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The Roar Rugby Podcast

Rugby is in our DNA. We are The Roar, Australia's biggest sporting debate!


Join our hosts Christy Doran and former Wallaby Matt Toomua as we chat with a cast of special guests, debating and dissecting the talking points in Super Rugby, the Wallabies and the international game.


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Update frequency
every 4 days
Average duration
44 minutes
Episodes
239
Years Active
2022 - 2025
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Ep.137 - Golf gossip and blissfully unaware with Jordan Petaia

Ep.137 - Golf gossip and blissfully unaware with Jordan Petaia

The Aussie sides continue to perform, with the Waratahs and Brumbies pulling off big wins in the latest round of Super Rugby Pacific.


Christy Doran and Matt To'omua discuss the latest results, the Sup…

00:56:54  |   Mon 14 Apr 2025
Ep.136 - Moana Pasifika's rise with Patrick Pellegrini, and picking Wallabies squads

Ep.136 - Moana Pasifika's rise with Patrick Pellegrini, and picking Wallabies squads

We've hit the halfway point of Super Rugby Pacific - with all Australian sides in the hunt for finals, and several big surprises - not the least of which being the rise of Moana Pasifika.


Christy Dora…

01:02:39  |   Mon 07 Apr 2025
Ep.135 - Both sides of the pathway with Sam Cordingley and Emmanuel Meafou

Ep.135 - Both sides of the pathway with Sam Cordingley and Emmanuel Meafou

All four of the Aussie sides sit in the top six of Super Rugby Pacific after six rounds.


Christy Doran and Matt To'omua discuss the good signs in Australian rugby - and are joined by two guests, Sam C…

01:11:39  |   Tue 25 Mar 2025
Ep.134 - Crusaders, Reds and getting on Survivor with James O'Connor

Ep.134 - Crusaders, Reds and getting on Survivor with James O'Connor

The Crusaders appear back to their best after back-to-back wins at home, and a major reason has emerged in the effective utilisation of James O'Connor.


The Roar Rugby Podcast favourite returns to chat…

00:51:01  |   Mon 17 Mar 2025
Ep.133 - Kiss of death and who is the happiest person in Australian rugby?

Ep.133 - Kiss of death and who is the happiest person in Australian rugby?

The 2025 Super Rugby season keeps getting better and better. The Brumbies ended a 12-year hoodoo at Eden Park, the Waratahs are still undefeated, and the Kiwis nearly were clean swept until a strong …

00:45:12  |   Mon 10 Mar 2025
Ep.132 - Putting on the muscle and meaning business with Carlo Tizzano

Ep.132 - Putting on the muscle and meaning business with Carlo Tizzano

Super Rugby Pacific is heating up following a tight round three.


Christy Doran and Matt To'omua discuss the latest action from the competition - and are joined by one of the most in-demand players in …

00:49:35  |   Mon 03 Mar 2025
Ep.131 - Brumbies stunned, Reds rise and the Force awakens

Ep.131 - Brumbies stunned, Reds rise and the Force awakens

The quality rugby keeps coming!


Christy Doran and Matt To'omua come together to talk about the stunning second week of Super Rugby - which sees all Aussie sides in the top six... and the Western Force…

00:54:59  |   Wed 26 Feb 2025
Ep.130 - Old school tours and flying starts with Zane Hilton

Ep.130 - Old school tours and flying starts with Zane Hilton

Caught your breath back?


It was an incredible opening round of Super Rugby, which saw Australian sides clean sweep foreign opposition for the first time since 2018 - and maybe the first time ever in a…

00:51:13  |   Mon 17 Feb 2025
Ep.129 - Super Rugby returns as Super Joe prepares to depart

Ep.129 - Super Rugby returns as Super Joe prepares to depart

The Roar Rugby Podcast is back in 2025.


Christy Doran and Matt To'omua return for a new season, discussing the latest news following Joe Schmidt's announcement on the Wallabies - before previewing the…

00:47:53  |   Mon 10 Feb 2025
Ep.128 - Year in review with Dan Parks and Bernard Jackman

Ep.128 - Year in review with Dan Parks and Bernard Jackman

That's a wrap on season three and on 2024!


