Could injuries derail Ulster's stellar season?

Nathan Johns· Host0:01

[upbeat music] Hello, you're very welcome along to the latest episode of the CounterRock Rugby podcast, brought to you by The Irish Times in partnership with Oak Energy. Rugby writer John O'Sullivan is going to join me to whet the appetite for another very busy weekend of rugby action. All four provinces lining out. There's another interpro, Munster-Ulster, which as we'll get into, has been slightly blighted by injuries, which means it's not as big an occasion as perhaps we initially hoped, but nevertheless. Leinster are away to Benetton, and then Connacht are also away in Joburg against the Lions. You got the Women's Six Nations on Saturday night. Ireland, they're talking about their revenge tour to give France one after last year's quarterfinal defeat in the World Cup. And then Sunday, AIL finals, UL Bo's and Blackrock in the women's match, and Mary's Clontarf in the men. The club game getting its day in the sun. Uh, it seems to get more popular every year, it has to be said. So, good day out for all those involved. So here is John O'Sullivan to chat through everything you need to keep an eye out for this weekend. Hello, John. How are you? You're down in Thomond this weekend. Is that, that's your, uh, assignment. That is the biggest game, to be fair, provincially, Munster-Ulster down in Thomond, but that's your, that's your assignment this weekend?

John O'Sullivan· Guest1:15

Yeah, it would've been the biggest game, but Ulster's injury list, to be honest. I think Munster would've started as 11-point favorites. They're now, I think the spread is 23, something like that. So that tells you where, where the bookies think this game is going and,