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This Rugby World Cup has not been as successful as many Canadian Rugby Union fans hoped. However all is not lost, there are positives aplenty for Rugby Canada, future RWC campaigns and the Toronto Arrows. The national team will still be welcomed home despite losing all its World Cup games as they did in 2015. […]
At the conclusion of the last Kenya Cup season, Mean Machine and Strathmore Leos got relegated while Kisumu RFC and Western Bulls earned promotion. It was riveting, so on October 26, the 2019/20 Kenya Cup is set to kick off another action-packed rugby year. After beating Kabras RFC 15-23, KCB Rugby got their third title […]
After being struck by a financial crisis towards the end of last season, the former Premiership side Yorkshire Carnegie took the drastic decision to go part-time, with many players and staff leaving Headingley. Charlie Hynes takes a look at a few pertinent points for the club. Recruitment process difficult for Yorkshire Carnegie club With the […]
Clermont lead the early season Top 14 table. The top of the table has been unsteady in the early days. Toulon’s struggles continue to mount, and Racing 92 are fighting to find their stride. Last season’s leaders at the end of the regular season find themselves back on top. This success has been due in […]
After a week of wild weather in South West England, the sun appeared just in time for Bristol Rugby vs Jersey Reds. This appeared to galvanise the home side as they made an all-action start. However the visitors came back strongly, notching four tries in the first half. This was a lead that would never […]
Last week saw the launch of the 2019-20 Premiership Rugby Shield with the announcement of fixtures for the coming season in the competition for the second tier of English Premiership clubs. Last year’s competition was a strong one and was well attended and the tournament traditionally provides players sitting just outside of the first team […]
England Rugby U20s sealed fifth place in the World Rugby U20 Championship on June 22nd, with a comprehensive 45-26 win over Wales. This was their poorest performance in the tournament since 2012, having either won or finished runners up in the past six years. A bad sign for the future prospects of these players? U20s […]
After a second season for Major League Rugby in the United States, it will be an all ‘West Coast’ grand final this weekend; San Diego Legion v Seattle Seawolves. This region now assumes the hotbed of rugby union in the US, with the Legion set to host the 2019 grand final at Torero Stadium, California. […]
Two games, one venue, four teams and lots of rugby banter from all fans – including those whose teams didn’t make it to the finals. But it all went the way of the favourites KCB and Kabras, who will compete for the Kenya Cup final this weekend. It was an amazing playoffs weekend, as most […]
A sweet old, rugby-rivalry has developed between the Mwamba side and Nakuru over the seasons, as these two teams have ‘locked horns’ both in Kenya Cup, rugby 10s and Ladies tournaments. And during the Kenya Cup Playoffs, it will continue. Recent outcomes will contribute to the sentiment on the field. This includes the ladies of […]
The 28th edition of the Great Rift Nakuru 10s rugby tournament took place on the weekend of April 19-21, at the Nakuru Athletics Club. The Ladies and Age-grade rugby kicked off a great weekend on Friday, before the men’s action began on Saturday. Menengai Oilers lifted their maiden rugby trophy, after beating the Homeboyz RFC […]
Loosing to KCB Rugby in the Kenya Cup finals of 2017 & 2018, Kabras Sugar came to this game with the intent to avenge recent match outcomes. Kabras Sugar tried to encounter KCB last weekend with a plan. They aimed to hit them at both their strongest and weakest points. As a result, the KCB […]
Billed as a potential Six Nations Grand Slam decider, one of the oldest rivalries in rugby comes to the Principality stadium this Saturday. England have rediscovered their mojo. Wales are on the brink of an unprecedented winning streak. Someone will crack, but who will it be? After their start to this Six Nations England are […]
A year ago and the idea that Gloucester vs Newcastle Falcons could decide a top four spot would have been frankly laughable. Whilst Bath will have something to say about this, these two are the shock contenders for a play-off place. Having just moved into the top four after Gloucester’s draw with Wasps, the Newcastle […]
NOLA Gold has been on a hot streak to begin the 2019 season. We are three weeks in to the 2019 season and there have been many surprises, but none like NOLA Gold. Three teams currently have undefeated records, but only NOLA has played every week so far this season. NOLA has come out of […]
The action never stops for Gallagher Premiership sides, as Worcester Warriors, Saracens, Northampton Saints and Newcastle Falcons battled for a place in the Premiership Rugby Cup final. After two entertaining clashes Saracens and Northampton Saints came away as winners and will contest the final in March. Worcester Warriors 22 vs 38 Saracens The Warriors were […]
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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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Raheem Bashir, Site Manager
Raheem Bashir started blogging on a Gmail site called Blogger and has covered sporting events in rugby union/league and soccer. Since then he has become the Last Word on Sports writer for rugby, soccer, and previously basketball. He is also a member of the North American Soccer Reporters and The Rugby Union Writers’ Club.
Raheem graduated from George Brown College with a Digital Media Marketing Post-Grad Certificate in 2019. From the same college, Raheem also did a post-grad certificate in Sport and Event Marketing in 2017. Lastly, he did an undergrad Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Toronto in 2016.