The 8-9 Combo Rugby Podcast
Harry Jones, the grizzly old no.8, and Brett McKay, the unremarkable schoolboy no.9, unite for the short-side set-piece combination you didn't realise you needed in a rugby podcast.
A couple of hosts who came together on a whim in 2022 have become arguably the best - and maybe the only - South African-American-Australian rugby podcast combination in the rugby world, blending the perfect combination of passion, humour, nonsense, and genuine insight. Tune in every week to find out where on earth Harry is podding from, and how on earth Brett keeps it all flowing as they enjoy great rugby chats with an incredible array of guests.
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Ep.14 – Crusaders Schadenfreude with Tony Johnson
Rugby podcasters Brett McKay and Harry Jones are joined on The 8-9 Combo by legendary New Zealand broadcaster and author Tony Johnson, fresh from calling one of the games of Super Rugby Pacific this season so far, the Blues v Hurricanes blockbuster at Eden Park on Saturday.
60 min
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Games of the Week 9 – Shoutout to our AI Overlords
Rugby podcasters Brett McKay and Harry Jones are back with their end-of-week offering, Games of the Week, where the guys work through the best games from each of the best competitions around the rugby world each weekend.
16 min
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Ep.13 – Show & Tell with Tim Horan
Rugby podcasters Brett McKay and Harry Jones are joined on The 8-9 Combo by two-time RWC winning Wallabies and Queensland legend Tim Horan, with the Stan Sport commentator and lover of stadium pies casting his eye over the state of the Australian teams and where the competition favouritism lays with four rounds to play in Super Rugby Pacific.
62 min
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Games of the Week 8 – Fingers in Pies
Rugby podcasters Brett McKay and Harry Jones are back with their end-of-week offering, Games of the Week, where the guys work through the best games from each of the best competitions around the rugby world each weekend.
16 min
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Ep.12 – Rapid Rises and Hijacked Playlists with...
61 min
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Games of the Week 7 – Cannot Roll Over Again
Rugby podcasters Brett McKay and Harry Jones are back with their end-of-week offering, Games of the Week, where the guys work through the best games from each of the best competitions around the rugby world each weekend.
17 min
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Ep.11 – Intent Behind Everything with Sean Maloney
Rugby podcasters Brett McKay and Harry Jones are joined on The 8-9 Combo by Stan Sport commentator, marathon runner, and bad pun extraordinaire Sean Maloney for a mid-season recap on Australian fortunes in Super Rugby Pacific and their runs home over the final six rounds of the competition.
57 min
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Games of the Week 6 – Battle of the Tous
Rugby podcasters Brett McKay and Harry Jones are back with their new end-of-week offering, Games of the Week, where the guys work through the best games from each of the best competitions around the rugby world each weekend.
16 min
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Ep.10 – Cohesion up the Wazoo with Simon Strachan
Rugby podcasters Brett McKay and Harry Jones are joined on The 8-9 Combo by co-founder and GM of Sport for Gain Line Analytics, Simon Strachan for a deep dive into the numbers behind the teams playing in not just all the major rugby competitions around the world, but in plenty of other sports as well.
65 min
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Games of the Week 5 – Complicated Travel Plans
Rugby podcasters Brett McKay and Harry Jones are back with their new end-of-week offering, Games of the Week, where the guys work through the best games from each of the best competitions around the rugby world each weekend.
15 min
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Ep.9 – Just Gotta Freewheel with Laurie Fisher
Rugby podcasters Brett McKay and Harry Jones are joined on The 8-9 Combo by new Wallabies assistant coach and one of the great rugby coaching brains in the game, ‘Lord’ Laurie Fisher, to discuss the ever changing trends in professional rugby as well as gain an insight into the preliminary discussions within Joe Schmidt’s growing Wallabies coaching staff.
59 min
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Games of the Week 4 – Sweet 16
Rugby podcasters Brett McKay and Harry Jones have a new offering each week, Games of the Week, where the guys work through the best games from each of the best competitions around the rugby world each weekend.
14 min
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Ep.8 – State of the URC with Riaan Louw
Rugby podcasters Brett McKay and Harry Jones are joined on The 8-9 Combo by South African rugby YouTube star and creator of the weekly Rugby Update, Riaan Louw, for the rundown on the United Rugby Championship in 2024 and whether South Africa cares about Super Rugby anymore.
61 min
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Games of the Week 3– Goddam Local Derbies
Rugby podcasters Brett McKay and Harry Jones have a new offering each week, Games of the Week, where the guys work through the best games from each of the best competitions around the rugby world each weekend.
15 min
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Ep.7 – Pools of Sweat with Ned Hanigan
66 min
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Games of the Week 2 – Battle of the Cranberry C...
Rugby podcasters Brett McKay and Harry Jones have a new offering each week, Games of the Week, where the guys work through the best games from each of the best competitions around the rugby world each weekend.
16 min
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Ep.6 – Breaking it Down with Sam Larner
63 min
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Games of the Week 1 – So Very Le Crunchy
Rugby podcasters Brett McKay and Harry Jones have a new offering each week - 'Games of the Week' - where the guys work through the best games from each of the best competitions around the rugby world each weekend.
13 min
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Ep.5 – Unfettered Access with Michael Atkinson
Rugby podcasters Brett McKay and Harry Jones are joined by the looming face of Stan Sport’s rugby coverage, and the host of the Inside Line podcast, Michael Atkinson onto The 8-9 Combo for the first time in 2024, to discuss the flood of rugby content in Australia and just how much of it he hosts.
66 min
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Ep.4 – Cross-Podination with Matt To’omua
Rugby podcasters Brett McKay and Harry Jones welcome former Wallabies, ACT Brumbies, Leicester Tigers, and Melbourne Rebels flyhalf Matt To’omua onto The 8-9 Combo for the first time in 2024, only to learn he’s moved into the podcast they vacated.
59 min
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Ep.3 – Unbelievably Honest Review with Charlie ...
69 min
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Ep.2 – Salad, BBQs and eating Guinness with Sim...
Rugby podcasters Brett McKay and Harry Jones welcome to The 8-9 Combo one of their very favourite guests of the past in former Flying Fijians coach Simon Raiwalui.
59 min
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Ep.1 – Cattle Across London Bridge with Sir Bil...
Rugby podcasters Brett McKay and Harry Jones launch the first official episode of The 8-9 Combo with literally the biggest name in international rugby: World Rugby Chair Sir Bill Beaumont.
58 min
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Teaser – What have we missed since the World Cup?
Rugby podcasters Brett McKay and Harry Jones are catching up on everything that’s happened in the rugby world since the Rugby World Cup Final more than three months ago.
13 min
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Teaser – Aren’t you those guys from…?
Rugby podcasters Brett McKay and Harry Jones are branching out on their own after two wonderful years at the helm of The Roar Rugby Podcast.
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