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Caolán Scully @caolanscully.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The new Inter-Pro Show YouTube channel is now fully flying, with 5 episodes+ per week. Subscribe here for unrivalled fan analysis without the bad faith actors: www.youtube.com/@IrishRugby-...

A screenshot of the Inter-Pro Show YouTube offering: IP Show, Red Army Pod (audio), Leinster Love-In, Ravenhill Rambles and Croí na Connacht

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Caolán Scully @caolanscully.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Welsh referee Craig Evans will be in the middle for Saturday's interpro between Ulster and Munster Scotland's Sam Grove-White will officiate Leinster v Cardiff in Dublin with Ben Breakspear of Wales on duty for Glasgow v Connacht

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Caolán Scully @caolanscully.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Considering that this weekend is not a WXV sanctioned fixture, so Ireland have the full use of their squad, I really hope we see wholesale changes + debuts

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Caolán Scully @caolanscully.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Positives & Negatives for the provinces: ⚪️ Devine/Murphy excellent BUT defence was an open door 🟢 Fought hard without 7 internationals BUT no collisions won flattened attack 🔵 2 points at altitude BUT a few set-piece concerns 🔴 Down loads and could, maybe should, have won BUT sub scrum a worry

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Caolán Scully @caolanscully.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

🟢 Mack back with Van Wyk starting on debut ⚪ 7 new signings involved with Baloucoune back 🔵 Porter moves back to THP... again 🔴 Hanrahan at 10 as Daly and Ahern miss out

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Caolán Scully @caolanscully.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

URC Round 1 Referees ☘️ Connacht v Stormers 🟢 Sam Grove-White (SRU) Ulster v Edinburgh ⚪️ Federico Vedovelli (FIR) Lions v Leinster 🔵 Ben Breakspear (WRU) Munster v Glasgow 🔴 Morné Ferreira (SARU)

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Caolán Scully @caolanscully.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Connacht's Jemima Adams Verling set to make her Ireland debut in Sunday's WXV opener against USA Vicky Elmes Kinlan also starts with Jane Clohessy and Aoibheann Reilly returning to the fold from the bench

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Caolán Scully @caolanscully.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Leinster have confirmed their seven Year One academy players for this season: Sami Bishti (THP), Ben Blaney (Fl), Max Doyle (LHP), Harry Goslin (THP), Dylan McNeice (Lock), Charlie Molony (Back 3), Artur Smykovskiy (Lock)

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Caolán Scully @caolanscully.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

As the Interpros exits stage left and WXV prepares for it’s opening act, here is the Ireland 23 I would select to face USA ☘️

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Caolán Scully @caolanscully.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

7 new caps in the Ireland trainign squad for WXV They are: J. Adams Verling, S. Barrett, B. Buttimer, K. Jordan, C. Finn, L. Linn and A. McInerney Beibhinn Parsons is involved despite injury concerns but there's no Edel McMahon or Nancy McGillivray

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Caolán Scully @caolanscully.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

In the first "bonus pod" of the season, I caught up with head coach Matt Brown and back Alana McInerney following Munster's 47-12 win over Connacht 🎙️ open.spotify.com/episode/2Pm6...

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Caolán Scully @caolanscully.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

The IRFU have appointed the following as National Talent Squad coaches: Munster - Matt Brown Connacht - Craig Hansberry Ulster - Griffin Phillipson These follow the progression of Larissa Muldoon, Niamh Briggs and Neill Alcorn into newly established provincial leadership roles in the women's game

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Caolán Scully @caolanscully.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Ireland's WXV Referee Appointments ☘️ USA - Maggie Cogger-Orr (NZ) Japan - Ella Goldsmith (Oz) Japan - Clara Munarini (Ita) South Africa - Jess Ling (Oz) South Africa - Jess Ling (Oz)

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Caolán Scully @caolanscully.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

NEW POD In a special season opener, Caolán and Patricia spoke to Munster and Ireland duo Jane Clohessy and Grace Moore about everything and anything! open.spotify.com/episode/0vMB...

