RTÉ Rugby World Cup podcast: Ireland to lay down a RWC mark, opening week predictions

Neil Treacy is joined on the RTÉ Rugby World Cup podcast by former Munster out-half and Cork Constitution coach Jonny Holland.

The pair look ahead to Ireland's opening game at the RWC against Romania and examine some of the big calls in the first XV for this weekend in Bordeaux, including the intriguing selection of Joe McCarthy at second row.

The pair also talk about some of this weekend's other big games, including South Africa v Scotland in Ireland's Pool B, and the blockbuster meeting of hosts France and New Zealand in Pool A on Friday night.

Listen to the RTÉ Rugby podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Listen to live coverage of Ireland v Romania (Saturday 2.30pm) on RTÉ Radio 1, and follow live updates of that game, France v New Zealand (Friday 8.15pm) and South Africa v Scotland (Sunday 4.45pm) on RTÉ Sport Online and the RTÉ News app, with match reports on every game.