Rugby News, Analysis, History, Schedule, Rumours
As rugby pundits start to summarise 2021, there is one competition which will hardly garner a footnote. It’s fair to say, the Premiership Rugby Cup fails to garner significant ticket sales or mainstream attention. If you look through the last cup finals, only two had a crowd of over 10,000. A Rugby FA Cup it […] READ MORE
Rugby fans are grateful to watch rugby again. It’s been a turbulent year. Thankfully, they’ve still been able to watch their team play and follow the sport they love so dearly. Albeit from the comfort of their own home and not in the stands with a beer. Despite the 2020/21 season not kicking off until […] READ MORE
When Saracens were first relegated to the Championship, it seemed a foregone conclusion that the former European Champions would bounce straight back to the Gallagher Premiership. Ahead of their opening Greene King Championship fixture against the Cornish Pirates, some chinks in the armour have appeared after two defeats to their closest contenders, Ealing Trailfinders in […] READ MORE
The RFU has announced that there will be Championship Rugby funding cuts starting as early as the 2020/21 season. Clubs will receive around half the amount they currently do, down to approximately £4.3m from £8.06m. What will the impact of this be? Current state of the Championship If, as expected, Newcastle Falcons win promotion this […] 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.