The Molecast
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- Nov 12, 2026
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A roundtable for rugby obsessives. Donate to support the podcast at www.ko-fi.com/dementedmole
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Episodes 213
Molecast #214
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Plotting Ireland's Nations Championship through the lens of future World Cup disasters: Argentina, Scotland, Fiji — Galthie's selection policy vs Rassie's selection policy
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Molecast #213
The Molecast is not paywalled, but you can support its production by making a donation at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmoleFrawley Time — Ireland: boring to talk about, boring to watch? — Young Guns go for it — …
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Frawley Time — Ireland: boring to talk about, boring to watch? — Young Guns go for it — Connacht in the artificial mud — Munster in the real mud — God damn, McNamara! — Welcome to ROG-talk
2011 Report Card https://dementedmole.com/2011/10/18/report-card-half-back/
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Molecast #212
The Molecast is not paywalled but you can support its production by making a small donation at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmoleThe continuing story of a rivalry — Bagsnatching — Munster on the margins — Ulster …
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The continuing story of a rivalry — Bagsnatching — Munster on the margins — Ulster still in the dressing room — NIQ legacy — Off-Broadway URC — Your points are in Edinburgh's house
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Molecast #211
The Molecast is not paywalled, but you can donate to help its continued production at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmoleRumours of my demise... — Sam's Leinster — Connacht's autumn glory — Munster's big day out — …
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Rumours of my demise... — Sam's Leinster — Connacht's autumn glory — Munster's big day out — Ulster's lonely furrow — Any Irish places up for grabs? — Counting rugby
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Molecast #210
The Molecast is not paywalled but you can support its production by making a small donation at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmoleLeinster return to the D4TRESS — Take away Coffey — Brooks' side — Maul? Rats! — …
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Leinster return to the D4TRESS — Take away Coffey — Brooks' side — Maul? Rats! — Bigger boys came — The Simon Zebo Derby
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Molecast #209
Support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmoleThe job at Munster — Young guns up and down the land — Connacht win unaesthetically — Whither the Lions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Molecast #208
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Molecast #207
Support the Molecast's continued production by making a small donation at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — Themes from the summer — Sound the familiar complaint — Struggling URC? — Season previews Hosted on …
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Support the Molecast's continued production by making a small donation at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — Themes from the summer — Sound the familiar complaint — Struggling URC? — Season previewsHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Molecast #206
The Molecast is not paywalled, but you can support its production by making a small donation at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — Thank you for your support through the season!New combinations, similar sensation …
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The Molecast is not paywalled, but you can support its production by making a small donation at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — Thank you for your support through the season!
New combinations, similar sensation — "They think they're so f'in smart!" — Up and down Ireland — "That's the guy who looks after the rugby?!?" — ROG at the RDS — Maul Rats
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Molecast #205
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Leinster repeat on the Bulls — Big finish to tough season — Cullen calls time — Job Opportunity — Faz stands up many Ulstermen
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Molecast #204 - Molebag Listener's Questions
The Molecast is not paywalled, but you can support its production by donating at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — thank very much for your support throughout the seasonLeinster's season of grind continues …
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The Molecast is not paywalled, but you can support its production by donating at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — thank very much for your support throughout the season
Leinster's season of grind continues against Stormers — Glasgow salt their own wounds — James Lowe's Contracts and Departure — Molebag Listener's Questions
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Molecast #203
The Molecast is not paywalled, but you can support it by making a small donation at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmoleLeinster coaches, skin thickness, "the Media" — All Time Lowe — Munster JETS — Glasgow good all …
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Leinster coaches, skin thickness, "the Media" — All Time Lowe — Munster JETS — Glasgow good all over
We will answer listener questions next week: anyone interested can submit them by email dementedmole [at] gmail [dot] com, or via DM on X.com or Bluesky.
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Molecast #202
You can support the Molecast by making a small donation at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmoleWeighing the manner of the defeat vs the fifthness of it — A day in Bilbao — Being Tight vs Being Loose — Inhabiting the …
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Weighing the manner of the defeat vs the fifthness of it — A day in Bilbao — Being Tight vs Being Loose — Inhabiting the role vs Learning the part — What changes now, what changes when — Future of Champions Cup
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Molecast #201
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The Ulster Tripod — Silver linings in abundance — Connacht consistency — Wafer power — Munster get the job done — Gleeson green shoots — Leinster go all Lancaster Leinster — Underdogs, Performance, Place Kicking — Finals Fever 🤢
R.I.P. Scott Hastings
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Molecast #200
This is episode 200! Thank you to anyone who is listening, we hope you're still enjoying it.We're going to do a Molebag episode at the end of May. Please send any questions to [email protected] or DM us on …
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This is episode 200! Thank you to anyone who is listening, we hope you're still enjoying it.
