John O'Sullivan

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1,312 appearances 8 recordings 2 series first heard Mar 2026 last heard 11 Sep

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 · As Leo Cullen prepares for his final season in charge, why haven't Leinster strengthened? · 11 Sep 2026 podcast

Like you you talk about, say, Charlie O'Shea and Tom Wood down in Munster, and then you look at how the aptitude that Jack Murphy showed when he was thrust into uh a position w

with not a lot of experience and how well he did, how he acquitted himself so well when he was given the opportunity.

And that wasn't easy for him.

So he is an example to the Munster, young Monster Tens of what you can do, um, if you have the courage and aptitude and application, diligence, confidence, whatever whatever phrase you want to use, a little bit of all of those things maybe qualities.

And he's done really, really well.

And and he's added value to to uh Ulster.

Um and I know Jamie Benson has come in, he's playing twelve, I think, at the weekend.

It will be uh it'll be interesting to see if Jack Murphy can kick on again because he's done he's done exceptionally well since he's come in.

The Counter Ruck: The Irish Times Rugby Podcast · The AFL comes for Irish rugby · 31 Jul 2026 podcast

Yeah, absolutely, yeah.

The player you're referring to is the Irish 20s fullback, Noah Byrne, who was a former Gonzaga pupil.

A very, very talented sports person, if you like.

So played Dublin minor football while he was in school.

And that's when the interest was sparked, if you like, for a number of Australian rules clubs.

They came over to see him play as a Dublin minor and made approaches to him to go to Australia.

But he wanted to play schools cup with Gonzaga.

And then they kept in touch with him and they made another overture towards him about coming to Australia.

And he said he wants to play for the Ireland 20s.

And that was his priority at that point.

So he did play for the Ireland 20s in the Six Nations and also did Junior World Championship.

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