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
Test Match post-mortem 9 – Ford Misfires, Macca Delivers
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 focus on a fantastic opening to the Autumn Natio…
00:29:49 |
Sat 02 Nov 2024
Games of the Week 30 - the Northern Spring Autumn Series Tour preview
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, manage, and temper expectations for the SANZAAR nat…
00:30:32 |
Thu 31 Oct 2024
Ep.38 – Defeat of the Consultants with Tony Johnson
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 enjoyable season of NZ’s National Provincial Cha…
01:06:09 |
Mon 28 Oct 2024
Games of the Week 29 – The Winner Takes it All
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 competitions around the rugby world this weekend, includ…
00:21:46 |
Thu 24 Oct 2024
Ep.37 – Sua’ali’i will save rugby and all Law Variations
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: the introduction of new and not-so-new Law Variatio…
01:08:48 |
Mon 21 Oct 2024
Games of the Week 28 – #JerseyTalk
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 competitions around the rugby world this weekend, before…
00:27:49 |
Thu 17 Oct 2024
Ep.36 – Goal-kicking Mechanics with ‘Rocketfoot’ Wihan van der Riet
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 and American football kicking coach and consulta…
01:14:23 |
Mon 14 Oct 2024
Games of the Week 27 – Random Calls in Leicester
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 competitions around the rugby world this weekend.
This …
00:23:17 |
Thu 10 Oct 2024
Ep.35 – Couple of French Wingers with James Slipper
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 insight into the Wallabies rebuild under Joe Schm…
01:02:59 |
Mon 07 Oct 2024
Games of the Week 26 – What Have We Learned from 2024 TRC?
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 Championship for 2024 and discuss once and for all…
00:34:04 |
Thu 03 Oct 2024
Ep.34 – Fake Ceilings with Jared Wright
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, Jared Wright, for a full look back on South Afric…
01:02:56 |
Mon 30 Sep 2024
Test Match post-mortem 8 – Weird Welly-Wonka
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 focus on another weird and curious Bledisloe Cup…
00:29:51 |
Sat 28 Sep 2024
Games of the Week 25 – Sick of Insolvency
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, coming after a weekend where the guys survived each o…
00:32:12 |
Thu 26 Sep 2024
Ep.33 – Familiar Frustrations with Liam Napier
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-dive into the surprisingly tight first Bledisloe …
01:05:00 |
Mon 23 Sep 2024
Test Match post-mortem 7 – Wanted: Good Starting Team
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 focus on a surprisingly entertaining and tight c…
00:29:21 |
Sat 21 Sep 2024
Games of the Week 24 – Selection Speculation
Rugby podcasters Brett McKay and Harry Jones are back with another Rugby Championship edition of their end-of-week offering, Games of the Week – where this week Harry and Brett are both preparing to …
00:34:35 |
Wed 18 Sep 2024
Ep.32 – Rassie the God with Sumo Stevenson
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 home baker Scotty ‘Sumo’ Steveson for a proper in-d…
01:09:19 |
Mon 16 Sep 2024
Ep.31 – How Good with Jamie Wall
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 ambassador Jamie Wall fresh from his tour with the All…
01:07:21 |
Tue 10 Sep 2024
Test Match post-mortem 6 – Back to Square One
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 focus is on South Africa’s 18-12 win over New Zeal…
00:29:27 |
Sat 07 Sep 2024
Games of the Week 23 – One-Man Bomb Squad
Rugby podcasters Brett McKay and Harry Jones are back with another Rugby Championship edition of their end-of-week offering, Games of the Week – where this week Harry has shifted south to Cape Town f…
00:28:47 |
Thu 05 Sep 2024
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