to-back Provincial Towns Cup wins for Tullow, and promotion to Division 1A for CarlowTullow ladies securing AIL rugby for the 2024/25 seasonSean O'Brien and Stevie Smith also revealed that they will play again next season as they bid for the three in a row.Kilkenny turning their focus to onfield matters for 2024/25 following facility improvements and club developments this season in Division 1BPlus, Doc O'Connor has stepped down as the coach of the Kilkenny firsts, however, he will remain on as a player with Corey Carthy comes in as the new manager for next season. -
On the show, we have a preview of the Provincial Towns Cup Final between Tullow and Ashbourne which takes place on Sunday at 3pm in Carlow Rugby Club.
The lads feel that Tullow are favourites going into the game with Sean O'Brien's rugby brain and knowledge the key factor in the clash.
The Tullow ladies lost in the final of the Paul Flood Cup last weekend however, they have a huge game this weekend against Queens University in the AIL promotional playoff.
Tullow's Dannah O'Brien and Katie Corrigan are on the Ireland women's team to take on England in the Six Nations this weekend.
We check up on youth fixtures and chat about J2 and J3 action in the local clubs.
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On this edition of The Knock On Rugby Podcast...
Tullow are into the final of the Towns Cup with a 36-26 win over Gorey and now play Ashbourne in the decider after they beat Wicklow 24-22. The final is in Carlow on Sunday week and we look ahead to the big game.The Paul Flood Cup final takes on Sunday where the Tullow ladies take on MU Barnhall.There's J3 action as well with the local clubs involved, Kilkenny has never won the Anderson Cup, we discuss that and what the lads refer to as 'old relics' coming back and togging out for it.And Carlow are hosting a 'give it a try' initiative at the club over the next few weeks, it's for ladies and they try to set up a ladies team.#rugby #podcast #rugbypodcast
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On this week’s edition of The Knock On rugby podcast…
Carlow and Tullow get ready for a Provincial Towns Cup quarter-final showdown this weekend with the Division 1B champions and the reigning cup champions squaring up at the Black Gates on Sunday.
Carlow beat Portlaoise 41-7 in their quarter-final, Kilkenny beat North Kildare 27-20 and Tullow beat Athy 34-3.
The quarter final draw sees Mullingar v Wicklow, Gorey v Kilkenny, Tullow v County Carlow and Cill Dara v Ashbourne all with the possibility that should Kilkenny progress past Gorey we may see yet another local derby at the semi-final stages.
And we discuss SETU's loss to DCU in Iris colleges final.
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This week... Carlow are the Leinster League Division 1B champions, they join Tullow in 1A next season.
We preview a weekend of Towns Cup action, Kilkenny head for North Kildare, Carlow entertain Portlaoise and Tullow host Athy.
Tullow ladies team get the better of Mullingar in the Paul Flood Cup while Kilkenny beat Wanderers in the Paul Cusack Cup.
Tributes are paid to the late James Coady who played for Kilkenny and was buried on Thursday and also to club man Willie Purcell from Tullow.
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Carlow needs just a win or draw away to Cill Dara this weekend to win the league, it comes after they beat neighbours Kilkenny in last weekend's clash.
Tullow play top of table Monkstown this weekend, they'll finish the league in fourth place, something Paddy Browne says they're very happy with it in their first season back up in division 1A. A top-four finish means Tullow can play in the AIL Cup next season.
Kilkenny are at home to Longford this weekend.
We chat about women's and youth's rugby this weekend and get the lads' predictions on Ireland's Six Nations game against England.
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Tullow Ladies win the Div 1 cup beating Mullingar 60-7, they now go into a round-robin to try and go Senior into AIL, also looking to retain Paul Flood Cup when it returns in a few weeks.
Tullow firsts lose out to Seapoint in the Leinster League 27-20.
Carlow beat Dundalk 46-29 in a tough encounter, it keeps the momentum going for the side who are looking to finish the season with a chance to go for promotion.
Kilkenny lose to Boyne 40-31, down a lot of players through injury and other reasons.
Kilkenny Ladies lost to South East Lions.
All sides have a weekend off this weekend.
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On this week's edition of The Knock On Rugby Podcast...
We look back at the weekend of action for Carlow Kilkenny and Tullow last weekend; Tullow had a bye for the Towns Cup, however, Kilkenny started their campaign with a win over Clondalkin and face Athy this Saturday in a crucial league game in the Leinster League.
Carlow in the Towns Cup had a good win over Boyne and they're in action this weekend in the league as well.
We all hear about youth rugby and women's rugby and of course Ireland in the Six Nations.
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Stephen, Paddy and Pat are back for another helping of The Knock On.
This week there's a look at
- Tullow's win over Ashbourne
- Carlow's latest from the Leinster League and the start of their Provincial Towns Cup campaign facing Boyne on Sunday
- Updates from local kids, and minis
- And there's a nod to former contributor Johnny Tobin who leads SETU Carlow into the All-Ireland colleges rugby series this coming week.
