Rugby News, Analysis, History, Schedule, Rumours
The English Professional Game Board has authorised the rugby return to training on 2nd June, following government guidance on elite sport. This organisation comprises representatives of the Rugby Football Union (RFU) Premiership Rugby, Rugby Players Association (RPA) and Greene King IPA Championship Clubs. Professional Game Board statement Chris Booy, Professional Game Board Chair said: “I […] READ MORE
On Friday 15th May Gloucester Rugby announced that Head Coach Johan Ackermann would be leaving the club to join NNT Docomo Red Hurricanes in Japan. 【チーム情報】2020シーズンより新ヘッドコーチが就任します！ ・ヨハン アッカーマン コメントにつきましてはホームページに掲載しております👌 ↓ホームページチェック✅https://t.co/4lxh5OQz8v pic.twitter.com/h7rPu8U6v3 — ＮＴＴドコモ レッドハリケーンズ (@RedHurricanes) May 15, 2020 How will Ackermann’s time at Gloucester be remembered? Johan Ackermann leaves Gloucester Johan Ackermann departs England after […] READ MORE
Bored of no rugby to watch? Here at Last Word on Rugby we’ve got you covered with our very own game of rugby union Top Trumps’. Just print this article out and cut the cards out to play with friends or family, especially your children! Below are 32 cards of current and legendary international rugby […] READ MORE
France top the list as most ill-disciplined World Rugby country in 2019-20, rattling up 10 red cards across the four major professional league’s, international tests, and the World Cup. Rugby’s clampdown on how the laws of the game are now refereed and interpreted have meant a spate of cards this year, including 51 red cards […] READ MORE
Leicester Tigers have released Welsh winger Jonah Holmes from his contract, one season early. The move comes just two days since Holmes’ last contact with Wayne Pivac over a mover to Wales. Holmes coming home? The Dragons have been set as favourites to sign the 27-year-old, who now seems set to continue his test career […] READ MORE
An Anglo-Welsh league could well be a possibility in the not-so distant future as reports suggest that six Premiership clubs wish to split from PRL, the body which oversees Premiership Rugby. Robert Rees explains how and if this could work. How is this possible? Well, let’s start off by looking at the reports of six […] READ MORE
Sale Sharks centre Rohan Janse van Rensburg and his agent Matthew Ginvert have been penalised for contravening rule 5:12, for signing playing contracts with two Premiership clubs – Gloucester Rugby and Sale Sharks. Sale Sharks were charged with breaches of RFU Regulation 7.5 (approaches to players) and Ginvert was charged with breaching RFU Regulation 8.5.2 (Registered agents must at all times […] READ MORE
Coronavirus has thrown up no end of issues in the game of rugby, no less for the Premiership. In the short term how or if the season should be restarted. In the medium term how to ensure clubs can cope and recover from the pandemic. Finally, in the long-term major questions are being asked about […] READ MORE
In the third of our series looking at the best overseas players to have appeared in England, James Barker compiles the Australia Premiership Rugby XV. This team, starting with the forward pack, features the Wallabies who’ve made the biggest impact in England. Australia Premiership Rugby XV: the forwards Julian Salvi – Bath, Leicester Tigers, Exeter […] READ MORE
Another week of off-field has action has gone by and incase you missed any of it Robert Rees has compiled all the major contract news from the rugby union universe into one handy article. Tom O’Flaherty The 25-year-old winger has re-signed a deal with Exeter that’ll likely see him add to his 15 tries in […] 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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