After the heavy defeat to England, is this now a moment of reckoning for Ireland’s women’s rugby team with professional contracts set to be the next phase in the XV game’s development here?

Wasps hooker, Cliodhna Moloney, and Cian Tracey join Sinéad Kissane to discuss the fall-out from last week’s loss as well as looking ahead to Ireland’s final Women’s Six Nations game against Scotland when the team has an opportunity to leave their mark on the tournament.

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The Left Wing

In the wake of the England rout, has a reckoning finally come for the Irish women's rugby team?

With new shows every Wednesday, former Lions and Ireland international Luke Fitzgerald joins Will Slattery to dissect the Irish provinces and Irish team performances.

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