Former Leinster and Scotland analyst Brett Igoe joins Nathan Johns to pick through the facts, figures and trends of last weekend’s Nations Championship action.

We also look at Ireland’s heavily rotated team selection for this weekend in a bid to assess what Andy Farrell is looking for against Eddie Jones’ side.

Produced by John Casey and Andrew McNair.

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Fresh off Ireland’s victory over Australia in Sydney, Gerry Thornley dials in from Australia to discuss that win as well as the weekend of Nations Championship rugby as a whole with host Nathan Johns.

What did we learn from the narrow win over the Wallabies? Are we likely to see many Irish debuts handed out over the three tests?

And could Japan prove to be a potential banana skin given their wining display against Italy in their Nations Championship opener?

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Ireland squeezed home against Australia after a Thomas Clarkson try and a missed kick from Ben Donaldson with the clock in the red.

Was this a gutsy, narrow win on the road or a worryingly rusty start to their summer window?

Gordon D’Arcy and John O’Sullivan join Nathan Johns to discuss.

Produced by John Casey.

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