On the latest episode of The Hard Yards Ronan O’Gara called in from Paris to talk about Leinster vs Munster with Kevin McLaughlin. Kev’s particularly open about how tough he found it early in his career when preparing to play Munster, and when that changed.

We then chatted with Scarlets lock and new Munster signing for 2018/19, Tadhg Beirne. How did he end up leaving Leinster and heading to Wales? What sort of deal did he turn down to return to Ireland? And… why Irish exiles should leave their Irish mobile charged at all times.

(N.B. this episode was recorded *before* the Leinster vs Munster match last weekend)

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