The Molecast – Details, episodes & analysis

You can support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — Munster disappoint after bright new start — The Gleeson Conundrum — Leinster’s “Juega de Posición” — Structure vs Autonomy — Crunch time for Ulster and Munster — More Magners!

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You can support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — Provincial Report Card — Munster rejuvenated by coaching ticket and PO'M renaissance — Leinster's Bomb Squad — Ulster's bum note — Connacht's Big Show

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Support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — Munster go down in Parma, but what of it? — Leinster and the endless squad management — Connacht and the quest for the big kick — The rapid revival of the Ireland Women — Aoife Wafer's BOD-in-Paris performance — Woeful Wallabies and the Rugby Championship — Cian Healy

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Ireland were out thought and out fought all over Twickenham. Where do we go from here?

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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 to the trip to Twickenham: can England's stutters be put down to typically tough Six Nations away days or are there bigger problems for the team since the high watermark of their semi-final victory over NZ ahead of our Triple Crown chance?

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Scotland delivered the kind of performance they wish they had in Yokohama last September but Ireland still came away victorious. So, how much credit can Ireland take from their narrow, nervy win?England's unbridled brutishness never turned up without their three brutes in chief on the pitch, and France looked both reborn and prone to a long rattle in the in second half. Can anyone stop them now they've got motoring?Wales eased into gear and look a bad match up for Ireland. Can we stop them from - ooof - another Grand Slam tilt?

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"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 Nations." *wipes away tear*Rejoice that January is over, the World Cup is behind us, and we're still bitching about not picking on form. We scrutinise Andy Farrell's (conservative) first selection as Irish coach, discussing the virtues of experience and "experimentation". We preview Le Crunch: Eddie Jones promises withering physicality for the French who, with their glittering youthful talent, promise a return to the days when they ruled the championship along with Les Rosbifs.Finally we talk briefly about Wales and Italy. Five of the six coaches are new but Gatland casts the longest shadow of all those departing. How will Wales cope? And should Italy just embrace La Brutta Vita?

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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 possibility. Everything else seems to be up for grabs.After that we ask the difficult question about the Irish coaching ticket: how did they get the gig again?Lastly we touch briefly on the plight of Munster and their youth in the wake of their European exit.

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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 leave the future Ireland team and its captaincy, Johann van Grann's coaching trajectory and Ulster in general.

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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 and smashes all in front of him as Leinster march on with another win with a young team on a tough away day.Later on we take a deep dive into a hypothetical world of a CVC Capital Partners-inspired British and Irish league, as suggested by Ospreys chairman Rob Davies' mention of it this week. If this is where we're headed, what might it look like?

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