The 2023 Rugby World Cup is under way, and it got off in emphatic fashion as hosts France beat New Zealand 27-13. The Roar's Christy Doran and Tony Harper discuss all the latest from the exciting opening night of the Rugby World Cup, where to now for both sides, and the significance of the result for the rest of the tournament. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 09, 2023•30 min•Season 2Ep. 47
Wallabies coach Eddie Jones named his team for the opening match of the World Cup against Georgia in France and kept the surprises coming with Ben Donaldson named at fullback and Andrew Kellaway dropped. The Roar's Christy Doran and Tony Harper discuss all the team news and give a taste of the tournament build up in Paris. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 07, 2023•25 min•Season 2Ep. 46
Legendary Springbok and 2019 Rugby World Cup winner Tendai ‘Beast’ Mtawarira joins The Roar’s rugby experts Brett McKay and Harry Jones to reminisce about his remarkable career with South Africa and Sharks, to wade through the contenders and his semi-final predictions for the 2023 edition kicking off in France this weekend (it’s good news for Wallabies fans), and the real reason why front rowers just never try to swap jerseys like wingers and scrumhalves. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy f...
Sep 04, 2023•59 min•Season 2Ep. 45
France-bound Nine Network and Stan Sport rugby presenter Michael Atkinson joins The Roar’s rugby experts Brett McKay and Harry Jones to self-administer uppercuts while working out where the Wallabies sit heading into the Rugby World Cup 0 and 5, contemplate the Pool C dangers, run the rule over the fancied big four of France, South Africa, New Zealand, and Ireland, and get the early lowdown on Stan Sport’s extensive coverage of the tournament. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info...
Aug 29, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Season 2Ep. 44
The Roar rugby experts Brett McKay and Harry Jones come together for a pre-RWC Instant Reaction to France’s ominous 41-17 win over the Wallabies in Paris, in their final warm-up match before the Rugby World Cup begins in earnest in less than a fortnight. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 27, 2023•24 min•Season 2Ep. 43
World Rugby Executive Committee member Bob Latham joins The Roar’s rugby experts Brett McKay and Harry Jones for a timely and insightful chat that outlines everything you’ve wanted to know about how the governing body for the game worldwide identifies, investigates, legislates, implements and reviews the regulations that guide the game. As the Chair of the World Rugby Regulations Committee, Latham is the key figure to talk to about how the game governs an important issue like foul play. Hosted o...
Aug 21, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Season 2Ep. 42
Former Wallabies opensider and new CEO of Rugby Australia Phil Waugh joins Brett McKay and Harry Jones to talk about his ascent to the top job, and what excites him about the game in Australia over the next decade. Important topics including private equity, the women’s game, and the missing third tier, and of course, Eddie Jones’ late change of tack for the Wallabies heading to the Rugby World Cup. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Aug 14, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Season 2Ep. 41
The Roar rugby experts Brett McKay, Harry Jones are joined by Christy Doran for a special edition Instant Reaction after Eddie Jones dropped more than a few selection bombshells in naming his 33-man Wallabies squad for the Rugby World Cup in France. In all, 15 of the 33 players have played five Tests or fewer, in what will be the youngest squad at the Tournament. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 10, 2023•27 min•Season 2Ep. 40
Former Wallabies prop turned Gain Line Analytics founder and director Ben Darwin joins Brett McKay and Harry Jones to try and open our collective minds around rugby statistics, and how many changes you can make and still have an effective team. His experience in dozens of sports gives him a different take on what makes a good team – and it almost certainly isn’t what you think it is. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 07, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Season 2Ep. 39
