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Stephen Ferris, Conor Murray and player agent Niall Woods on The Hard Yards

Published 14:45 2 Nov 2017 GMT

Updated 16:27 19 Jan 2018 GMT

Alan Loughnane
Stephen Ferris, Conor Murray and player agent Niall Woods on The Hard Yards

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A packed show for you this week...

We talk Simon Zebo, Ulster woes, Ireland camp, how players negotiate a contract and what exactly being a player agent involves on this week's The Hard Yards. Host Andy McGeady and SportsJOE reporter Pat McCarry are joined by former Ulster and Ireland back row Stephen Ferris and Munster, Ireland and Lion's scrum half Conor Murray for this week's The Hard Yards. There's also a great interview with player agent Niall Woods of Navy Blue to discuss what being a player agent involves and how he helps negotiate player contracts. 1.00 - Fez talks about Ulster and Leinster 4.30 - What it's like the first week of Irish camp 5.40 - The panel discuss Simon Zebo and Sean Cronin 13.00 - Stephen Ferris discusses how he nearly went to play in Japan and France 16.00 - World Cup schedule for 2019 17.50 - Ireland's Rugby World Cup bid 26.00 - Conor Murray interview 27.20 - He discusses his first encounter with Paul O'Connell 29.30 - The two jerseys he's kept over the years 31.00 - The strange Lions tour 33.00 - He discusses his box kicking 34.45 - Playing in Thomand Park now 36.30 - His friend Simon Zebo 41.00 - Interview with player agent Niall Woods 44.00 - Negotiating a player's contract 48.00 - Arranging appearances for players and media work 53.00 - Protecting players 54.00 - Niall discusses a player's motivations to leave a club 1.03.00 - A look at the weekend's Pro14 games 1.09.00 - Fez answers your Twitter questions about Ulster
Stephen Ferris, Conor Murray and player agent Niall Woods on The Hard Yards