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The 8-9 Combo Rugby Podcast
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@bmcsport.bsky.social & @haribaldijones.bsky.social bring the short-side set-piece combination you didn't realise you needed in a rugby podcast.

Passion, humour, nonsense, genuine insight & Great Rugby Chats every week!
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The 8-9 Combo Rugby Podcast @89combo.bsky.social · Oct 1
Great to have Jamie Wall back on the pod this week, joining @BMcSport.bsky.social + @HaribaldiJones.bsky.social for a deep dive into the Eden Park Bledisloe fallout, and look ahead to the coin toss of a contest in Perth this weekend

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It was all about the closure | the 8-9 Combo with Jamie Wall
With the Bledisloe Cup decided for another year, but the return Test and The Rugby Championship still very much up in the air, Kiwi rugby journalist Jamie Wall joined Brett McKay and Harry Jones on…
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And get us in your pod ears too.

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November 19, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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Lots of fun again with @ringo26.bsky.social joining @haribaldijones.bsky.social & I on the @89combo.bsky.social, with so much to talk about!

- Do the WR rankings feel about right now?
- Could the Nations Championship work as intended?
- And why Ox Nche is our PotY

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Templars and Saintly uniforms | the 8-9 Combo with Riaan Louw
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November 19, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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Weekend Post-Mortem is live on all the 8/9 Combo channels - @bmcsport.bsky.social + @haribaldijones.bsky.social wading through the good, the bad, and the very ugly across the weekend of November Tests

On the YouTube + all the pods

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#ITAvRSA #ENGvNZL #IREvAUS
Wallabies tour cannot end quicker | the Weekend Post-Mortem
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November 15, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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Fantastic new episode out, with @charliemorgan.bsky.social joining @bmcsport.bsky.social
& @haribaldijones.bsky.social to delve into a cracking set of Tests

'I love games with a bit of tension about them', Charlie reckons.

On YouTube, plus all the pods!

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November 12, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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New Episode is live! With @charliemorgan.bsky.social

He joined @bmcsport.bsky.social & @haribaldijones.bsky.social to peer ahead to some serious juicy #AutumnNationsSeries matches this weekend coming, including insights from NZ training

Great chat, don't miss it!

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England might be good again | the 8-9 Combo with Charlie Morgan
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November 12, 2025 at 4:20 AM
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Have you caught our latest Weekend Post-Mortem?

@BMcSport.bsky.social + @HaribaldiJones.bsky.social covering off some cracking matches for this second weekend of November Tests

On YouTube and everywhere you get your podcasts!

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France aroused, not hard enough | the Weekend Post-Mortem
South Africa have overcome a red card and France in Paris, Italy has conquered Australia again, and Scotland were just one Damien McKenzie away from history against New Zealand, and Brett McKay and…
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November 9, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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New Weekend Post-Mortem is out, @BMcSport.bsky.social + @HaribaldiJones.bsky.social
covering off some cracking matches for this second weekend of November Tests

On YouTube and everywhere you get your podcasts!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oeef...
France aroused, not hard enough | the Weekend Post-Mortem
South Africa have overcome a red card and France in Paris, Italy has conquered Australia again, and Scotland were just one Damien McKenzie away from history against New Zealand, and Brett McKay and…
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November 9, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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Some intriguing battles headline the second round of the Autumn Nations Series!

@BMcSport.bsky.social + @HaribaldiJones.bsky.social currently aiming for a Weekend Post-Mortem wrap-up following ITA-AUS and FRA-RSA

Subscribe and turn notifications ON to ensure you get it as soon as we drop!
November 8, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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New episode has dropped, wrapping up the first weekend of November Tests!

Martin Devlin joined @BMcSport.bsky.social + @HaribaldiJones.bsky.social to really get into #IREvNZL in Chicago and #ENGvAUS at Twickenham

Live everywhere now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tg70...
World Rugby’s Chicago problem | the 8-9 Combo with Martin Devlin
Brett McKay and Harry Jones are back on The 8/9 Combo Rugby Podcast after one of them went missing temporarily in Chicago, and they’ve teamed up with Martin Devlin from the DSPN in New Zealand for a…
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November 5, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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New episode is out, wrapping up the first weekend of November Tests!

Martin Devlin joined @BMcSport.bsky.social + @HaribaldiJones.bsky.social to really get into #IREvNZL in Chicago and #ENGvAUS at Twickenham

Live everywhere now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tg70...
World Rugby’s Chicago problem | the 8-9 Combo with Martin Devlin
Brett McKay and Harry Jones are back on The 8/9 Combo Rugby Podcast after one of them went missing temporarily in Chicago, and they’ve teamed up with Martin Devlin from the DSPN in New Zealand for a…
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November 5, 2025 at 7:14 AM
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Apologies rugby fans, unforeseen events in Chicago have taken @haribaldijones.bsky.social out of action.

We'll come back to the Weekend Post-mortem when we can.

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November 1, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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New ep with the long list of topics is live everywhere in pod-land now too.

