The Molecast
Episodes
Molecast #93
12 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You can support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole1) Terenure claim their first All Ireland League title in a game that makes us think fun...
Molecast #92
28 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You can support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole | Does Dan McFarland need a re-brand, a new challenge, a hug, or a senior coach? Why no...
Molecast #91
19 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
1) Munster travel to Stormers and pick up a classic road victory — but don't worry, the Moles' praise is tempered with some concerns over their back...
Molecast #90
06 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole"How do Leinster get to Carnegie Hall?" "Demographics!" Tough camparisons this weekend for Ulste...
Molecast #89 - The Grand Slam
24 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You can support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmoleThe Grand Chelem Pod! #FREED #FROM #DESIRE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo...
Molecast #88
15 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmoleA whole lotta heapin' goin' on: Praise for Ireland and scorn for England. Hosted on Acast. See a...
Molecast #87
05 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmoleA better late than never Molecast on the excellent Italian game, what promises to be a barnburne...
Molecast #86
18 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmoleI. The big Ireland vs France discussion: how it went downII. Welsh rugby plumbs new depths Hoste...
Molecast #85
08 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole 😉1) Ireland dispell Warren's voodoo with a series of rugby events2) Have our U20s finally fo...
Molecast #84
02 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole1) Warren gives us the heebie-geebies! The big man's aura looms over Ireland's opening Six Natio...
Molecast #83
27 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmoleLive in one take from a kitchen table:1) The phoney war of the group stages ends, and the real w...
Molecast #82
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole1) Ireland Six Nations squad selection and the de-throning of Joey2) Eddie Jones mate3) Rowntree...
Molecast #81
12 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmoleI. Ulster's kryptonite is not being able to listen to the Molecast for 6 weeksII. Munster gorge ...
Molecast #80
30 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmoleI: Eddie Jones is hiding his plans for the Rugby World Cup better than any of his rivalsII: Woul...
Molecast #79
18 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmoleAre Australia a banana peel with Kryptonite embedded into it? Or are Ireland just on a long upwa...
Molecast #78
10 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmoleDoes the World-Cup-Cycle give Ireland's powerhouse win over the Boks more meaning, or was it jus...
Molecast #77
28 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole1) Is that smell coming from the Ulster dressing room or the URC boardroom?2) Move over Bundee, ...
Molecast #76
21 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmoleIreland's international squad has precious few surprises: what can you expect when you win a tes...
Molecast #75
13 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmoleWe're doling out high praise for the internationals who brought their A game in the instant clas...
Molecast #74
06 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmoleLeinster's wet weather excellence against Ulster; someone defends the Emerging Irish tour; tough...
Molecast #73
29 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmoleMunster are back at the big well of woe and we use a number of metaphors to explore what's wrong...
Molecast #72
23 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmoleRugby didn't stop while we were on our break so there's plenty to talk about: 1) Are we seeing t...
Molecast #71
21 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmoleStill somewhat unbelieving of Ireland's incredible achievement in New Zealand, the Moles gather ...
Molecast #70
13 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmoleIreland beat the All Blacks in the land of the long white cloud with a performance that overcame...
Molecast #69
30 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmoleIreland stink up Kirikiriroa with a rudderless and disciplineless performance against the Māori...
Molecast #68
22 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
You can support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmoleWe take a look at how Ireland's actual touring party to New Zealand compares with what w...
Molecast #67
01 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmoleThe One Where Leinster Lose The Final: How it happened? what is its significance? Where next? Ho...
Molecast #66
26 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmoleTwo Leinster matches to consider 1) the rotated squad turning over Munster in the URC dead rubbe...
Molecast #65
19 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmoleThe Moles chow down on the semis, the final, Leinster, La Rochelle, playing principles, 130kg pr...
Molecast #64
11 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A big snotty post-QF roundtable:1) Munster v Toulouse: a clash of styles for the ages2) Leicester v Leinster: Tigers back at the big table but no long...
Molecast #63
29 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
First up, it's the big NZ squad selection chat. Are there really such things as bolters?Secondly we talk about Ulster's slide after so much recent pro...
Molecast #62
07 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Three Tributes:1) Dan Leavy — what a goddamn player2) A consummate Leinster performance, their best of the season, obliterates their opponents on Sa...
Molecast #61
16 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Support the Molecast at https://www.ko-fi.com/dementedmole/After smashing the English at Fortress HQ with a bonus point and by a record margin not eve...
Molecast #60
25 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With no BIG MATCH to talk about, we get into the weeds talking about DEPTH and whether it really makes that much of a difference, or is it just a desi...
Molecast #59
16 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Is Joey Carbery not just the successor but a real competitor to Johnny Sexton after a lauded performance in Paris, or is the Emperor standing 10 yards...
