
Ep.10 – Like putting on warm socks with Charlie Morgan
From 8/9 Rugby by Brett McKay & great co-hosts
April 14, 2026 · 52 min · Season 2 · Episode 20
About this episode
Brett McKay and Charlie Morgan discuss the Champions Cup Quarter Finals and the upcoming Semi Finals.
Charlie Morgan from The Times joined Brett McKay on 8/9 Rugby this week, to wrap up a truly intriguing weekend of Champions Cup Quarter Finals action across Europe, and setting up a couple of spicy Semi Finals in early May. The four matches were all gripping in their own right, and gripping for different reasons, as clashes of style and pace met head-on to find out who advances. And the Semis are set up beautifully, with representation from the URC, the Premiership and the Top 14, and probably most of who everyone expected to be there. Includes a quick wrap of the Challenge Cup QFs too, with those Semis almost certainly not including who most expected to be there. #rugby #rugbypodcast #89Rugby Find us on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever else you get your podcasts Social media: search for ‘8/9 Rugby’ on Twitter, Bluesky, LinkedIn, and on Instagram, too And please do check out and subscribe to 8/9 Rugby on Substack: https://89rugby.substack.com/ Find Brett on both Twitter and on BlueSky: @BMcSport Music: "Up Above" by Letter Box (via YouTube Creator Studio) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Brett McKay
Guest: Charlie Morgan
Topics covered
- Champions Cup
- rugby
- sports analysis
- Semi Finals
- Challenge Cup
Keywords
- Champions Cup
- Quarter Finals
- Semi Finals
- rugby
- Charlie Morgan
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The Times, URC, Premiership, Top 14
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