Episode 15 - Ireland's RWC pool draw, the art of the box kick and Dan Carter's mancave - a podcast by JOE

Ronan O'Gara, Isaac Boss, Mike McCarthy, SportsJOE's Pat McCarry and host Andy McGeady on The Hard Yards this week.

1:40 - The lads chats about pints at the Rugby Players Ireland award night
6:23 - Isaac Boss talks about his old man cave and ROG tells us about Dan Carter's in Paris
8:30 - The guys' reaction to Ireland drawing Scotland and Japan in their World Cup pool
12:40 - ROG gives his take on all that Jamie Heaslip reaction 'outrage'
15:35 - Isaac Boss talks about some of his friends playing in Japanese rugby
18:46 - Mike talks about playing in Japan with Jonny Wilkinson and Newcastle in 2006
20:10 - Isaac, Mike and Andy discuss the food in Japan
22:00 - Mike names a few of the best up-and-coming second rows in Irish rugby
24:15 - ROG's reaction to extending the residency rule to five years
27:50 - The effect the new rule change will have on recruitment of young players
29:09 - ROG on getting the freedom of Cork, plus Isaac and Mike's reactions to that news
32:27 - Is this the most low key Champions Cup final build-up ever?
34:30 - What Mike and Leinster learned about Clermont in the semi final defeat?
37:17 - Isaac gives great insight into Saracens' Irish coach Mark McCall
40:00 - Mike on the beast that is Maro Itoje
42:23 - Predictions for the Champions Cup Final
43:00 - SportsJOE's Pat McCarry interviews Conor Murray
51:00 - Isaac Boss goes into detail about the extra work a scrum half needs to do to succeed at the highest level
54:55 - Mike on his box-kicking skills
57:10 - Ladbrokes' Hayley O'Connor gives us the latest World Cup odds and a few bets for the Champions Cup final

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