Molecast #58
09 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's 80+ minutes of audio balm put rub on your tired Six Nations muscles.Were the Wales team that Ireland put to the sword dismal or were Ireland just...
Molecast #57
27 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A scattershot journey through a week of rugby football union: I. "Be nice to refs!" [/Owen Doyle voice]II. Which way does the stream of influence flow...
Molecast #56
20 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Andy Farrell names an Ireland squad that everyone pretty much thinks is great and we still find some room to squabble over omissions and inclusions.On...
Molecast #55
14 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Munster and Ulster traded awful defeats over the sparse Christmas period, but public patience seems to have run out for Johann van Grann: we assess wh...
Molecast #54
16 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Van Going Going Gaaaan: The JvG era announces that it is coming to an end in summer 2022. What does Johann's report card look like as he prepares for ...
Molecast #53
24 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Munster's half-backs kept Ireland in winning ways but took a slightly different route to achieving it: how do things stand for genuine legend Conor Mu...
Molecast #52
18 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We continue to poke at the big plot hole in the middle of Ireland's autumn form: when did we get this good?More and more people are calling it Ireland...
Molecast #51
09 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Everyone loves stupid sexy Ireland after their best attacking display in years again (only?) Japan. Where have Farrell and Catt been hiding all the of...
Molecast #50
18 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
McFarlard is at the end of his beginning, and van Graan is at the beginning of his end.(Apologies for the poor quality of one of the microphones — t...
Molecast #49
28 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ireland were out thought and out fought all over Twickenham. Where do we go from here? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Molecast #48
19 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Was Ireland's successful game plan against Wales about "playing what's in front of you", or was it something more subtle altogether?We also look ahead...
Molecast #47
05 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Scotland delivered the kind of performance they wish they had in Yokohama last September but Ireland still came away victorious. So, how much credit c...
Molecast #46
29 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"It arrives like the spring, and like the spring, it too lifts the hearts. First the snowdrops, then the daffodils, then St Brigid's Day, then Six Nat...
Molecast #45
22 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Cheaters never win, except when you don't take their trophies back off them. The Saracens saga rolls on. Relegation a certainty but European success a...
Molecast #44 (Part I)
19 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Mid-season Stocktake! Which notable characters from the long running Pro 14 series "went mainstream" in the last round of games, and where does that l...
Molecast #43
04 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Will Connors is coming for your clothes, your boots, your motorcycle, and your number seven jersey: the man known as Porridge gets lower than Lil' Jon...
Molecast #42
27 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Munster's Latham... I mean Larkham revolution yields a sliding doors moment for JJ Hanrahan and despite a cracking performance leaves them in a tight ...
Molecast #41
15 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Leinster's production line is the focus — and how freely they might play — but the inescapable shadow of the Rugby World Cup is never far away: wh...
Molecast #40
06 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Chapter I: The World Cup and the Winning ThereofChapter II: The World Cup and Dumping There-out-ofExcept, like Prince's Lovesexy (or Royal Trux's Twin...
Molecast #39
08 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A lot to get through, including: How did we lose to Japan? How did we actually get on against Russia when not dropping the ball? How do we go about be...
Molecast #38
17 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Belatedly we discuss Ireland's performance against Wales, and how a good old fashioned show of aggression dismissed some of our lingering 2019 anxieti...
Molecast #37
05 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We discuss somewhat surprising Irish Rugby World Cup selection made by Joe Schmidt for Japan 2019. (We should note that the top 10 games discussed wer...
Molecast #36
28 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
No Spala for your guts! The Battle of Bayonne! Ireland's legacy in preparing for World Cups is akin to their legacy in actual World Cups: full of winc...
Molecast #35
23 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We go long on Leinster's imperious semi-final victory against Munster, doling out praise where it's due, and then focus on a disappointing end to Ulst...
Molecast #34
15 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Leinster hit the wall against a mighty Saracens team in Newcastle and lose their first Euro final. Did it all hinge on the big moments like Luke McGra...
Molecast #33 [The Re-Up]
25 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
[Re-uploaded with proper audio] After semi-final weekend, we give the boys in blue the credit deserve for a consummate performance at the Aviva and as...
Molecast #32
18 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Following a thought-provoking article by Gerry Thornley on the plight of the club game we look at the state of it after an exciting denouement to the ...
Molecast #31
04 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Three out of the four Heineken Cup quarter finals provided exceptional excitement with two bonafide classics taking place in Paris and Dublin. We pick...
Molecast #30
19 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It's a post-mortem for a Six Nations that leaves everyone but Wales disappointed. Take the dog for an extra long walk because there's loads to get off...
