The Counter Ruck

A rugby podcast from The Irish Times. Produced in association with Harcourt Bar & Garden.

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Will Leinster be the only Irish team in the URC knockouts?
Apr 29, 2025 – 47:25
Should the 7-1 split be outlawed?
Apr 24, 2025 – 18:13
How to fix the Champions Cup?
Apr 22, 2025 – 23:30
Why do Leinster keep signing All Blacks?
Apr 17, 2025 – 28:03
Will Champions Cup blowouts come back to haunt Leinster?
Apr 15, 2025 – 45:14
Joey Carbery, Munster and Ireland - where did it all go wrong?
Apr 10, 2025 – 26:31
How did Munster stun O’Gara’s La Rochelle?
Apr 8, 2025 – 35:33
A history of Leinster and Harlequins' 'bloody' rivalry
Apr 3, 2025 – 33:35
How did Leinster’s young guns outmatch the Sharks?
Apr 1, 2025 – 27:00
Have the Lions left Ireland in the lurch?
Mar 27, 2025 – 26:52
The gap between club and international rugby is widening - here's why it matters
Mar 24, 2025 – 28:31
What next for the provinces after the Six Nations?
Mar 21, 2025 – 27:27
Are Ireland only Europe’s third best team?
Mar 17, 2025 – 27:38
Steve Aboud: the Irishman who saved Italian rugby
Mar 14, 2025 – 1:06:23
Is it easy to over-react to Ireland’s French defeat?
Mar 10, 2025 – 35:54
Is Ireland vs France the best rivalry of the modern era?
Mar 7, 2025 – 23:45
Are France better at developing young players than Ireland?
Mar 3, 2025 – 37:47
Is Ireland’s production line of talent beginning to falter?
Feb 28, 2025 – 36:31
How Ireland escaped Cardiff unscathed
Feb 24, 2025 – 29:51
Bold and brave team selection from Ireland and Wales ahead of Six Nations clash
Feb 21, 2025 – 18:12
Who has been added to Ireland’s Six Nations squad and why?
Feb 17, 2025 – 31:53
Will a new coach bounce for Wales cause Ireland problems?
Feb 14, 2025 – 31:20
Ireland’s Scottish win has all roads leading to France
Feb 10, 2025 – 38:41
How do Ireland avoid a Scottish banana skin?
Feb 7, 2025 – 36:14
Are Ireland Six Nations favourites?
Feb 3, 2025 – 46:29
Can Ireland afford to lose to England?
Jan 31, 2025 – 40:51
Who will start at 10 for Ireland during the Six Nations?
Jan 27, 2025 – 26:34
Who will win the Leinster Schools Rugby Senior Cup?
Jan 23, 2025 – 34:49
Are Leinster and Toulouse destined for another European final?
Jan 20, 2025 – 39:01
Ireland’s Six Nations squad, winners and losers
Jan 16, 2025 – 25:22
Leinster win in La Rochelle - grit or alarm bells?
Jan 13, 2025 – 49:48
‘I’ve been involved a lot in turnarounds’: Michael Cheika on his coaching philosophy and career to date
Jan 9, 2025 – 28:11
Who are Ireland’s next young rugby stars?
Jan 6, 2025 – 28:40
Should Irish rugby encourage more loan moves like Harry Byrne’s?
Jan 2, 2025 – 24:37
Is the gap widening between Leinster and the other provinces?
Dec 30, 2024 – 23:42
Is Ireland's central contract system in need of radical change?
Dec 26, 2024 – 31:09
Was 2024 a successful year for Irish rugby?
Dec 23, 2024 – 27:16
Irish women’s rugby: ‘there are loads of structural issues that are really difficult to address’
Dec 19, 2024 – 31:44
Is the Champions Cup on its last legs?
Dec 16, 2024 – 33:50
Irish lions - Rob Henderson
Dec 12, 2024 – 28:34
Why can't Irish rugby produce players with genuine pace?
Dec 9, 2024 – 40:37
Leinster’s Champions Cup opener brings a meeting with a familiar face
Dec 5, 2024 – 21:28
Where do Ireland go after the Autumn Nations Series?
Dec 2, 2024 – 41:54
Is Joe Schmidt the right man for Australia?
Nov 28, 2024 – 33:03
Are Ireland back to their best after thrashing Fiji?
Nov 25, 2024 – 34:39
Are Fiji now capable of beating Ireland for the first time in their history?
Nov 21, 2024 – 24:37
Have teams figured out Ireland's attack?
Nov 18, 2024 – 35:50
The Felipe Contepomi interview
Nov 13, 2024 – 23:11
Why Ireland won’t push the panic button after All Blacks defeat
Nov 11, 2024 – 37:16
Are New Zealand underdogs against Ireland?
Nov 7, 2024 – 31:11