# Are the provinces fortunes turning after a clean sweep in Europe?

An episode of [The Counter Ruck: The Irish Times Rugby Podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1341682574), 20 Oct 2026, 49 min.

Audio: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/64ef6d9e5464d50011bafece/e/6ad649c0940d96315606e083/media.mp3

It’s not long since we were talking about a weekend of four defeats for all four provinces. The weekend’s action in round one of the European competitions was the opposite with four wins. In today’s podcast Nathan speaks to Gordan D’Arcy and John O’Sullivan about their highlights. And we’ll look ahead to the Ireland squad announcement on Wednesday. Presented by Nathan Johns. Produced by Andrew McNair. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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