Ireland's offloading | Farrell's inclusion of Benson | Rugby's defence problem | Ian Madigan

Joe is joined by Ian Madigan for a deep dive into Ireland's offloading deficiency and why attacks are getting the better of defences across rugby. Andy Farrell's November squad selection and the surprise inclusion of Jamie Benson, is also up for discussion. Rugby on the Indo Sport podcast is sponsored by Energia. Read and watch more of the Indo Sport: https://www.independent.ie/sport 0:00 - Are Ireland at rugby's top table? 4:29 - Where can Ireland improve? 7:22 - ‘Keep the ball alive’ v structured phase play 13:52 - The Ireland squad has been announced, Jamie Benson an option at 10? 17:25 - What have you seen from Sam Prendergast so far this season? 27:42 - Ciarán Frawley's start at Connacht 30:24 - Charlie O'Shea, what have we got here? 33:49 - Do you have to be tall to play out-half? 36:21 - Similarity in attacking shapes now, defence predictability 43:28 - Leinster v Munster this weekend