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In each of the last three seasons, Munster have gone into the first of their URC meetings with Leinster already trying to make up lost ground.

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Joe Simmonds is playing exceptionally well for Section Paloise AKA Pau! in this week's episodes we talk about his latest top moments in Pau vs Bayonne in the French Top 14 and deep dive the drama that was Toulouse vs UBB with the help of stats and highlights! Welcome to the TOP 14 Digest! This weekly podcast captures all of the news and results in the world of rugby’s biggest club competition: the French Top 14 - Huw and Maz bring English language coverage of all of the biggest talking points in France: games, gossip, controversies and climaxes. From Paris to Perpignan, we’ve got it covered! What’s new with Toulouse? What did Dupont do this week? Is there trouble in Toulon? Has Ronan O’Gara gotten banned at La Rochelle again? Have UBB got what it takes? What did Jacky Lorenzetti at Racing 92 just say? Why are Stade Francais in the news this week? If you like the sound of that please consider giving the channel a subscribe and sharing a link with a mate. Those of you listening on audio formats can help out by giving us a 5 star review - that tells the money people we are liked! #top14 #france #rugby #toulouse #bordeaux #larochelle #stadefrancais #podcast #news #drama #highlights Follow Maz on twitter: https://x.com/mazmcm Follow Huw on twitter: https://x.com/HuwGriffinRugby Follow the podcast on twitter: https://x.com/RugbyVous Chapters: 0:00 Top 14 Results 6:30 Pau vs Bayonne 10:20 Joe Simmonds 17:45 Stade Français vs La Rochelle 21:45 Chabal vs Nonu 24:40 Toulouse vs UBB 30:00 Thibaud Flament 33:30 Elite 1 Update 36:35 Fijian of the Week 37:40 Round 7 Predictions

Ireland’s autumn squad set to have familiar look with some summer springers set for inclusion  The Irish Times

Leinster to play home European pool games at the Aviva Stadium  The Irish Times

Louis Lynagh had a game to remember as he picked up Player of the Match for his four tries against the Lions in Treviso. Watch all the best moments from the weekend from the Benetton wing. Head to URC TV to watch full match replays of every game: https://URC.tv Tune in to the live action & subscribe: South Africa: https://bit.ly/SuperSportURC UK & Ireland: https://bit.ly/PremierSportsURC SUBSCRIBE and activate notifications on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3D6AJLo Want more URC? Head to our official website: https://UnitedRugby.com Follow us across social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/URCOfficial TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@URC Instagram: https://instagram.com/URC Facebook: https://facebook.com/URC #URC

Connacht look set to unleash their Lions on the Bulls in Galway this Friday, with Bundee Aki, Finlay Bealham and Mack Hansen all available to make their first appearances of the season.

New Zealand lock Patrick Tuipulotu has been ruled out of the All Blacks' Autumn Nations Series campaign due to the shoulder injury that plagued him during the Rugby Championship.

Josh van der Flier finished last season in need of a game and you could see by the way he tore into last Saturday’s clash with the Sharks that he was ready for action.

The province plan a return to the 20,000-plus capacity RDS for the 2026-2027 season.

Sam Prendergast and Jack Crowley have been on the same pitch as one another many times at this stage, but at Croke Park on Saturday they’ll finally play against each other for the first time.

Munster defence coach Denis Leamy says that visiting Croke Park again will be special.

The flanker admits missing out on the Tests was in Australia was ‘hard to take’.

t's hard to see anyone beating Leinster at home when their cavalry are back but Munster's unbeaten run and growing confidence gives them every reason to believe they can claim a statement win in the capital, writes Jonny Holland.

Josh van der Flier says he was disappointed not to win a Test cap for the British and Irish Lions and that coach Andy Farrell went with his "gut feeling".

Edwin Edogbo’s return from injury has been a further fillip in the second row.

The South African lock has yet to feature for the province this season.

Gerry Thornley: Not even slow ticket sales can take shine off Leinster v Munster clash  The Irish Times

Josh van der Flier says not being selected for Lions Test matches was ‘hard to take’  The Irish Times

For this week's bonus chat myself and Ciarán Duffy Leinster's own Ciarán and his versatility dilemma.

Connacht suffer their first loss and its a frustrating one. But we feel positive coming out of it. We discuss the hope we have and an upcoming tough 3 game stretch.

Connacht’s top stars to return for ‘physical’ battle with Bulls  The Irish Times

Munster are expected to hand Tadhg Beirne his first game of the season in Saturday's United Rugby Championship derby against Leinster.