Gordon D'Arcy

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1,219 appearances 11 recordings 5 series first heard Jun 2026 last heard today

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The Counter Ruck: The Irish Times Rugby Podcast · Big URC preview and how did Ireland throw away victory vs the USA? · 25 Sep 2026 podcast

And Jesus, Declan Kidney as well.

He was kind of going in at that time as the backs coach.

So yeah, it was like... And then, you know, you've had Rodgers there at out half as well and Humps is there, tail end of it.

But he kind of basically going, you know, there's more to the game than the immediacy of the moment you win.

And that was very hard because you go from being a strike runner, a dynamic runner in the wider channels.

And even at 15, that's how I played.

I played moment to moment.

Yeah, you're thinking, you're looking, is the 10 going to kick here?

You're trying to cover space.

You're doing that.

But really, when you get the ball, it's so reactive.

You don't have to think, you don't have to manage a game.

I know we have, I definitely wasn't a second playmaker.

I was an out-and-out strike runner in the back three.

So having to actually think about when you're going to really pull the trigger and when you're going to really go for it in the centre, as opposed to actually seeing a bigger picture and going...

Because you've got to weigh up every moment.

Every time you touch the ball, you've got kick, run, pass options in your head.

But let's say, because we had quite a light game plan, we kind of had three rough structures under Eddie, and one of them was wide to wide.

So part of that is getting yourself set and lobbing out a 30-yard pass just to get it to the wide channels.

But you don't just be slavish to it.

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