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Studio podcast for you as Rob Kearney, Andrew Trimble and Matt Williams react to Ireland's heavy defeat by France in Dublin and Scotland's nervy win over Wales at Murrayfield. It all means Ireland Grand Slam dreams are gone and the championship is out of their hands going into the final day next Saturday.

It's the penultimate week of the 2025 Guinness Men's Six Nations and very much the pivotal game of the championship takes place in Dublin this Saturday! Ireland take on France in a game that should decide this year's tournament champions. Matt Williams & Alan Quinlan join Stuart McAvoy to preview the game, pay tribute to Cian Healy, Peter O'Mahony and Conor Murray ahead of their final home game for Ireland and look ahead to other fixtures in Scotland v Wales and England v Italy.

Irish rugby legend Brian O'Driscoll sat down with Will Dalton this week to discuss Guinness' new partnership with Field of Vision, the pioneers of fan inclusivity, to bring a revolutionary sensory experience to visually impaired fans at this year’s Guinness Men’s and Women’s Six Nations Championships.Will also got Brian's thoughts on this year's championship so far with Ireland's huge game against France very much on the horizon. Watch the Guinness Men's, Women's and U20 Six Nations Championships live on Virgin Media Television.

Ireland won their 14th Triple Crown in Cardiff on Saturday afternoon and kept Grand Slam dreams alive, but Wales didn't have make them work for it! A resurgent Welsh team under Matt Sherratt had Ireland on the ropes for long periods at the Principality but Simon Easterby's side found a way to win. Rob Kearney, Matt Williams and Shane Horgan were alongside Joe Molloy in studio to react. We also hear from James Lowe, Jamison Gibson-Park and Simon Easterby. 

This was fun! 😅Stuart McAvoy sat down with Finlay Bealham ahead of Ireland's trip to Cardiff this weekend and the pair chatted about Finlay's days at Belfast Harlequins, moving from Ulster to Connacht, closing in on 50 Ireland caps, haircuts, Wrestlemania and more!

We're back for Round 3 of the Guinness Men's Six Nations! Matt Williams and Alan Quinlan join Stuart McAvoy to preview Wales v Ireland, Scotland v England and Italy v France!

Round 2 is in the books and what a weekend it was in the Guinness Men's Six Nations! Italy's win over Wales has seen Warren Gatland relieved of his duties, England's last-gasp win over France has shaken up the championship while Ireland's victory in Edinburgh means Simon Easterby's side are the solo Grand Slam contenders. Matt Williams & Alan Quinlan join Stuart McAvoy to discuss all of the above and more in our fallow week episode.

It was a bumper Saturday in Round 2 of the Men's Guinness Six Nations as Italy held on to beat Wales for the third time in four years while England got a last-gasp victory over France at Twickenham which shakes up this championship. Rob Kearney, Matt Williams and Andrew Trimble were in studio for both games and give their reaction while also previewing Sunday's huge game as Ireland take on the Scots in Murrayfield.

Rob Kearney, Matt Williams, Shane Horgan and Andrew Trimble give their reaction from pitchside at the Aviva Stadium as Ireland got their 2025 Men's Guinness Six Nations campaign off to the perfect start with a 27-22 win over England on Saturday. We also hear from Simon Easterby, Jamison Gibson-Park, Caelan Doris and Maro Itoje as well as having a look ahead to what is a mouth-watering Round 2 next weekend featuring Le Crunch!