TRC Post-Mortem: Overconfidence turns to Underconfidence
All is not well in Springbok Nation despite squaring the series with the Wallabies, as Brett McKay and Harry Jones delve into another TRC Post-Mortem for The 8-9 Combo Rugby Podcast, after South Africa accounted for Australia 30-22 at the DHL Stadium in Cape Town.
Yes, the ‘Boks got the win, and yes, there was a reaction, but its level of convincingness will vary among the Springbok faithful. A Wallabies side besieged with injuries throughout the wet-weather contest on the Cape has kept South Africa to three tries while posting another three themselves, with the boot of Handre Pollard the main difference. In truth, the result will leave both teams walking away annoyed they didn’t convert more opportunities.
Oh, and now it’s totally OK to sign autographs in the middle of a Post-Mortem recording! That actually happened!
#rugby #rugbypodcast #89Combo #WeekendPostMortem #InternationalRugby #TheRugbyChampionship #Wallabies #AllBlacks #Springboks #LosPumas
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Music: "Stalling" by Topher Mohr & Alex Elena (via YouTube Creator Studio)
Voiceovers by Chookman + Sean Maloney
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Ep.77 – All the ways we were wrong at Ellis Park with Riaan Louw
Riaan Louw joins the 8/9 Combo Rugby Podcast and the therapist is in! Riaan and Harry delved into all the ways they were wrong about the Bok-Wallabies game at Ellis Park last weekend, while Brett McKay just sat back and enjoyed it all.
But that means there will be some degree of reaction in the return match in Cape Town, where Harry comes to you from, and where both South Africa and Australia have been forced into changes. Surely South Africa won’t lose two in a row at home, will they? Surely?!
#rugby #rugbypodcast #89Combo #internationalrugby #Wallabies #TheRugbyChampionship, #Springboks, #AllBlacks, #LosPumas
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Find Brett and Harry on both Twitter and on BlueSky: @BMcSport + @HaribaldiJones
Music: "Stalling" by Topher Mohr & Alex Elena (via YouTube Creator Studio)
Voiceovers by Chookman + Sean Maloney
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the 8/9 Tap & Go: Is this year’s TRC already over?
The Wallabies shock win over the Springboks at Ellis Park didn’t just break a 62-year drought, it’s completely thrown The Rugby Championship on its’ head for 2025. But it surely isn’t over already? Is it?
Brett & Harry ask the key questions ahead of this weekend’s 2nd Round of TRC matches in Cape Town and Buenos Aires. What sort of reaction will we see from the South Africans? And can Argentina bounce back against New Zealand?
This week's key questions:
Q1. Is TRC already over; are we just pretending like in SRP? (Brett)
Q2. Rassie’s public statements: right note? (Harry)
Q3. Last week we thought NZ back row looked a bit weird - did it kind of work? (Brett)
What do you think? We'd love to hear from you in the comments below!
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TRC Post-Mortem: This WASN’T supposed to happen!
The Rugby Championship is underway for 2025, and Brett McKay and Harry Jones have fired up the TRC Post-Mortem for The 8-9 Combo Rugby Podcast, after the Wallabies shock 38-22 win over the Springboks at Ellis Park, Johannesburg.
Australia’s first win in Jo’burg since the 1960s will rank as one of the biggest Test rugby upsets of the professional era, and certainly the most incredible Wallabies comeback. From 22-0 down after just 19 minutes, Australia piled on six tries and 38 unanswered points to record a stunning Bonus Point win to kick off The Rugby Championship, with the result leaving huge implications for World Rankings, and 2027 RWC seedings later this year.
It's the most unexpected of wins. This wasn’t supposed to happen. Wallabies fans still aren’t sure if it did.
#rugby #rugbypodcast #89Combo #WeekendPostMortem #InternationalRugby #TheRugbyChampionship #Wallabies #AllBlacks #Springboks #LosPumas
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Find Brett and Harry on both Twitter and on BlueSky: @BMcSport + @HaribaldiJones
Music: "Stalling" by Topher Mohr & Alex Elena (via YouTube Creator Studio)
Voiceovers by Chookman + Sean Maloney
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the 8/9 Tap & Go: Have the other three teams created depth issues for themselves?
The first weekend of The Rugby Championship is here, and Australia, Argentina, and New Zealand have finally named their teams, roughly 10 days after Rassie Erasmus dropped his South African selection.
Brett & Harry ask the key questions going into this weekend’s all-important first round – with the Springboks hosting the Wallabies in Johannesburg, and Los Pumas hosting the All Blacks in Cordoba.
This week's key questions:
1. Harry – Have the Wallabies created a problem for themselves if injury strikes at the worst time, with no backup 10 on the bench?
2. Brett – Montoya, Matera, Kremer, Mallia, Tetaz Chapparo, Petti, Gonzalez, Carreras, 500 caps between them - but is this one of the youngest Los Pumas teams we've seen in a TRC match?
3. Harry – Depth is an absolute necessity: has NZ built enough in the back five of the pack when inevitable injury strikes?
What do you think? We'd love to hear from you in the comments below!
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Harry Jones, the grizzly old no.8, and Brett McKay, the unremarkable schoolboy no.9, unite for the short-side set-piece combination you didn't realise you needed in a rugby podcast.
A couple of hosts who came together on a whim in 2022 have become arguably the best - and maybe the only - South African-American-Australian rugby podcast combination in the rugby world, blending the perfect combination of passion, humour, nonsense, and genuine insight. Tune in every week to find out where on earth Harry is podding from, and how on earth Brett keeps it all flowing as they enjoy great rugby chats with an incredible array of guests.
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