8/9 Rugby

Weekend Post-Mortem: Ireland Patience Outlasts England Speed

02 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Six Nations Championship has begun for 2025, with France and Ireland laying down statement wins in Round 1, providing Brett McKay & Harry Jones wi...

Ep.47 – Seven Deadly Sins with Charlie Morgan

29 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

There are many deadly sins on the rugby field, but just which of the Seven Deadly Sins broadly apply to the Six Nations teams was pondered by The Tele...

Ep.46 - The Plans to Grow the Game with Brett Robinson

22 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Growing the game globally while at the same time making it sustainable are the big challenges for the new Chair of World Rugby, Brett Robinson, who jo...

What’s Coming in 2025?

21 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The 8-9 Combo Rugby Podcast is back for a massive year of rugby in 2025, and Brett McKay & Harry Jones are here with all the details of what to expect...

Best of 2024 – the Guests

15 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Brett McKay and Harry Jones delved into The 8-9 Combo Rugby Podcast archives one last time for the summer, to pull together some of the best bits from...

Best of 2024 – Cheers & Jeers

12 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Brett McKay and Harry Jones delve into The 8-9 Combo Rugby Podcast archives to share and celebrate their favourite Cheers & Jeers from the start of mo...

Rugby Year in Review – Gunslingers & Baby Geckos

03 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Brett McKay and Harry Jones come together on The 8-9 Combo Rugby Podcast for one last time, to wrap up the 2024 rugby year in one big go – by asking...

Test Match post-mortem 13 – Knock-on, Knock offs in Dublin

30 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Brett McKay and Harry Jones jump into the final Test Match post-mortem of the year with no more thought than usual, with this week's fulltime focus o...

Games of the Week 34 – Clash of Style

28 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Brett McKay and Harry Jones lay out the final Games of the Week for 2024, incorporating the final match of the Northern Spring Autumn Series Tours bet...

Ep.42 - Replacing the Snake with Patrick McCarry

26 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Brett McKay and Harry Jones are joined on The 8-9 Combo by Irish sportswriter and playwright Patrick McCarry to look back over the final full weekend ...

Test Match post-mortem 12 – Murrayfield Maul Chokes Winged Wallabies

24 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Brett McKay and Harry Jones jump into another Test Match post-mortem without much thought at all, with this week's fulltime focus on Scotland’s grit...

Games of the Week 33 – Best be Frontrunners

21 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Brett McKay and Harry Jones lay out the Games of the Week for the final full weekend of the Northern Spring Autumn Series Tours, the last chance for t...

Ep.41 – Giving Every Ounce with Dan McKellar

18 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Brett McKay and Harry Jones are joined on The 8-9 Combo by incoming New South Wales Waratahs coach Dan McKellar, who has put the disappointment of how...

Test Match post-mortem 11 – Greatest Win of All Time

16 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Brett McKay and Harry Jones jump into another Test Match post-mortem without much thought at all, with this week's fulltime focus on France’s patien...

Games of the Week 32 – Itching in the Loafers

14 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Brett McKay and Harry Jones lay out the Games of the Week for the second full weekend of the Northern Spring Autumn Series Tour, where the Home Nation...

Ep.40 – No Lamb Curries with Charlie Morgan

12 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Brett McKay and Harry Jones are joined on The 8-9 Combo by The Telegraph’s senior rugby writer Charlie Morgan to look back over the first full weeke...

Test Match post-mortem 10 – Joseph & the Technicolour Dream Debut

09 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Brett McKay and Harry Jones rip into another Test Match post-mortem before giving it any thought at all, with this week's fulltime focus on the Wallab...

Games of the Week 31 – Something Out of the Can with John Ferguson

07 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Brett McKay and Harry Jones push Games of the Week deep into the second week of the November Internationals, where they welcome Australian rugby write...

Ep.39 – Facing the Music with Rob Kitson

04 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Brett McKay and Harry Jones are joined on The 8-9 Combo by The Guardian rugby correspondent and surprise new music reviewer (true!) Rob Kitson for a p...

Test Match post-mortem 9 – Ford Misfires, Macca Delivers

02 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Rugby podcasters Brett McKay and Harry Jones launch into another Test Match post-mortem before giving it any thought at all, with this week's fulltime...