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On this week's edition of The Knock On Rugby Podcast we'll discuss
Tullow's Division 1A loss to Bective and preview their clash with WicklowCarlow's defeat of Boyne ahead of facing LongfordAnother win in Division 1B for Kilkenny over DLSP with Athy waiting in the wingsTullow Ladies' victory over Tullamoreand the lay of the land for this year's Provincial Towns Cup as 2023 champions Tullow collect a bye into round 2 with Kilkenny and Carlow getting ready for their first taste of cup action this year.
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On this week's edition of The Knock On rugby podcast...
Tullow pushing on in Division 1A and putting it up to the Dublin sides with a win over Suttonians.Carlow is happy with progress and have themselves in a good position heading into the Christmas break, we look at their last-gasp win over Athy.Kilkenny is finding their stride in Division 1B and powered past Cill Dara.We chat women's rugby including Kilkenny's win over Wanderers and Tullow's loss to MU Barnhall.And we chat about Leinster and the Irish Provinces ahead of the Champions Cup opening weekend
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We review the weekend's action which saw Tullow lose out to Monkstown, Carlow to Cill Dara, however, Kilkenny got the better of Longford.
Are Tullow fit enough the lads ask, is it something they need to work on?
We look ahead to the weekend's action, Tullow v Suttonians, Carlow V Athy and Cill Dara v Kilkenny.
We talk women's rugby and Kilkenny struggling after another loss, this time to Edenderry, while Tullow hammers Dublin University.
Youth fixtures and results are discussed for the three clubs and more.
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On this weeks show, The Knock On team are talking about...
Carlow’s derby win over Kilkenny in the Leinster League. We look back at Tullow’s win over Gorey in Division 1A.The lads discuss ladies' rugby in the three counties.We look at how the local youth’s teams are getting on.And we preview the weekend's provinces games in the URC.
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On the Show
Tullow's narrow loss to Seapoint last week in Div 1A while Kilkenny lost out to Boyne in 1B while Carlow leave Dundalk with a draw and two points.
This weekend, Tullow take on Gorey and Kilkenny and Carlow battle it out.
We look back at Tullow ladies' win over Blackrock with three tries from Alex O Brien while the Kilkenny women lost out to Tallaght.
We also chat youth rugby and more.
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*Episode originally recorded on 27 October*
The Leinster League continues and saw Tullow suffer a one-point loss against Ashbourne in 1A, while in 1B, Kilkenny beat Dundalk and Carlow got the better of De La Salle Palmerston.
Carlow is the only side in action this weekend in a friendly against Portlaoise where they'll give their seconds and bench players a run-out.
We look back at a win for the Tullow ladies over Railway Union while Kilkenny lost to Ashbourne.
It was a successful weekend for the local youth's sides.
The World Cup final takes place this weekend, we chat about that and the return of the URC.
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On this week's podcast ..
Tributes paid to Tullow player Conor Duffy who passed away unexpectedly, on October 8th. RIP
We preview Athy v Kilkenny and Longford v Carlow in the Leinster League.
We look ahead to the women's league action with Tullow v Tullamore and Kilkenny v Tullamore J1's.
And we preview Ireland’s World Cup Quarter-final clash against the All Black
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On this week's edition of The Knock On rugby podcast,
Carlow under-perform in loss to Athy but get back to winning ways against Boyne.Kilkenny is unbeaten so far, with a newish-looking squad getting used to life in Division 1B.Tullow get a big scalp in win over Bective however rivals Wicklow bring them back to earth.We hear how the youth's and women’s sides are going.and we talk showing respect for referees and we chat about the Ireland team to play Scotland in the Rugby World Cup.Keep an eye on Scoreline.ie or wherever you do your podcast listening for more from The Knock On and Leinster League coverage.
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On this week's podcast, Tullow get their Division 1A campaign off to a winning start by beating Suttonians with Sean O'Brien in the number 10 jersey as they face Bernard Jackman's Bective this weekend.
Carlow beat Kilkenny in the South East League during the week, Carlow start their league against neighbours Athy this weekend while Kilkenny face Cill Dara.
We look back at Ireland's win over Tonga in the World Cup, and how they're going to beat South Africa this weekend.
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The Knock On is back for a third season and with the Leinster League two weeks away from a return for Carlow, Kilkenny and Tullow, we'll explore how pre-season is going for each of the clubs along with an update on the latest from SETU Carlow. Plus, the Rugby World Cup is underway, so it's time to have a look at Ireland's prospects. Can they advance past the quarter-final stages at long last?
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This is The Knock On, KCLR, and Scoreline.ie's weekly rugby podcast.
In this episode, Stephen Byrne is joined by Tom Crotty from Carlow Rugby Club, James Blanchfield from Kilkenny RFC, and Johnny Tobin from Tullow RFC.
On the show...
We look back at Kilkenny's season for the first, seconds, ladies and youths.We look ahead to Kilkenny's plans for next season including personnel changes, coaching, and more.Johnny Tobin describes what Tullow RFC has been like over the past few weeks.We chat about Tullow's wins at all levels this season and plans for next season including moving up to Division 1A of the leagueJohnny talks about the people and players behind Tullow rugby club and what make them successful this seasonDon't forget to visit scoreline.ie for more on rugby, and of course, if you’re into your GAA, we have the clash act and lots more.
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