Magical days in Dublin, Cork, Paris and Cardiff; and has time caught up with Eddie Jones?

There were celebrations aplenty over the weekend, of course, both in France and Italy as well as Dublin and Cork, where Ireland's senior men's and U20 sides each raised silverware in front of capacity crowds.

On today's pod, Bernard, Murray and Gavan delve into the 20s' success: how did Richie Murphy and co. make them tick so successfully considering their lack of age-grade rugby over the last couple of years, and who from this previously unheralded squad looks most ready to play pro ball?The lads also look back on Ireland's senior Six Nations campaign as a whole, with one eye cast firmly towards the summer tour to New Zealand: to experiment or to potentially win a series on Kiwi soil?

They chat about France's Grand Slam win over England, which Berch witnessed first hand from the commentary box at the Stade: what makes this French side different to every other team in the world, and are they set for a period of sustained dominance in Europe? And has time finally caught up with Eddie Jones as it does most great coaches across sport, or has he still got some tricks up his sleeve?

Plus, Kieran Crowley's impact on Italy, Conor O'Shea's foundations, and, on the flipside, why the next five years could be pretty grim for Wales; and why Munster's back-to-back defeats in South Africa shouldn't be cause for grave concern.

Tributes are also paid to Big Dev Toner who today announced that he is to retire at the end of the season, and Berch recalls an absolute head-the-ball with whom he and Dev both shared the Leinster dressing room as Toner was first emerging as a future prospect.

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