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.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 fortu…
01:03:33 |
Mon 22 Apr 2024
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 …
00:18:10 |
Thu 18 Apr 2024
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 playin…
01:11:11 |
Mon 15 Apr 2024
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 …
00:17:35 |
Thu 11 Apr 2024
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 …
01:05:11 |
Mon 08 Apr 2024
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 eac…
00:16:25 |
Thu 04 Apr 2024
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 Ch…
01:07:56 |
Mon 01 Apr 2024
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 eac…
00:17:11 |
Thu 28 Mar 2024
Ep.7 – Pools of Sweat with Ned Hanigan
Rugby podcasters Brett McKay and Harry Jones are joined on The 8-9 Combo by NSW Waratahs lock/backrower Ned Hanigan fresh from their heartbreaking golden point loss to the Fijian Drua in Lautoka in S…
01:12:05 |
Mon 25 Mar 2024
Games of the Week 2 – Battle of the Cranberry Chinos
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 eac…
00:18:30 |
Thu 21 Mar 2024
Ep.6 – Breaking it Down with Sam Larner
Rugby podcasters Brett McKay and Harry Jones are joined on The 8-9 Combo by one of the leading analysts in the game, Sam Larner from the Beyond 80 show on RugbyPass TV, for a great chat on how we all…
01:09:14 |
Tue 19 Mar 2024
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 eac…
00:14:54 |
Thu 14 Mar 2024
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 …
01:12:17 |
Mon 11 Mar 2024
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…
01:05:43 |
Tue 05 Mar 2024
Ep.3 – Unbelievably Honest Review with Charlie Morgan
Rugby podcasters Brett McKay and Harry Jones welcome Senior Rugby Writer for The Telegraph, Charlie Morgan to The 8-9 Combo, as the 2024 Six Nations looks more and more Ireland’s with every round.
C…
01:15:16 |
Mon 26 Feb 2024
Ep.2 – Salad, BBQs and eating Guinness with Simon Raiwalui
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.
Now World Rugby’s High Performance…
01:05:14 |
Tue 20 Feb 2024
Ep.1 – Cattle Across London Bridge with Sir Bill Beaumont
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.
In their …
01:03:32 |
Tue 13 Feb 2024
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.
In this final teaser episode,…
00:15:36 |
Thu 08 Feb 2024
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.
In this teaser episode, Harry (the grizzly old no.8) and B…
00:11:47 |
Mon 05 Feb 2024
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