Nathan Johns

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4,221 appearances 35 recordings 2 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard 3d ago

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The Counter Ruck: The Irish Times Rugby Podcast · Reaction: Ireland squeeze home against Australia · 4 Jul 2026 podcast

like the late Schmitt, early Farrell era Ireland at times. matched

The arm wrestle bits that they did when they got into the 22 and just powered their way over, great. matched

That's fantastic. matched

There'll never not be a place for that. matched

But what happened before then, for me, they relied a little bit on Australian ill-discipline to get into those positions. matched

Yeah, that's fair. matched

The attack in the middle of the field looked like overplaying, lack of power in the carry, a little bit predictable. matched

We saw some first half breakdown turnovers for Australia that looked a bit easy. matched

It just looked like it was Ireland kind of reverting to what they did before they started looking for this kicking transition game during the Six Nations. matched

And I wonder, is that just because it's the first game of this block? matched

Yeah, 100%. matched

That's a very good point. matched

I mean, in a two-point game, those kicks are crucial. matched

And from memory, this has been a problem for Australia for a while. matched

I think the Lions tour last year, they were having a national debate on who was playing 10 because they didn't have any... Whatever about playing 10, they didn't have anyone to kick any goals during the Lions tour. matched

And to be fair, we should also make the point that it's not that long ago during the Six Nations, Shaq Crowley and Sam Prendergast were criticised for their goal-kicking and leaving points on the table. matched

And Prendergast wasn't perfect tonight, but ultimately he kicked his goals and Ireland win by two points. matched

And that is absolutely worth mentioning. matched

Part of the reason why I think I'm a little bit maybe more negative about this performance from Ireland than you are, I think maybe you're probably a bit more pragmatic and I'm more naive. matched

And I look at how Australia attacked with, you know, Swahili and Iketau throwing offloads, Valentini getting tip on balls, just this quality of their rucking as well. matched

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