Against the Head
Encyclopedia
Against the Head is a weekly rugby
magazine programme, broadcast on RTE Two
and presented by Joanne Cantwell
with regular panellists Shane Byrne, and Irish Times
rugby correspondent Gerry Thornley with various other guests throughout the series. The programme goes out on a Monday night usually running for thirty minutes and has been broadcast since 2003. It was previously presented by Con Murphy
until 2008.
The programme brings viewers a mix of interviews, highlights and reviews, as well as discussion on the burning issues in Irish rugby
.
The series runs for the busiest period of the rugby season usually from February to May, and takes in the RBS 6 Nations Championship
, Heineken Cup
and AIB League and Cup, and brings its audience the latest news on developments within the game.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
magazine programme, broadcast on RTE Two
RTÉ Two
RTÉ Two is a free-to-air general entertainment channel operated by Irish state broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann. RTÉ Two is available throughout the island of Ireland through digital terrestrial service Saorview, VHF and UHF bands, and is also available via satellite to Irish subscribers of...
and presented by Joanne Cantwell
Joanne Cantwell
Joanne Cantwell is an Irish sports presenter. She is the presenter of weekly rugby magazine programme Against the Head on RTÉ Two, and is also a match reporter on Premier Soccer Saturday...
with regular panellists Shane Byrne, and Irish Times
The Irish Times
The Irish Times is an Irish daily broadsheet newspaper launched on 29 March 1859. The editor is Kevin O'Sullivan who succeeded Geraldine Kennedy in 2011; the deputy editor is Paul O'Neill. The Irish Times is considered to be Ireland's newspaper of record, and is published every day except Sundays...
rugby correspondent Gerry Thornley with various other guests throughout the series. The programme goes out on a Monday night usually running for thirty minutes and has been broadcast since 2003. It was previously presented by Con Murphy
Con Murphy (RTE)
Cornelius 'Con' Murphy is an Irish sports presenter, working primarily on Raidió Teilifís Éireann radio and television....
until 2008.
The programme brings viewers a mix of interviews, highlights and reviews, as well as discussion on the burning issues in Irish rugby
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
.
The series runs for the busiest period of the rugby season usually from February to May, and takes in the RBS 6 Nations Championship
Six Nations Championship
The Six Nations Championship is an annual international rugby union competition involving six European sides: England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales....
, Heineken Cup
Heineken Cup
The Heineken Cup is one of two annual rugby union competitions organised by European Rugby Cup involving leading club, regional and provincial teams from the six International Rugby Board countries in Europe whose national teams compete in the Six Nations Championship: England, France, Ireland,...
and AIB League and Cup, and brings its audience the latest news on developments within the game.