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In the southern hemisphere, Australia and New Zealand have five cities that play host to both professional rugby league and union teams. The game has a wide reach throughout the region; Australasia, the Pacific, and across the Southern Hemisphere. Fan loyalty can be engrained, although, at times, it might be whichever game has the most […] READ MORE
It has been announced that Nic White is to leave Exeter Chiefs as of today. The Australian was always set to leave the club at the end of his contract but with the current state of the season that has come around as of now. White starred in Australia’s World Cup campaign and returns to […] READ MORE
The final SA Conference games before their international break have been played. A round that saw the Jaguares take a commanding stride towards the top of the log. At the end of Super Rugby Week 15, they are now just six competition points behind the leaders – the Emirates Lions – while still having one game in hand. Before […] READ MORE
With almost all of the games being must-wins for the South African teams in Super Rugby Round 14, the chase for playoff spots intensify after some surprising results. Super Rugby Round 14 An article by Cornelius Myburgh Before we take a look at this weekend’s games, we must mention the tense altercation that happened in […] READ MORE
In Super Rugby Week 5, the South African teams provided a mixed bag of performances; both in winning and losing. Super Rugby Week 5: Key Talking Points Chiefs 41 Vodacom Bulls 28 Chiefs – Tries: Johnny Fa’auli, Brodie Retallick (2), Mitchell Brown, Solomon Alaimano, Anton Lienert-Brown; Conversions: Damian McKenzie (3); Penalty: McKenzie Vodacom Bulls – Tries: Warrick Gelant, Divan Rossouw (2), Handre Pollard; Cons: […] READ MORE
In the opening act of the Finals Series, the Highlanders traveled to Australia in an attempt to beat the Brumbies. With recent history favouring the home side, the only guarantee was that loyal fans knew there was never any doubt of Highlanders character. It was a hard task, made tougher by the conditions, but the […] READ MORE
Super Rugby Round 12 produced most of the expected results, except for the Southern Kings upset win over the Sharks. In their third year of competition it was the Kings first triumph over a fellow South African franchise. Whether you love them or hate them, we have to doff our caps to Head Coach Deon […] READ MORE
Ryan is the Managing Editor at Last Word on Rugby and resides in Johannesburg, South Africa. He specializes in opinion pieces relating to International rugby, Super Rugby and domestic rugby in South Africa.
His career highlights include being granted media accreditation for the Rugby World Cup tournament.