Both England and Wales have revealed their teams to face their respective Southern Hemisphere opponents on Saturday and whilst there is success for England’s Tom Wood being selected at open-side flanker, there is equal disappointment for Wales’ Jamie Roberts having been dropped from the starting XV to face Argentina at the Principality Stadium. Tom Wood’s […] READ MORE
Author: Steve Kendall, Editor
Moriarty’s Debut at Number Eight a Gallant Effort Amongst Failure
After a calamitous start to their Autumn campaign, one player, at least, made a decent fist of it against Australia. Moriarty’s Debut at Number Eight a Gallant Effort Amongst Failure It was ironic that the roof was left open at The Principality Stadium on Saturday as Wales welcomed Australia to Cardiff. So often these days […] READ MORE
England Rugby Squad Injuries No Excuse According to Eddie Jones
England are approaching the upcoming series of Autumn Internationals with a depleted squad stripped of a number of positional first choices and in some cases 2nd and 3rd picks also. England Rugby Squad Injuries No Excuse According to Eddie Jones The injury list includes James Haskell, George Kruis, Maro Itoje, Courtney Lawes, Jack Clifford, Sam […] READ MORE
Only Wins Will Constitute Success for Wales This Autumn
With the autumn International Tests approaching, and a tough summer tour of New Zealand to look back on, only wins will constitute success for Wales in their continued pursuit of the rugby world’s elite. The initial aftermath of the series whitewash against the All Blacks was a low period. The fact that New Zealand were victorious […] READ MORE
Saracens Regain Control – The Story of the Aviva Premiership So Far
With European tournaments continuing this weekend and six rounds of the Aviva Premiership gone, the league table has a familiar look to it at the very top and perhaps the predicted look to it at the very bottom. However these opposing pictures do not tell the story of what has been an enthralling and unpredictable start […] READ MORE
Rugby Community Stands ‘Shoulder to Shoulder’ To Mourn Passing of Anthony Foley
Too many times we hear the statement made that somebody “epitomises such and such”. Oft is the phrase uttered that somebody is “such and such through and through”. They are used, on many an occasion, with an element of poetic licence and will nicely embellish a description of someone or something that is good, honest […] READ MORE
Premiership North v South
Using the ‘Watford Gap’ as a generous dividing line for a North v South selection policy and, allowing the Worcester Warriors to even things up by being included dubiously in The North, Last Word on Rugby contributor Steve Kendall picks his current dream Aviva Premiership teams from the two regions of England. If ever a […] READ MORE
Don’t Panic – Why Bristol Rugby Need to Follow Chiefs Mindset
Andy Robinson's men need only look at Exeter's approach to a slow start to the season and the key for Bristol Rugby is that they must not panic. READ MORE
Bath Rugby – The Real Deal
For the last decade in the Aviva Premiership, there have been signs at Bath Rugby that they may be working their way back to their heyday of the late 80’s & the 90’s. There have been bright starts in recent years with good entertaining rugby played on quick hard autumnal pitches and sides studded with […] READ MORE
Freddie Burns, Billy Burns: Move over Big Brother
The Burns family have an embarrassment of riches to choose from in the Fly-Half position READ MORE