Episode 79, and we're reacting to one of the maddest women's Tests you'll see — Ireland led by twelve at half-time at Tallaght Stadium, scored six tries, and still lost 40-36 to a USA side that overturned a 19-point deficit in the WXV Global Series opener. No preview went out — the draft call was a comfortable Ireland win — so this is pure post-match autopsy plus the Sunday Leinster news as the men's squad fly south. Here is what I'm hitting on this week's episode:

📰 News Items; Munster's Leicester pre-season sting, Leinster's 41-man South Africa departure, Doris still out, and Baird plus the Cardiff Laya homecoming date

🏉 WXV Global Series match results; Full Round 1 scoreboard from Cardiff to Tallaght — Wales, Italy, the England–Canada draw, France, New Zealand, and our game

💭 Overall opinion of the game; The first-half gre ...