Jun 23, 2026 · 25 min · 7 segments
On this week's Pod, Alan Quinlan and Stuart McAvoy breakdown Andy Farrell's Ireland squad for the summer as well as looking ahead to the URC final between Leinster and the Bulls at Croke Park * * *…
Alan QuinlanGuestStuart McAvoyHostI was actually thinking there, sorry, I was reading, was it Leo Collins, maybe thirteenth or fourteenth final? Unbelievable.
They're obviously the disappointing, uh, moments of the Champions Cup final against Bordeaux and Bilbao.
But then looking at that Bulls side, Papé, Pollard, front row anchors, eleven or twelve Springboks starting, Al.
So it's, it's-- even though a lot of familiar faces, you wouldn't realize that, you know, there's a small number who've, who've started the game last year in Croke Park when Leinster won thirty-two, seven, were very dominant.
Um, there is no doubt about it that, you know, they'll be licking their lips if they get any scrums.
Um, you know, he's coming up against Francois Klaphake, who's a very strong scrummager, Wilco Louw to come off the bench, uh, Jan-Hendrik Wessels to come off the bench as well.
So Clarkson and Furlong will have it-- have plenty of pressure on them as well.
So look, I think, uh, w- the ability and the, the power of their scrum is just-- sometimes it's unstoppable.
The only way you can deal with that is make sure as a, as, as eight forwards against them, that you obviously keep everybody in the field and, and that you- your discipline is good, and that you're very tight and locked and loaded.
And I think that would be the focus from Robin McBride to, to find ways of, of getting the height down, stopping their, uh, step in the scrum.
Um, so, you know, I think Le- Leinster, of course, they're gonna have some issues there.
They had some issues in the semifinal against the Stormers there, and, and, and it's kind of-- you go back to last November when-
I was actually thinking there, sorry, I was reading, was it Leo Collins, maybe thirteenth or fourteenth final? Unbelievable.
They're obviously the disappointing, uh, moments of the Champions Cup final against Bordeaux and Bilbao.
But then looking at that Bulls side, Papé, Pollard, front row anchors, eleven or twelve Springboks starting, Al.
So it's, it's-- even though a lot of familiar faces, you wouldn't realize that, you know, there's a small number who've, who've started the game last year in Croke Park when Leinster won thirty-two, seven, were very dominant.
Um, there is no doubt about it that, you know, they'll be licking their lips if they get any scrums.
Um, you know, he's coming up against Francois Klaphake, who's a very strong scrummager, Wilco Louw to come off the bench, uh, Jan-Hendrik Wessels to come off the bench as well.
So Clarkson and Furlong will have it-- have plenty of pressure on them as well.
So look, I think, uh, w- the ability and the, the power of their scrum is just-- sometimes it's unstoppable.
The only way you can deal with that is make sure as a, as, as eight forwards against them, that you obviously keep everybody in the field and, and that you- your discipline is good, and that you're very tight and locked and loaded.
And I think that would be the focus from Robin McBride to, to find ways of, of getting the height down, stopping their, uh, step in the scrum.
Um, so, you know, I think Le- Leinster, of course, they're gonna have some issues there.
They had some issues in the semifinal against the Stormers there, and, and, and it's kind of-- you go back to last November when-
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