Ep.14 – Champions Cup Final is pure rugby nerdery with Harry Jones

Ep.14 – Champions Cup Final is pure rugby nerdery with Harry Jones

From 8/9 Rugby by Brett McKay & great co-hosts

May 19, 2026 · 42 min · Season 3 · Episode 29

About this episode

Brett McKay and Harry Jones discuss the upcoming Champions Cup Final between Bordeaux and Leinster, analyzing the contrasting styles of both teams.

Rugby traveller and storyteller Harry Jones returns to 8/9 Rugby, reuniting with Brett McKay to dig into all the juicy bits in the lead-up to the Champions Cup Final in Spain this weekend, between Bordeaux and Leinster. The Bilbao clash pits a stark contrast of styles: the all-out, at times chaotic attack of UBB vs. the ideally impenetrable Jacques Nienaber defence of Leinster. From there. It’s just a matter of who can on the day. Can Bordeaux back up last year’s triumph and match the party that went for days? Can Leinster carry their growing URC momentum to another European title at the same venue as their last? #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: Harry Jones

Topics covered

  • Champions Cup Final
  • rugby styles
  • Bordeaux vs Leinster
  • rugby analysis
  • URC momentum

Keywords

  • Champions Cup
  • rugby
  • Bordeaux
  • Leinster
  • Harry Jones
  • Brett McKay
  • URC
  • rugby podcast

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Leinster, Bordeaux

Places: Spain, Bilbao

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