Bernard Jackman

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3,385 appearances 14 recordings 3 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard 14 Jul

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RTÉ Rugby Podcast · What we learned from first week of the Nations Championship · 8 Jul 2026 podcast

So there is, and like, that was such a big thing for them.

I mean, we know that financially that saved Aussie rugby.

They have a World Cup next year, which is going to hopefully bankroll it for the next eight, 10 years.

But yeah, when you look at a squad, there's lots of talent there.

You know, they're trying to bring players back from Rugby League.

They're trying to sign Rugby League players.

They're trying to bring players back from,

I see this now in Tom Hooper yesterday from Exeter, who's coming back in 2029.

So they are investing in talent.

It's just putting it all together.

And there's a big job for Les Kiss now because I think France play Australia, I think, this weekend.

France have the Toulouse players resting up in Sydney.

You'd imagine they'll be even stronger than they were last week against the All Blacks.

So they may not get a huge amount of this block of July games either.

And then Les Kiss, you know, he only has November and he's obviously a rugby champion as well, but he doesn't have a huge amount of games to get them where they need to be in a year's time.

Most other World Cup cycles start at least three seasons ago and, you know, are the ones that, like New Zealand obviously started with Dave Rennie.

It's still three games before Les Kiss officially takes over.

Yeah, it was interesting listening to Raj and Dan Bigger, two top-class, obviously, goal-kickers.

No, me too.

They were chatting about it, and in fairness, Raj...

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