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RTÉ Rugby podcast: Ireland's fast start, France's wake-up call and Scotland backing it up

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Neil Treacy is joined by Bernard Jackman and Sean Cronin to look back on Round 1 of the Guinness Six Nations, as well as previewing this weekend's games.We discuss Ireland's electric start in Cardiff as they beat Wales 34-10, while we ask if there are any concerns over their sloppy third quarter at the Principality Stadium.We also look back on how France almost fell victim to one of the great Six Nations shocks away to Italy, and whether it will have a lasting effect on them ahead of their visit to Dublin this weekend.And the panel also examine another Calcutta Cup success for Scotland, who beat England 28-24 at Twickenham.Listen to the RTÉ Rugby podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.We need your consent to load this YouTube contentWe use YouTube to manage extra content that can set cookies on your device and collect data about your activity.

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