Ian Madigan
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first heard Feb 2026
last heard 9 Sep
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Indo Sport · Leinster's lame duck concern | Munster's mood music | Scary Springboks · 9 Sep 2026
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I think this the fourth test is probably a stretch and
I think the injuries for both sides speak volumes for that.
Like to think that you can go four games back to back is i you know, of that intensity is is a real stretch.
Um but yeah, look, the quality's been great.
I think you're looking at at two of the very best teams in the world.
I'd I'd still very much have France in that top three.
Um and I think people have
not written them off, but it was a big black mark against them when they played South Africa played them um in France last year and beat them comprehensively.
Um they'll be back and they have they have the power to compete with South Africa and there's not many teams that you can say that.
And I think Keen's touched on it there.
New Zealand are very much back and we're seeing the the running rugby that that that they're playing.
Um the focus of the breakdown is back.
But there's still certain areas that they're very much second best against South Africa.
Touched on the scrum, you know, the third test, the scrum penalty count was five one to to South Africa.
And any time South Africa were under pressure, the scrum was a significant reliever of uh of of
That pressure.
Um, I think the New Zealand attack in the first test, they had the ability of holding their feet, excellent pass quality, and getting outside that South African rush defense.
They weren't able to do that in the third test.
Um, their same way attack, they couldn't keep the gain line.
They couldn't there was so many occasions that they weren't even getting close to getting back to the game line at
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