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RTÉ Rugby World Cup podcast: Ireland go strong v Tonga, plus South Africa's Marx blow

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Neil Treacy is joined on the RTÉ Rugby World Cup podcast by Bernard Jackman and Stephen Ferris to look ahead to Ireland's RWC Pool B meeting with Tonga on Saturday.The panel discuss the selection calls made by head coach Andy Farrell, who has picked a strong starting XV for the second game in a row.We also look at the big news coming out of the South Africa camp with Springbok hooker Malcom Marx ruled out for the rest of the tournament with a knee injury (20:00).And we run through some of the week's other major stories from RWC 2023, including the frustrations around inconsistent officiating (35:00), and the fascinating clash of Australis and Fiji this weekend (42:10). Listen to the RTÉ Rugby podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. We need your consent to load this rte-player content We use rte-player to manage extra content that can set cookies on your device and collect data about your activity.

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