The Counter Ruck

Provincial action, women’s Six Nations and the business end of the AIL club season - this weekend had plenty.

Gordon D’Arcy joins Nathan Johns to review it all. Is the battle for the URC top eight just going to come down to whoever has enough fit players?

A week out from their European semi-final, what to make of Leinster’s upset defeat away to Benetton?

Have Ireland shown enough progression to get close to France, or was Saturday night a bump back down to earth?

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John O’Sullivan joins Nathan Johns to preview the weekend’s rugby action.

From Munster’s key interpro with an injury-ravaged Ulster to Ireland’s Six Nations French revenge tour, not to mention AIL finals weekend, there is plenty to discuss as the rugby season continues towards the business end.

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Gordon D’Arcy joins Nathan Johns to pick through the weekend’s rugby action.

Did Ulster let themselves down against a Leinster shorn of first choice players? How did Leo Cullen’s men shut down one of the URC’s best attacks?

Plus, we discuss much-needed victories for Connacht and Munster while highlighting the best bits of Ireland’s win over Italy in the women’s Six Nations.

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John O’Sullivan joins Nathan Johns to talk through Ireland’s home start to their Six Nations campaign against Italy this Saturday after defeat to England last week in front of a record crowd of 77,120 at the Allianz Stadium.

They also preview Ulster’s crucial interpro with Leinster and look at where Connacht and Munster are currently in the URC standings.

Plus, the controversy surrounding Munster’s new assistant coach hire Roger Randle.

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Leinster are in the Champions Cup semi-finals after beating Sale while Ulster find themselves in the Challenge Cup last four thanks to victory over La Rochelle.

They will not be joined by Connacht, though, after they lost in France to Montpellier.

And Ireland women got their Six Nations campaign underway with an expected yet somewhat encouraging defeat to England.

Nathan Johns is joined by Gordon D’Arcy and John O’Sullivan to chat through the weekend’s rugby action.

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