Nathan Johns
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first heard Apr 2026
last heard 11 Sep
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The Counter Ruck: The Irish Times Rugby Podcast · Where do Ireland go from here? · 21 Jul 2026
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But that, I guess, and look, I think everything you guys have said there is completely fair enough.
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And you're right.
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We have had these conversations about playing pool, you know, different types of athletes that we just don't get because we've got a much smaller playing pool, all of that.
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So you got to play with the capital you have.
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I 100% understand that.
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But I think what I find really interesting is that, and I was just looking at it as you were there talking, kicking was a much more important part of Ireland's attacking game in the Six Nations.
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They kicked 28 times per game.
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That was the average.
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Against New Zealand, they kicked 14 times.
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I think it was 22 against Japan and 23 against Australia.
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That is a pretty big drop-off.
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And I don't know if it's because they just said, right, we're going to use these three games just to work on the phase play and we'll try to bring everything back together next year.
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I don't know if that's how coaches operate.
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They try and work on one thing in one window and another in another.
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I have no idea.
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But considering they tried to evolve in the Six Nations and then they stopped doing that,
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Yeah, agreed.
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That is something that is worth definitely delving into.
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I don't have those to hand.
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That'll take me time to find those.
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