On today's Left Wing podcast from the Stade de la Beaujoire, Rúaidhrí O'Connor, joins Sinéad Kissane on the eve of Ireland's second pool game to digest the risk and reward behind the strong team that Andy Farrell has selected to play Tonga on Saturday. 

Sinéad also talks to sports journalist George Pahulu who is in France to follow Tonga during this tournament and he spoke about Tongan culture and what playing in this World Cup means to them.

Don’t forget to join us again over the weekend for a special post-match show discussing the Tonga game.

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