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Molcast #189 | The Molecast "The narrative has changed", but what has actually changed? — Get Confident, Stupid! — Xs and Os — English helping hand — The Platonic Baloucoune — U20s Prelude — Welsh resurgence — Captain Dupont

"The narrative has changed", but what has actually changed? — Get Confident, Stupid! — Xs and Os — English helping hand — The Platonic Baloucoune — U20s Prelude — Welsh resurgence — Captain Dupont

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Molecast #188 | The Molecast Ireland's strength of schedule — Half-back struggles — Wit and invention — How do you beat France? — Wales need something to believe in — This is my house, you're listening to my music

Strength of schedule — Italian improvement — What went well — ... and what didn't — Half-back struggles — Wit & invention — How do you beat this France ("What Would Rassie Do?") — Can Wales find something to believe in — This is my house, you're listening to my music

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I recall that game and we did play very well (I thought Coombes was excellent that day) but it’s the Keith Earls try against England that really got the ball rolling for Faz

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Molecast #187 | The Molecast From "Ireland's haven't done much wrong here" to the sky falling in — a post-mortem.

"It's the players!" — "It's the coaching!" — "It's the performance!" — "Ireland haven't done much wrong..." — Where next — Team for Italy — Gregor Townsend could not get out of the way — England into hubris mode already — "A" game debacle — Bigger boys came

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Molecast #186 | The Molecast Ireland's selection — France's selection — Irish prospects — Championship overview — U20s hopes

Ireland's selection: what is a surprise and what is the logic— France's selection: Dupont + 14 or Irish kryptonite — Ireland's prospects and the notion of a predictable championship — Will Glasgow fuel Scotland? — Can anyone stop the English? — U20s hopes
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Molecast #185 | The Molecast Leinster *find a way* in front of the new Clan Stand — Loosehead crisis — Bohan opportunity — Ulster don't find a way — Devine heads north — Munster against the wind — TYP international edition — Farr...

Leinster *find a way* in front of the new Clan Stand — Loosehead crisis — Bohan’s opportunity — Ulster don't find a way — Devine heads north — Munster against the wind — TYP international edition — Farrell's decisions — The forgotten round of URC
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Molecast #184 | The Molecast Part 1: The Tale of Leinster's two narrow wins — Part 2: The tale of Munster's two narrow defeats — 3: Predicting the Irish 6N squad

Part 3: Predicting the Irish 6N squad

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Molecast #184 | The Molecast Part 1: The Tale of Leinster's two narrow wins — Part 2: The tale of Munster's two narrow defeats — 3: Predicting the Irish 6N squad

Part 2: The tale of Munster's two narrow defeats — "This is Munster Rugby Club we're talking about" — Castres cracker — Tournament failings — Wider malaise — How do they get better — "How do I get 50 games into X?"

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Molecast #184 | The Molecast Part 1: The Tale of Leinster's two narrow wins — Part 2: The tale of Munster's two narrow defeats — 3: Predicting the Irish 6N squad

Part 1: The tale of Leinster's two narrow wins — The Bayonne experience — Finding a way around a "low block" — Nearly moments — Surviving La Rochelle — La Rochelle not surviving — What are Leinster good at? — The Platonic Leinster

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No Molecast this week due to travel/schedule conflicts. Back next week. Good thing it’s been quiet…

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Molecast #183 | The Molecast The Molecast is not paywalled, but you can support its production by donating at our Ko-Fi page: https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole Much to get through...

Breakdown shitfights and an interpro no-show — Ulstermen standing up — Mens' Sevens programme legacy — The outhalf rivalry we were promised — What to do with Tom Aherne — Leo stops filibustering

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Munster confusion makes for a Christmas Turkey — Jeepers, pressure — Road wins — Glasgow statement — Ulster's vibe deserts them

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Molecast #181 | The Molecast

Ireland's Top Province: the one at the top of the country — The Way of Richie — Cohesion paying off — Leinster's Disparate Aims — One-man rucks and going open off 10 — Hard Times in Bath Town — AOB: Connacht, Ross Byrne, Goals from the Mark
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Just shocked H didn’t know it was Tolstoy he was quoting.

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Molecast #180 | The Molecast "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? — Bi...

"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

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Molecast #179 | The Molecast In Search of a Scrum Philosophy

There’ll be no World Cup then, I’ll tell the children — In Search of a Scrum Philosophy — The Bajada — Props and Game-Time — Backs Rugby vs Forwards Rugby — Boks Tactical Discipline — Emotional Ireland — Bundee's Rugby Mortgage — Lessons from Dev — Going forward

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It's this one 👍 (I only know their song that's on the soundtrack for Lost In Translation, so wasn't familiar with this)
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