The Counter Ruck

The Irish Times

A rugby podcast from The Irish Times, presented by Nathan Johns with regular panelists John O'Sullivan, Gordon D'Arcy and Gerry Thornley.

Produced in association with Ohk Energy.

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226 episodes
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Friday · 15 min
The AFL comes for Irish rugby
Noah Byrne, a member of the Irish U20s, recently opted to move to Aussie rules instead of taking a Leinster academy contract. Is a move like this, often seen in GAA circles, going to become more prevalent in rugby, or are we dealing with a fascinating one off? Produced by Andrew McNair and John Casey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
July 21 · 46 min
Where do Ireland go from here?
And how do they close the gap on the world's top sides next season?
July 18 · 18 min
Reaction: New Zealand ease to victory over Ireland
Gordon D’Arcy joins Nathan Johns to analyse Ireland's final game of the season
July 17 · 23 min
Underdog Ireland gear up for All Blacks test
Nathan Johns and John O’Sullivan discuss Andy Farrell’s team selection
July 14 · 32 min
Irish rugby's state of the union down under
Gerry Thornley on Ireland's win over Japan and talking points from David Humphreys’ media roundtable
July 11 · 22 min
Reaction: Ireland run in five tries as they beat Japan
Gordon D’Arcy, John O’Sullivan and Nathan Johns analyse Ireland’s performance
July 10 · 29 min
What to make of Ireland's rotation for Japan?
Nathan Johns is joined by former Leinster and Scotland analyst Brett Igoe
July 7 · 37 min
Where do Ireland now stand in the Nations Championship?
Gerry Thornley dials in from Australia to discuss the opening round of results
July 4 · 26 min
Reaction: Ireland squeeze home against Australia
Thomas Clarkson's try makes the difference
July 2 · 24 min
Can Joe Schmidt’s Wallabies upset Ireland?
Nathan Johns is joined by Jonathan Drennan of the Sydney Morning Herald
June 30 · 30 min
Ireland come up short against England in Under-20s World Championship
Plus, Toulouse triumph in Top14 yet again
June 26 · 24 min
Who to look out for in Ireland U20s at the World Cup
Nathan and John also look back on the stellar Ireland group that reached the 2016 final
June 22 · 17 min
Why is Leo Cullen leaving Leinster?
Gerry Thornley joins host Nathan Johns
June 19 · 21 min
Leinster win back-to-back URC titles
Leo Cullen's men dominate the Bulls at Croke Park
June 18 · 41 min
What to make of Andy Farrell's Ireland squad to tour Australia and New Zealand
Plus, Leinster and the Bulls name their teams for the URC final
June 12 · 28 min
Why is James Lowe leaving Leinster?
Plus, we chat through Munster’s hire of Jared Payne
June 9 · 39 min
Leinster into another final, but are their fans buying into their URC run?
Plus, European champions Bordeaux crash out of Top14 contention
June 5 · 31 min
Are Leinster being set up tactically for success?
Or is Jacques Nienaber’s system holding them back?
June 2 · 35 min
Have Leinster hit their ceiling this season?
Plus, a review of all the URC quarter-finals action
May 29 · 20 min
How Bordeaux outfoxed Leinster and URC quarter-finals preview
Nathan Johns is joined by former Leinster and Scotland analyst Brett Igoe