Scoreline.ie: The Knock On Rugby Podcast

Carlow needs just a win or draw away to Cill Dara this weekend to win the league, it comes after they beat neighbours Kilkenny in last weekend's clash.

Tullow play top of table Monkstown this weekend, they'll finish the league in fourth place, something Paddy Browne says they're very happy with it in their first season back up in division 1A. A top-four finish means Tullow can play in the AIL Cup next season.

Kilkenny are at home to Longford this weekend.

We chat about women's and youth's rugby this weekend and get the lads' predictions on Ireland's Six Nations game against England.

Tullow Ladies win the Div 1 cup beating Mullingar 60-7, they now go into a round-robin to try and go Senior into AIL, also looking to retain Paul Flood Cup when it returns in a few weeks.

Tullow firsts lose out to Seapoint in the Leinster League  27-20.

Carlow beat Dundalk 46-29 in a tough encounter, it keeps the momentum going for the side who are looking to finish the season with a chance to go for promotion. 

Kilkenny lose to Boyne 40-31, down a lot of players through injury and other reasons. 

Kilkenny Ladies lost to South East Lions.

All sides have a weekend off this weekend.

On this week's edition of The Knock On Rugby Podcast...

We look back at the weekend of action for Carlow Kilkenny and Tullow last weekend; Tullow had a bye for the Towns Cup, however, Kilkenny started their campaign with a win over Clondalkin and face Athy this Saturday in a crucial league game in the Leinster League.

Carlow in the Towns Cup had a good win over Boyne and they're in action this weekend in the league as well. 

We all hear about youth rugby and women's rugby and of course Ireland in the Six Nations.

Stephen, Paddy and Pat are back for another helping of The Knock On.

This week there's a look at 

- Tullow's win over Ashbourne
- Carlow's latest from the Leinster League and the start of their Provincial Towns Cup campaign facing Boyne on Sunday
- Updates from local kids, and minis
- And there's a nod to former contributor Johnny Tobin who leads SETU Carlow into the All-Ireland colleges rugby series this coming week.
- And it's Six Nations weekend!

On this week's edition of The Knock On Rugby Podcast we'll discuss

• Tullow's Division 1A loss to Bective and preview their clash with Wicklow
• Carlow's defeat of Boyne ahead of facing Longford
• Another win in Division 1B for Kilkenny over DLSP with Athy waiting in the wings
• Tullow Ladies' victory over Tullamore

and the lay of the land for this year's Provincial Towns Cup as 2023 champions Tullow collect a bye into round 2 with Kilkenny and Carlow getting ready for their first taste of cup action this year.

On this week's edition of The Knock On rugby podcast...

• Tullow pushing on in Division 1A and putting it up to the Dublin sides with a win over Suttonians.
• Carlow is happy with progress and have themselves in a good position heading into the Christmas break, we look at their last-gasp win over Athy.
• Kilkenny is finding their stride in Division 1B and powered past Cill Dara.
• We chat women's rugby including Kilkenny's win over Wanderers and Tullow's loss to MU Barnhall.
• And we chat about Leinster and the Irish Provinces ahead of the Champions Cup opening weekend

Back with more next week!

We review the weekend's action which saw Tullow lose out to Monkstown, Carlow to Cill Dara, however, Kilkenny got the better of Longford.

Are Tullow fit enough the lads ask, is it something they need to work on?

We look ahead to the weekend's action, Tullow v Suttonians, Carlow V Athy and Cill Dara v Kilkenny.

We talk women's rugby and Kilkenny struggling after another loss, this time to Edenderry, while Tullow hammers Dublin University.

Youth fixtures and results are discussed for the three clubs and more.

On this weeks show, The Knock On team are talking about...

• Carlow’s derby win over Kilkenny in the Leinster League. 
• We look back at Tullow’s win over Gorey in Division 1A.
• The lads discuss ladies' rugby in the three counties.
• We look at how the local youth’s teams are getting on.
• And we preview the weekend's provinces games in the URC.

Get more on scoreline.ie or wherever you do your podcast listening.

On the Show

Tullow's narrow loss to Seapoint last week in Div 1A while Kilkenny lost out to Boyne in 1B while Carlow leave Dundalk with a draw and two points.

This weekend, Tullow take on Gorey and Kilkenny and Carlow battle it out.

We look back at Tullow ladies' win over Blackrock with three tries from Alex O Brien while the Kilkenny women lost out to Tallaght.

We also chat youth rugby and more.

*Episode originally recorded on 27 October*

The Leinster League continues and saw Tullow suffer a one-point loss against Ashbourne in 1A, while in 1B, Kilkenny beat Dundalk and Carlow got the better of De La Salle Palmerston.

Carlow is the only side in action this weekend in a friendly against Portlaoise where they'll give their seconds and bench players a run-out.

We look back at a win for the Tullow ladies over Railway Union while Kilkenny lost to Ashbourne.

It was a successful weekend for the local youth's sides.

The World Cup final takes place this weekend, we chat about that and the return of the URC.

On this week's podcast ..

Tributes paid to Tullow player Conor Duffy who passed away unexpectedly, on October 8th. RIP

We preview Athy v Kilkenny and Longford v Carlow in the Leinster League.

We look ahead to the women's league action with Tullow v Tullamore and Kilkenny v Tullamore J1's.

And we preview Ireland’s World Cup Quarter-final clash against the All Black

On this week's edition of The Knock On rugby podcast,

• Carlow under-perform in loss to Athy but get back to winning ways against Boyne.
• Kilkenny is unbeaten so far, with a newish-looking squad getting used to life in Division 1B.
• Tullow get a big scalp in win over Bective however rivals Wicklow bring them back to earth.
• We hear how the youth's and women’s sides are going.
• and we talk showing respect for referees and we chat about the Ireland team to play Scotland in the Rugby World Cup.

