Class Rugby: Documentary On Newstalk
9 April 2020 - 56 minsNew documentary shines a spotlight on Leinster Schools rugby and life in Dublin in the 1980’s and today.
In ‘Class Rugby’, producer Jane Farley unfolds a classic tale of underdogs taking on an institution of privilege and might.
In a blast of music, memories and politics and we’re taken back to the 1980’s to travel the road with a band of Churchtown teenagers as they take on the established rugby-playing private schools of Leinster.
The radio premiere of ‘Class Rugby’ airs on Newstalk 106-108fm on Sunday 5th April at 7am, with a repeat broadcast airing on Saturday 11th April at 9pm. Podcast goes live directly after first broadcast.
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