@bmcsport.bsky.social @haribaldijones.bsky.social with so much to talk about!

Make sure you're subscribed everywhere 😎

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October 31, 2025 at 5:59 AM
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Enjoyed getting back in the @89combo.bsky.social chair.

Lots to talk about - and lots of rugby, too!
October 31, 2025 at 5:59 AM
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The Weekend Post-Mortem schedule:

@bmcsport.bsky.social is back on his couch for #ENGvAUS
@haribaldijones.bsky.social is in Chicago for #IREvNZL
Both will keep an eye on #SCOvUSA

Fresh WPM out after the lot of them - later Sat UK/EU/RSA/US, Sun morning AUS/NZ

#AutumnNationsSeries #NovemberTests
November 1, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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They are back! @bmcsport.bsky.social + @haribaldijones.bsky.social with a new episode is live now.

And with a surprisingly large list of topics!

On the 8/9 YouTube: youtu.be/YE3zS6wXJcE
A Japanese (rugby) inquisition | the 8-9 Combo
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October 30, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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They're back!

After a well-earned break, @bmcsport.bsky.social & @haribaldijones.bsky.social are back in the studio soon, with a new Ep diving into Brett's trip to 🇯🇵 + the Nov Tests!

Out Thurs arvo UK/RSA time, overnight AUS/NZ - don't miss it!
October 30, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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Another off-week, let's RECAP again!

This time, @Ringo26.bsky.social & @haribaldijones.bsky.social looked back at recalled all the ways they were wrong at Ellis Park, to the absolute amusement of @BMcSport.bsky.social!

One of our funniest Eps ever!

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Out on the pod platforms too!
October 22, 2025 at 6:05 AM
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It's an off-week, so let's RECAP!

A #RugbyChampionship fave, with @haribaldijones.bsky.social at Ellis Park and @BMcSport.bsky.social screaming into a blanket as the Wallabies pulled off a win over the Springboks that WAS NOT supposed to happen!

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Out on the pod platforms too!
October 15, 2025 at 6:05 AM
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Want a comprehensive of what maybe the last edition of #TheRugbyChampionship ever?

Go no further.

@haribaldijones.bsky.social set @BMcSport.bsky.social + Geoff Parkes some homework, and the results are one chunky chat!

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Was that the last ever TRC | the 8-9 Combo with Geoff Parkes
The Rugby Championship has been run and won for 2025, but the real question would seem to be has it been run and won forever? Rugby writer and author Geoff Parkes joined Brett McKay and Harry Jones…
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October 9, 2025 at 5:55 AM
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A delayed, but more philosophical TRC Post-Mortem is live everywhere now.

@BMcSport + @HaribaldiJones dig into the Wallabies shooting themselves in the foot, and the All Blacks releasing the pressure valve.

Plus Los Pumas-Springboks too.

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Stupid mistakes kill Wallabies. Again | The Rugby Championship Post-Mortem
The All Blacks have swept the Bledisloe Cup series, and Brett McKay and Harry Jones pull it all apart in another TRC Post-Mortem for The 8-9 Combo Rugby Podcast. A relatively even first half contest…
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October 5, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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New Tap & Go!

Three Questions, @BMcSport.bsky.social, @HaribaldiJones.bsky.social in another airport... GO!

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the 8/9 Tap & Go | Is this South Africa's Rugby Championship to lose?
It’s the final round of The 2025 Rugby Championship this weekend, with a couple of key southern hemisphere matches to be played in Perth and, er… London? Brett & Harry ask the key questions for TRC…
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October 2, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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Available throughout the pod universe, too.

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October 1, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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He's tucked up in bed now, but it was great to have Jamie Wall back on the @89combo.bsky.social this week, joining @haribaldijones.bsky.social & I for a deep dive into the Auckland #BledisloeCup fallout.

Perth still looks like a lottery this weekend!

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It was all about the closure | the 8-9 Combo with Jamie Wall
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October 1, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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Great to have Jamie Wall back on the pod this week, joining @BMcSport.bsky.social + @HaribaldiJones.bsky.social for a deep dive into the Eden Park Bledisloe fallout, and look ahead to the coin toss of a contest in Perth this weekend

www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOu2...
It was all about the closure | the 8-9 Combo with Jamie Wall
With the Bledisloe Cup decided for another year, but the return Test and The Rugby Championship still very much up in the air, Kiwi rugby journalist Jamie Wall joined Brett McKay and Harry Jones on…
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October 1, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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RECAP: #TheRugbyChampionship Post-Mortem after Bledisloe 1 in Auckland last night

@BMcSport.bsky.social + @HaribaldiJones.bsky.social get to the heart of #NZLvAUS on our YouTube channel:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTDG...
Just holding on isn’t enough | The Rugby Championship Post-Mortem
The All Blacks have retained the Bledisloe Cup for another year, and Brett McKay and Harry Jones feel like the nine-point margin was about right on another TRC Post-Mortem for The 8-9 Combo Rugby…
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September 28, 2025 at 1:12 AM