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Rugby World Cup semis: a good advert for rugby? Nathan Johns of the Irish Times takes us through all the actions and all of the issues

Rugby World Cup semis: a good advert for rugby? Nathan Johns of the Irish Times takes us through all the actions and all of the issues

A prop's knee on the ground: should that decide a match?

The Other Hand · Jim Power & Chris Johns

October 23, 202333m 43s

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Show Notes

Nathan Johns @nathanrjohns of the Irish Times discusses all of the action in this weekend's quarter finals of the Rugby World Cup.


One unfancied team making the semis is ok, two reveals poor RWC seeding & planning. But Nathan convincingly argues that calibrating these things is difficult.


Nathan persuades Chris that the 'technical' aspects of the game are as important as the flashier, more 'entertaining' stuff.


But isn't rugby all about tries?


What about the big one, the final?


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