Second Captains @ The Irish Times

The first week of the new European cup featured some hardy perennials - including a last-minute Munster drop goal, a patchy early-season Leinster win, and yet another game between Ulster and Leicester. Gerry Thornley and Shane Horgan examine the three Irish recoveries and deeper issues at play.The best game of the weekend was between Australia and New Zealand, with the Wallabies losing first the game, and then their coach, who resigned immediately afterwards. Former Leinster and Scotland coach Matt Williams joins us from Sydney to discuss how the wallabies are set ahead of their trip to Europe.Cillian O'Connor won his third Mayo county final this weekend - he talks to us about getting a box off your brother, the All-stars, and playing football in October. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.