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7th December 2017
04:28pm GMT

"We had a week off after [the game] so that was generally when we hit the first caps. The French hooker William Servat then came over with a bottle of Pernod and started pouring it into Kev and... it didn't end well for him.""I'd never been an abusive drunk until that night," McLaughlin recalled. The full chat is from 7:00 [below] and is well worth a listen. The lads preview the upcoming Champions Cup action and give fascinating insights to the mentality around, and preparations for, back-to-back European fixtures. Flannery [from 58:00] also fires back at some recent criticisms Alan Quinlan made about Munster. "I don't think that just having played for Munster gives you any sort of insight," he said. "You have to prepare for the games." Andy and the lads are also joined by Alan Dymock of Rugby World magazine for a fascinating chat on player migration. HIGHLIGHTS 2:00 - Jerry reminds us he was a Hard Yards founding member 3:30 - Jerry and Kev recall their experiences together for Ireland 7:00 - Kev's bleary night in Paris and William Servat's Pernod measures 9:00 - The pros and cons of being a versatile player 16:00 - Forwards that started out as backs 20:30 - Champions Cup preview 25:30 - The perils of playing back-to-back games 28:30 - Rugby World's Alan Dymock on player migration 46:00 - Our Champions Cup predictions 51:30 - The lads answer your Twitter questions 55:00 - Jerry responds to some of Alan Quinlan's recent comments
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