Nathan Johns

speaker

4,221 appearances 35 recordings 2 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard yesterday

Nathan Johns’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

Trend

recordings per month · last 12 months

Recordings per month over the last 12 months — 35 in all, peaking in Jul 2026 with 10.

Appearances

newest first · ▶ plays the moment

The Counter Ruck: The Irish Times Rugby Podcast · Irish rugby's state of the union down under · 14 Jul 2026 podcast

I'm sure it was more cordial than this, but the image I have in my head here is of Sam Illo looking and pinning Eddie Jones up against a wall. matched

I'm here for it. matched

I think rugby press conferences can be dull at the best of times. matched

The more, the more interests and intrigue, the better. matched

Well, I mean, you, you would remember the, the, the last press conference, the two of us were out with support with a Bordeaux when they, they trashed the press conference room with their, with the beer and the, and the champagne in the middle of Yannick. matched

Yeah, I remember EBCR weren't too happy and they said in Bordeaux they'd try to ban this the next year, but clearly they couldn't ban it from Cardiff to Bilbao. matched

So we'll see if they have any more luck in Lyon. matched

If you're the All Blacks, what do you think their view of Ireland is at the minute? matched

I mean, I know that they've got the win against Australia, but it's two performances, dare I say, that while winning and putting Ireland on top of their nation's championship group, I don't think they're striking fear into the heart of the All Blacks at the minute ahead of next week. matched

What did you make of their performance against Italy? matched

I mean, especially based on the context of their defeat in Japan, they look a little bit disappointing compared to some of their Six Nations returns in recent weeks. matched

So maybe there's a pinch of salt territory with this. matched

But yeah, they look very strong against Italy, I thought. matched

Which is interesting, isn't it? matched

Because that was one of the criticisms of Scott Robertson when he was in charge, is that they went away from that kind of transition, striking quickly, counterattack. matched

They went away from that a little bit and they focused more on holding onto the ball and phase play. matched

If anything, it became a little bit more Irish. matched

And a lot of people were saying, no, that's not the all black DNA. matched

And that may or may not have had an influence in his departure. matched

And so it sounds like Dave Rennie is he's bringing back the good days of striking from anywhere. matched

Showing 961–980 of 4,221 · page 49 of 212