# Why is James Lowe leaving Leinster?

An episode of [The Counter Ruck: The Irish Times Rugby Podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1341682574), 12 Jun 2026, 29 min.

Audio: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/64ef6d9e5464d50011bafece/e/6a2b2c7f90aa100df9282d36/media.mp3

With confirmation arriving that James Lowe will leave Leinster, in theory ruling him out of Ireland’s World Cup bid next year, Irish Times rugby writer John O’Sullivan joins Nathan Johns to discuss how talks broke down. Why is Leinster’s record try scorer leaving despite, by all accounts, wanting to stay? Plus, we chat through Munster’s hire of Jared Payne instead of Roger Randle and the announcement of the Ireland U20s squad for their upcoming World Cup. Produced by John Casey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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