Plus, the Ireland U20s finally returned to winning ways in their World Cup opener

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Joe McCarthy was voted man-of-the-match for the British & Irish Lions vs Western Force. Photograph: Billy Sitckland/ ©INPHO
Joe McCarthy was voted man-of-the-match for the British & Irish Lions vs Western Force. Photograph: Billy Sitckland/ ©INPHO

A busy weekend of rugby action saw plenty of Irish involvement in the Lions win over the Western Force, a Top14 final for the ages in France, Peter O’Mahony and Cian Healy bow out with the Barbarians, while the Ireland U20s finally returned to winning ways in their World Cup opener.

Gordon D’Arcy and John O’Sullivan join host Nathan Johns to chat through all the action while also looking forward to Wednesday’s Lions clash with Queensland, where a familiar face in Les Kiss will be coaching the Reds.

Which Irish players are starting to look Test ready in Australia? What impact did Kiss have on Irish rugby? Have structural issues in the Irish schools game continued to hamper the 20s?

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