Remember the old #SuperRugbyPacific tipping panel back in the day, with @BMcSport.bsky.social, Geoff Parkes, Harry Jones and co? Well, it's BACK! And back with some big guns: Martin Devlin, Sean Maloney, and AN AI BOT! 😮 🤖 Rd.1 tips are live now, on #89Rugby open.substack.com/pub/89rugby/...

New episode of the AUS Rugby Scene is out! @seanny202.bsky.social joined @bmcsport.bsky.social to declare once and for all, that surely this HAS to be Australia's year in #SuperRugbyPacific! On the 8/9 YouTube + pods all over the place

#SuperRugbyPacific begins tomorrow night, and the 2026 season brings a new set of Law Variations. But what's in them? How will they work? That's where @robgmckay.bsky.social comes in, making his 8/9 Rugby debut to shed light on the new LVs open.substack.com/pub/89rugby/...

New AUS Rugby Scene is out! @seanny202.bsky.social joined @bmcsport.bsky.social to declare once and for all, that this HAS to be Australia's year in #SuperRugbyPacific! On the 8/9 YouTube + pods all over the place youtu.be/guGBAfOn1cs

I chatted with a great bloke about rugby and also the time I got scammed by a VPN company…

The whole All Blacks-Scott Robertson saga dominated the New Year and the fallout will continue through Super Rugby Pacific Our new NZ contributor Lawrence Mulvaney offers some hard-hitting thoughts on what should happen next for NZR, we hope you'll check it out! open.substack.com/pub/89rugby/...

New Ep! @bmcsport.bsky.social with @huwgriffinrugby.bsky.social wondering how on earth Scotland had so much ball and made NO line breaks!?! A Great Rugby Chat to ponder if actually, we're all estimating Italy?! On the 8/9 Rugby YouTube + pods everywhere: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDbl...

If this is the week for #SuperRugbyPacific predictions, then who are we to not hold up our end? And if @bmcsport.bsky.social is going to make predictions, why wouldn't he revive an old format? New 8/9 Rugby on Substack, today: open.substack.com/pub/89rugby/...

We've been looking forward to this, the debut of The Wrap, Geoff Parkes' long-running, widely read weekly column which you'll now find every Monday on #89Rugby And to bring in the New Year, GP has 'Wrapped' up the trans-Tasman summer in his unmistakeable style open.substack.com/pub/89rugby/...

The pre-season is nearly done, and over on the Substack page @bmcsport.bsky.social wrapped up the 'Is this their year?' series with the Brumbies and Force, which might join a few dots open.substack.com/pub/89rugby/...

The pre-season is nearly done, and over on the Substack page @bmcsport.bsky.social wrapped up the 'Is this their year?' series with the Brumbies and Force, which might join a few dots open.substack.com/pub/89rugby/...

NEW! Not just a new episode, a whole new rugby show! For the debut Episode of the AUS Rugby scene, @BMcSport.bsky.social was joined by Ben Darwin to see what the numbers and the draw says about the start of #SuperRugbyPacific in 2026 On 8/9 Rugby YouTube + pods everywhere! 🏉 youtu.be/mNkFwitJkjs

NEW! Not just a new episode, a whole new show! For the debut Ep of the AUS Rugby scene, @bmcsport.bsky.social was joined by Ben Darwin to see what the numbers and the draw says about the start of #SuperRugbyPacific in 2026 All draws definitely are not equal! www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNkF...

Fantastic to get the first @89rugby.bsky.social Rugby Episode for 2026 done and out there - the 8/9 evolution is now properly underway! Huge thanks to @charliemorgan.bsky.social for being first cab off the rank in the New Year.. #SixNations #89Rugby

Happy New Year! Ep.1 of the all new 8/9 Rugby is LIVE and out there, with the great @charliemorgan.bsky.social joining @bmcsport.bsky.social for a first look at the #SixNations for 2026 On the 8/9 YouTube + pods everywhere www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jo2...

New in 2026: the AUS Rugby scene! A new offering each week focussing more of the Australian teams, on the NZ teams too, and on #SuperRugbyPacific more broadly. The same 8/9 Rugby format, just looking more locally. We can't wait.

The evolution will be televised! @bmcsport.bsky.social has fired up YouTube & the pod platforms to explain what's coming in 2026 Lots, to sum it up: - 8/9 Rugby pod every Tues - the AUS Rugby scene every Wed (NEW!) - 8/9 Rugby on Substack w. Geoff Parkes #joinus www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaFr...

Following Geoff's great news this morning, @bmcsport.bsky.social is back with the next part in his pre-season series. And a warning to Reds fans desperate to hold onto the underdog tag, this one might not be for you 😜 #embraceit 89rugby.substack.com/p/is-this-th...

