Rugby News, Analysis, History, Schedule, Rumours
The Red Roses secured a win in Grenoble yesterday against France. The women’s Six Nations champions beat France 33-10 to become the number one ranked side in the world. The game which was televised live free-to-air on the BBC, saw the Red Roses produce a dominant display against an error strewn French side. France produced […] READ MORE
News last week was that the Principality Premiership TV deal would see the return of the Premiership to terrestrial TV screens for another year. This time across both S4C and BBC2. The screening see’s 21 fixtures on the provisional list plus extras throughout the season. BBC to show Principality Premiership in HD from 2018-19 season […] READ MORE
The BBC have seen their Guinness Pro14 live coverage axed following recent TV deal discussions. The Pro14 TV deal has been finalised, just not yet fully released to the public. It seems Premier Sports will take over the main coverage on a pay-to-view channel, rather than the accustomed FTA (free to air). Last Word on […] READ MORE
As the Northern Hemispheres ‘rugby attention’ has turned to the Six Nations, English and Welsh clubs have returned to Anglo Welsh Cup action. Understandably the media are busily reporting on the first three fixtures of the annual Championship meanwhile, many supporters up and down the country still focus on club matters. Surprisingly, it would appear, so […] READ MORE
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.