
About this episode
Rugby podcasters Brett McKay and Harry Jones welcome former Wallabies, ACT Brumbies, Leicester Tigers, and Melbourne Rebels flyhalf Matt To’omua onto The 8-9 Combo for the first time in 2024, only to learn he’s moved into the podcast they vacated.
Now the co-host of Brett and Harry’s former home, The Roar Rugby Podcast, Matt opens up on the promising start to the League One season in Japan for his side, the Mitsubishi Dynaboars, on the very apparent lift in competition quality with the post-RWC influx of international players, what’s caught his eye already in the opening rounds of Super Rugby Pacific, and why he’s really not sure how a Japanese team fits into the current Super Rugby model.
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Voiceovers by Chookman + Amelia
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