{"podcast":{"title":"The Leinster Listen","slug":"the-leinster-listen-7601014","podcast_index_feed_id":7601014,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/the-leinster-listen/feed.xml","website_url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/the-leinster-listen","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/the-leinster-listen/20260104_070148_541c852f88c711f9ee8e5c34e6ece82f.png","author":"Mick Linnane","episode_count":63,"summary":"A weekly dive into all things Leinster Rugby. There'll be previews, reviews, and the odd rant when required. Two episodes a week covering the boys in blue, with a sharp eye on the URC, Europe, and whatever the Irish setup is up to. It’s straight talking, a bit of a laugh, and absolutely no pretending we don’t care as much as we do. If you follow Leinster, if you love the game, or if you just enjoy someone else doing the overthinking for you, you’re in the right place. Find our socials with the username: @the_leinster_listen","last_synced_at":"2026-07-13T06:19:20.170522+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-leinster-listen-7601014"},"episode":{"title":"#58: Leinster (H) vs Vodacom Bulls - URC Grand Final Review","slug":"58-leinster-h-vs-vodacom-bulls-urc-grand-final-review","published_at":"2026-06-22T14:10:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-leinster-listen-7601014/58-leinster-h-vs-vodacom-bulls-urc-grand-final-review","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-leinster-listen-7601014","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/the-leinster-listen/2934919","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/356999/2934919/the-leinster-listen/2026_06_22_14_06_10_f42d621a-425c-4506-b951-10e436777487.mp3","summary":"Episode 58, and Leinster are back-to-back BKT United Rugby Championship champions after a stunning 36-7 hammering of the Vodacom Bulls at Croke Park on Friday night. Déjà vu from last year's final — five tries, 22-0 at half-time, and Sam Prendergast running the show on the night we saved our best rugby for the biggest stage. James Lowe, Rieko Ioane, Luke McGrath, and Jerry Cahir bow out as winners. And then Monday brought the news: Leo Cullen will leave as head coach when his contract ends at the end of next season. One more year, one more shot at adding to the legacy. Here is what I'm hitting on this week's episode: 🏆 BKT United Rugby Championship match results; The Grand Final at Croke Park — Leinster 36-7 Vodacom Bulls, 39,184 in the ground, and a repeat of last year's decider. 🔥 Overall opinion of the game; Why this felt like the performance we'd been waiting for all season — Bulls indiscipline, Doris off early, Conan stepping up, and Prendergast at his absolute best. 📋 Analysis of the game events; Moodie and le Roux yellows, O'Brien's opening try, Ioane and Conan, Prendergast's snipe, Lowe's farewell yellow, Moodie's consolation, the disallowed Bulls tries, and Byrne sealing it. 🗺️ BKT United Rugby Championship positioning after this weekend; Back-to-back titles, a record 10th league crown, the Bulls' fourth final defeat in five years — and the domestic season is done. 🎙️ Discussion Point; Leo Cullen to leave Leinster at the end of 2026/27 — his accomplishments as a player (221 caps, three European Cups as captain, Ireland skipper) and as head coach (seven trophies in 11 years, 2018 Champions Cup, back-to-back URC titles, and the recruitment search already underway).","meta_description":"Episode 58, and Leinster are back-to-back BKT United Rugby Championship champions after a stunning 36-7 hammering of the Vodacom Bulls at Croke Park on Fr…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1552,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-leinster-listen-7601014/episodes/58-leinster-h-vs-vodacom-bulls-urc-grand-final-review/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-leinster-listen-7601014/58-leinster-h-vs-vodacom-bulls-urc-grand-final-review.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}