The Roar rugby experts Brett McKay, Harry Jones and Jim Tucker are together again for the Instant Reaction to New Zealand’s last-ditch 23-20 to overcome a dominant first half from the Wallabies in Dunedin, in their final match of The Rugby Championship and Bledisloe Cup campaign down south. Both teams will begin Rugby World Cup preps in earnest in Europe in the coming weeks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 05, 2023•29 min•Season 2Ep. 38
Highly respected Sky Sport NZ commentator Tony Johnson joins Brett McKay and Harry Jones to discuss the All Blacks’ triumph in Melbourne, how things have turned around so efficiently for Ian Foster, and why he likes what he saw from the Wallabies team Eddie Jones sent onto the MCG. Plus, after his own prostate cancer scare a few years ago, Tony has a simple message for all men of a certain age. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jul 31, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Season 2Ep. 37
The Roar rugby experts Brett McKay, Harry Jones and Jim Tucker are together again for the Instant Reaction to New Zealand’s 38-7 win over the Wallabies at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, to secure the Bledisloe Cup and The Rugby Championship for 2023 ahead of next weekend’s 2nd and final match in Dunedin. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 29, 2023•22 min•Season 2Ep. 36
Always entertaining Kiwi commentator Scotty ‘Sumo’ Stevenson joins The Roar’s rugby experts Brett McKay and Harry Jones in Bledisloe Cup week to fire a few early shots across the bow of Eddie Jones, before the three of them delve into everything that has gone very well for the All Blacks over the opening fortnight of The Rugby Championship and everything that’s not gone well for the Wallabies – but why the fear of a Australian win in Melbourne this weekend is still there for Kiwis. Hosted on Aca...
Jul 24, 2023•57 min•Season 2Ep. 35
Former Brumbies and Wallabies assistant coach ‘Lord’ Laurie Fisher joins Brett McKay and Harry Jones to dissect the Wallabies' losses to South Africa and Argentina, analyse the changes in style from last season and what simple tweaks might be available before taking on New Zealand in Melbourne. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 17, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Season 2Ep. 34
The Roar rugby experts Brett McKay, Harry Jones and Jim Tucker are together again for the Instant Reaction to Argentina’s last gasp 34-31 win over the Wallabies at CommBank Stadium in Sydney’s west, while the All Blacks proved their class over the Springboks in Auckland, winning 35-20 to complete the second round of The 2023 Rugby Championship. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 15, 2023•29 min•Season 2Ep. 33
Former Los Pumas centre and Argentinian commentator Marcelo Bosch joins Brett McKay and Harry Jones to continue the therapy sessions for Wallabies and Pumas fans after heavy losses to open The Rugby Championship, while also casting an eye forward to this weekend as the All Blacks host the Springboks in Auckland and the Wallabies and Los Pumas play in Sydney. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 10, 2023•57 min•Season 2Ep. 32
The Roar rugby experts Brett McKay and Harry Jones are joined by South African rugby YouTuber Riaan Louw for the Instant Reaction to the Springboks’ 43 points to 12 annihilation of the Wallabies at Loftus Versfeld, South Africa with a bonus point win in the opening match of The Rugby Championship for 2023 in Pretoria. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 08, 2023•25 min•Season 2Ep. 31
The Roar rugby experts Brett McKay, Christy Doran and Jim Tucker come together for a special project ahead of this year’s Rugby World Cup in France: shortlisting more than 150 Wallabies who have appeared at a RWC down to five options in each position, before readers of The Roar choose the Greatest Ever Wallabies RWC XV. Powered by ASICS - the Official Performance Apparel and Footwear partner of the Wallabies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jul 06, 2023•54 min•Season 2Ep. 30
South African rugby writer and podcaster Jared Wright joins Brett McKay and Harry Jones to try and make sense of the joint SANZAAR-6 Nations takeover of international rugby, kick off discussions ahead of the Springboks-Wallabies Test in Pretoria, and launch into proper jersey chat about all the great RWC strips released so far (and New Zealand’s). Powered by ASICS - the Official Performance Apparel and Footwear partner of the Wallabies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information...
