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Trying Times

Trying Times is a rugby podcast where two comedians talk the sport they love that doesn"t always love them back. Nghia Mai and Jack Dolan talk all things rugby with people they barely know to see if people are as obsessed with the game as they are.In this series they talk rugby to the fairweather fans, the obsessed and the utterly repulsed about their life in the sport. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Ep. 25 Six Nations 2025 Week 5 Recap

Trying Times ·

2025/03/27

And with that the 2025 Men's Six Nations Season comes to a close. Ep.25 France have won and where do we go from here? Who's happy? Who's Sad? Who's thrilled that Stand-up Comedian and 1/3 of the sketch comedy group the Cronie Bros Patrick Conlan is here to join us? WE ARE. Are Irish Fans overly pessimistic? Will Scottish Fans ever know joy? Are headbutts now legal? It's all here. You can follow Patrick Conlan @patrickconlan123Thank you to Eoin Brosnahan (@brostheman) for the theme music. Thank you

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Ep. 24 Six Nations 2025 Week 4 Recap

Trying Times ·

2025/03/13

Well there goes that dream... Ep 24 and Week 4 of the 2025 Six Nations was where France establish themselves as one of the most frightening teams on the planet. Lose your captain and best player- no worries, lose a centre and have to play a flanker in the middle of the park- too easy, go to your biggest rivals for the tournament who beat you last season- completed it mate. My god France were good. Like Soo soo good. Joining us this week to talk about how good France were is the equally good Sinead

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Ep 23. Six Nations 2025 Week 3 Recap

Trying Times ·

2025/02/28

Ep 23. Six Nations 2025 Week 3 recap. So Wales can still play...Who knew? Join us for another Six Nations 2025 recaps as we review week 3 with the fantastic Allie O'Rourke. We talk Wales resurgence, Scottish frailties, Italian pain and French ruthlessness as well as what kind of world Gatland leaves behind. Are Ireland building depth? Are they too cocky? Are we the baddies? We talk about it all. Allie is about to bring her show " Girl Dick Energy" tour so be sure to follow her at @allie.orourke to

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Ep. 22 Six Nations 2025 Week 2 Recap

Trying Times ·

2025/02/12

Ep. 22 Six Nations 2025 Week 2 Recap. THIS IS THE ONLY GAME IN TOWN. The Six Nations is in full swing as we have our first upset as England downed France in the last minute, Scotland and Ireland served up business as usual as Scotland fail to land a punch, and Italy marked a passing of the guard seeing off Wales. We are joined by Pat Ryan (@notions_comedy), a standup comic, host of Notions Comedy Club and a behind the scenes audio-fixer-upper that has saved Jack's sanity on more than one occasion

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Ep. 21 Six Nations 2025 Week 1 Recap

Trying Times ·

2025/02/06

It's the most wonderful time of the year! The Six Nations is back and we are all in on the action. Join Jack Dolan and Nghia Mai as they talk to friends and colleagues about all things Rugby. This week, regular guest and charm personified Neil Green(@neilgreencomedy) joins the hosts to discuss the opening round of the Six Nations where France battered Wales, Scotland overcame Italy and Ireland turned it on against England. The audio is a little shakey in places but we're all grown ups here it'll be

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1:11:19

Ep. 20 Olympic 7s: An Introduction and Overview with...

Trying Times ·

2024/07/23

Ep. 20 Olympic 7s: An Introduction and Overview. Friends, once every 4 years we are greeted to loads of random ass sports every hour of the day for a glorious few weeks. In 2016, Rugby joined the party. But not Rugby like you remember it, sleek, fast, shorter rugby. 7s is all the bullshit of Rugby with none of the difficult to explain set pieces or pundits complaining everytime someone kicks the ball. It's different. It's hip. To bring us up to speed we have invited guest (and probably 30% of our

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1:00:03

Ep. 19 South Africa vs Ireland: Tie-Game, Tied Series.

