8/9 Rugby

8/9 Rugby

Brett McKay & great co-hosts

Episodes 222
Avg. Duration 47m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 5.0 (4)
Since Feb 2024
Latest Episode Jun 2026

Publishing Details

Schedule
Every Few Days
Format
Episodic
Consistency
70%
Hosting
feeds.megaphone.fm

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About This Podcast

The long-ish tradition of Great Rugby Chats continues on 8/9 Rugby with an incredible array of guests, and available on YouTube and wherever you pod every week. Tune in every week as Brett McKay is joined by a revolving list of well-known guest co-hosts from all corners of the rugby world, combining to blend the perfect combination of passion, humour, nonsense, and genuine insight. And now in written form on Substack, too! Get great insights from a host of names you know and rugby opinions you respect every week.

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Recent Episodes

S3E36 AUS Rugby scene: The QF weekend to shake up Super Rugby with Jamie Wall

Jun 10, 2026 43m

The performance of the Australian teams in the Super Rugby Pacific Qualifying Finals last weekend was less than ideal. And the fallout from that performance has already asked serious question of the…

S3E35 Ep.17 – Last round drama lights up Prem playoffs with Charlie Morgan

Jun 09, 2026 47m

The final round of PREM Rugby in England was chock-full of drama, and the Semi Finals are now all set, as Charlie Morgan from The Times joins Brett McKay on 8/9 Rugby. With only Northampton locked…

S3E34 AUS Rugby scene: Australian history awaits Super Rugby QFs with Sam Worthington

Jun 03, 2026 47m

Sam Worthington from Stan Sport and nine.com.au joined Brett McKay on the AUS Rugby scene this week, as things start getting serious with Super Rugby Pacific reaching the knockout stage, starting…

S3E33 Ep.16 – Home Sweet Home dictates URC QFs with Pat McCarry

Jun 02, 2026 43m

Irish rugby writer Pat McCarry returns to the 8/9 Rugby co-host chair, where he and Brett McKay cast an eye back over the first weekend of finals anywhere in the rugby world, the United Rugby…

S3E32 AUS Rugby scene: Super Rugby top six we’ve had all along with Michael Atkinson

May 27, 2026 33m

TV’s Michael Atkinson joined Brett McKay on the AUS Rugby scene this week, making time in his busy morning TV and Stan Sport Rugby schedule, to take a look at final round permutations for Super Rugby…

S3E31 Ep.15 – The beatification of Bordeaux Bègles with Huw Griffin

May 26, 2026 45m

Rugby YouTube star Huw Griffin is back in the 8/9 Rugby co-host chair, where he and Brett McKay look back over the Champions Cup final and everything that worked for Bordeaux, everything that didn’t…

S2E30 AUS Rugby scene: Plenty of danger games still to come with Sam Wykes

May 20, 2026 47m

Commentator, presenter, and former Sunwolves lock Sam Wykes joined Brett McKay on the AUS Rugby scene this week, to peer into the dangers of the final two rounds of Super Rugby Pacific. Looking…

S3E29 Ep.14 – Champions Cup Final is pure rugby nerdery with Harry Jones

May 19, 2026 41m

Rugby traveller and storyteller Harry Jones returns to 8/9 Rugby, reuniting with Brett McKay to dig into all the juicy bits in the lead-up to the Champions Cup Final in Spain this weekend, between…

S3E28 AUS Rugby scene: Super Rugby run home gets with John Ferguson

May 13, 2026 50m

Rugby writer, analyst and creator John Ferguson joined Brett McKay on the AUS Rugby scene this week, as Super Rugby Pacific properly hots up for the remaining three rounds. With the valid assumption…

S3E27 Ep.13 – Super Rugby Americas State of Play with Jake Mangin

May 12, 2026 46m

Jake Mangin, Head Coach of Chilean professional team Selknam joined Brett McKay on 8/9 Rugby this week, for another state of play chat around Super Rugby Americas. Following on from similar State of…

S2E26 AUS Rugby scene: A delicate juggle of moving parts with Andrew Swain

May 06, 2026 47m

A peer behind the curtain into the world of rugby broadcasting on the AUS Rugby scene this week, as Stan Sport Exec Producer and Commentator Andrew Swain joins Brett McKay to share some of the…

S2E25 Ep.12 – Japan League One State of Play with Simon Strachan

May 05, 2026 49m

Gain Line Analytics co-founder Simon Strachan joined Brett McKay on 8/9 Rugby this week, to dig into the current state of play around League One in Japan. Following on from last week’s MLR State of…

S2E24 AUS Rugby scene: There is SO MUCH rugby content now with Ollie Silverton

Apr 29, 2026 37m

Australian-based content creator and podcast producer Ollie Silverton joins Brett McKay on the AUS Rugby scene this week, for some thoughts on the success of Super Round, and some insight into just…

S2E23 Ep.11 – MLR State of Play with David Lawrence

Apr 28, 2026 44m

US-based podcaster and commentator David Lawrence joined Brett McKay on 8/9 Rugby this week, for a deeper dive into the current state of play around Major League Rugby in the United States. MLR had…

S3E22 AUS Rugby scene: NSW could do the funniest thing in Super Round with Martin Devlin

Apr 22, 2026 54m

New Zealand broadcaster and host of the popular DSPN podcast Martin Devlin joins Brett McKay on the AUS Rugby scene this week, to look ahead at the return of Super Round after a wild Round 10 last…

S3E21 AUS Rugby scene: Moana Pasifika situation to force Super Rugby’s hand with Elliott Smith

Apr 15, 2026 42m

New Zealand rugby commentator Elliott Smith joins Brett McKay on the AUS Rugby scene this week, with news of Moana Pasifika’s demise dominating all discussion around the competition. Please note,…

S2E20 Ep.10 – Like putting on warm socks with Charlie Morgan

Apr 14, 2026 52m

Charlie Morgan from The Times joined Brett McKay on 8/9 Rugby this week, to wrap up a truly intriguing weekend of Champions Cup Quarter Finals action across Europe, and setting up a couple of spicy…

S3E19 AUS Rugby scene: Coin flips & brotherly bragging rights with Jamie Wall

Apr 08, 2026 42m

New Zealand rugby writer and fellow Substacker Jamie Wall joins Brett McKay on the AUS Rugby scene this week, with the curiosities of a short round over a long weekend quickly fading with the arrival…

S3E18 Ep.9 – Good teams will miss Champions Cup semis with Caolán Scully

Apr 07, 2026 52m

Irish rugby writer and podcaster Caolán Scully joined Brett McKay on 8/9 Rugby this week, to dig deep into a big first weekend of Champions Cup knockout stages. The eight Round of 16 games saw some…

S3E17 AUS Rugby scene: Enjoyment the winner in Super Rugby with Tony Johnson

Apr 01, 2026 50m

The great NZ commentator Tony Johnson joins Brett McKay on the AUS Rugby scene this week, for a timely perspective from over the ditch on Super Rugby Pacific and the view on the Australian teams in…

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8/9 Rugby has published 222 episodes since February 2024, covering topics in Rugby, Sports.

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