Molecast #29
13 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We rank Ireland both out of 1 to 10 and with the binary unsatisfactory/satisfactory distinction as we pick apart an impressive victory against France ...
Molecast #28
06 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
As usual, the game is gone or going somewhere weird. Crisis in Wales, crisis in world rugby, crisis at World Rugby. There's not enough people close en...
Molecast #27
28 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Did injury force Ireland's hand in terms of selection, or did Joe just not channel his inner Gatty after a disappointing performance in Rome. Is clari...
Molecast #26
15 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Questions raised and questions answered at Murrayfield; kick and clap at Twickenham as England launch bombs and land them all. What more do we know ab...
Molecast #25
06 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Meeting the pitch of the ball, changing the pitch of the game, 1500 metre full backs, the paradox of Zebo's absence, being the best team in the world ...
Molecast #24
31 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We try to get inside the mind of Schmidt and Jones to pick their teams for them. Given they are now announced, it retrospectively seems like Joe is ch...
Molecast #23
24 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We focus on the little province that could, that keeps surprising us all and has ended up with a surprising contingent in the Irish squad: Ulster (bad...
Molecast #22
09 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The festive interpros heralded the end of rugby as we know it with tedious blowhards and tinfoil-hat-wearing Twitter cranks calling for the abolition ...
Molecast #21
14 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
After a weekend which saw 5 of the 7 Premiership teams lose in Europe, we go in depth on the status of the league as it faces into a future that is li...
Molecast #20
21 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We've attained rugby perfection and there's nothing left to do but meditate on it (OMMMMM) but we still luxuriate in it a little bit, or even a lot. J...
Molecast #19
14 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We are going long on the more-interesting-than-expected clash between Pumas who have reasons to be optimistic and the Irish who have plenty mull over....
Molecast #18
07 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
There's a lot of player welfare talk surrounding professional rugby these days but extraneous — pointless — internationals outside the autumn test...
Molecast #17
24 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Bruce Craig wuz robbed: will threat of high court make high tackles hightail it? Or will the ABs still get their scalps and get away with it? Leinster...
Molecast #16
18 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The "Gobshites" are back with a discussion of Munster's non-victory victory in Windy Park, the return of the tighthead rock Marty Mooradze, OMG just h...
Molecast #15
12 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A slightly delayed Molecast but our takes still haven't cooled down. Whitehouse or Shitehouse, provincial pecking order, the future of Sean O'Brien (a...
Molecast #14
27 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Molecast is back for the new season with more sounds of slurping tea and opening beers, as well as much discussion of fullbacks: PC Thug and burge...
Molecast #13
20 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We get into the ineffable logic of Joe's selection policy, Ireland's journey vs Ireland's destination, refereeing card games, NZ cynicism and go down ...
Molecast #11
04 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Do you like *long* podcasts? We have a lot to get through. Semi-finals, finals, retirements, squad announcements for Australia, a bloody transfer saga...
Molecast #10
17 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes it isn't all Wayne Barnes' fault, and hopefully one of us will be big enough to admit it. It was a dog of a game, but sometimes that just ca...
Molecast #9
10 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Moles get into provincial appointments and dismissals up North and out West respectively, before we delve into the Pro14's health ahead of its sem...
Molecast #8
26 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Moles have lots to discuss after the contrasting European Champions Cup semi-final results for the Irish provinces including the serious men of Le...
Molecast #7
19 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Moles are back with loads of chat about "butt hurt losers" in the Aviva Premiership, international club rugby. Then, closer to home, we talk about...
Molecast #6 - The Betsen Tapes
28 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A few weeks ago we had the opportunity to meet and chat with the legendary Serge Betsen courtesy of Heineken Rugby Club and talked about his career in...
Molecast #5
21 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Is winning the Grand Slam the best thing ever? We ask this an other moody questions about where we are now – and where is everybody else going? Who ...
Molecast #4
16 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We ramble about the French resurgence, the English malaise, a thoroughly Schmidtian Ireland, and whether we will the Grand Slam. Oh and a big apology ...
Molecast #3
07 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We look back at the Wales game, look forward to the Scotland game, talk about tackling on the wing and in the second row, Ireland's problems out wide,...
Molecast #2
21 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Molecast is back with a lengthy exploration of what to expect when Ireland meets Wales this Saturday in the Six Nations. Then we go clubbing and g...
Molecast #1
09 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We look back at Ireland's victory in France and look forward to how we'll go against Italy. In the second half we look back at the other games, and fo...
Molecast #0
02 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The first Demented Mole podcast looking ahead to the 2018 Six Nations, making fun of Gerbrandt Grobler, and using sound effects to spice up the chat. ...