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Ep.36 – The Nations Championship reviso with Jonathan Drennan
Jonathan Drennan from the Sydney Morning Herald returns from holidays to join Brett McKay on 8/9 Rugby to quickly get back up to speed with the workings and upcoming fixtures for the November leg Nations Championship.
And with breaking Wal...
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Australian rugby doesn’t need saving from Thanos. It needs saving from itself.
Participation is under pressure. The professional game continues to search for a sustainable future. Every few weeks we’re arguing about Super Rugby, eligibilit...
Scores have been going up everywhere for years. Where’s that Super Rugby criticism now?
Super Rugby used to be criticised mercifully for its high scores. But now that the northern hemisphere comps are catching up, they’d prefer you forgot about that...
You know how the game works. The Hurricanes or Crusaders or Brumbies or wh...
The Wrap: Too many Chiefs and not enough Indians
Rugby’s code war again rears its tiresome head, while zen master Michael Cheika has it just right
There’s nothing more tiresome than a code war. And right now, we appear to be in the middle of one. Which makes things, well… tiresome!
If the Bledisloe Cup must be a two-Test series, why not put it up for grabs every match?
Reproduced from RugbyPass, this week
In the 90 years since its inception, the Bledisloe Cup has – to borrow from the great US sitcom Veep – maintained one common thread: continuity with change.
Curiously, New Zealand Rugby and Rugby Austr...
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Australian Rugby writer, content creator, commentator. Founder & co-host of 8/9 Rugby with that Harry guy. RugbyPass, ABC Sport, + plenty more previously. Sport lover, spreadsheeter, Gilbert collector, irregular golfer, but still unknown to baristas.
Man of the Match award without touching the ball and Wellington University Old Boys ''Soixanteneufs'' representative rank as code highlights. Otago and Highlanders devotee, now seeking the South Island to stand alone as a Republic.
Author of 'go to' Monday rugby column 'The Wrap', two acclaimed rugby books + crime fiction 'The First Law of the Bush' ('26) 'When the Deep Dark Bush Swallows You Whole' ('25) by Penguin RH. Keen but challenged golfer. Buzz Bar aficionado.
The rugby pod & YouTube channel you know and love is now also a Substack - featuring some of the game’s most respected writers to keep you updated and abreast of the key issues in rugby in Australia, New Zealand and around the globe.
Keen observer of rugby for many years, particularly the ACT Brumbies and Super Rugby.
Australian, Sydneysider, referee. Passionate about the Tahs, Wallas, motorsport, wine, film & photography. And superb dark chocolate. Co-host - Play On: The Rugby Referee Podcast. Occasional storyteller.
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