Rugby podcasters Brett McKay and Harry Jones are back with another international edition of their end-of-week offering, Games of the Week, where the guys are again joined former Ireland hooker turned commentator and pundit Bernard Jackman – direct from Ireland Olympic team duties - for one last look back at lessons learned from the July Internationals, and the importance of the long list of rugby Internationals featuring the so-called Tier 2 nations this weekend.

This week’s International Games of the Week:

• Queensland v Wales, Brisbane

• New Zealand v Fiji, San Diego

• Australia v Georgia, Sydney

• South Africa v Portugal, Bloemfontein

Plus, it’s conference semi-final time in Major League Rugby this weekend.

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