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Caolán Scully @caolanscully.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Team of the Week time Munster dominate again after emphatic win

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Caolán Scully @caolanscully.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

IRFU's Eoghan Cross and Andrew Brace will both be in the middle for the upcoming test window Cross will referee Japan v Australia in Osaka while Brace will officiate the opening Bledisloe test in Eden Park, and will be assistant to Luke Pearce for the second test

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Caolán Scully @caolanscully.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Cool bit of coaching news Ulster and Ireland centre James Hume will take up a Skills Coach role with the Ulster Women's side this coming August, with former back-row Reuben Crothers as lineout coach

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Caolán Scully @caolanscully.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Ireland legend Cliodhna Moloney-MacDonald one of a number of household internationals named in the Connacht squad for the upcoming interpros Edel McMahon, who is also based in England, also returns

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Caolán Scully @caolanscully.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Leinster have confirmed that their pre-season clash with Zebre Parma, on Saturday 12th September, will serve as a "test event" at the newly refurbished Laya Arena

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Caolán Scully @caolanscully.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Speaking to the media during the week, IRFU's David Humphreys opened up on the professionalism route of the women's game "We want to have four provinces playing at the top level. Same as the men's game, but... we have no idea how long it's going to take us to get there"

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Caolán Scully @caolanscully.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Nations Championship, Round 1 Predictions 🔮 New Zealand 29 - 28 France Japan 19 - 28 Italy Australia 20 - 32 Ireland Fiji 24 - 26 Wales South Africa 35 - 19 England Argentina 32 - 21 Scotland

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Caolán Scully @caolanscully.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Ulster handed a dream draw in Pool 1 of the Challenge Cup, facing: Cheetahs, Perpignan, Dragons, Bayonne & Zebre

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Caolán Scully @caolanscully.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Worth keeping an eye on 👀 Today’s opening round of the u20 RWC will be the first day of the lower tackle height law on the global stage Should be interesting to see how it goes following a successful community trial

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Caolán Scully @caolanscully.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Of the Ireland XV squad that played England earlier this year, only 3/23 are in this summer’s touring party; 2 of which were in the “main squad” for the 6N at that time That number rises to 6/23 from the Ireland XV squad that played Spain last November

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Caolán Scully @caolanscully.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

A great slate of games for Ireland this autumn

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Caolán Scully @caolanscully.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Predicting Ireland's Summer Squad ☘️ 3⃣ uncapped inclusions 🤕 lots of injury concerns ❌ No James Lowe... but... 👀

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Caolán Scully @caolanscully.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

La Rochelle in the league since the end of the Six Nations Played 8, Won 7 Cracking bolt into the playoffs from Ronan O’Gara’s men

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Caolán Scully @caolanscully.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Ireland's Nations Championship Referees ☘️ Australia 🦘 Ben O'Keeffe (NZ) Japan 🌸 Andrea Piardi (Ita) New Zealand 🥝 Nic Berry (Oz) Ireland's Eoghan Cross and Andrew Brace in the middle for Fiji v Wales and South Africa v Wales repsectively

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Caolán Scully @caolanscully.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

SEASON FINALE 🚨 After what felt like 909 games across 800 weeks, the 2025/26 season finally came to an end at the weekend; so let's review it. 🎙️ open.spotify.com/episode/4coR...

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Caolán Scully @caolanscully.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

NEW POD ALERT 🚨🚨 With a URC QF fast approaching, the two are back to discuss ALL the major rugby headlines... Enjoy! 🏉 open.spotify.com/episode/5oLE...

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Caolán Scully @caolanscully.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Ireland's U20 RWC Referee Appointments: England 🌹 Ben Connor (WRU) Argentina 🌞 Reuben Keane (RA) USA 🦅 George Selwood (RFU) Leinster's Robbie Jenkinson is the sole IRFU official at the tournament this summer which starts on June 27th in Georgia

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Caolán Scully @caolanscully.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

3 times a fan, 1st time reporting Can't watch? Come join me over on the Irish Examiner website for a live blog of today's epic Champions Cup final between Leinster and Bordeaux! 💻 www.irishexaminer.com/sport/rugby/...

