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Following Gloucester’s victory over Saracens, backs coach Tim Taylor spoke about how pleasing the forwards physicality was, yet how disappointed the team were at missing out on the bonus point. Tim Taylor pleased with forwards physicality Gloucester bullied Saracens up front and with the rotation Tim Taylor was pleased with just how well they fronted […] READ MORE
On last week’s episode of the Rugby Pod, Andy Goode and Jim Hamilton made the comparison between Leicester Tigers and Manchester United. They were alluding to the recent fall from grace of both former champions of England. However, this is, without doubt, the wrong comparison to make. On the face of it, the comparison fits. […] READ MORE
The 2018/19 season for all rugby competitions has officially come to an end. As popular as ever, with many teams and regions having solid rugby attendances over the course of domestic and European Championship fixtures. All the average Guinness Pro14, Gallagher Premiership and French Top14 attendances from the 2018/19 season are listed here, in alphabetical order. *All […] READ MORE
With the Gallagher Premiership over; and Saracens Rugby claiming the highly regarded ‘double’ fans can be happy to know that Super Rugby is ‘here to entertain you’. That has seemingly always been the catchphrase from the Super Rugby devotees. That the Southern hemisphere product appears to involve more open play, width of the field football, and […] READ MORE
The modern saying is ‘hold my beer’ when you have full control over your accomplishments. Yet for Saracens Rugby, a more fitting statement would be ‘please hold my Trophies’ as they continue to dominate the sport. The video highlights package above is more evidence of their place in the game of rugby union. It shows […] READ MORE
With the highpoint of the English club rugby season upon us, Last Word on Rugby can only sit back like every other fan of the 2018/19 Gallagher Premiership and await #EXEvSAR. This is the grand final, and the two protagonists are very familiar with one another. It will not be the first time they have […] READ MORE
Following on from his contract extension the talk of how well Gloucester have done under Johan Ackermann has revived itself. ‘Play to Inspire’ is written on the walls and the kit that surrounds the Gloucester team and it’s not just a cheesy one-liner. ? We are delighted to announce that Head Coach Johan Ackermann has […] READ MORE
So the Premiership final will, for the third time, be a clash between Exeter Chiefs and Saracens. This has been an odds-on possibility for the vast majority of the season. These two have monopolised the top positions and were always likely to have home semi finals. Given their respective excellent home records, any Premiership away semi-final contenders […] READ MORE
Danny Cipriani has been named Gallagher Premiership Rugby Player of the Season at Premiership Rugby’s awards evening on Wednesday 22nd May. THE BIG ONE A season filled with exceptional performers from day one ⭐️ But the magician himself, @DannyCipriani87 has been majestic for @gloucesterrugby ? He is your @GallagherUK Rugby Player of the Season ?#PremRugbtAwards […] READ MORE
Ahead of Gloucester’s final 2018/19 Gallagher Premiership season match of the regular season, Johan Ackermann discussed his plans for squad rotation, gave some pleasing injury updates and the latest on some transfer rumours. Looking ahead to their final game of the season, before heading into the playoff, head coach Johan Ackermann spoke of the excitement […] READ MORE
Rugby journalist, specializing on all things Welsh rugby, United Rugby Championship, and the Gallagher Premiership. A freelance journalist published in The Rugby Paper, Telegraph, RugbyPass et al.
Robert has a BA in Sports Journalism from the University of Gloucestershire.
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