Keep an eye on Scoreline.ie or wherever you do your podcast listening for more from The Knock On and Leinster League coverage. 

On this week's podcast, Tullow get their Division 1A campaign off to a winning start by beating Suttonians with Sean O'Brien in the number 10 jersey as they face Bernard Jackman's Bective this weekend.

Carlow beat Kilkenny in the South East League during the week, Carlow start their league against neighbours Athy this weekend while Kilkenny face Cill Dara.

We look back at Ireland's win over Tonga in the World Cup, and how they're going to beat South Africa this weekend.

The Knock On is back for a third season and with the Leinster League two weeks away from a return for Carlow, Kilkenny and Tullow, we'll explore how pre-season is going for each of the clubs along with an update on the latest from SETU Carlow. Plus, the Rugby World Cup is underway, so it's time to have a look at Ireland's prospects. Can they advance past the quarter-final stages at long last? 

This is The Knock On, KCLR, and Scoreline.ie's weekly rugby podcast.

In this episode, Stephen Byrne is joined by Tom Crotty from Carlow Rugby Club, James Blanchfield from Kilkenny RFC, and Johnny Tobin from Tullow RFC.

On the show...

• We look back at Kilkenny's season for the first, seconds, ladies and youths.
• We look ahead to Kilkenny's plans for next season including personnel changes, coaching, and more.
• Johnny Tobin describes what Tullow RFC has been like over the past few weeks.
• We chat about Tullow's wins at all levels this season and plans for next season including moving up to Division 1A of the league
• Johnny talks about the people and players behind Tullow rugby club and what make them successful this season

Don't forget to visit scoreline.ie for more on rugby, and of course, if you’re into your GAA, we have the clash act and lots more.

Continuing our look at the 2023 Bank of Ireland Provincial Towns Cup, we joined some of Tullow Rugby Club at Black Gates to talk all things rugby including

- Womens' captain Lana Brennan
- Directory of Rugby Tom Nolan
- Club president Pat Byrne
- Former player and club great Pat Nolan
- Club chair Robin Johnson
- Rugby analyst and coach Johnny Tobin

This preview is with thanks to Carlow Concrete Tanks and was originally broadcast on KCLR on Friday 21 April 2023.

The first part of our 2023 Bank of Ireland Provincial Towns Cup Final preview show, focusing on Kilkenny Rugby Club, .ith thanks to Poe Kiely Hogan Lanigan, Kilkenny’s leading law firm. See a full list of their services at pkhl.ie.

For this preview, Brendan Hennessy is joined by Kilkenny Rugby Club PRO James Blanchfield, team manager Ray Pembroke, last year's Provincial Towns Cup-winning coach Steve Ashmore, club president Dave Matthews and team manager Eamon Dooley.

Originally broadcast on Thursday 20 April 2023 on KCLR

This is The Knock On, KCLR, and Scoreline.ie's weekly rugby podcast.

In this episode, Stephen Byrne is joined by Tom Crotty from Carlow Rugby Club, James Blanchfield from Kilkenny RFC, and Johnny Tobin from Tullow RFC.

On the show...

• We preview the big Towns Cup semi-final clashes this weekend as Carlow and Tullow get ready to battle it out while Kilkenny faces the mighty Cill Dara.
• We look back at a winning weekend for Carlow, Kilkenny and Tullow in the Seconds Towns Cup, and look ahead to their next rounds.
• Carlow continues their journey in the J3 Anderson Cup with a win over Ashbourne.
• Tullow ladies get the better of MU Barnhall in a cracker of a game in the Paul Flood Cup
• We look back over the weekends youths' action from the three clubs.

Don't forget to visit scoreline.ie for more on rugby, and of course, if you’re into your GAA, we have the clash act and lots more.

This is The Knock On, KCLR, and Scoreline.ie's weekly rugby podcast.

In this episode, Stephen Byrne is joined by Tom Crotty from Carlow Rugby Club, James Blanchfield from Kilkenny RFC, and Johnny Tobin from Tullow RFC.

On the show...

• Tullow crowned Leinster League Division 1B champions after win over Cill Dara, they'll play Division 1A next season.
• Carlow finish their league in style with a win over Wicklow.
• Kilkenny books their place in the next round of the second's towns cup with a win over Boyne.
• We look ahead to more seconds towns cup action where Carlow faces Portlarlington, Kilkenny plays Wicklow and Tullow takes on the Midlands Warriors.
• Carlow goes up against Ashbourne in the J3 Anderson Cup.
• We discuss the current strength of rugby locally and the southeast and the strong youths competitions
• We chat women's rugby including the Paul Flood Cup and the Carlow/Tullow Rhinos

Don't forget to visit scoreline.ie for more on rugby, and of course, if you’re into your GAA, we have the clash act and lots more.

This is The Knock On, KCLR, and Scoreline.ie's weekly rugby podcast.

In this episode, Stephen Byrne is joined by Tom Crotty from Carlow Rugby Club, James Blanchfield from Kilkenny RFC, and Johnny Tobin from Tullow RFC.

On the show...

• Kilkenny relegated from Division 1A of the Leinster League to Division 1B, we chat to James Blanchfield about that.
• We look at the Towns Cup Quarter final wins for Carlow, Tullow, and Kilkenny, and preview the semi-finals.
• Tullow goes for promotion to Division 1A of the Leinster League with a trip to Cill Dara this weekend.
• We preview Carlow's trip to Wicklow in the last league game of the season.
• We chat women's rugby with Paul Flood and Paul Cusack Cup competitions taking place.
• We look at youth action across the three clubs and the Carlow/Tullow Rhinos.

Don't forget to visit scoreline.ie for more on rugby, and of course, if you’re into your GAA, we have the clash act and lots more.