Jul 03, 2023•59 min•Season 2Ep. 29
Stan Sport commentator Sean Maloney joins Brett McKay and Harry Jones for a recap of the Super Rugby Pacific Final and last week’s Eddie Jones episode. He talks about the differences in commentating a brilliant final and a regular game in Round 7, while also trying to get to the bottom of some surprise selections and labels in Eddie's first proper Wallabies squad of the year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 26, 2023•51 min•Season 2Ep. 28
The Roar rugby experts Brett McKay, Harry Jones and Geoff Parkes come together for the Instant Reaction to an incredible game of rugby, in which the Crusaders beat the Chiefs 25-20 in the Super Rugby Pacific Final in Hamilton, to claim a quite outstanding seventh straight title to end the Scott Robertson reign in Christchurch and the Crusaders region. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 24, 2023•25 min•Season 2Ep. 27
Wallabies coach Eddie Jones joins Brett McKay and Harry Jones for an open and honest chat about getting Australia's players to avoid a "loser mentality" and claim the three pieces of silverware they're fighting for this year. He reveals which players have impressed him so far, talks about the honour of returning home and clears up his post-World Cup plans. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 19, 2023•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 26
The Roar rugby experts Brett McKay, Harry Jones and Jim Tucker come together for an early return of the Instant Reactions for 2023, with the Brumbies going down to the Chiefs 19-6 in Saturday night’s second Super Rugby Pacific Semi-Final. The Chiefs will face the Crusaders in next week’s Final. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 17, 2023•25 min•Season 2Ep. 25
Georgina Robinson joins Brett McKay and Harry Jones for a look at the Super Rugby Pacific quarterfinals and the fallout of the Ardie Savea no-try, getting the semifinals we all expected, and a tribute for the late Wayne Smith – whose absence will be felt significantly over the coming months as Eddie Jones starts building his Wallabies side and Rugby Australia edges closer toward a Private Equity deal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jun 12, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Season 2Ep. 24
Kiwi columnist Paul Cully joins Brett McKay and Harry Jones to wrap up the Super Rugby Pacific season, comparing notes on their respective Australian Teams of the Year, which had both predictable overlaps and surprising differences, considering which teams will cause damage in the Super Rugby Pacific finals, and keeping the fires burning on the important topic of the long-awaited independent commission to run the competition. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jun 05, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 23
Crusaders CEO Colin Mansbridge joins rugby experts Brett McKay and Harry Jones for a rugby chat that attempts to peel back the layers of the 13-time Champions, including the interactions with All Blacks coach-elect Scott Robertson, and why their history and connection to community is so important. They also discuss the albeit slow progression on the creation of the independent commission to oversee Super Rugby Pacific, and why it is so important for the future of the competition. Hosted on Acast...
May 29, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Season 2Ep. 22
Wallabies and Waratahs lock Ned Hanigan joined rugby experts Brett McKay and Harry Jones for one of the funniest pod chats yet covering Japanese menus, famous other Coonamble residents and road trips home, the importance of the tiniest details, the Waratahs very handy late-season form, and the true impact of online and social media comments and how they really do affect young players more than you think. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
May 22, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Season 2Ep. 21
Legendary Wallabies World Cup-winning captain John Eales joins Brett McKay and Harry Jones to laud the good old fashioned Queensland spirit in ending the Chiefs’ unbeaten run, philosophise on what makes rugby and the RWC great, discuss his documentary journey to understand the Haka, explain why Eddie Jones is perfect for the Wallabies, and chat about really important stuff like third grade cricket, goal-kicking locks, and the Australian sudoku team. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mor...
May 15, 2023•58 min•Season 2Ep. 20
Leading Australian referee Angus Gardner joins Brett McKay and Harry Jones to admit to nerves ahead of his looming RWC selection, discuss his mad Test debut in PNG, and reveal the astonishing detail that goes into his preparation for a game and the review process post-match. Plus, he reveals the one tweak he would make to one of rugby’s key pillars that would genuinely change that aspect of the game. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
May 08, 2023•59 min•Season 2Ep. 19
Former Brumbies head coach and Wallabies assistant Dan McKellar joins Brett McKay and Harry Jones to discuss his move to Leicester Tigers, why leaving the Wallabies was such a tough call - and details his coaching journey and the big influences along the way. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 01, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Season 2Ep. 18
