"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 https://t.co/AIxVBQSwWh

@dementedmole there I was, walking the dog in the rain, saying out loud and getting odd looks from passers-by "it's Tolstoy, not Dickens" 😄 nice pod, lads!

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There’ll be no World Cup then, I’ll tell the children — In Search of a Scrum Philosophy — The Bajada — Props & Game-Time — Backs Rugby vs Forwards Rugby — Boks Tactical Discipline — Emotional Ireland — Bundee's Rugby Mortgage — Lessons from Dev https://t.co/1DN9s8sc9J

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 https://t.co/x9JHlEW5jF

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 https://t.co/jZLoklEO9E

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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 https://t.co/lOdWhmBhMr

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

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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 🤪🤨🤠 https://t.co/VfOg4EcyGM

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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 https://t.co/v0fQzlsWJQ

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Resource Management and Opportunity Knocking in SA — What makes a good season? — The World Cup Cycle begins now https://t.co/U3PQFrITPB

Jordie Barrett with the perfect falcon through-ball pass to set up the try. Nothing he can't do.

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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 https://t.co/sGE3V5pZ9G

Lucky to get nil 😬