The Molecast
A roundtable for rugby obsessives.Donate to the help the podcast at www.ko-fi.com/dementedmole or at the support link above
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- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 65 minutes
- Episodes
- 170
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Molecast #50
McFarlard is at the end of his beginning, and van Graan is at the beginning of his end.(Apologies for the poor quality of one of the microphones — thankfully it was the least important one)
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01:25:52 |
Fri 18 Sep 2020
Molecast #49
Ireland were out thought and out fought all over Twickenham. Where do we go from here?
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01:11:54 |
Fri 28 Feb 2020
Molecast #48
Was Ireland's successful game plan against Wales about "playing what's in front of you", or was it something more subtle altogether?We also look ahead to the trip to Twickenham: can England's stutter…
00:54:42 |
Wed 19 Feb 2020
Molecast #47
Scotland delivered the kind of performance they wish they had in Yokohama last September but Ireland still came away victorious. So, how much credit can Ireland take from their narrow, nervy win?Engl…
01:14:33 |
Wed 05 Feb 2020
Molecast #46
"It arrives like the spring, and like the spring, it too lifts the hearts. First the snowdrops, then the daffodils, then St Brigid's Day, then Six Nations." *wipes away tear*Rejoice that January is o…
01:20:59 |
Wed 29 Jan 2020
Molecast #45
Cheaters never win, except when you don't take their trophies back off them. The Saracens saga rolls on. Relegation a certainty but European success a possibility. Everything else seems to be up for …
01:21:16 |
Wed 22 Jan 2020
Molecast #44 (Part I)
Mid-season Stocktake! Which notable characters from the long running Pro 14 series "went mainstream" in the last round of games, and where does that leave the future Ireland team and its captaincy, J…
00:52:42 |
Thu 19 Dec 2019
Molecast #43
Will Connors is coming for your clothes, your boots, your motorcycle, and your number seven jersey: the man known as Porridge gets lower than Lil' Jon and smashes all in front of him as Leinster marc…
00:53:28 |
Wed 04 Dec 2019
Molecast #42
Munster's Latham... I mean Larkham revolution yields a sliding doors moment for JJ Hanrahan and despite a cracking performance leaves them in a tight spot. Ulster and Leinster are 2/2 with wildly va…
00:53:47 |
Wed 27 Nov 2019
Molecast #41
Leinster's production line is the focus — and how freely they might play — but the inescapable shadow of the Rugby World Cup is never far away: what does it mean for Ireland? In Munster, Ulster field…
00:46:20 |
Fri 15 Nov 2019
Molecast #40
Chapter I: The World Cup and the Winning ThereofChapter II: The World Cup and Dumping There-out-ofExcept, like Prince's Lovesexy (or Royal Trux's Twin Infinitives) there's no separate tracks, it just…
01:19:00 |
Wed 06 Nov 2019
Molecast #39
A lot to get through, including: How did we lose to Japan? How did we actually get on against Russia when not dropping the ball? How do we go about beating Samoa?And then: These refs, eh? Here come E…
01:28:39 |
Tue 08 Oct 2019
Molecast #38
Belatedly we discuss Ireland's performance against Wales, and how a good old fashioned show of aggression dismissed some of our lingering 2019 anxieties. We also take a fairly freewheeling look at th…
00:55:22 |
Tue 17 Sep 2019
Molecast #37
We discuss somewhat surprising Irish Rugby World Cup selection made by Joe Schmidt for Japan 2019. (We should note that the top 10 games discussed were top 10 under Schmidt, not ever.)
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00:39:32 |
Thu 05 Sep 2019
Molecast #36
No Spala for your guts! The Battle of Bayonne! Ireland's legacy in preparing for World Cups is akin to their legacy in actual World Cups: full of wince-inducing moments of crisis and lots of existent…
01:03:15 |
Wed 28 Aug 2019
Molecast #35
We go long on Leinster's imperious semi-final victory against Munster, doling out praise where it's due, and then focus on a disappointing end to Ulster's otherwise excellent season. They're on the u…
01:17:34 |
Thu 23 May 2019
Molecast #34
Leinster hit the wall against a mighty Saracens team in Newcastle and lose their first Euro final. Did it all hinge on the big moments like Luke McGrath's wayward box kick and Liam William's ravenous…
01:14:25 |
Wed 15 May 2019
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Molecast #33 [The Re-Up]
[Re-uploaded with proper audio] After semi-final weekend, we give the boys in blue the credit deserve for a consummate performance at the Aviva and ask whether Munster are improving — but not quickly…
01:15:20 |
Thu 25 Apr 2019
Molecast #32
Following a thought-provoking article by Gerry Thornley on the plight of the club game we look at the state of it after an exciting denouement to the regular season of the AIL. We also look at squad …
01:06:20 |
Thu 18 Apr 2019
Molecast #31
Three out of the four Heineken Cup quarter finals provided exceptional excitement with two bonafide classics taking place in Paris and Dublin. We pick over the bones of them, and ask how Leinster's d…
00:52:34 |
Thu 04 Apr 2019
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