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.
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 48 minutes
- Episodes
- 159
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
Ep.79 – Which team can hold serve with James Horwill
Former Queensland and Wallabies captain James Horwill joined Brett McKay and Harry Jones on The 8/9 Combo Rugby Podcast to ponder the tightest start to The Rugby Championship anyone can remember.
Th…
01:11:24 |
Thu 04 Sep 2025
Ep.78 – Riding all the Wallabies ups & downs with Sean Maloney
Not too many people ride the Wallabies highs and lows quite like Sean Maloney, and the great Stan Sport/Nine Network Australian commentator joined Brett McKay and Harry Jones on The 8/9 Combo Rugby P…
01:02:46 |
Thu 28 Aug 2025
TRC Post-Mortem: Overconfidence turns to Underconfidence
All is not well in Springbok Nation despite squaring the series with the Wallabies, as Brett McKay and Harry Jones delve into another TRC Post-Mortem for The 8-9 Combo Rugby Podcast, after South Afri…
00:28:51 |
Sat 23 Aug 2025
Ep.77 – All the ways we were wrong at Ellis Park with Riaan Louw
Riaan Louw joins the 8/9 Combo Rugby Podcast and the therapist is in! Riaan and Harry delved into all the ways they were wrong about the Bok-Wallabies game at Ellis Park last weekend, while Brett McK…
01:07:09 |
Fri 22 Aug 2025
the 8/9 Tap & Go: Is this year’s TRC already over?
The Wallabies shock win over the Springboks at Ellis Park didn’t just break a 62-year drought, it’s completely thrown The Rugby Championship on its’ head for 2025. But it surely isn’t over already? I…
00:12:49 |
Tue 19 Aug 2025
TRC Post-Mortem: This WASN’T supposed to happen!
The Rugby Championship is underway for 2025, and Brett McKay and Harry Jones have fired up the TRC Post-Mortem for The 8-9 Combo Rugby Podcast, after the Wallabies shock 38-22 win over the Springboks…
00:30:49 |
Mon 18 Aug 2025
the 8/9 Tap & Go: Have the other three teams created depth issues for themselves?
The first weekend of The Rugby Championship is here, and Australia, Argentina, and New Zealand have finally named their teams, roughly 10 days after Rassie Erasmus dropped his South African selection…
00:10:53 |
Fri 15 Aug 2025
Ep.76 – Applied like a blowtorch to your arse
All eyes on the TRC! With the British & Irish Lions 2025 Tour of Australia well and truly behind us, the international rugby world now turns to The Rugby Championship which begins this weekend, with …
01:05:19 |
Thu 14 Aug 2025
Ep.75 – Let the Good Vibes last with Jonathan Drennan
The British & Irish Lions have bid farewell to their 2025 Tour of Australia, heading back to the Home Nations with the trophy in their pockets and winning bonuses in their wallets. But with still so …
01:12:40 |
Thu 07 Aug 2025
Third Lions Test Post-Mortem: Wallabies snap Lions’ brooms
The Third Lions Test has been run and won, and the series is done now too, and Brett McKay and Harry Jones another Lions Test Post-Mortem for The 8-9 Combo Rugby Podcast, after the Wallabies finished…
00:28:18 |
Sat 02 Aug 2025
Ep.74 – Neverything with Charlie Morgan
The British & Irish Lions have sealed the Test Series of their 2025 Tour of Australia, winning a Melbourne Cricket Ground thriller in the 80th minute, and all in front of a record crowd for a Lions T…
01:10:43 |
Wed 30 Jul 2025
Second Lions Test Post-Mortem: MCG rebirth? Greatest Wallabies loss?
Brett McKay and Harry Jones jump into the Second Lions Test Post-Mortem for The 8-9 Combo Rugby Podcast, in which the British & Irish Lions wrapped up the series with a 29-26 win over the Wallabies a…
00:37:12 |
Sat 26 Jul 2025
Ep.73 – Ferocious composure with Jim Tucker
If the 2025 British & Irish Lions Tour is to follow the 2001 and 2013 scripts, the Wallabies simply must win in Melbourne this weekend to send the series to a decider. The great Jim Tucker joined Bre…
01:00:23 |
Thu 24 Jul 2025
First Lions Test Post-Mortem: Lions good, Wallabies not terrible
Brett McKay and Harry Jones rip into the First Lions Test Post-Mortem for The 8-9 Combo Rugby Podcast, in which the British & Irish Lions have beaten the Wallabies 27-19 in front of more than 52,000 …
00:34:24 |
Sat 19 Jul 2025
Ep.72 – Where are the protagonists with Lee Calvert
We’re just days away from the Wallabies v British & Irish Lions Test Match, but why haven’t the protagonists on each side emerged yet? Lee Calvert from the Blood & Mud podcast joined Brett McKay & Ha…
01:06:51 |
Wed 16 Jul 2025
Weekend Post-Mortem: Obsessive selfishness on display in Adelaide + Wellington
Big scores and statement wins were all the rage, as Brett McKay and Harry Jones pull apart another big weekend of July Internationals on the Weekend Post-Mortem for The 8-9 Combo Rugby Podcast.
Th…
00:34:02 |
Sun 13 Jul 2025
Ep.71 – Brumbies give the Lions a headache with Pat McCarry
The ACT Brumbies gave the British & Irish Lions their sternest test on tour, but how many questions have they answered for Joe Schmidt? Irish Sportswriter, Producer and Playwright Pat McCarry joined …
01:06:19 |
Thu 10 Jul 2025
Weekend Post-Mortem: Wallabies survive Fiji + Did Harry fire up the Waratahs?
‘Twas a weekend of just scraping through, as Brett McKay and Harry Jones pull apart the first full weekend of July Internationals on the Weekend Post-Mortem for The 8-9 Combo Rugby Podcast.
The Wa…
00:44:13 |
Sun 06 Jul 2025
Ep.70 – When you're gassed, you can't think with Ben Darwin
The British & Irish Lions on tour present the ultimate test of talent v cohesion. Gain Line Analytics know an awful lot about cohesion and how teams benefit from it, and co-founder and former Wallabi…
01:12:15 |
Thu 03 Jul 2025
Weekend Post-Mortem: Lions survive willing contest and terrible fontage
The British & Irish Lions Tour of Australia in 2025 in finally underway, as Brett McKay and Harry Jones rip into the first Lions Tour edition of the Weekend Post-Mortem for The 8-9 Combo Rugby Podcas…
00:44:47 |
Sun 29 Jun 2025
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