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Reaching one final is a great achievement. Reaching a second, is fantastic. But if you confirm your place in a third consecutive Super Rugby Grand Final, then it deserves ‘full credit’. And it has been accomplished by the Emirates Lions. The Lions from the South African conference [in 2018] are the leading lights of that […] READ MORE
A more committed and clinical performance saw England defeat South Africa at a wet Newlands Stadium, in Cape Town. The fixture may have been a dead rubber, after South Africa sealed the series in Bloemfontein, but there was still pride and and starting positions to play for. The scoreline below only gave England more confidence, and […] READ MORE
A tight yet entertaining game saw the Springboks draw with the Wallabies in Bloemfontein, in The Rugby Championship. The game may have been entertaining, but both teams will have to question the relative quality they produced. The teams could not be separated after two Test matches against each other–producing two draws, and a points aggregate […] READ MORE
Their superior physicality and set pieces helped the Springboks defeat Los Pumas in both teams opening Rugby Championship games in Port Elizabeth on Saturday. READ MORE
The second Test of the the three match series saw the Springboks defeat France at Growthpoint Kings Park in Durban by 37 points to 15. Springboks Defeat France in Durban Many pundits took the gloss off the Springboks win at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria, pointing out that this was not a strong France side, missing […] READ MORE
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
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