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# The42 Rugby Weekly

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# The42 Rugby Weekly
Cardiff cauldron is Beirne's opportunity to force his way into World Cup plans
Tadhg Beirne needs to seize his Six Nations debut, Bernard Jackman says.
# The42 Rugby Weekly
'There is something we're missing because he's too good a player'
Sean Cronin’s omission was one of the main talking points up for his discussion on this week’s The42 Rugby Weekly.
# world rugby tournament
'All rugby has done with the Islands is just take from them... There's nothing given back'
Bernard Jackman, Murray Kinsella and Gavan Casey discuss World Rugby’s proposed new tournament, which would exclude the Pacific Islands and others.
# Foreign Investment
'If this guy is clearly way better than everybody else in his peer group, then it makes sense'
Andy Dunne and The42′s Murray Kinsella discuss Munster prospect Keynan Knox and the issue of recruiting players out of school abroad.
# pass the torch
Conor Murray needs to offload Ireland's kicking responsibility to focus on returning to form
This week on The42 Rugby Weekly, Andy and Murray look at Ireland’s kicking habits, and how they are “over-relying” on the scrum-half.
# good cause
'Summit night was hell on earth' - Ferris scales Kilimanjaro in aid of injured players
The former Ireland flanker was joined by Mike McCarthy, Shane Byrne and Marcus Horan.