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The podcast returns from its summer hiatus with Murray Kinsella and Ciarán Kennedy joining Gavan Casey to run the rule over the Rugby Championship, international coaching movements, and Ireland women's upcoming test against Australia.

The ever-evolving Springboks are storming to the title in the southern hemisphere, but have New Zealand shown enough in back-to-back defeats in South Africa to suggest they're on their way back under Razor Robertson?

The Doc is cooking with Los Pumas: Felipe Contepomi's Argentina dropped 67 points on the Wallabies, but what do Australia need in order to turn things around in the 10 months before hosting the Lions?

Felix Jones' stock continues to rise, and a new-look backroom team joins Scott Bemand to prepare Ireland for a big few months as the national women's team begins its World Cup year.

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Back at sea level in Durban, Murray Kinsella joins Gavan Casey from Durban with the latest from Springbok camp, where Bongi Mbonambi and Jaco Peyper have been making headlines but Rassie Erasmus far less so.

After a trip to another top-end South African rugby school, the lads discuss South Africa's struggles at U20 level and whether they even matter when the senior team has won back-to-back World Cups.

Plus, why Saturday's test will feel like the end of an era for Ireland, win or lose.

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Murray Kinsella and Bernard Jackman join Gavan Casey to review Ireland's 27-20 defeat to world champions South Africa in Pretoria.

The lads discuss Jamie Osborne's debut, Craig Casey's big performance and why Ireland are annoyed by the circumstances which led to his head injury, and an uncharacteristically poor defensive outing by Andy Farrell's men.

Full credit, too, is given to the Boks whose transformed attacking approach under Tony Brown was a warning sign for the rest of world rugby.

Plus, is Caelan Doris Ireland's next captain, or will his struggles to get referees onside force Andy Farrell into a rethink?

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Murray Kinsella joins Gavan Casey from Loftus Versfeld in the immediate aftermath of Ireland's 27-20 defeat to South Africa.

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James Tracy and Gavan Casey are joined by Murray Kinsella from Johannesburg as the Springboks continue to give it the big'ne ahead of the first Test at Loftus Versfeld.

The lads' discuss South Africa's strawman who has apparently been going around calling Ireland the best team in the world, Rassie Erasmus' mastery of both strategy and motivation, and the impressive South African 23 named on Tuesday to face Ireland.

Murray and JT give their thoughts on Andy Farrell's Irish selection ahead of the team naming on Friday, including a few prospective curveballs, the dilemma between "the small one from Munster" and Conor Murray at scrum-half, and where Robbie Henshaw fits into the equation while being one of the form players in the country at the moment.

They also try to figure out how Ireland can beat the best team in the world on their own patch, and where the latest law changes may play a role in Saturday's 'undisputed title fight.'

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