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The Roar Rugby Podcast

Rugby debate from The Roar

Rugby is in our DNA. Join experts Brett McKay and Harry Jones, as well as a cast of special guests, as we debate and dissect the big talking points in Super Rugby and the international game.
Latest EpisodeMonday, May 29, 2023

Ep.64 - Desperately seeking Commission with Colin Mansbridge

Season 2, Ep. 22
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. 
Monday, May 29, 2023

Ep.64 - Desperately seeking Commission with Colin Mansbridge

Season 2, Ep. 22
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. 
Monday, May 22, 2023

Ep.63 - Black-market Angus with Ned Hanigan

Season 2, Ep. 21
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.
Monday, May 15, 2023

Ep.62 - No Mortgage on Connection with John Eales

Season 2, Ep. 20
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.
Monday, May 8, 2023

Ep.61 - Lonely Together with Angus Gardner

Season 2, Ep. 19
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.
Monday, May 1, 2023

Ep.60 - Canberra in the Midlands with Dan McKellar

Season 2, Ep. 18
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.
Monday, April 24, 2023

Ep.59 - Loving not Fighting with Rob Louw

Season 2, Ep. 17
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.
Monday, April 17, 2023

Ep.58 - Sliding into Club DMs with Arabella McKenzie

Season 2, Ep. 16
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.
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