The Knock On Rugby Podcast
112 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 months ago -Stephen Byrne presents The Knock On with Scoreline.ie, our regular look at what's happening in the world of rugby in Kilkenny, Carlow and beyond.
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The Knock On Season 3 Finale: Recapping Tullow, Carlow & Kilkenny's 2023/24 club seasons
May 18, 2024 21:33 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MBOn the final edition of The Knock On for season 3 (the 2023/24 club season), The Knock On team wrap up the season and have a look back over what was a successful campaign for the three clubs of Tullow, Kilkenny and Carlow including Back-to-back Provincial Towns Cup wins for Tullow, and promotion to Division 1A for Carlow Tullow ladies securing AIL rugby for the 2024/25 season Sean O'Brien and Stevie Smith also revealed that they will play again next season as they bid for the th...
The Knock On S03E18: The Sean O'Brien factor as Tullow face Ashbourne in the Provincial Towns Cup Final
April 19, 2024 17:05 - 35 minutes - 33 MBOn the show, we have a preview of the Provincial Towns Cup Final between Tullow and Ashbourne which takes place on Sunday at 3pm in Carlow Rugby Club. The lads feel that Tullow are favourites going into the game with Sean O'Brien's rugby brain and knowledge the key factor in the clash. The Tullow ladies lost in the final of the Paul Flood Cup last weekend however, they have a huge game this weekend against Queens University in the AIL promotional playoff. Tullow's Dannah O'Brien ...
The Knock On S03E17: 2024 Provincial Towns Cup Final Preview, Paul Flood Cup, Kilkenny's Anderson Cup tilt & more
April 12, 2024 20:24 - 43 minutes - 39.5 MBOn this edition of The Knock On Rugby Podcast... Tullow are into the final of the Towns Cup with a 36-26 win over Gorey and now play Ashbourne in the decider after they beat Wicklow 24-22. The final is in Carlow on Sunday week and we look ahead to the big game. The Paul Flood Cup final takes on Sunday where the Tullow ladies take on MU Barnhall. There's J3 action as well with the local clubs involved, Kilkenny has never won the Anderson Cup, we discuss that and what the lads ref...
The Knock On S03E16: Provincial Towns Cup quarter-final previews as Carlow and Tullow go head to head
March 23, 2024 12:58 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MBOn this week’s edition of The Knock On rugby podcast… Carlow and Tullow get ready for a Provincial Towns Cup quarter-final showdown this weekend with the Division 1B champions and the reigning cup champions squaring up at the Black Gates on Sunday. Carlow beat Portlaoise 41-7 in their quarter-final, Kilkenny beat North Kildare 27-20 and Tullow beat Athy 34-3. The quarter final draw sees Mullingar v Wicklow, Gorey v Kilkenny, Tullow v County Carlow and Cill Dara v Ashbourne all wi...
The Knock On S03E15: It's time for Round 2 of the Provincial Towns Cup for Carlow, Kilkenny and Tullow
March 16, 2024 23:30 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MBThis week... Carlow are the Leinster League Division 1B champions, they join Tullow in 1A next season. We preview a weekend of Towns Cup action, Kilkenny head for North Kildare, Carlow entertain Portlaoise and Tullow host Athy. Tullow ladies team get the better of Mullingar in the Paul Flood Cup while Kilkenny beat Wanderers in the Paul Cusack Cup. Tributes are paid to the late James Coady who played for Kilkenny and was buried on Thursday and also to club man Willie Purcell fro...
The Knock On S03E14: Carlow one game away from a Leinster League title
March 08, 2024 17:46 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MBCarlow 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 an...
The Knock On S03E13: Tullow ladies on the way up? Mixed results for Carlow and Kilkenny in the Leinster League
February 23, 2024 17:03 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MBTullow 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 a...
The Knock On S03E12: Provincial Towns Cup round 1 recap, Leinster League action & more
February 10, 2024 17:45 - 40 minutes - 37 MBOn 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 ...
The Knock On S03E11: It's Provincial Towns Cup weekend, the Six Nations has landed and more
February 03, 2024 12:05 - 32 minutes - 29.5 MBStephen, 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!
The Knock On S03E10: 2024 Provincial Towns Cup draw recap, Leinster League resumes post-Christmas & more
January 20, 2024 08:27 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MBOn 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 tast...
The Knock On S03E09: The Leinster League goes on a Christmas break and the Champions Cup gets underway
December 09, 2023 09:32 - 41 minutes - 38.4 MBOn 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 cha...
The Knock On S03E08: Tullow's fitness, Kilkenny struggling and more Leinster League action
December 01, 2023 21:27 - 43 minutes - 39.6 MBWe 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 ...
