Nathan Johns

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3,934 appearances 33 recordings 2 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard 5d ago

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The Counter Ruck: The Irish Times Rugby Podcast · Why are New Zealand embarking on their own Lions tour? · 7 Aug 2026 podcast

So I think that's, that's my position. voice-verified

I'll continue my chat with Dan Gallen after the break. voice-verified

It's worth highlighting at this stage, New Zealand are still going to play Australia in the Bledisloe Cup. voice-verified

That's going to be two test matches, I believe, later on in the Northern Hemisphere summer. voice-verified

Although much later on, it's not till October. voice-verified

For Bledisloe, that's astonishingly late. voice-verified

And South Africa play Argentina in two matches, don't they, as well. voice-verified

So there are still matches, but you're right, that individual competition, for now at least, the old tri-nations, which became the four teams with Argentina, voice-verified

is gone. voice-verified

And yeah, you're right. voice-verified

I could see our Australian, Argentina kicking the fuss, but New Zealand and South Africa are just kind of saying, well, we're going to do our own thing and we'll throw you guys the odd bone. voice-verified

Because what I would say is, and again, clearly we both work in cricket because we keep bringing it up, but this just screams to me of, voice-verified

There is a warning here in other sports when bigger teams that have more economically viable brands want to play each other more. voice-verified

The problem is the years when they can't play each other, they haven't got anyone good to play against. voice-verified

And therefore people don't watch because it's boring. voice-verified

When it's not an Ashes somewhere or India don't come to town in England. voice-verified

Granted, England aren't very good at the minute, but in the last couple of years, they've walloped the West Indies. voice-verified

They've beaten Sri Lanka. voice-verified

you know numbers are down they don't sell as many tickets you still need to play against other teams so that they are good enough to play against you if that makes sense you need to have opposition to sell tickets when you don't when South Africa don't play New Zealand they don't play France they don't play Ireland for example voice-verified

But to tie it back to your earlier point, your earlier question, I think if you're World Rugby, voice-verified

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