Newly crowned 2021/22 Premiership Champion Leicester Tigers’ progress continues, after beating Saracens 15-12 in a pulsating final at Twickenham last Saturday. The result capped an extraordinary turnaround for a club that finished 11th in consecutive seasons only two years ago. Leicester Tigers’ progress continues to impress, so how has that come about and how will […] READ MORE
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Gallagher Premiership stars shining domestically this Six Nations
To win a championship, you need depth. And there is no greater test of that than during the Six Nations period. Here we look at the new Gallagher Premiership stars who are shining, in the absence of the Premiership’s usual leading figures. Gallagher Premiership stars shining in the Six Nations Saracens – Theo McFarland Saries […] READ MORE
England’s Rugby World Cup Fly Half Selection Debate
With the Rugby World Cup in Japan less than a year away Eddie Jones’ England side remains unclear. The fly half position, which seemed settled last year is now one the most debated positions in the England team. England’s Rugby World Cup Fly Half Selection Most would see the selection dilemma as a straight shootout […] READ MORE
Exeter Chiefs win Anglo-Welsh Cup with Joe Simmonds at the controls
The Anglo-Welsh Cup final had to be rescheduled after being snowed off two weeks ago. While the weather still had an affect on yesterdays match; heavy rain ruining the chance of exciting attacking rugby in the second half, the outcome underlined the clubs superior place in UK Rugby. Exeter Chiefs win Anglo-Welsh Cup, to add to […] READ MORE
Bath Underwhelm in Win at London Irish
Defeat at home to Bath confirmed London Irish’s status as the Aviva Premiership’s new basement club after Worcester registered their first win of the season at Sixways on Saturday afternoon. Bath Underwhelm in Win at London Irish Todd Blackadder’s visiting side executed an unconvincing away performance owing much to the right boot of fly-half Freddie […] READ MORE
Most Influential Aviva Premiership Signings For The 2017/18 Season
Last Word on Rugby detail the most influential Aviva Premiership signings for the upcoming 2017/18 season. The who's-who of new player profiles READ MORE
Bath Rugby’s First Five Games Set to Define Their Season
Leicester Tigers, Saracens, Northampton Saints and Wasps. This is not a play-off prediction, this is four of Bath Rugby’s first five fixtures this season. The fixture list has decided that we will learn as much about Bath Rugby in the opening few weeks of the campaign as we will throughout the entire year. The Rec, […] READ MORE
Are Leicester Tigers Right to ‘Gamble All’ on George Ford
Premiership Rugby’s most protracted transfer last season, eventually saw George Ford return to Leicester after four years away with Bath. It was a move that Bath owner Bruce Craig was less than pleased about after stating his willingness to release Ford from his contract–provided he didn’t choose a return to Welford Road. Though, it turns […] READ MORE
Leicester Tigers Fall Short Again: Season Assessment
It’s not the type of season a Leicester Tiger fan is accustomed to, but there is light at the end of the tunnel following a defiant defeat at Wasps. Three Different Coaches Three different head coaches, a record home defeat in Europe and two catastrophic losses to nil were not part of Leicester Tiger’s pre-season plan. […] READ MORE
Freddie Burns, Billy Burns: Move over Big Brother
The Burns family have an embarrassment of riches to choose from in the Fly-Half position READ MORE