The Knock On S03E07: Derby wins, provincial rugby and more from the Kilkenny & Carlow club scene
November 17, 2023 17:17 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MBOn 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.
The Knock On S03E06: Youths rugby, mixed results in the Leinster League, Kilkenny v Carlow in local derby
November 11, 2023 17:03 - 46 minutes - 42.7 MBOn 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.
The Knock On S03E05: Mixed results in the Leinster League to the return of the URC, Rugby World Cup Final
October 27, 2023 20:00 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MB*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 successfu...
The Knock On S03E04: Athy v Kilkenny, Longford v Carlow, Ireland v New Zealand and more
October 14, 2023 08:36 - 46 minutes - 42.3 MBOn 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
The Knock On S03E03: Kilkenny unbeaten, Tullow take a big scalp and Ireland are playing Scotland at the World Cup
October 05, 2023 22:03 - 1 hour - 62.9 MBOn 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 Wo...
The Knock On S03E02: The Leinster League returns as Ireland face South Africa at the Rugby World Cup
September 22, 2023 16:55 - 38 minutes - 35.7 MBOn 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 S03E01: Leinster League return nears for Carlow, Kilkenny, Tullow as the Rugby World Cup is underway in France
September 11, 2023 15:05 - 49 minutes - 61.2 MBThe 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?
Season 2 E27: Tullow's terrific season, Kilkenny begin rebuild in Division 1B, Carlow to up it a gear
May 11, 2023 16:34 - 42 minutes - 38.6 MBThis 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 w...
2023 Provincial Towns Cup Final part 2: Tullow Rugby Club
April 21, 2023 18:00 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MBContinuing 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.
2023 Provincial Towns Cup Final Preview part 1: Kilkenny Rugby Club
April 20, 2023 15:56 - 53 minutes - 48.7 MBThe 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 b...
Season 2 E26: Towns Cup Semi Final Previews - Carlow v Tullow, Kilkenny v Cill Dara, Seconds Towns Cup review, Tullow Ladies win in Paul Flood Cup and more
April 06, 2023 07:58 - 42 minutes - 38.7 MBThis 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 l...
Season 2 E25: Tullow crowned Leinster League Division 1B champions, Seconds Towns Cup previews, Women's Rugby, Youths and more
March 31, 2023 14:59 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MBThis 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...
Season 2 E24: Blow for Kilkenny as they're relegated to 1B of the league, Tullow on cusp of promotion and the three clubs reach Towns Cup semi finals
March 24, 2023 11:05 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MBThis 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...
Season 2 E23: Carlow secure league safety, Kilkenny in battle to stay up, Tullow's searing form continues, Women in cup action and more
March 10, 2023 09:16 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MBThis 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... Carlow secured safety in Division 1B of the league after a strong Cill Dara win. Kilkenny into a battle to stay in Division 1A after the weekend's loss to Boyne. Tullow continues incredible form thrashing Dundalk 69-16. We preview the Second's Tow...
Season 2 E22: Tullow scrape by in Towns Cup, Nine tries for Carlow, Kilkenny back on the horse, crowds back out, women's and youths rugby
March 03, 2023 17:40 - 33 minutes - 31.1 MBThis 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 gets back on the horse with a good win over Ashbourne in the Towns Cup, we look back at that and preview their league clash this weekend against Boyne. Carlow ran nine tries past New Ross, but there's room for improvement says Tom Crotty, w...
Season 2 E21: Much needed win for Kilkenny in league, Towns Cup previews with home ties for the clubs, women's rugby and more
February 23, 2023 18:07 - 36 minutes - 33.6 MBThis 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 last weekend's league action including a last-gasp but much-needed win for Kilkenny. Carlow loses by a single point to Dundalk after traveling up for the second time in a week. Tullow continues their impressive form with a win over ...
Season 2 E20: Wins for Carlow & Tullow in the Towns Cup, preview of weekend's Leinster League games and why we need more front row players
February 16, 2023 18:20 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MBThis 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 the weekend's Towns Cup action where there were wins for Carlow and Tullow and review the other games. We preview Monkstown v Kilkenny, Dundalk v Carlow, and Longford v Tullow in the Leinster League this weekend. We chat women's rug...
Season 2 E19: Provincial Towns Cup Previews, Tullow v Athy, Carlow v Dundalk and youths rugby
February 10, 2023 20:49 - 13 minutes - 12.6 MBThis 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 Carlow's away trip to Dundalk in the Towns Cup, Carlow is also against them in the league next week. Preview of Tullow's home game against Athy in the Towns Cup. Update on youths' action from the clubs. The lads briefly give their thou...
