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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Legendary Springboks flanker Rob Louw joins Brett McKay and Harry Jones for an open and honest chat on South African rugby through the 1980s as apartheid isolation took hold, his three seasons in rugby league with Wigan, and his worries for the modern game - especially the thickness of the Law book. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Star Wallaroos flyhalf Arabella McKenzie joins Brett McKay and Harry Jones from London, where she is currently killing it in the Women’s Premier 15s competition for Harlequins in what she says is the best competition in the world. She reveals the unorthodox way she secured her Quins deal, why Sevens rugby isn’t for her, and which current Waratahs prop she used to swat aside in junior footy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
New Zealand rugby writer and author Jamie Wall is back with The Roar's Brett McKay and Harry Jones for the first time this year to provide Super Rugby Pacific perspectives from the eastern side of the Tasman, including the state of Moana Pasifika and the miracle of the Hurricanes’ start to the season, plus some surprise foul play process improvements that you don't realise we need. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Former Ireland international turned commentator and columnist Bernard Jackman joins Brett McKay and Harry Jones to discuss the Michael Cheika years at Leinster and Ireland’s ascent to no.1 in the rankings, with a Rugby World Cup now just months away. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Western Force scrumhalf and club stalwart Ian Prior joined Brett McKay and Harry Jones to discuss the Force’s start to the season, his background growing up in Zimbabwe, his coaching ambitions, and the general state of rugby in Western Australia in the years since the Andrew Forrest takeover. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Queensland Reds No.8 Harry Wilson returns alongside Brett McKay and Harry Jones to explain how he really, truly wasn’t trying to decapitate Fraser McReight, gives his thoughts on the Reds’ start to the season and the immediate impact of the Law Variations in play, as well as opening up on how well Eddie Jones knew his game at their first meeting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
ACT Brumbies scrumhalf Ryan Lonergan joined Brett McKay and Harry Jones this week ahead of his 50th cap to discuss the Brumbies’ unbeaten start to Super Rugby Pacific, the evolution of Stephen Larkham the coach and which assistant scares the squad, rugby-themed school assignments and where he fits into Eddie Jones’ Wallabies plans later in the year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Fijian Drua CEO Mark Evans joins Brett McKay and Harry Jones to outline the unique challenges that surround professional rugby in Fiji, why it’s such an important pathway project for the islands, and why crowd estimates for this weekend’s first home game of the year against the Crusaders in Lautoka are largely pointless. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Wallabies and Melbourne Rebels flyer Andrew Kellaway joins Brett McKay and Harry Jones to discuss a cracking opening weekend of Super Rugby Pacific, the extra mental factors the new Law Variations are putting on players that perhaps we hadn’t thought about, and the rugby world converging on Melbourne for this weekend’s second annual Super Round. (Slight language warning, but we blame Mack Hansen for that!) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
The Roar’s rugby editor Christy Doran sat down with new Western Force Head Coach Simon Cron for the final of his pre-season chats with the Australian Super Rugby Pacific franchises ahead of a crucial 2023 season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Rugby Australia CEO Andy Marinos joined The Roar's Brett McKay and Harry Jones to discuss the appointment of Eddie Jones and how the organisation is trying to convert renewed interest in Australian rugby into Super Rugby Pacific spectators and viewers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Roar’s rugby editor Christy Doran is joined by Queensland Reds Head Coach Brad Thorn for the latest in a series of interviews with the Australian Super Rugby Pacific franchises ahead of the 2023 season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Brett McKay and Harry Jones are back in The Roar Rugby Podcast studios, with Super Rugby Pacific now less than two weeks away. This week, to give the fans' perspective on the appointment of Eddie Jones, they’re joined by ‘Rugby Reg’ Roberts, host of the original Green and Gold Rugby podcast and still a strong social media voice on all things Australian rugby. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
