Ireland's selection: what is a surprise and what is the logic— France's selection: Dupont + 14 or Irish kryptonite — Ireland's prospects and the notion of a predictable championship — Will Glasgow fuel Scotland? — Can anyone stop the English? — U20s hopes shows.acast.com/the-molecast...

Leinster *find a way* in front of the new Clan Stand — Loosehead crisis — Bohan’s opportunity — Ulster don't find a way — Devine heads north — Munster against the wind — TYP international edition — Farrell's decisions — The forgotten round of URC shows.acast.com/the-molecast...

Part 1: The tale of Leinster's two narrow wins — The Bayonne experience — Finding a way around a "low block" — Nearly moments — Surviving La Rochelle — La Rochelle not surviving — What are Leinster good at? — The Platonic Leinster shows.acast.com/the-molecast...

No Molecast this week due to travel/schedule conflicts. Back next week. Good thing it’s been quiet…

Breakdown shitfights and an interpro no-show — Ulstermen standing up — Mens' Sevens programme legacy — The outhalf rivalry we were promised — What to do with Tom Aherne — Leo stops filibustering shows.acast.com/the-molecast...

Munster confusion makes for a Christmas Turkey — Jeepers, pressure — Road wins — Glasgow statement — Ulster's vibe deserts them shows.acast.com/the-molecast...

Ireland's Top Province: the one at the top of the country — The Way of Richie — Cohesion paying off — Leinster's Disparate Aims — One-man rucks and going open off 10 — Hard Times in Bath Town — AOB: Connacht, Ross Byrne, Goals from the Mark shows.acast.com/the-molecast...

"World Cup wins are all alike; every World Cup exit is unhappy in its own way" — The Euro-African Seeding Jamboree begins — Ulster's time to shine — Leinster Offside Meltdown — Why keep the ball? — Big whinge shows.acast.com/the-molecast...

There’ll be no World Cup then, I’ll tell the children — In Search of a Scrum Philosophy — The Bajada — Props and Game-Time — Backs Rugby vs Forwards Rugby — Boks Tactical Discipline — Emotional Ireland — Bundee's Rugby Mortgage — Lessons from Dev — Going forward shows.acast.com/the-molecast...

Apologies for the poor sound quality on one of the microphones! — Ireland romp against Oz — Paddy Mac arrives fully formed — Sam's highs and lows — Baird's hard yards — Aussie woe — Northampton influence — Delectable Pumas — SA conspiracy shows.acast.com/the-molecast...

Skills and confidence ebbing — Lineouts, Attack, Defence, Kicking — Charismatic Strongmen all the way down — Possibles flow while Probables stutter — MacKenzie's Murrayfield Moments — Rassie and Siya's Mentality Monsters strike AGAIN shows.acast.com/the-molecast...

Roigard on Graham in the corner worthy of our profile pic. DMac with the head taped and the bloodied jersey with two reputation making moments from the 50/22 and the finish on the left wing. Shades of Ireland’s defeat in 2013. Cracking rugby match. The best of the game.

Ireland's new normal: good moments, largely stodgy, dodgy set piece — Counterpoint: actually quite good, all things considered? — Ringrose, lineouts, execution errors — Hyper-Rationalisation —Middle-Aged Man yells at cloud — “Friendlies” — Japan Selection shows.acast.com/the-molecast...

No Molecast this week - back after the NZ game in Chicago!

We've got our Jack back — McMillan's Munster — "It's a challenging start"... and we failed it — TYFPFFS — Think of the dramatic potential — Silver Linings Teamsheet — Ulster are back — Shohei Otani wears Tadhg Beirne pyjamas 🤪🤨🤠 shows.acast.com/the-molecast...

What about my guy: an Irish squad selection story— Staleness on the horizon? — Leinster win again — Munster's calm waters — Ulster's beef — Slow burn season — Doak axe — Counterfeiting a code shows.acast.com/the-molecast...

Resource Management and Opportunity Knocking in SA — What makes a good season? — The World Cup Cycle begins now shows.acast.com/the-molecast...

Welcome to Q4 — Women's World Cup Regrets — Stellar Boks pushing the game forwards — Leinster almost achieve perfect set of 1/10 ratings in DHL — Jersey chat — Waiting around for the season to start shows.acast.com/the-molecast...

Support the Molecast at ko-fi.com/dementedmole — Molecast Summer Symposium — The Lions Phenomenon — Rugby and Media Landscape — Ireland on Tour — U20s Catastrophe — Espoirs in NZ shows.acast.com/the-molecast...

Bulls neutered — Leinster Forwards just kept rollin’ — “This Means More”? — Paean to Jordie — Sam puts his head where it hurts — U20s slide — The flying Bayonnais shows.acast.com/the-molecast...