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Caolán Scully @caolanscully.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Ulster 2025/26 season in review ⚪️ 🏉 25 games played (1 postponed) 📈 14 wins, 10 losses, 1 draw 👨 50 players used 💪 Most appearances: S. Wilson, D. McCann, J. Murphy - 22 🦵 Most points: Nathan Doak - 128 ⚡️ Most tries: Zac Ward - 14

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Caolán Scully @caolanscully.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

As reported, Robert Baloucoune returns from injury to start the Challenge Cup final in Bilbao No place for a Werner Kok farewell game, while Rob Herring misses out

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Caolán Scully @caolanscully.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Ireland 2026 W6N in Numbers 📊 163 points scored 25 tries scored 27 players used 4 new caps 3 wins 3 attendence records broken

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Caolán Scully @caolanscully.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

After tonight's URC results: 🟢 Connacht - Top 8 secure, but not Champions Cup *yet* ⚪️ Ulster - Relying on Lions v Munster; will have 2nd chance of Europe vs Montpellier 🔵 Leinster - Win tomorrow secures 2nd 🔴 Munster - Need a result to avoid missing out on top 8 & Europe

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Caolán Scully @caolanscully.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Just the one change to the Ireland side for their record day out at the Aviva against Scotland Sam Monaghan starts with Dorothy Wall on the bench, where Vicky Elmes Kinlan also returns 28 tests in, and Scott Bemand is still yet to name an unchanged XV 🤯

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Caolán Scully @caolanscully.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Another milestone reached 30,000 tickets sold, and it's only going to go higher

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Caolán Scully @caolanscully.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

As first reported by me for @allthingsrugbybs.bsky.social, Munster have confirmed the signing of Ireland prop Jack Aungier The 27-year-old joins the province on a 2 year deal after 6 seasons with Connacht Another move that helps the spread of Irish qualified THPs on the island

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Caolán Scully @caolanscully.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

A pretty favourable slate for Ireland in next year's Six Nations, bookended with away trips France and England at home in rounds 2 and 4 respectively already begs the question of where? Belfast, Dublin, Galway? Maybe Limerick added to the rota?

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Caolán Scully @caolanscully.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

New Red Army Pod 🔴 A rugby pod which tries not to discuss the rugby... sounds right open.spotify.com/episode/6HuF...

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Caolán Scully @caolanscully.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

28,000 tickets now sold for Sunday's Six Nations showpiece, over 3X the previous record on the island!

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Caolán Scully @caolanscully.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Just the one change to the Ireland XV to face Wales in Saturday's Six Nations clash Eve Higgins returns at centre with Nancy McGillivray missing out Sadhbh McGrath, Grace Moore and debutant Niamh Gallagher all come in to a 6/2 bench

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Caolán Scully @caolanscully.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

England’s Luke Pearce will referee Leinster v Toulon next week in the Champions Cup semi final France’s Pierre Brousset officiating Ulster clash with Exeter with Andrew Brace on the whistle for Montpellier vs Dragons

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Caolán Scully @caolanscully.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Minimal changes and a 5/3 bench for Ireland’s clash in Clermont Dorothy Wall replaces Ruth Campbell with Eilís Cahill returning on the bench Robyn O’Connor retained as is Nancy McGillivray, while still no Aoibheann Reilly

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Caolán Scully @caolanscully.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Scotland’s Sam Grove-White will referee this weekend’s Munster v Ulster interpro Filippo Russo on the whistle for Connacht while Leinster have Morne Ferreira Ireland’s trip to France will be officiated by Clara Munarini

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Caolán Scully @caolanscully.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Here is my Ireland 23 to face France ☘️ 2️⃣ changes in total ❌ unchanged pack 🔙 Aoibheann Reilly back at #9 ⚡️ Anna McGann starts on the wing 6️⃣/2 bench split

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Caolán Scully @caolanscully.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Some major milestones passed twice this week now Have to imagine the attendance will creep into the 25,000-30,000 range come May 17th

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Caolán Scully @caolanscully.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

With one record broken, you feel it will be the first of many for the Ireland women in 2026 The standalone Aviva Stadium game has already surpassed 20,000 tickets sold, while there are up to 3 more home games to be confirmed in the new September-October test window

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