8/9 Rugby

What a game.

Pat McCarry joined Brett McKay for the latest LIVE Nations Championship 8/9 Rugby Post-Mortem, with France holding on to beat South Africa 21-19 at the Stade de France in Paris. Easily the match of the Nations Championship so far, and maybe the Test Match of 2026.

The theatre of the pre-game, the mind games of the late team changes, the ebb and flow, and critical moments and rulings that defined them – everything delivered to make this exactly the game we all hoped it would be. Incredible rugby.

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Charlie Morgan from The Times joined Brett McKay on 8/9 Rugby to take a look back over the first weekend of the Nations Championship return for November, and the implications for the international rugby pecking order that came with a surprisingly comprehensive fourth round of results.

Round 5 coming this weekend certainly looks harder to pick, with a couple of games that loom as genuine coin flips, and others that will carry intrigue for totally different reasons. And it’s all coming in the context of who will play who on the Finals Weekend in London, 27-29 November.

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The Wallabies have got some serious issues to address, after conceding a record score against England at Twickenham. Pat McCarry joined Brett McKay for the latest LIVE Nations Championship 8/9 Rugby Post-Mortem.

England were comprehensive and clinical, running in 7 tries to 3 in the 45-22 win to climb back to second on the northern standings after Round 4, while the Wallabies have endured exactly the same issues that plagued them through the twin Bledisloe Cup losses to New Zealand last month.

EXCLUSIVE: Head to backrowvintage.com and use the code 89Rugby to get 10% off an outstanding vintage rugby jersey! It’s only available through the Nations Championship in November, but you definitely don’t want to wait too long. Don’t miss the jersey you’ve got your eye on, get your hands on it now!

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Scotland’s winless history against New Zealand has extended to a 34th match, after the All Blacks kicked off their November campaign of the Nations Championship with a big win at Murrayfield. Pat McCarry joined Brett McKay for the first of many LIVE Nations Championship 8/9 Rugby Post-Mortem through November.

A really enjoyable first half score the two teams only separated by 3 points and one try at halftime, before the All Blacks sealed the comfortable win after the break. The Scots will have plenty of homework before hosting Australia next weekend, while NZ are in full control of things ahead of Wales in Cardiff.

EXCLUSIVE: Head to backrowvintage.com and use the code 89Rugby to get 10% off an outstanding vintage rugby jersey! It’s only available through the Nations Championship in November, but you definitely don’t want to wait too long. Don’t miss the jersey you’ve got your eye on, get your hands on it now!

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Everyone loves a vintage or retro rugby jersey, right? Rugby ‘kit hound’ Nick Christie from Backrow Rugby joined Brett McKay on 8/9 Rugby to talk classic kits, ‘holy grail’ jerseys, why vintage rugby jerseys are very definitely cool again, and why this month’s Nations Championship would be so much better in old-school heavy cotton jerseys!

Nick has had a great time with Backrow Rugby over the last two years, including ultra-successful pop-up stores and markets in Melbourne, Brisbane, and Sydney – his Bledisloe pop-up in Sydney this year had people queued around the corner before he opened!

And now, Backrow Rugby and 8/9 Rugby have teamed up for an EXCLUSIVE DEAL you don’t want to miss!

Head to backrowvintage.com and use the code 89Rugby to get 10% off an outstanding vintage rugby jersey!

It’s only available through the Nations Championship in November, but you definitely don’t want to wait too long. Don’t miss the jersey you’ve got your eye on, get your hands on it now!

#89Rugby #Wallabies #NationsChampionship #retrorugby #vintagejerseys #rugbyjerseys

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Find Brett on both Twitter and on Substack: @BMcSport

Music: "Up Above" by Letter Box (via YouTube Creator Studio)

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