Season 2 E18: J1 bragging rights for Tullow over Carlow, Kilkenny drop down the table, Towns Cup draws, Womens & Youths rugby and more
January 27, 2023 15:03 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MBThis 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's loss to Bective in the league and preview this weekend's clash at home to Gorey. We look back at Tullow's win over Carlow in the league derby, Carlow's win over Tullow in the seconds, and Ben Crottys' drop goals :) We preview Tullow's c...
Season 2 E17: Kilkenny look to salvage their season, it's derby time as Tullow and Carlow lock horns, women's rugby, youths and more
January 19, 2023 11:24 - 42 minutes - 38.7 MBThis 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. The lads discuss... Kilkenny lose their game in the last moments to Suttonians, they're away to Bective this weekend, and we preview the game. Tullow was beaten by a point by Mullingar, we discuss that and what went wrong on the day. Carlow gets the better of Ath...
Season 2 E16: Tullow ladies fall to Old Belvedere, Youths Rugby, and previews of Carlow, Kilkenny & Tullow Leinster League games
January 12, 2023 11:34 - 34 minutes - 31.6 MBThis 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. The lads discuss... Tullow ladies lose to Old Belvedere 53-10, we pick apart the loss and look ahead to their game against Railway Union. We talk about youth rugby in Carlow, Kilkenny and Tullow, and about club loyalty and young players heading to other clubs. We...
Throw Back - Listen back to a 2009 show featuring Sean O'Brien and Tullow Rugby Club
January 10, 2023 12:08 - 41 minutes - 28.8 MBThis is a special show from the 7th of January 2009 where Stephen Byrne speaks to Sean O'Brien, Cora Browne, Tom Nolan and Sean Rowan about the club at the time and Sean's progress with Leinster. It was part of KCLR community programme at the time so obviously, all references to people, events and things mentioned are 14 years old and were relevant at the time. The panel was Sean Rowan, club president that year, Cora Browne, a committee member and the previous year's president, th...
Season 2 E15: Carlow scratch their heads over South East J1 Final not going ahead, how the teams fare after Christmas period, Youths, Women and more
January 06, 2023 15:19 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MBThis 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. The lads discuss... The lads scratch their heads over why Carlow's South East J1 final can't go ahead this weekend, it's been postponed twice already. We get an update from the clubs on how they're gearing up for their return to action next weekend in the Leinster...
Season 2 E14: Wicklow frustrate Carlow, Tullow up next to try topple the leaders, Kilkenny get the better of Seapoint, Tullow ladies flying it, youths rugby and more
December 02, 2022 07:10 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MBThis 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. The lads discuss... Kilkenny's win over Seapoint in 1A and their trip to Ashbourne this weekend. Tullow get a win over Cill Dara however they've a big task against table toppers Wicklow, Johnny Tobin's confident of his side. Carlow loses to Wicklow and prepares t...
Season 2 E13: Kilkenny v Seapoint, Carlow v Wicklow, and Tullow v Cill Dara, big wins for Kilkenny and Tullow ladies, youths and more
November 24, 2022 17:49 - 44 minutes - 41.2 MBThis 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. The lads discuss lots including…. Previews of this weekend's games, Kilkenny V Seapoint, top of the table clash of Carlow v Wicklow, and Tullow v Cill Dara. We chat women's rugby and huge wins for Tullow and Kilkenny, we also chat Rhinos rugby and more. We look a...
Season 2 E12: Kilkenny, Carlow and Tullow suffer league losses, youths and ladies games and Ireland v Australia and Fiji
November 17, 2022 17:43 - 46 minutes - 42.7 MBThis 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. The lads discuss lots including…. We analyse Kilkenny's loss to Boyne in Division 1A of the Leinster League. Tom Crotty described Carlow's game against Cill Dara as "weird", they lost to the Kildare side and we look at why. Tullow lost to Dundalk, we chat about t...
Season 2 E11: Carlow hammer Dundalk, Tullow beat Longford, Kilkenny prepare for Boyne and we look at the local youths and women's teams
November 10, 2022 18:23 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MBThis 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. The lads discuss lots including…. Carlow's big win over Dundalk in the Leinster League, and preview their trip to Cill Dara this weekend Tullow gets the better of Longford, we look back at that and ahead to their clash with Dundalk We look ahead to Kilkenny's awa...
Season 2 E10: Carlow v Dundalk and Tullow v Longford previews, the Ireland A's and Ireland v South Africa in the Autumn Series
November 04, 2022 15:03 - 56 minutes - 51.5 MBThis 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. The lads discuss lots including…. Carlow welcomes Dundalk to Oak Park in the Leinster League, we preview the big clash. Tullow host Longford in the Leinster League, a big day planned at the club, we look ahead to the clash. We chat about Ireland A v All Blacks XV...
