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The long-ish tradition of Great Rugby Chats continues on 8/9 Rugby with an incredible array of guests, and available on YouTube and wherever you pod every week.
Tune in every week as Brett McKay is joined by a revolving list of well-known guest co-hosts from all corners of the rugby world, combining to blend the perfect combination of passion, humour, nonsense, and genuine insight.
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Argentina Tour Post-Mortem: Wallabies unbeaten ...
The Wallabies have gone through a Tour of Argentina undefeated for the first time ever, after they and Los Pumas fought out a 28-28 draw in Mendoza.
32 min
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Greatest Rivalry Series Post-Mortem: Springboks...
South Africa have landed a major blow in the Greatest Rivalry Series after a commanding performance in the 3rd Test led them to a 29-24 win over New Zealand in Soweto.
33 min
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Ep.28 – Wallabies & Pumas both gunning for Mend...
The Wallabies have beaten the Pumas in Argentina and will now be desperate to avoid no repeat of the second game record losses that followed in 2024 and 2022.
33 min
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Argentina Tour Post-Mortem: Wallabies get it do...
The Wallabies have opened their tour of Argentina with an impressive 27-21 win in San Salvador, built on another strong showing from the forwards, and a defensive effort that applied enough pressure
31 min
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Greatest Rivalry Series Post-Mortem: Boks get t...
The Greatest Rivalry Series is all locked up after South Africa won a thrilling contest 33-26 over New Zealand in Cape Town.
27 min
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Ep.27 – The full depth of the Ellis Park fallou...
Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series was flipped on its head with the All Blacks winning the First Test in Johannesburg, and now the Springboks must regroup to get that series back on level ground.
36 min
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Greatest Rivalry Series Post-Mortem: All Blacks...
A quite incredible opening to the Greatest Rivalry Series has seen New Zealand outlast South Africa 33-16 at Ellis Park in Johannesburg. In what could well be an instant classic in this stories rivalry, the All Blacks scored 5 tries in 1 despite being at times dominated by the Springboks’ set piece
26 min
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Ep.26 – Carry-Pass-Ruck to decide Greatest Riva...
Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series now moves into the Test Matches, with the Springboks and All Blacks facing off in the First Test at Ellis Park in Johannesburg this weekend.
45 min
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Japan Series Post-Mortem: Wallabies front row d...
A much better showing from the Wallabies in Townsville, with a dominant front row and breakdown leading to a big win over Japan.
33 min
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Japan Series Post-Mortem: Wallabies front row d...
A much better showing from the Wallabies in Townsville, with a dominant front row and breakdown leading to a big win over Japan.
33 min
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Ep.25 – Can the Wallabies counter Japan's 'infe...
The Les Kiss era with the Wallabies has started with a win, but what have we learned so far? Western Force and injured Wallabies prop Tom Robertson joins Brett McKay on 8/9 Rugby for the squad-adjacent insight into what’s going on.
38 min
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Japan Series Post-Mortem: Wallabies spare Kiss ...
The Wallabies survived a massive scare from a determined Japan in Osaka, giving Les Kiss a winning start to his tenure - but only just.
32 min
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Ep.24 – What to expect from the Les Kiss Wallab...
What should we expect from the start of the Les Kiss era for the Wallabies? In this episode of 8/9 Rugby, Queensland Reds assistant coach Zane Hilton joins Brett McKay for a first-hand insight into what Kiss will bring to this new era of Australian rugby.
40 min
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Ep.23 – Nations Championship first leg judgemen...
The first leg of the inaugural Nations Championship was a great first outing for the new concept, but what have we learned?
45 min
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Nations Championship Post-Mortem: Wallabies dom...
The Wallabies conclude the July leg of the Nations Championship with a dominant win over Italy in Perth, and with it, the Joe Schmidt era comes to an end to an with a Wallabies ‘Kiss of life’.
27 min
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Ep.22 – The Wallabies eternal quest for depth w...
The first leg of the Nations Championship is nearly done, and the Wallabies find themselves in a bit of a depth crisis.
40 min
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Nations Championship Post Mortem: Wallabies fla...
A familiar Nations Championship story for the Wallabies, who started brilliantly in Brisbane before being run down by an excellent France side in Brisbane.
24 min
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Ep.21 – Nations Championship is a winner with J...
The Nations Championship is officially here, but is it the "winner" the rugby world has been waiting for?
52 min
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Nations Championship Post Mortem: Wallabies hea...
The Nations Championship has started with a bang, but it’s a heartbreaking result for the Wallabies, going down narrowly to a very good Ireland team in Sydney. The great Jim Tucker joins Brett McKay on the 8/9 Rugby Post Mortem to wade through all the highs and lows.
24 min
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Ep.20 – Mass Zoom calls shape Nations Champions...
How do you align 12 nations and dozens of match officials for a brand new rugby tournament? Elite referee Angus Gardner returned to 8/9 Rugby to discuss the incredible level of preparation required for the jump from domestic competitions to the Test arena.
38 min
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AUS Rugby scene: Hurricanes obliterate Super Ru...
The Hurricanes of 2026 are quite probably one of the greatest teams Super Rugby has ever seen. Their demolition of the Chiefs in the Super Rugby Pacific Grand Final was one of the great performances
45 min
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Ep.19 – Leinster + Northampton romp to Grand Fi...
The URC and PREM Grand Finals have been decided, and the respective silverware has been lifted. Brett McKay is joined by South African rugby YouTube sensation Riaan Louw to break down a massive weekend of rugby deciders.
38 min
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AUS Rugby scene: Heavyweight battle to decide S...
The two best teams in Super Rugby Pacific will play in this weekend’s Grand Final. And though the Hurricanes and Chiefs got there as expected, the way they both navigated their Semi Finals was quite unexpected.
46 min
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Ep.18 – Exeter defence powers through to PREM F...
Is Exeter’s defence the perfect tool to stop Northampton’s attack in the PREM this weekend? Rugby analyst and writer Sam Larner joins Brett McKay on 8/9 Rugby to examine Exeter’s outstanding win over Bath
42 min
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AUS Rugby scene: The QF weekend to shake up Sup...
The performance of the Australian teams in the Super Rugby Pacific Qualifying Finals last weekend was less than ideal. And the fallout from that performance has already asked serious question of the competition and the finals format.
39 min