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In scheduling eight Black Ferns Test matches in 2020, New Zealand Rugby has given tremendous recognition to the women’s Rugby World Cup titleholders. A planned fixture list that showcases the team more within their country, than ever before. The Black Ferns will play eight Test matches, including seven on home soil. This gives their fans […] READ MORE
Wales defeated Australia to go top of Pool D at the Rugby World Cup but what scrum-half Tomos Williams did during the latter stages of the game has got fans talking. Tomos Williams ‘act of skill’ changed momentum With this one move, Tomos Williams help take away the mounting pressure on Wales and stunt Australia’s […] READ MORE
England v Australia are never dull matches and the intensity of this quarter-final will go up several notches. England on the face of it is in excellent health going into the clash against the Wallabies. Maximum points, two tries conceded and a set-piece which is rumbling into form. There are concerns around a two-week rest […] READ MORE
Gareth Davies’ Rugby World Cup interception got a nation roaring against Australia but it’s all part of a wider masterplan by Warren Gatland. Robert Rees takes a look at just how Davies fits into Wales’ defensive structure. Davies’ defence works in odd formation Gareth Davies works in a technique that is odd for a scrum […] READ MORE
Following two strong games to open their Rugby World Cup Robert Rees looks at why the Welsh breakdown work is not only some of the best in the world but, how it will be vital to any success in Japan. There’s method to the intensity Wales began their Australian onslaught within the first minute. The […] READ MORE
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 […] READ MORE
James Haskell retires at the end of the season and brings and an end a stellar career. No player has bled more and given more to the English game. Farewell James Haskell We should forget about the limelight headlines because ‘Hask’ has had one hell of a career. 17 years at the top of the […] READ MORE
The June tests are completed, and a few surprises have emerged from the International schedule. The top International sides collided across the globe in the June Tests, with fans engaged as never before. And when the action gets into full swing, it is a great time to place an online bet on Rugby; or any other […] READ MORE
Of all the June International test series, a mouth-watering prospect for rugby fans is Australia v Ireland (AUSvIRE) READ MORE
Scotland humble Australia, with a 53-24 demolition of the visitors. Australia – who ended the game with 13 men – had never lost to Scotland with a margin of more than nine points. Scotland Humble Australia It was Scotland who got off the the better start with a Finn Russell penalty, followed by a debut […] READ MORE
Rugby journalist, specializing on all things Welsh rugby, United Rugby Championship, and the Gallagher Premiership. A freelance journalist published in The Rugby Paper, Telegraph, RugbyPass et al.
Robert has a BA in Sports Journalism from the University of Gloucestershire.
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