Season 2 E9: Tough weekend for Kilkenny and Tullow, Carlow get long awaited away win over Longford, and what we learned from Leinster v Munster
October 27, 2022 16:55 - 51 minutes - 47.3 MBThis 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. The lads discuss lots including…. Kilkenny lose out to Monkstown in the Leinster League, we look a what went wrong on the day and why we should be optimistic for the future. Carlow gets their first away win over Longford in over 10 years, Tom Crotty says there's r...
Season 2 E8: Tullow do a Carpe Diem on Carlow, Kilkenny go down to Gorey, Leinster v Munster and Ireland's Autumn International Squad
October 20, 2022 15:58 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MBThis 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. The lads discuss lots including…. Tullow gets the bragging rights after beating Carlow in the Leinster League (Carpe Diem Cup). Kilkenny lose to Gorey in Division 1A, we review where it went wrong for the local side. We preview the weekend's action, Tullow away t...
Season 2 E7: All smiles as Kilkenny & Tullow get good wins, Carlow & Athy goes dark, Sean O'Brien to Naas and more
October 07, 2022 16:15 - 53 minutes - 49 MBThis 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. The lads discuss lots including…. Carlow and Athy’s game was canceled due to a technology failure with flood lights, we preview the game which was refixed for this Sunday. We look back at Kilkenny’s wins over Bective in Foulkstown. Tullow grabbed two wins against...
Season 2 E6: Leinster League reviews and previews, Leinster v Ulster, Munster's issues and Emerging Ireland team
September 29, 2022 16:53 - 41 minutes - 37.7 MBThis 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 Rugby Club, and Johnny Tobin from Tullow Rugby Club. The lads discuss lots including…. Leinster League reviews for Wicklow V Tullow, Suttonians v Kilkenny and Mullingar V Carlow Leinster League previews of Tullow V Mullingar, Carlow v Athy and Kilkenny v Bective. We look back at Leinster's win over Be...
Kilkenny College Special
September 28, 2022 11:44 - 34 minutes - 31.6 MBThis is The Knock On, KCLR, and Scoreline.ie's weekly rugby podcast. This episode is a Kilkenny College special where we focus on the school's rugby output. Stephen Byrne is joined by Colm Moloney, Director of Rugby at Kilkenny College and coach Johnny Tobin. The lads discuss lots including the school's rugby team, players, management, structures and more. 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...
Season 2 E5: Away fixture previews for Carlow, Kilkenny and Tullow in Leinster League, Leinster name strong side v Benetton and more
September 22, 2022 17:11 - 42 minutes - 38.9 MBThis 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 Rugby Club, and Johnny Tobin from Tullow Rugby Club. The lads discuss lots including…. A review of Kilkenny's win over Ashbourne in the first round of Leinster League Carlow took on New Ross in the J2 Leinster League, we look back at that game We preview Wicklow v Tullow, Suttonians v Kilkenny and Mul...
Season 2 E4: Carlow pip Kilkenny in J1 clash, Sean O'Brien denied junior rugby this season, Emerging Ireland Squad and more
September 15, 2022 17:46 - 53 minutes - 48.9 MBThis 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 Rugby Club, and Johnny Tobin from Tullow Rugby Club. The lads discuss lots including…. We look back at the Carlow and Kilkenny derby games in J1 & J2 last weekend, a win for each side Tullow got the better of Wexford Wanderers, we hear about the game and how the team is shaping up We preview the local...
Season 2 E3: Season Starts with a Carlow v Kilkenny Derby, Tullow head for Wexford, Leinster v Munster derby and more
September 09, 2022 16:01 - 38 minutes - 35.3 MBThis 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 Rugby Club, and Johnny Tobin from Tullow Rugby Club. The lads discuss lots including…. Carlow v Kilkenny derby in South East League, we preview the game Wexford Wanders welcome Tullow, we look ahead to the match We hear how pre-season has gone for Carlow, Kilkenny and Tullow, and what developments the...
Season 2 E2: Leinster visit Kilkenny and Carlow, Munster's pre-season, Emerging Ireland Squad and more
September 01, 2022 16:25 - 44 minutes - 41.1 MBThis 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 Rugby Club and Johnny Tobin from Tullow Rugby Club. The lads discuss lots including…. We get the latest from Kilkenny rugby club, including how they got on when the Leinster team visited last week Tom Crotty and his Carlow sides are up and running and have more games this week, we hear about those We ...
Season 2 E1: Pre-Season for Kilkenny, Carlow & Tullow, All Blacks Series Win, Changes in the provinces and more
August 25, 2022 17:00 - 41 minutes - 38 MBThis 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 and James Blanchfield from Kilkenny Rugby Club. The lads discuss lots including…. Ireland's series win over the All Blacks in New Zealand Leinster's new and departing players and coaches including Tullow's Sean O'Brien who re-joins his old club Munster's new signings and their completely new coaching ticket, how will they fair this s...