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James Tracy, Ciarán Kennedy, and Murray Kinsella discuss the Ireland team news (29:48), Irish lessons from the All Blacks game (2:11), and what kind of threat Argentina pose this Friday night (40:22).

Bernard Jackman joins Murray Kinsella to reflect on a frustrating, error-strewn night for Ireland against the All Blacks (2:15). What went wrong? What changes are required? Is it time to panic? The lads also look at the Wallabies' thrilling win over England (45:44) and the threat Argentina pose to Ireland (51:26).

Murray Kinsella, James Tracy and Gavan Casey look ahead to the big one on Friday night as Ireland and the All Blacks renew their rivalry at the Aviva Stadium.

Bernard Jackman and Murray Kinsella discuss how New Zealand prepared to take on Ireland by beating England in Twickenham. They also reflect on Munster's defeat to the All Blacks XV and the latest revelations about life under Eddie Jones.

Bernard Jackman, Murray Kinsella and Gavan Casey react to the news that Munster and head coach Graham Rowntree have parted company, with the Englishman's departure confirmed seconds before the lads recorded today's pod.Berch and Murray also review the provinces' opening blocks of games in the URC and look ahead to Ireland's November tests.

James Tracy, Murray Kinsella and Gavan Casey chat in the immediate aftermath of Ireland's squad selection for their November tests (0:25),.JT reflects upon his own Ireland call-up in 2016, and how the process works behind the scenes (24:13). The lads also discuss Leinster's victory over Connacht (38:03) and get James' impression of Munster's issues against the Stormers (51:16).

Murray Kinsella, Bernard Jackman and Gavan Casey reflect on Leinster's victory over Connacht in Galway (1:51), Munster's error-strewn defeat to the Stormers (29:04) and Ulster's bonus-point win over Ospreys (46:38).The lads also discuss potential bolters for Ireland's November squad, which is announced on Wednesday (56:39), and field a listener's question about adding more cup competitions to rugby (1:00:43).

James Tracy joins Gavan Casey to review the weekend's big interpros.The lads discuss the balls-up that led to Munster incorrectly being reduced to 14 men ahead of Leinster's third try, Leinster's lineout brilliance, the non-battle between Jack Crowley and Ciarán Frawley, Harry Byrne's future, and the only remaining area of his game in which Caelan Doris can significantly improve.Plus, Ulster's ballsy win over Connacht, the misfortune to Josh Murphy's maul yellow, and why Connacht still look like a bit of a different animal to last season despite their two interpro defeats.