Rugby Championship
The 2021 Lions tour fixtures have been announced for the British and Irish select team. In around 18 months they will travel to World Cup holders South Africa for the first time since 2009. Here is the comprehensive fixture list for the 2021 tour. 2021 Lions tour fixtures There will be eight tour matches in […]
In a result that may shake the aspirations of the current World Champions, the Wallabies win Big at Optus Stadium; and have one hand on the Bledisloe Cup. The major outcome of the match highlights above, are clear. How a red card had a massive effect on the All Blacks ability to defend. It saw […]
Knowing that the rugby-frequency is just about to wound up to full volume, fans welcome in another Super Saturday, with International rugby at the forefront. The selection has been limited thus far. The Rugby Championship entertaining an eager appetite; especially in the all-important Rugby World Cup calendar year. That was complemented perfectly by the Pacific […]
A tense Rugby Championship 2019 game in Wellington New Zealand produced a draw between the All Blacks and Springboks. The quality was a little questionable, but the intensity was incredible. New Zealand 16 South Africa 16 Scores: New Zealand – Try: Jack Goodhue Conversion: Beauden Barrett Penalties: Barrett and Richie Mo’unga 2. South Africa – Try: Herschel Jantjies; Conversion: Handre Pollard; Penalties: Pollard 3 […]
A game that was too close to call, and which in the end, was a stalemate. With the Test Match rewards shared in The Rugby Championship Round Two draw, both New Zealand and South Africa will find ‘good and bad news’ in the outcome. Video highlights only show some of the points scoring moments of this […]
With each team suffering losses in Rond One of The Rugby Championship, returning to your home base must be positive. Yet, the possibility that Los Pumas are ready to upset the Wallabies home Test, may add more shade to Australian rugby. Only a possibility, since the South American team themselves suffered a closely-fought loss to the […]
With the assumption that Round One selection and planning policy by the two leading Southern Hemisphere rugby teams disproven, it all leads to a much more tantalizing fixture that will be the ‘Wellington rematch’ when fans prepare for New Zealand v South Africa on Saturday. A rematch due to the location and recent history. In 2018, […]
The Springbok Rugby Championship win against the Wallabies in Johannesburg on Saturday was the bit of good news South African fans needed. Springbok Rugby Championship win There was a lot of emotion on display as this was the first Test played by the Springboks after the untimely death of Springbok James Small as well as […]
A crowd of 51,000 fans were on hand to witness the Springboks beat Wallabies by 35 points to 17 in their Rugby Championship clash at Emirates Airlines Park, on Saturday. Springboks beat Wallabies South Africa 35 Australia 17 There was a lot of emotion on display as this was the first Test played by the […]
Not to ask a redundant question but, the 2019 Rugby Championship appears to be the one that most of the competing SANZAAR nations are not entirely focused on. Not a case of which team will win, more so a ‘who wants to win’ this year’s schedule. From the feedback and interviews with the leading nations […]
With everything riding on the success or failure of the 2019 Australian Wallabies team results leading up to the Rugby World Cup, much of that depends on the opening South Africa Rugby Championship (TRC) fixture. The old cliche is that ‘a team is only as good as its last outing’ means that the Australian Wallabies […]
Saving his announcement until the right moment, the Rugby World now knows that it is a new four year deal for Beauden Barrett with New Zealand Rugby but, this time in Blues Super Rugby colours. Switching his allegiance from the Hurricanes, to shift north to the Auckland-based Blues. It was a fainted move, but with […]
After the group announcement was made on Tuesday last week, this will be the first full week of training for the All Blacks Rugby Championship squad. Days after the 2019 Super Rugby final has been decided, the countries rugby-mindset has now turned 100% onto the team’s goals ahead. Steve Hansen was the spokesperson last week, […]
The International Rugby calendar is full, with July fixtures spread right across the globe. With tournaments and International Championships to please global rugby fans from Brazil to Suva, Fiji. Viewing the World Rugby calendar, it has begun early with the International Women’s Super Series in San Diego. That five-team competition pips the top-seeded nations against […]
In revealing their new shirt for the Rugby World Cup on Monday, with the 2019 All Blacks new squad about to be announced on Tuesday, new goals are being chosen by the World Champions. Goals that could see them re-write the record books. Already the first rugby team to win back-to-back World Cups, the 2019 […]
With the Springbok training squad announced for the Rugby Championship, we can start to see how head coach Rassie Erasmus is planning for Rugby World Cup 2019. Springbok training squad The following players make up the 39 member squad: Forwards: Schalk Brits (Vodacom Bulls), Marcell Coetzee (Ulster, Ireland), Lood de Jager (Vodacom Bulls), Thomas du Toit […]
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Warren Gatland has had his say on the Rugby World Cup in France in his recent UK Daily Telegraph article. Wales failed to progress beyond the last eight not because they were outfought and outthought. Rather that there is something wrong with the rules of the game, and how it is played at the highest […]
In a look back, Last Word on Rugby views the Rugby Heroes and Villains for 2023. Not focused entirely on one or the other – balanced in as how the sport of rugby union is a team-based game; as much as for individuals who can shine or be villainised for their contributions. Over the last […]
The 2023 Rugby Canada women’s team might be seen as one of the best years in the national team’s history. There were many highlights for the national team, including playing the Pacific Four Series in the nation’s capital in the summer. 2023 Rugby Canada women’s team: Finished second in the WXV 1 competition Strengths Players […]
Rugby League players are a talented and fearless bunch, so it only stands to reason that amongst them are some unusual hobbies. If you’ve ever wondered what some of the most exciting rugby league players in the world get up to in their spare time, or get up to now that they’ve retired, then we’ve […]
The Champions Cup game of the Stade Français vs Leicester game will take place on Sunday at 12:30 PM ET. This will be the first group-stage game for Stade Français Paris after the Leicester Tigers won on December 10 against the Stormers. While Stade Français lost on the road against the Sale Sharks, it will […]
The two most impressive teams this past week in European Professional Rugby Club (EPRC) competition were perhaps the Harlequin F.C. and the Exeter Chiefs. And in those games, Marcus Smith and Will Joseph were superb in Harlequins’ scintillating win over Racing 92 in Paris. On Saturday afternoon, the Chiefs were equally impressive in downing mighty […]
If you love a stat or fact, then you’ve come to the right place! After the French Top14 Round Nine concludes, LWOS adds to your weekend’s enjoyment. 14 Fun Facts of Top14 Round Nine Larissa Falls continues her series breaking down the names and numbers from Round Nine of the French Top14. Après un énorme combat, […]
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James Barker, Editor
James is an Editor for Last Word on Rugby. He covers the Gallagher Premiership and in particular Gloucester Rugby, his hometown club. When not at Kingsholm James may also be found supporting Gloucestershire Cricket.