Great news from Geoff Parkes this morning on our Substack page: The Wrap returns Monday, Feb 9! But don't wait until then, come check out the page, we'd love you to subscribe. More 'Is this their year?' from @bmcsport.bsky.social today, too! substack.com/@geoffparkes...

Great news from Geoff Parkes this morning on our Substack page: The Wrap returns Monday, Feb 9! But don't wait until then, come check out the page, we'd love you to subscribe. More 'Is this their year?' from @bmcsport.bsky.social today, too! substack.com/@geoffparkes...

We've just launched @89rugby.bsky.social on Substack today, the subscriptions are flowing in, and so here's some new content! The first of a pre-season series to follow... Geoff Parkes & I looking forward to getting into it all! 89rugby.substack.com/p/is-this-th...

Really pleased to kick off *8/9 Rugby on Substack*! An idea @bmcsport.bsky.social & Geoff Parkes have had for a little while - where they and a list of contributors you know well cover off all the key issues in rugby in AUS, NZ and around the globe open.substack.com/pub/89rugby/...

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A New Year's resolution for 2026: The 8/9 will continue! @bmcsport.bsky.social has been in discussion with potential co-hosts and some favourite guests, and it's already clear - the show must go on! And stay tuned for an Australian-tuned spin off!

Celebrating the @89combo.bsky.social podcast and keeping the memory alive by revisting Episode 10 - Cohesion up the Wazoo with Simon Strachan. podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/e... www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzhR...

And scene. @bmcsport.bsky.social & @haribaldijones.bsky.social one last time, to outline how the 8/9 Combo came to be, what they loved so much, and what they miss the most now that it's coming to an end. On the 8/9 YouTube channels and pod platforms everywhere. www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0fn...

The finale. @bmcsport.bsky.social & @haribaldijones.bsky.social one last time, outlining how the 8/9 Combo came to be, what they loved so much, and what they miss the most now that it's coming to an end. On the 8/9 YouTube channels and pod platforms everywhere. www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0fn...

After four years and more than 300 episodes together, @bmcsport.bsky.social & @haribaldijones.bsky.social have some news... youtu.be/H9LG1xmZlB4

'Like your partner who brings you flowers, but forgets about dinner at the in-laws' @seanny202.bsky.social joined @bmcsport.bsky.social + @haribaldijones.bsky.social to wrap up the rugby year for the SANZAAR nations www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XdV

'Like your partner who brings you flowers, but forgets to show up at the in-laws' @seanny202.bsky.social joined @bmcsport.bsky.social + @haribaldijones.bsky.social to wrap up the rugby year for the SANZAAR nations www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XdV...

My greatest achievement this week was bamboozling the rugby globetrotter @haribaldijones.bsky.social with the great english dinner/tea debate on @89combo.bsky.social

South Africa put a record score on Wales at home, and we were there to issue the Post-Mortem. Not literally. But maybe a little bit literally. At least the coffers are fuller. @BMcSport.bsky.social @HaribaldiJones.bsky.social #WALvRSA youtu.be/_DTt7Eai9xo?...

Prolific rugby YouTuber @huwgriffinrugby.bsky.social joined @BMcSport.bsky.social + @haribaldijones.bsky.social this week to measure expectations going in vs. team feelings coming out of the November Tests And who would we change in the WR Team of the Year? www.youtube.com/watch?v=3N4t...

All the feels and all the WR TotY tweaks are on all the pod platforms everywhere too. Just search for the @89combo.bsky.social , or just click this 👇 open.spotify.com/episode/1vkN... @haribaldijones.bsky.social @huwgriffinrugby.bsky.social

With the Autumn-November Tests nearly done, we gladly had @huwgriffinrugby.bsky.social on the @89combo.bsky.social this week: Huw, @haribaldijones.bsky.social & I waded through team feels after these Tests + pondered the necessary tweaks for the WR Team of the Year.. youtu.be/3N4tozlW-as

New episode - with @ringo26.bsky.social! And in which @bmcsport.bsky.social + @haribaldijones.bsky.social veered close to a couple of surprisingly dark areas! Good chat as always, plenty on in the rugby world this week. Out now, on the 8/9 Combo YouTube: youtu.be/t0w1hnxOGx4?...

And get us in your pod ears too. ✅ Subscribe ✅ Playlist ✅ Go open.spotify.com/episode/3tWI...

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 www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0w1...

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 www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfbS... #ITAvRSA #ENGvNZL #IREvAUS

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! www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAIR...

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! www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAIR...

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! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oeef...

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...

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!

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...

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...

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. @bmcsport.bsky.social #89Combo

Pod out on all the pods, too.

Enjoyed getting back in the @89combo.bsky.social chair. Lots to talk about - and lots of rugby, too!

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