
Jack Carty
Retired rugby union player
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Oct 19, 2026
Ep 3686: Wins All Round In The Champions Cup, Connacht Conquer Saracens, Munster Get It Done In Cork - 19/10/26
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Jack CartyGUEST
I spoke a couple of weeks back at the Zebra, or when they played Treviso away, his ability to stay connected with the play and get a second touch.

Jack CartyGUEST
where he plays to an edge and then he follows up on the inside and gets the ball back off.
23 MINS LATER
Shane HorganGUEST
And, you know, I know they didn't score, they only conceded a couple of tries, but there was enough in it that would make me slightly concerned.
Ep 3686: Wins All Round In The Champions Cup, Connacht Conquer Saracens, Munster Get It Done In Cork - 19/10/26
9:29
9:44
33:01

Jack CartyGUEST
I spoke a couple of weeks back at the Zebra, or when they played Treviso away, his ability to stay connected with the play and get a second touch.

Jack CartyGUEST
where he plays to an edge and then he follows up on the inside and gets the ball back off.
23 MINS LATER
Shane HorganGUEST
And, you know, I know they didn't score, they only conceded a couple of tries, but there was enough in it that would make me slightly concerned.
Ep 3680: Leinster's Bright Lights, Sam's Guns, Telescopic Tees, Wing Craft - 12/10/26
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24:13Simon HickPANELIST
Like, how mu- [laughs] how much muscle can somebody put on? And also, what's the relationship between confidence and putting on a bit of muscle if you've been, you know, if you've a smaller frame? It's not that he's a smaller frame, but he doesn't have a huge amount of muscle on what is quite a big frame.

Jack CartyGUEST
Like, came straight from under 20s into senior rugby, and usually you'll find that, um, you'll have players who'll have that year or two of being in the gym and putting size on.

Jack CartyGUEST
Like Cian, his brother, when he's been in Connacht, it's been a thing where he came in and he kind of was in and out of the team, and there was a development window where he had opportunity to do that, and you look at the, the size of a man he is.

Jack CartyGUEST
I think the piece with, with Sam and with backs in general, there's the trade-off of kind of what your frame can take and keeping them ...
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38:00Ciaran MurphyHOST
But it just feels like for Munster and Connacht, when you've got one of those big French teams in your group, it's almost unwinnable.
Ep 3680: Leinster's Bright Lights, Sam's Guns, Telescopic Tees, Wing Craft - 12/10/26
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25:41Simon HickHOST
Like, how m- how much muscle can somebody put on? And also, what's the relationship between confidence and putting on a bit of muscle if you've been, you know, if you've a smaller fr- It's not that he's a smaller frame, but he doesn't have a huge amount of muscle on what is quite a big frame.

Jack CartyGUEST
I think he's what, 6'4", like, came straight from under 20s into senior rugby, and usually you'll find that, um, you'll have players who'll have that year or two of being in the gym and putting size on.

Jack CartyGUEST
Like Cian, his brother, when he's been in Connacht, it's been a thing where he came in and he kinda was in and out of the team, and there was a development window where he had opportunity to do that, and you look at the, the size of a man he is.

Jack CartyGUEST
I think the piece with, with Sam and with backs in general, there's the trade-off of kinda what your frame can take and keeping them, about, towards elements of his game.
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39:29Simon HickHOST
But it just feels like for Munster and Connacht, when you've got one of those big French teams in your group, it's almost unwinnable.