John O’Sullivan

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1,338 appearances 7 recordings 1 series first heard Jun 2026 last heard 21 Jul

John O’Sullivan’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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The Counter Ruck: The Irish Times Rugby Podcast · Where do Ireland go from here? · 21 Jul 2026 podcast

Yeah, that was it.

And it's the thing was that I wasn't, I didn't describe them.

I think one, I read New Zealand or turned around and said that I had...

called him a thug.

And I said, no, you're mixing me up with somebody else.

And I hadn't called Jacob Smith a thug.

I said it was a failing of the officials on the day and World Rugby that this continues to be an issue.

The interpretation continues to be an issue.

And I said, like the foul play review officer, Andrew Jackson of England, had an opportunity to review the incident 20 times.

And he came back to say,

Nick Berry, and he said to Nick Berry, nah, you're good, you're good, it's a yellow card's okay, because there's mitigation in, you know, James Ryan has deflected the course of the missile with the most softest of brushes of his back inadvertently, and that's that has kind of

caused Luke Jacobson to collide with Josh Vander Fleer's head.

When in fact, if you look at it from behind, you see that he's already off his feet.

He's late.

He's desperate.

He's already off his feet with two feet in the air.

So he's illegal from the get-go.

Is he illegal from the get-go?

Yeah, he is.

Or you lose all rights to mitigation.

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