As the year comes to a close, Last Word On Rugby have made a collaborative effort to compile a list of the most influential rugby players. Across our department, our MC50 author contributions have seen eight of our writing staff recall their ‘best of the best’ just in time for the New Years eve fireworks!
In a series of feature articles, LWOR listed; in alphabetical order, the MC50 most influential rugby player series.
Compiling this list was a pleasure for all of them, as each wrote of the years efforts and accomplishments by players across the globe. Authors from the Southern Hemisphere, to the United Kingdom and Europe, LWOR staff hope that the MC50 series was a fair representation of all those men and women listed below. Of their deeds and attributes over the last year.
A Retrospective of all MC50 Author Contributions
Each player name opens the feature article.
Ryan Jordan – Department Head
Ryan is our Department Head for Rugby Union and resides in Johannesburg, South Africa. He specializes in International rugby, Super Rugby and domestic rugby in South Africa. Career highlights include being granted media accreditation for Rugby World Cup 2015.
MC50 author contributions:
- Warren Whiteley
- Rohan Janse van Rensburg
- Seabelo Senatla
- Malcolm Marx
- Tevita Kurandrani
- Elton Jantjie
- Will Genia
- Israel Folau
- Pieter Steph du Toit
Francisco Isaac
Portuguese rugby player and writer started to “scribble” in Planeta Desportivo. From then on, Francisco got the pleasure to talk with Eddie Jones, Stuart Hogg and many others. With a masters degree in History, working as a Consultant, rugby and sports are his ‘second job’ but my main passion.
Now helping and working for Last Word on Sports, you can also read some other works on Fair Play, Portal do Rugby and Rugby World Magazine.
MC50 author contributions:
Joshua Bradham
Married father of four, been writing about rugby for the better part of a year.
MC50 author contributions:
- Charles Piutau
- Ken Pisi
- Maxime Machenaud
- Greig Laidlaw
- Carlin Isles
- Juan Imhoff
- Stuart Hogg
- Perry Baker
Robert Rees
Rugby nut who specializes [if that’s what you want to call it, haha] in Welsh rugby. Also huge football and american football fan, but love sport in general. studying sports journalism at Gloucester university and my teams are Liverpool FC, Denver Broncos and Ebbw Vale RFC.
MC50 author contributions:
Scott Hornell – Senior Editor
Scott is building a strong base in Journalism and Online Sports reporting, as a valued member of the Editing team for the LWOS Rugby department, Based in Auckland, Scott’s aim is to attend the 2019 Rugby World Cup, and is accredited to New Zealand Rugby–reporting on Super Rugby, the Rugby Championship and Mitre10 Cup.
MC50 author contributions:
- Portia Woodman
- Anton Lienert-Brown
- Rieko Ioane
- Robbie Henshaw
- Bernard Foley
- Eben Etzebeth
- Israel Dagg
- Agustin Creevy
- Dane Coles
- Rory Best
- Beauden Barrett
James Barker
James has been writing for Last Word on Rugby since summer 2015. He normally writes about his hometown club Gloucester Rugby but also about the Aviva Premiership more widely.
MC50 author contributions:
Steve Kendall
A father of 4, Steve splits his time between writing about Rugby & Wine. Steve’s writing influences are Steve James & Michael Atherton, and he laments the dying art of the true correspondent.
MC50 author contributions:
Scott MacLean
Scott MacLean is an active referee with the Wellington Rugby Referee’s Association and writes for Last Word On Sport–predominantly from the ‘match officials’ viewpoint.
MC50 author contributions:
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All the above writers for Last Word On Rugby would like to wish our readers a very Happy New Year–enjoy those fireworks!
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