# How all four Irish provinces can make the URC knockouts

An episode of [The Counter Ruck: The Irish Times Rugby Podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1341682574), 15 May 2026, 25 min.

Audio: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/64ef6d9e5464d50011bafece/e/6a06508e68dc584edaf04e61/media.mp3

John O’Sullivan joins Nathan Johns to preview the weekend’s rugby action. How can all four Irish provinces make the URC top eight? Are Ulster prioritising the Challenge Cup final over their last URC outing? Plus, how Ireland built towards a record day at the Aviva Stadium when they host Scotland on Sunday. Produced by John Casey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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