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Irish rugby writer and podcaster Caolán Scully joined Brett McKay on 8/9 Rugby this week, to dig deep into a big first weekend of Champions Cup knockout stages.
The eight Round of 16 games saw some blowouts and high-scoring games as it often does, but throughout the weekend there were some fantastic contests and results that probably don’t do what we saw on the field justice. And importantly, it’s left rugby fans with four properly mouth-watering Quarter Finals this weekend coming.
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"Ep.9 – Good teams will miss Champions Cup semis with Caolán Scully" is an episode of 8/9 Rugby. Runtime 52 min. Published April 7, 2026. Hit play above to stream it here, or open the free Spot Sports app for background play and offline downloads.