The RBS Six Nations Tournament had its annual launch event at the prestigious Hurlingham Club in London this week and LWOR were there to take it all in. READ MORE
Excitement Builds Towards the Northern Hemisphere’s Premier Competition
Tag: Dylan Hartley
Last Word On Rugby MC50 Most Influential Rugby Player Series 15-19
Celebrating our game, Last Word on Rugby have combined the wealth of knowledge from all our staff of writers, to come up with the MC50 Most Influential Player Series. A list that profiles the many and growing number of players in World Rugby who are the MVP of their country, competition or code: we start […] READ MORE
Pascal Pape’s Theatrics Shameful to Rugby
French international star Pascal Pape embarrasses French rugby with his actions against Edinburgh. Stade Francais faced off against Edinburgh in the third round of the European Challenge Cup on Saturday. The match was fun, exciting, and an absolute joy to watch. The match also provided another controversy to distract slightly from the Dylan Hartley debacle. […] READ MORE
Hartley: The Highest Profile Victim of World Rugby’s Recent Directives
Six minutes. That is all the time it took for Dylan Hartley to become the latest and the highest profile victim of World Rugby’s recent directives. Some say that is all the time it took for Hartley to remind us what a thug he is, all the time it took for the demons to return […] READ MORE
A Day Spent With the England Rugby Squad in Portugal
Last Word On Rugby was kindly invited by the English Rugby Football Union (RFU) to join their training camp in Brown’s Resort, Algarve, to witness the England Rugby Squad field training, and to have a chance to speak with Eddie Jones. After leaving from Lisbon, LWOR arrived at one of the most amazing and well prepared sports resorts in […] READ MORE
Adriaan Strauss Not to Blame for Springbok Failure
A common question raised by many fans and commentators in South African Rugby – “is Adriaan Strauss a bad Springbok?” If you hear some pundits and many of the Boks followers, it’s commonly claimed that Strauss is one of the worst players within Allister Coetzees’ setup. Statements made are that “he doesn’t tackle”, “Malcolm Marx brings more […] READ MORE
Premiership North v South
Using the ‘Watford Gap’ as a generous dividing line for a North v South selection policy and, allowing the Worcester Warriors to even things up by being included dubiously in The North, Last Word on Rugby contributor Steve Kendall picks his current dream Aviva Premiership teams from the two regions of England. If ever a […] READ MORE
Warren Gatland Lands “Best Job” in World Rugby
Yesterday it was finally revealed that Warren Gatland will be the man in charge as the British and Irish Lions 2017 tour of New Zealand looms. After coaching the 2013 squad to a 2-1 series win in Australia, Wales‘ head coach will temporarily step down from his role with the WRU and begin planning on […] READ MORE