For the final time this year, The Roar's Christy Doran and Dan Parks sit down to review the Wallabies' performance against Ireland, including picking their s…

01:05:50  |   Mon 02 Dec 2024
Instant Reaction: Ireland breaks the Wallabies' hearts as curtain drops on 2024

Instant Reaction: Ireland breaks the Wallabies' hearts as curtain drops on 2024

The Wallabies tour ended in a thriller in Dublin, with Ireland coming from behind to win 22-19 - but the men in gold fired a warning shot across the bow of Andy Farrell's Lions tour.


The Roar's Christ…

00:29:34  |   Sat 30 Nov 2024
Ep.127 - Where to now for the Wallabies with Nick Farr-Jones

Ep.127 - Where to now for the Wallabies with Nick Farr-Jones

The Wallabies Grand Slam hopes might be over - but plenty of statements can still be made ahead of the final Test of 2024.


Christy Doran and Dan Parks meet again to review the weekend of rugby that wa…

00:53:26  |   Mon 25 Nov 2024
Instant Reaction: back to the drawing board for Schmidt as ill-disciplined Wallabies fall to Scotland

Instant Reaction: back to the drawing board for Schmidt as ill-disciplined Wallabies fall to Scotland

The Wallabies hopes of a Grand Slam are over after defeat to Scotland at Murrayfield. The Roar's Christy Doran and Tony Harper react to the error-ridden performance.

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00:20:51  |   Sun 24 Nov 2024
Ep.126 - Chasing Grand Slams with Roger Gould and Petris du Plessis

Ep.126 - Chasing Grand Slams with Roger Gould and Petris du Plessis

They might be two from two so far - but are the Wallabies a genuine shot for the Grand Slam?


Christy Doran and Dan Parks return to examine the latest weekend of rugby in the Autumn Nations Series - an…

01:04:05  |   Mon 18 Nov 2024
Instant Reaction: ghosts of Lyon buried as Wallabies WALLOP Wales, Kerevi under red card cloud

Instant Reaction: ghosts of Lyon buried as Wallabies WALLOP Wales, Kerevi under red card cloud

The ghosts of Lyon are buried!


The Wallabies have crushed Wales in Cardiff, the Grand Slam dream alive for another week. Christy Doran and Tony Harper give their immediate thoughts, the best performer…

00:26:09  |   Sun 17 Nov 2024
Ep.125 - Southern Hemisphere supremacy, Wilson ruled out for Wales

Ep.125 - Southern Hemisphere supremacy, Wilson ruled out for Wales

The Wallabies have broken a nine-year drought - with new arrival Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii producing a man-of-the-match performance in his debut Wallaby Test.


The question is, can Australia back it up? Ch…

00:53:33  |   Mon 11 Nov 2024
Instant Reaction: Suaalii's stunning debut lights up Wallabies record win

Instant Reaction: Suaalii's stunning debut lights up Wallabies record win

The Wallabies have scored a sensational after-the-siren win over England at Twickenham with NRL recruit Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii named man of the match on debut. The Roar's Christy Doran and Tony Harper…
00:26:09  |   Sat 09 Nov 2024
WORLD EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Rocky Elsom opens up on international arrest warrant

WORLD EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Rocky Elsom opens up on international arrest warrant

WORLD EXCLUSIVE


It has been 26 days since an international arrest warrant was issued for former Wallabies captain Rocky Elsom for his dealings as president of RC Narbonne, being accused of misuse of c…

00:31:50  |   Tue 05 Nov 2024
Ep.124 - Autumn Series preview with Dan Parks

Ep.124 - Autumn Series preview with Dan Parks

The Roar Rugby Podcast is back, and it's time for the Autumn Series.


The first question though - is where is Matt To'omua? Christy Doran is joined by Scotland legend Dan Parks to preview the upcoming…

00:50:21  |   Mon 04 Nov 2024
Ep.123 - Looking back at the Rugby Championship, and forward to the Grand Slam tour

Ep.123 - Looking back at the Rugby Championship, and forward to the Grand Slam tour

The Wallabies' hopes of ending a 23-year drought in New Zealand ended in a ruthless second-half display from the All Blacks in Wellington, bringing a curtain down on the Rugby Championship.


Ahead of t…

00:45:19  |   Mon 30 Sep 2024
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