Bernard Jackman

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

Bernard Jackman’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Recordings per month over the last 12 months — 14 in all, peaking in Jun 2026 with 6.

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I think also when people look at, because Paul O'Connell is such a legend as a player, it attracts more coverage.

Exactly.

Yeah, absolutely.

And don't forget, the premium now is on second rows, rugby players, athleticism.

So those really strategic, smart players, they sometimes don't get through the academy system because...

The premiums on athleticism.

Then you've got a guy like Paul O'Connell or Victor Matfield, to a certain extent.

He wasn't a power athlete, but he had a very good engine.

Who are line-out callers and also able to do the other stuff really well.

And then you're in clover.

But at the moment, it's just something that's not natural to Joe McCarthy, James Ryan.

Tyke Byrne is obviously...

He's got much better at it, but it wasn't what he made his name in at the start.

You know, in school, he wasn't a line-out guru.

In under-20s, he wasn't a line-out guru.

In Saracens, he wasn't a line-out guru.

He's had to become very good at it.

And yeah, unfortunately, the weekend, just certain things started to slip and we didn't have the quality ball we would like.

Yeah, and still plenty of talent there.

I mean, there is issues.

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