Trying Times ·

2024/07/17

Ep. 19 Ep. 19 South Africa vs Ireland: Tie-gameWell, it ends in a draw. Ireland land a killer blow right at the death and we leave it honours even as Jack's blood pressure probably couldn't hack a third test. We talk to resident South African Neil Green and breakdown the second test in Durban. We talk Irish ferocity, South African goal kicking, Sasha's impact and Frawley's absolute balls resolve. We could have used a third game, but we will make do with a third podcast. Who knows we may stay on

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1:07:39

Ep. 18 South Africa vs Ireland 2: Electric Boogaloo

Trying Times ·

2024/07/10

Ep. 18 South Africa vs Ireland 2: Electric Boogaloo. It's advantage South Africa. All that talk from Rassie was backed up by a big performance who shot out of the blocks to score early and strike a blow at Ireland's (not really a thing but people try to sell papers and get clicks say it's a thing so it might be a thing, Who's to say?) claim at being the Number 1 side in the World. Yes in a surprise to everyone the WORLD CHAMPIONS are pretty damn good. Join Guest Neil Green and Host's Jack Dolan and

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Ep. 17 Ireland vs South Africa Preview with Neil Green

Trying Times ·

2024/07/03

We are back for Season 2! Join Jack and Nghia as they continue to make their way through these Trying Times. In today's episode we are joined by one of our favourite guests, Mr. Neil Green, as we talk Ireland vs South Africa and the fastest rising rivalry in international rugby. It's the World Champions vs the World Champions in Springbok minds this week as Rassie takes on Farrell in a war of words, attrition, temperament and also rugby. In a game that is too close to call we talk about the

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Ep. 16 Malinda Perera

Trying Times ·

2024/04/22

Ep.16 Malinda Perera.Join us today as Malinda Perera talks to us about his life in Rugby. Malinda is a Sri-Lankan stand-up comic based in Dublin who has performed all across Europe. He released his debut show " Not a Drug Dealer" in 2020 before releasing it in 2023 online at malindaperera.com , and is currently touring his newest show "Marinated Lamb" this year. Malinda is the resident Host of N2O comedy that has performances in Vienna and Dublin and has recently begun the process of making his own

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1:05:08

Ep. 15 Sinead Walsh

Trying Times ·

2024/04/11

In this Episode of Trying Times we interview the Super Sinead Walsh. Sinead is a comedian and podcaster who has been performing across Ireland, the UK and Canada and probably more! We talk to Sinead about their love of sport, their most recent gig supporting Ashley Gavin at Liberty Hall and how a North Dub ends up a Munster fan. You can follow Sinead at @sineadwalshcomedy on Instagram and Tiktok. Sinead will be bringing their Tour Big Foot on a tour of Ireland and further afield (Check their

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1:08:21

Ep 14. Allie O'Rourke

Trying Times ·

2024/04/02

Episode 14. Allie O'RourkeIn this episode we interview Allie O'Rourke, a stand-up/writer/hysteria comedy club founder/class giver/many more hyphener. We talk to Allie about her life in rugby from bad pitches out west, to running into Munster Rugby greats and ask the question how serious are Ireland about creating a Team of Us. You can find Allie on all social media under the handle @allie.orourke and hear about shows hosted by Hysteria Comedy Club at @hysteriairelandThank you to Eoin Brosnahan for

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1:05:39

Ep. 13 Trying Times Six Nations Awards Part 2: Team...

