Naomi Nicol

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141 appearances 3 recordings 2 series first heard Jun 2026 last heard 8 Jul

Naomi Nicol’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Today with David McCullagh · A game changer for rugby: How lowering tackle height has reduced concussion and injuries in adult players · 17 Jun 2026 podcast

And I suppose it was a little bit of me who thought, is it the right thing?

Is he joining a little bit late?

Will a lot of the team already have very developed tackle techniques?

But I think what was interesting, I'm sure every rugby club does this.

He joined Musgrave.

In the first couple of training sessions, they wouldn't allow him tackle and they wouldn't allow him be tackled until and then he was taken to the side and he was taught the techniques of tackling and taught how to tackle properly.

And then after two or three weeks, he was allowed to get involved in tackling.

So there is a real awareness there amongst the coaches that, you know, this has to be taught and you need your technique.

And now it's in the off season and actually on a Saturday, one of the parents are teaching them jujitsu down in one of the local clubs and teaching them about controlled contact and discipline in the contact.

So I think, you know, and that speaks to a lot of what Fiona was saying there about what you get from rugby.

There's a lot of positives in terms of that control contact and how to discipline yourself and how to control your anger and how to control your emotions.

So I think overall, it's been a positive.

But I was impressed with the fact that it was a very much they stepped it up week after week after week and they taught you the techniques first.

Today with David McCullagh · Padel explosion: the racket sport that keeps on growing · 15 Jun 2026 podcast

Yeah, well, paddle really, well, it's highly addictive, first off, from anybody I know who started playing it.

It's a racket game.

It's played in a smaller court than tennis.

It's quite similar rules, but it's always played in doubles.

So that's a big difference.

The court can be indoor or outdoor.

Many of them in Ireland, I think, are mostly indoor.

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