We're going to do a Molebag episode at the end of May. Please send any questions to [email protected] or DM us on https://x.com/dementedmole or https://bsky.app/profile/dementedmole.bsky.social
Connacht and Munster moving in opposite directions — Lancaster raising the floor — Munster still haven't hit bottom — Ravenhill classic — Doak's night of highs and lows — Leinster's competition for finals places — Last round predictions
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Molecast #199
The Molecast is not paywalled but you can support its continued support its production by making a small donation at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmoleThe one where Leinster get back to the final — Many strengths …
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The one where Leinster get back to the final — Many strengths and some frailties — A lucky general — Getting the best players on the pitch — Bath red zone regrets — Footage missing — Broken play Bordeaux — Ulster's big moment
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Molecast #198
The Molecast is not paywalled but you can make a donation to its continued production at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmoleLeinster's NCO's fail to get the job over the line — Scrum-half frustrations — Strength of …
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Leinster's NCO's fail to get the job over the line — Scrum-half frustrations — Strength of schedule — Munster flankers go try mad against callow Ulster — The Lions are coming — Toulon and our taut, shredded nerves
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Molecast #197
Donate to the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmoleStatement season — "Band of Bros." — Ulster's demolition derby and the run in from hell — Connacht storm DHL — Who is calling the shots at Munster — URC's …
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Statement season — "Band of Bros." — Ulster's demolition derby and the run in from hell — Connacht storm DHL — Who is calling the shots at Munster — URC's appointment viewing — AIL thrives
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Molecast #196
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The penitent team kneels before God — In Latin, Jehovah starts with a I — You must believe, boy — Casting Toulon as a revenge mission — Glasgow stutter in spotlight — The "Real" Final — Bordeaux Era? — Toulouse our discipline was very disappointing — Dragons roar
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Molecast #195
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Munster against the wind — Bad ball to bad carriers — Brothers in intercepts — Risking it all for a shot at the big time — Harry Byrne making the jersey his — Rieko chat — Sasha AWOL from the pocket — The "real" final in Bordeaux — Connacht are changed, changed utterly — It was forward — We <3 Dragons
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Molecast #194
The Molecast is not paywalled but you can support its production by donating at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmoleMunster's grim financial situation — A multitude of issues tied together — Irish rugby precarity — …
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Munster's grim financial situation — A multitude of issues tied together — Irish rugby precarity — Will "just doing enough" be enough for Leinster — Ulster and Connacht have the winning habit
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Molecast #193
Please support the Molecast by donating the price of a cup of coffee at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmolePost 6N healthcheck: Leinster's season starts now — Glasgow loom menacingly — What's wrong with Munster? — …
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Post 6N healthcheck:
Leinster's season starts now — Glasgow loom menacingly — What's wrong with Munster? — Does it need to get worse before it gets better, or is it just getting worse? — Connacht not doing Connacht things — Who is getting the most out of their coaching time? — Congrats to St Mary's College
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Molecast #192
The Molecast isn't paywalled but you can support its continued production by donating at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmoleThe Six Nations 2026 in review — Selection vindication — Farrell's values — Ireland's …
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The Six Nations 2026 in review — Selection vindication — Farrell's values — Ireland's winners — How do France compare? — And how about the sport itself?
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Molecast #191
*Apologies for the audio quality on one mic at the start - it clears up at 16mins*The Molecast is not paywalled, but you can support its production by buying us a coffee at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmoleIreland …
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*Apologies for the audio quality on one mic at the start - it clears up at 16mins*
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Ireland tournament selections — The game done changed, got more fierce — Wales resolve — Set piece triumph, set piece failure — Crowley drifting — Scottish threat — Italian consistency — AOB
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Molecast #190
The Molecast is not paywalled, but you can support its production by making a small donation at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmoleFaz calls a new tune — Stand up for the Ulstermen — Getting selected is less than …
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Faz calls a new tune — Stand up for the Ulstermen — Getting selected is less than half the battle — Friday Night Lights — The Prendergast Grumblers — Lack of direction from 9 and the 10 Complex — Just following orders — Aerial competition and second order consequences — Hemispheric misalignment
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Molecast #189
The Molecast is not paywalled but you can support its production by making a small donation at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole"The narrative has changed", but what has actually changed? — Get Confident, Stupid! …
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"The narrative has changed", but what has actually changed? — Get Confident, Stupid! — Xs and Os — English helping hand — The Platonic Baloucoune — U20s Prelude — Welsh resurgence — Captain Dupont
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Molecast #188
The Molecast is not paywalled but you can support its production by making a small donation at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmoleIreland's strength of schedule — Italian improvement — What went well — ... and what …
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Ireland's strength of schedule — Italian improvement — What went well — ... and what didn't — Half-back struggles — U20 tone setting — Players of wit and invention — How do you beat this France ("What Would Rassie Do?") — Can Wales find something to believe in — This is my house, you're listening to my music — What tune beats England?
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Molecast #187
The Molecast is not paywalled, but you can support its continued production by making a donation at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — Beware: more swearing than usual"It's the players!" — "It's the coaching!" — …
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The Molecast is not paywalled, but you can support its continued production by making a donation at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — Beware: more swearing than usual
"It's the players!" — "It's the coaching!" — "It's the performance!" — "Ireland haven't done much wrong..." — The game done changed — Where next — Team for Italy — Gregor Townsend could not get out of the way — England into hubris mode already — ""A"" game debacle — Bigger boys came
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Molecast #186
The Molecast is not paywalled, but you can support its production by donating at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — Ireland's selection: what is a surprise and what is the logic— France's selection: Dupont + 14 …
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The Molecast is not paywalled, but you can support its production by donating at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — Ireland's selection: what is a surprise and what is the logic— France's selection: Dupont + 14 or Irish kryptonite — Ireland's prospects and the notion of a predictable championship — Will Glasgow fuel Scotland? — Can anyone stop the English boot stomping on the 6N face? — U20s hopes — England Legends vs Ireland Legends in aid of Moody Family Trust https://therpa.co.uk/news/2026/1/england-and-ireland-rugby-greats-return-to-london-to-play-in-the-annual-england-v-ireland-legends-match/Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Molecast #185
Please bear with the Zoom-level audio quality while we record remotely for 2 weeks 🙏 📡 ☎️ 💻 You can support the Molecast by making a small donation at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — Leinster *find a way* in …
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Please bear with the Zoom-level audio quality while we record remotely for 2 weeks 🙏 📡 ☎️ 💻
You can support the Molecast by making a small donation at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — Leinster *find a way* in front of the new Clan Stand — Loosehead crisis — Bohan grabs his opportunity — Ulster don't find a way in Llanelli — Devine heads north — Munster against the wind — TYP international edition — Farrell's decisions all over the park — The forgotten round of URC
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