Games of the Week 30 - the Northern Spring Autumn Series Tour preview

31 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Brett McKay and Harry Jones switch Games of the Week back into international mode for the start of the November Internationals, where the guys set, ma...

Ep.38 – Defeat of the Consultants with Tony Johnson

28 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Brett McKay and Harry Jones are joined on The 8-9 Combo by legendary New Zealand Sky Sport broadcaster and author Tony Johnson to wrap up a thoroughly...

Games of the Week 29 – The Winner Takes it All

24 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Brett McKay and Harry Jones return with another edition of Games of the Week, where the guys work through the best games from each of the best competi...

Ep.37 – Sua’ali’i will save rugby and all Law Variations

21 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Brett McKay and Harry Jones go it alone on The 8-9 Combo this week, delving into a couple of topics they’ve wanted to cover off in a bit of detail: ...

Games of the Week 28 – #JerseyTalk

17 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Brett McKay and Harry Jones return with another edition of Games of the Week, where the guys work through the best games from each of the best competi...

Ep.36 – Goal-kicking Mechanics with ‘Rocketfoot’ Wihan van der Riet

14 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Brett McKay and Harry Jones get super technical on The 8-9 Combo this week, getting right into the sweet spot of goal-kicking with South African rugby...

Games of the Week 27 – Random Calls in Leicester

10 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Brett McKay and Harry Jones return with another edition of Games of the Week, where the guys work through the best games from each of the best competi...

Ep.35 – Couple of French Wingers with James Slipper

07 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Brett McKay and Harry Jones welcome to The 8-9 Combo the new holder of the record for the Most Test Caps for Australia, James Slipper, for first-hand ...

Games of the Week 26 – What Have We Learned from 2024 TRC?

03 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Rugby podcasters Brett McKay and Harry Jones are back with another special edition of Games of the Week, with the guys take a look back at The Rugby C...

Ep.34 – Fake Ceilings with Jared Wright

30 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Rugby podcasters Brett McKay and Harry Jones are joined on The 8-9 Combo by Planet Rugby writer and connoisseur of stadium security dominant tackles, ...

Test Match post-mortem 8 – Weird Welly-Wonka

28 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Rugby podcasters Brett McKay and Harry Jones launch into another Test Match post-mortem before giving it any thought at all, with this week's fulltime...

Games of the Week 25 – Sick of Insolvency

26 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Rugby podcasters Brett McKay and Harry Jones are back with the final Rugby Championship edition of their end-of-week offering, Games of the Week, comi...

Ep.33 – Familiar Frustrations with Liam Napier

23 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Rugby podcasters Brett McKay and Harry Jones are joined on The 8-9 Combo by New Zealand Herald Chief Sportswriter Liam Napier for a trans-Tasman deep-...

Test Match post-mortem 7 – Wanted: Good Starting Team

21 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Rugby podcasters Brett McKay and Harry Jones launch into another Test Match post-mortem before giving it any thought at all, with this week's fulltime...

Games of the Week 24 – Selection Speculation

18 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Rugby podcasters Brett McKay and Harry Jones are back with another Rugby Championship edition of their end-of-week offering, Games of the Week – whe...

Ep.32 – Rassie the God with Sumo Stevenson

16 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Rugby podcasters Brett McKay and Harry Jones are joined on The 8-9 Combo by TVNZ presenter, SENZ Breakfast radio star and still the pod’s favourite ...

Ep.31 – How Good with Jamie Wall

10 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Rugby podcasters Brett McKay and Harry Jones are joined on The 8-9 Combo by Radio New Zealand sportswriter, author, and new South African travel ambas...

Test Match post-mortem 6 – Back to Square One

07 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Rugby podcasters Brett McKay and Harry Jones launch into another Test Match post-mortem before giving it too much thought, with this week's fulltime f...

Games of the Week 23 – One-Man Bomb Squad

05 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Rugby podcasters Brett McKay and Harry Jones are back with another Rugby Championship edition of their end-of-week offering, Games of the Week – whe...

Ep.30 – Consistently Inconsistent with Marcelo Bosch

02 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Rugby podcasters Brett McKay and Harry Jones are joined on The 8-9 Combo by former Argentinean centre turned commentator Marcelo Bosch, to recap the W...

Test Match post-mortem 5 – Boks Escape Razor’s Edge

31 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Rugby podcasters Brett McKay and Harry Jones love The Rugby Championship, and what better way to consume the international game than to launch into th...