Gordon D’Arcy
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1,870 appearances
12 recordings
2 series
first heard Apr 2026
last heard 30 Jun
Gordon D’Arcy’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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So we're used to seeing the top end speed, which is the bit that he goes, but it's as valuable in close quarters.
So when he's able to move two yards quicker than,
move the distance of two yards quicker than the opposition, who is a yard behind them.
That is what creates soft shoulders.
And in his case, it's so pronounced that it's not a soft shoulder.
It's moving completely untouched.
over the try line and he does it twice so when you have that level of pace and footwork that's what the damage does and we have someone like it in Robert Balikun and Crikey we just need need him to stay fit but in the Irish system we just desperately need more players like that that top end electric pace and that's what happens when we're talking about Balikun at the semi-final he's
His ability to get the ball and there's electricity around him every time he touches the ball and there's a dynamic movement just causes defenders to sit back and then he moves quicker than they do through the space.
It's really, really fun to watch.
I'm not the biggest guy in the world, but that was my...
That was what I had to be able to do, was to be able to change the point of collision quicker than the defender.
So I was creating soft shoulders, never would have had pace like that.
But my ability in those two or three yard movements to get over the gain line was, so when they've set, I then change the point of contact and then move through.
Yeah, when you've got pace, when you've got multiple threats, you've got, you know, they scored a zero-ruck try off the... That was incredibly fortunate.
Yeah, the scrum.
And I'm just looking at that going, yeah, it's hard.
It's a hard pill to swallow.
But you look at the threats.
Mo Fan, look how many players he engages.
We're not talking about an inexperienced backline here.
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