ACT Brumbies Head Coach Stephen Larkham talks to Christy Doran about his return to the club and why he's better suited this time around, as well as how he's developed as a coach since last leading the Brumbies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Roar’s rugby editor Christy Doran talked with NSW Waratahs Head Coach Darren Coleman in the latest in a series of pre-season chats with the Australian Super Rugby Pacific franchises ahead of the 2023 season. Regular hosts Brett McKay and Harry Jones will be back in a few weeks, kicking off the weekly pods again before the tournament begins on February 24. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Roar’s rugby editor Christy Doran talks to Melbourne Rebels Head Coach Kevin Foote for the first in a series of pre-season chats with all five of the Australian Super Rugby Pacific franchises ahead of the 2023 season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Brett McKay and Harry Jones have fired up The Roar Rugby Podcast a few weeks early , for an emergency edition of the pod in which they were joined by The Roar’s rugby editor Christy Doran to try and wrap their collective heads around the shock sacking of Wallabies coach Dave Rennie , and with Eddie Jones installed for the next five years and two World Cups with immediate effect. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
The Roar’s new rugby editor Christy Doran joins Brett McKay and Harry Jones for a rapid recap of the 2022 season, from Super Rugby Pacific right through to the November internationals, as well a few thoughts on what we need to see in 2023. A huge thankyou to everyone who’s listened, subscribed, followed, rated and reviewed along the way, we’ll be back in time for the first ball to be kicked early next year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
South African podcaster with Rugby Bits Thala Msutu joined The Roar rugby experts Brett McKay and Harry Jones to wrap up the Spring Tours of the Wallabies, Springboks, All Blacks, and Los Pumas, as well as pondering the aura of Ireland and France, and attempting to get to the bottom of where and it why it’s all gone south for England coach Eddie Jones. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Roar rugby experts Brett McKay, Jim Tucker and Harry Jones come together for another Instant Reaction from the Wallabies Spring Tour of Europe, this time an incredible 39-34 comeback win over Wales in Cardiff on Sunday morning, Australian time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welsh rugby journalist and RugbyPass editor Owain Jones joined The Roar rugby experts Brett McKay and Harry Jones to share the pain and the frustrations and power struggles of Welsh rugby at the moment, drawing incredible similarities to the Wallabies form lines and the general state of the Australian games. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Roar rugby experts Brett McKay, Harry Jones and Jim Tucker come together for another Instant Reaction of the Wallabies' Spring Tour of Europe after Australia were beaten by Ireland in Dublin. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Irish rugby writer and podcaster Andy McGeady joined The Roar rugby experts Brett McKay and Harry Jones to explain what is going so right for Irish rugby this year - and not so right for the Wallabies - ahead of this weekend’s clash in Dublin, and discuss Rassie Erasmus' video crusade. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Roar rugby experts Brett McKay, Jim Tucker and Harry Jones come together for another Instant Reaction of the Wallabies Spring Tour of Europe, this time Italy’s historic 28-27 win over a very disappointing Wallabies in Florence on Sunday morning, Australian time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Former Italian Super 10 lock and Stan Sport commentator Sean Maloney joined The Roar rugby experts Brett McKay and Harry Jones to shed some light on the wild west of Italian professional rugby, the Wallabies' heartbreaker against France and what’s needed for the Azzurri this weekend, plus Harry’s weekend in Dublin, Hong Kong Sevens triumphs and tragedies, and a look at the Women’s Rugby World Cup Final . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
The Roar rugby experts Brett McKay, Harry Jones and Jim Tucker come together for another Instant Reaction from the Wallabies Spring Tour of Europe, a heartbreaking 30-29 loss to France in Paris. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Former Wallabies scrumhalf and The Roar rugby columnist Will Genia joined Brett McKay and Harry Jones to pull apart the Wallabies win over Scotland and gaze ahead to France this weekend, dig into scrumhalf passing and what comes naturally to Tate McDermott and Nic White, as well as working out whose biceps are red card-worthy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Roar rugby experts Brett McKay, Harry Jones and Jim Tucker come together for the first Instant Reaction of the Wallabies' Spring Tour of Europe, a remarkable 16-15 win over Scotland in Edinburgh. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Scottish rugby commentator Jamie Lyall joined The Roar rugby experts Brett McKay and Harry Jones ahead of the Wallabies' tour opener at Murrayfield this weekend to try and get to the bottom of Finn Russell’s current Scotland omission, and Jack Dempsey’s looming rebirth as a Scottish backrower. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Georgina Robinson, the senior rugby correspondent of the Sydney Morning Herald, joined The Roar rugby experts Brett McKay and Harry Jones to discuss Dave Rennie’s future as Wallabies coach, the expectations and needs of the Spring Tour, and why Rugby Australia must seize the massive opportunity presented by the Women's World Cup. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
