May 15, 2026 · 51 min · 22 segments
Brought to you by Vodafone Tommy Bowe & Donncha O'Callaghan sit down for Episode 84 of The Offload with special guest former Ireland captain and current Ulster Rugby GM, Rory Best. Email us at…
Tommy BoweHost
Donncha O'CallaghanHost
Rory BestGuestWe know there's lots going on, and just, jeez, it's a big role, isn't it? Like, I know we harp, you know, and we, I'm kind of used to seeing him in that mode.
Like, that's Friday bestie, isn't it? You know what I mean? When it's all on, and there's media around the place, and he's skipper.
He's skipper, but, uh, like, what I found really interesting is that skipper, you know, like, I suppose he's finding his feet as well.
You can tell there's just so much on his shoulders at the minute, and particularly coming into these couple of weeks, you can see the impact of what not, what not making the final eight could-
So, no, I find that really fascinating, and still has a bit of a craic, still able to slag the shite out of me anyway.
If, if you're not, you know, filling out and making quarterfinals and making knockout stages and, you know, pushing on, it does, it knocks on to the rest of the, the, the business.
And it's amazing that even he's all over the kind of commercial side as well, because you could go into kind of just blinkers on, "I'm looking after rugby only." But it only works proper if you're-
And I, to be honest, took heart that one of the biggest areas he was chatting about was the academies and, and getting good coaches to coach them.
We know there's lots going on, and just, jeez, it's a big role, isn't it? Like, I know we harp, you know, and we, I'm kind of used to seeing him in that mode.
Like, that's Friday bestie, isn't it? You know what I mean? When it's all on, and there's media around the place, and he's skipper.
He's skipper, but, uh, like, what I found really interesting is that skipper, you know, like, I suppose he's finding his feet as well.
You can tell there's just so much on his shoulders at the minute, and particularly coming into these couple of weeks, you can see the impact of what not, what not making the final eight could-
So, no, I find that really fascinating, and still has a bit of a craic, still able to slag the shite out of me anyway.
If, if you're not, you know, filling out and making quarterfinals and making knockout stages and, you know, pushing on, it does, it knocks on to the rest of the, the, the business.
And it's amazing that even he's all over the kind of commercial side as well, because you could go into kind of just blinkers on, "I'm looking after rugby only." But it only works proper if you're-
And I, to be honest, took heart that one of the biggest areas he was chatting about was the academies and, and getting good coaches to coach them.
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