John O'Sullivan

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1,545 appearances 9 recordings 2 series first heard Mar 2026 last heard 2d ago

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 · URC preview, women’s Six Nations and Munster’s controversial new appointment · 17 Apr 2026 podcast

So the challenge for Sam on Friday night is you've been given the opportunity and he's got to go and remind people of the talent he has and the quality that he can bring and manage the game.

and be a feature in a very positive way for his team.

So that's something that I'm sure that Leo Cullen and the coaches will have reminded.

Like Sam Prendergast hasn't become a bad player.

He's just somebody who is at the moment needs to find his best form to challenge again for the 10 jersey with Leinster and with Ireland.

So that's Friday night is an opportunity for Sam.

to make a down payment on both of those.

And obviously there's an element of jeopardy because when you get an opportunity, it can go one of two ways.

He's got to try and make sure that he has a very positive impact and input into the game.

For him to be able to do that,

he's hugely reliant, and this should be pointed out as well.

It's not all.

Sometimes you just need a bit of luck in terms of how the pack goes, how much front football you get, the quality of the opposition.

All of these things are factors in how well you play, and you're particularly reliant on that as an out half, and even how well your scrum half plays, all that sort of stuff.

So for him, I think his wish list would be just...

to get some ball that he can use and bring his talents to bear on the game in terms of being given a decent opportunity and a decent platform to play.

I think worst case scenario is you're playing off the back foot against, you know, and your back isn't going as well as you like and you're doing a lot of defending.

So,

There are aspects of his game, it's well documented where he needs to improve.

And also then there's the added onus of place kicking.

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