RTÉ Rugby podcast: Leinster's dominance, Murphy retirement and Ireland's wooden spoon battle
Neil Treacy is joined by Fiona Coghlan and Bernard Jackman to look back on the main talking points of the week in rugby.
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Jacob Murphy pinpoints David de Gea moment that gave Newcastle confidence vs Manchester United
Newcastle United winger Jacob Murphy has admitted that the home side gained confidence from David de Gea's dawdling at goal kicks during the opening exchanges of Sunday's 2-0 win over Manchester United at St James' Park.
Stan Moody pays Shaun Murphy tribute after first World Championship snooker victory – 'It's like father and son'
Teenage potting prodigy Stan Moody has paid tribute to his mentor Shaun Murphy's influence after winning his first World Championship match in Sheffield. 16-year-old Moody illuminated his 10-7 win over Andres Petrov in the opening round of qualifying at the English Institute of Sport with breaks of 110, 90, 86, 72, 59 and 54 as he led the Estonian player from start to finish. Ad The 26-year-old Petrov contributed 101, 78, 65 and 52 in a high-quality joust, but was never better than two frames adrift throughout the contest after falling 4-1 behind early on.
Jordi Murphy to retire at the end of the season
Ireland international forward Jordi Murphy has announced that he will retire from rugby at the end of this season.
Shaun Murphy's warning to World Championship rivals after winning Tour Championship - 'A handful for anyone'
Shaun Murphy warns he can be a «handful for anyone» after winning the Tour Championship on Sunday to pick up his second title within five weeks. Murphy won the tournament, considered the biggest event outside of the Triple Crown, after coming from 4-0 down to beat Kyren Wilson 10-7, and he has now picked up £150,000 in prize money. Ad It is the first time in Murphy's career he has won two ranking titles in the same season and his total of 11 ranking titles puts him ahead of Jimmy White in the all-time list.
Shaun Murphy battles back to beat Wilson in Tour Championship final
Shaun Murphy battled back from four frames down to win the Duelbits Tour Championship final with a 10-7 victory over Kyren Wilson in Hull.
Shaun Murphy battles back from losing first four frames to down Kyren Wilson in Tour Championship final
Shaun Murphy shrugged off the shock of losing the opening four frames to rally superbly and beat Kyren Wilson 10-7 to win the Tour Championship. Murphy has been a man transformed this season, with back issues seemingly a thing of the past after undergoing gastric sleeve surgery to control his weight.
Tour Championship snooker 2023 final LIVE - Shaun Murphy and Kyren Wilson go head-to-head in final showdown
Head-to-head Shaun has had the better of Kyren in earlier meetings, leading their series 7-4. The most epochal meeting between them was in the semi-final of the 2021 World Championship, where Kyren let an 11-6 lead slip and watched on in horror as Shaun won 11 of the next 12 to reach the final. Ad Tour ChampionshipO'Sullivan handed major boost ahead of world title defence4 HOURS AGO Warrior Kyren has probably never played better in a multiple session match than he did in his semi-final against Ding Junhui, where he registered six centuries on the way to a 10-5 victory.