Trying Times ·

2024/03/25

Welcome to Part 2 of the Trying Times Six Nations Awards as we pick our Team of the Tournament. Don't like our choices? Head to instagram to tell us who should be there instead. We will post a final team of the tournament soon after we see your opinions. Thank you to Eoin Brosnahan for the theme music.Please like and share this pod with your friends/lovers/enemies and acquaintances. You can follow the pod on all social media @tryingtimesrugby and keep up to date with the hosts gigs and other

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1:14:25

Ep 12. The Trying Times Six Nations Awards Part 1

Trying Times ·

2024/03/22

In this bumper Six Nations Review, we hand out our Trying Times Awards. PART 1!Yes, the Oscars may be over but there is a new award show in town! So grab your tuxes and your frocks and lets get talking hypothetical rugby awards for hours at a time. We crown the Best Game, Worst Game, Happiest Team, Saddest team, Best Moment, Biggest WTF moment, Best Player, Best Coach as well as giving a few cheeky runner up prises. As the Six Nations Draws to a close and we have to find other means of talking rugby

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Ep 11. Six Nations Week 4: Italian Jubilation & Irish...

Trying Times ·

2024/03/13

Who needs a Grand Slam anyway?We're not bitter, winning a grandslam is so 2023. We're all in on Italy now anyway. FORZA!Join us as we talk Irish Heartbreak, Italian joy, English vindication, French flair and Scottish Suffering. Wales also played. In this episode we reviewed what went right and wrong in a scintillating week of Six Nations Rugby. If you read this far let Jack know as he has no clue if anyone reads these and will slowly lose his sanity in the 4000 character limit of episode summaries

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Ep. 10 Six Nations Full Contact Review 2

Trying Times ·

2024/03/11

In this Episode of Trying Times we review the second half of Netflix's Six Nations Full Contact series. We discuss the highs, the lows, the huhs, and everything in between this Netflix show.Thank you to Eoin Brosnahan for the theme music.Please like and share this pod with your friends/lovers/enemies and acquaintances. You can follow the pod on all social media @tryingtimesrugby and keep up to date with the hosts gigs and other activities by following @nmaicomedy and @goodenoughgang on

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Ep. 9 Six Nations Week 3 Review

Trying Times ·

2024/03/07

No seriously?! How does it fall? Join us as we review Week 3 of the Guinness Six Nations and make our predictions for Week 5. We talk heartbreak in Lyon, dull spoons in Edinburgh and irritation in Dublin before giving highly informed and educated takes that will not at all make us look like fools in the mid to near future. Ah the Six Nations, we are all armchair pundits with Guinness stained blue jeans and awful brown leather shoes. So embrace it and enjoy our ramblings!Thank you to Eoin Brosnahan

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1:07:21

Ep. 8 Neil Green

Trying Times ·

2024/02/23

In this Episode of Trying Times we talk to the fantastic Neil Green in Sin É about all things rugby. Neil is a South African Stand up Comedian based in Dublin. He has gigged all over Ireland and South Africa and everywhere in between. We talk about the Springboks winning yet another World Cup, being a Sharks fan, Neil's hatred of Springbok icon Habana, and the perils of telling jokes to Rugby Players. Neil shares his experience consoling Irish fans, gigging for New Zealand Rugby Players and how to

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53:28

Ep. 7 Six Nations Week Two Review

Trying Times ·

2024/02/19

Join us on Trying Times as we review Week 2 of the Guinness Six Nations Championship. In a week of controversies and general mediocrity Nghia and Jack apply their 'expert' analysis of the weekends Rugby as we mercifully survive the break week. Please like and share this pod with your friends/lovers/enemies and acquaintances. You can follow the pod on all social media @tryingtimesrugby and keep up to date with the hosts gigs and other activities by following @nmaicomedy and @goodenoughgang on

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Ep. 6 Six Nations Week 1 Recap

Trying Times ·

2024/02/07

In this Episode of Trying Times, Nghia and Jack review the first game week of the Six Nations. They give their takes on the weekends action, who performed well and who didn't and where the tournament goes from here. Please like and share this pod with your friends/lovers/enemies and acquaintances. You can follow the pod on all social media @tryingtimesrugby and keep up to date with the hosts gigs and other activities by following @nmaicomedy and @goodenoughgang on Instagram/Twitter/TikTok/Threads

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