I look into a supposed spike in collisions in rugby, supposedly caused by law changes made before the 2017/18 season. Supposedly.
And we talked centre combos for the November tests with James Downey
We talk to performance psychologist Gerry Hussey, and ROG & Fez talk Champions Cup and Johan Van Graan
And we also have ROG and Kev McLaughlin discussing the Leinster Munster rivalry.
ROG and the now-married Stephen Ferris talk player welfare in modern rugby, and I talk to Rob Penney about life in Japan and how he looks back on his time with Munster.
The life of a professional sportsperson can come to a halt in various different ways. Only the very few have the luxury of a pre-announced retirement along with celebratory last season.
Some can own their decision to retire, both circumstance and timing, even if they weren’t 100% conscious at the time that their last game would be their last game.… Read more...
We're rolling nicely over at The Hard Yards. Here's what I've been up to on the pod so far this season.