Episode 5 Highlights

1m 40s… News Round where Adam guides us through a busy week in rugby with reaction to the recent Israel Folau homophobia saga and Billy Vunipola’s unnecessary involvement. A Gareth Anscombe update is given in a section on PRO14 transfers and injury news. Further rugby news from outside the world of PRO14 includes updates on Shaun Edwards’ latest career choice, looking forward to this year’s World Cup.

4m 45s … The lads discuss the possibility of Gareth Anscombe standing over the decisive penalty in Round 21 to put himself out of the Champions Cup for next season. Anscombe’s current club Cardiff Blues face his soon-to-be-employers Ospreys on Judgement Day on Saturday 27th.

6m 45s … Israel Folau. Summary of what’s happened in the mazy world of social media in the past couple of weeks and how our panel think Folau and Vunipola should be dealt with for their respective condemning of many different member groups of society. How does this kind of extreme prejudice sit free online for all to see in the modern world? Where does this leave Folau and the rest of his career?

19m… Round 20 of the Guinness PRO14 analysis. The most high scoring match of the round; Benetton 28-37 Munster gets a thorough analysis. Jonny Gray’s tackle heroics at the RDS gets the plaudits he deserves amidst Glasgow’s incredible 331 tackles made in their win at Leinster. Glasgow hitting their straps at just the right time. The controversial Connacht v Cardiff Blues TMO call then gets the full working over. Focus then shifts to Scotland and Edinburgh’s last round chance for Final Series qualification&/Champions Cup play-off game, with Scarlets also still in the mix.

40m 40s… Champions Cup semi-finals preview; Saracens v Munster and Leinster v Toulouse. 12 titles amongst PRO14’s four semi-finalists this weekend. Smiles at the thoughts of Toulouse back on song and in the top four of European rugby from all in the studio.

54 55s … The Big Hit: Leinster lock Scott Fardy talks to Under the Sticks about his time in Japan, surviving the 2011 earthquake and being a `late bloomer.’ He also discusses starting a family just three months into his time in Dublin and what it is about Leo Cullen that encouraged him to set up this new life in the Emerald Isle.

1h 12m 55s… Listener Questions. Blues/Ospreys to earn a Champions Cup play-of spot, and which of the two would fare better in next season’s campaign? The finer details of latching and the breakdown then get a thorough discussion before Adam slightly changes the tone with a question of his own…who has the best haircut in the Guinness PRO14…Stuart Hogg…?!

The Guinness PRO14 Final is one of the most entertaining games in the rugby calendar and takes place in Glasgow’s Celtic Park on May 25. Tickets start at just £25 for adults, £1 for kids. Visit www.pro14rugby.org/finaltickets