Leinster fight — Playing off 9 v playing off 10 — Line-kicking — Take Your Points (Reprise) — Bulls on parade — Finals rugby shows.acast.com/the-molecast...

Ireland squad surprises & disappointments — Weaknesses at 1 and 9 — Leinster in familiar territory — Munster return to role of heroic losers — Molebag: Irish Lions' origins — Carlos Spencer — The club professionals shows.acast.com/the-molecast...

Leinster need to get their head out their collective ass and stop thinking about Northampton and Lions. Will be another semi-final defeat if they play like that next week.

Pt. 1: A first half of principles, a second half of realpolitik — Saints' selection gambit — UBB's kick game— Nika rides the bucking bronco shows.acast.com/the-molecast...

Incredible defiance from Saints to be in with a shout in the last ten. Pollock’s little jersey tug recalled Dan Leavy’s stray hold against Toulon in 2015. UBB deserved winners. Wild wild game. Fair play to the ref.

Fin Smith DG winner coming.

This game is so crazily fast it’s pretty much all being reffed via replay.

Feels like there could be 70 points in this game!

Terrible kit match up here.

Due to unforeseen circumstances, no Molecast this week. We will be back next week with reflections on the ICC Final and a bursting Molebag full of listener questions. 🏉 🎙️ 📱

Took me a while but I finally summed up the courage to listen to this and it's very good, as usual. Lord knows doing even a high level rewatch nearly killed me, so god bless these gluttons for punishment for going so forensically into what went wrong - and what Saints did right. .

LIONS LIONS LIONS — Who and why selections are made — How does this thing still exist — Will Aussie media be asking "Can they give a mercy try?" — Leinster still playing Northampton a week later — Crunch time in Musgrave — Opportunity knocks November edition shows.acast.com/the-molecast...

We’ll be doing a “Molebag” episode next week on the podcast. Send us any questions you have to dementedmole (at) gmail (dot) com. Or DM us here!

Only pod I can bear on these occasions, brilliant stuff as usual. The cliche hellmouth opens every time Ireland or Leinster lose a big game, but none of that here.

The point that you made which resonated with me most, was that come May we don't seem to have a plan other than "show up and be Leinster, then have MOAR LEINSTER off the bench" while other sides are rocking up with a clear idea of how to beat us.

Superb pod guys. Most measured analysis on the defeat I’ve heard yet.

WHAT AN OUTRO !!

(Another) Leinster post-mortem — Northampton's Plan — Blame Game — End Game — UBB shake off Toulouse ghosts shows.acast.com/the-molecast...

The "Ray Ridge accumulator" comes in — Ulster green shoots in Shark attack — Leinster's failed auditions — Connacht's false dawns — Munster's roosting chickens — Who are you rivals? — AIL Champs shows.acast.com/the-molecast...

I love it 😍

Rieko writes a new chapter — Selling the Leinster experience — David Humphreys: Terminator — Ulster squad gets a haircut — Mid-table Drama — Which way now, Leinsterman? — Munster screwed then victim-blamed, it's like people are trying to wind them up shows.acast.com/the-molecast...

Rors gets over the hump — Leinster Lesson No. 2 — Sam P's Kick/Pass/Run —Franco Smith's blessing — UBB and Kevin Keegan — Munster disappoint everyone — Justice for Mehrtens — David Humphreys Leinsternomics shows.acast.com/the-molecast...

How to judge a Leinster thrashing — Competing Philosophies, Decision Making, Filing Systems — Munster Cup Magic — The Craig Casaissance — Never ending downward spiral — The Big and Little Men of Ulster — QF chat — Show them everything shows.acast.com/the-molecast...

Half Back, Half Forward — Jack Murphy : George Ford — Ioane leads Connacht in floundering — Casey and Crowley control — L’opportunité c’est f*cking enormé pour Munster — Frawley slumps — Leinster love tackling — Saracens withdraw — Fixing the Champions Cup shows.acast.com/the-molecast...

I just cannot see how that is a red card for Nankivell.

A civilian in Loftus — End-game strategy — Whither Player Welfare? — URC close season: who will grab it? — Crowley's contract options — Mayo for Rugby shows.acast.com/the-molecast...

Come for the podcast, stay for the mention of Herbie Boyle after two minutes. Lions bolter? #bolter

Epic episode with the best analysis of the Irish 6N campaign. A must listen, unless your name is Neil Doak.

Perspective and Tempered Optimism — Ireland’s Conditioning — Where was the threat? — Rushed Referees — Doak Disasterclass — Opportunity Knocks: Summer Tour Edition — ’Rock squeeze ’Nure shows.acast.com/the-molecast...

The Post-Mortem of Ireland v France & The Post-Mortem of 𝙋𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 talking about Ireland v France — La France est arrivé — Could it have been different — What's coming through — Dupont's bad break shows.acast.com/the-molecast...