{"id":435023,"date":"2026-05-06T11:33:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T11:33:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/435023\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T11:33:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T11:33:07","slug":"leinster-and-ulster-are-bilbaound-irelands-w6n-home-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/435023\/","title":{"rendered":"Leinster and Ulster are Bilbaound, Ireland&#8217;s W6N home run"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Neil Treacy is joined by Brett Igoe and Jonny Holland as we look back on Leinster and Ulster&#8217;s Champions and Challenge Cup semi-final wins, while Hannah O&#8217;Connor looks ahead to Ireland&#8217;s Guinness Women&#8217;s Six Nations meeting with Wales.<\/p>\n<p>We start by recapping Leinster&#8217;s 29-25 win against Toulon which has booked them a Champions Cup final date with Bordeaux-Begles in Bilbao, with Leinster&#8217;s attack looking as sharp as it has all season, but question marks still remain about their discipline, with two more yellow cards picked up.<\/p>\n<p>The panel also discusses Ulster&#8217;s impressive Challenge Cup semi-final win against Exeter Chiefs (29:40), as Richie Murphy&#8217;s side go in search of their first silverware for 20 years, with particular praise for Jude Postlethwaite and Jack Murphy.<\/p>\n<p>And we preview a huge Interpro in Galway on Saturday night, as Connacht host Munster with a play-off spot on the line (42:20).<\/p>\n<p>Later, Neil is joined by Hannah O&#8217;Connor (55:35) as Ireland return from the Women&#8217;s Six Nations fallow week against Wales in Belfast on Saturday evening, with Scott Bemand&#8217;s side looking to finish their campaign on a high across the next two weekends.<\/p>\n<p>Listen to the RT\u00c9 Rugby podcast on <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/cd\/podcast\/from-doom-and-gloom-to-a-record-win-in-twickenham\/id778518589?i=1000751379827\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/0Q2WEd8DMLLX7KayBRIfFl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Spotify<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rte.ie\/radio\/podcasts\/22587614-how-did-that-happen-resurgent-ireland-put-sorr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">wherever you get your podcasts<\/a>, and email us at sportpodcasts@rte.ie<\/p>\n<p alt=\"Leinster and Ulster are Bilbaound, Ireland's W6N home run\" class=\"tpe\" data-description=\"Neil Treacy is joined by Brett Igoe and Jonny Holland as we look back on Leinster and Ulster's Champions and Challenge Cup semi-final wins, while Hannah O'Connor looks ahead to Ireland's Guinness Women's Six Nations meeting with Wales.\" data-embed=\"rte-player\" data-id=\"22609142\" data-ot-category=\"C0004\" data-title=\"Neil Treacy is joined by Brett Igoe and Jonny Holland as we look back on Leinster and Ulster's Champions and Challenge Cup semi-final wins, while Hannah O'Connor looks ahead to Ireland's Guinness Women's Six Nations meeting with Wales.\" id=\"22609142\">We need your consent to load this rte-player contentWe use rte-player to manage extra content that can set cookies on your device and collect data about your activity. 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