With the Gallagher Premiership, Guinness Pro14 and European rugby seasons still to play out, Last Word have looked at the calendar that lies ahead of us in the coming months. Gallagher Premiership calendar explores midweek options With nine fixtures outstanding in their season, Premiership Rugby have reportedly elected to go with three midweek fixtures to […] READ MORE
Tag: Heineken Champions Cup
The 24 teams that would qualify for 2020-21 Heineken Champions Cup
With the Guinness Pro14 highlighting their qualifying process in yesterday’s announcement, the discussion once again turned to Heineken Champions Cup qualification, and who qualifies. There has been heavy talk of a 24-team competition, so here are the teams that would qualify for that ‘one-off’ setup. Guinness Pro14 Let’s start off with the Celtic Rugby qualifiers. […] READ MORE
Guinness Pro14 set for August restart as Dragons set for Champions Cup
The Guinness Pro14 is set to resume on August 22 after a five month hiatus. A board meeting on Tuesday determined that the league, along with professional medical guidance, would restart with derby games. August 22 restart Saturday August 22 is officially the date that the Guinness Pro14 plans to resume action with two rounds […] READ MORE
Top 25 Champions Cup pool stage performers
The 2019-20 Champions Cup campaign may be curtailed, but with plans to yet finish the competition off, Last Word takes a look back through the history books to bring you the top 25 teams in terms of points collected in the pool stages. Champions Cup history – Pool points The points are taken from every […] READ MORE
Champions Cup Final still possible in October?
Last month should’ve been a great one for all European rugby fans. The Champions Cup final should’ve been held at the Stade Vélodrome in Marseille. An event that – according to The Guardian rugby correspondent Robert Kitson – could’ve made the Monaco Grand Prix seem like a ‘garden fete’. Instead, rugby players and fans are […] READ MORE
Top14 and all French rugby banned until September
Top14 rugby and French legs of the Heineken Champions Cup and Challenge quarter finals are in major doubts following the news that French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe has banned all sporting events until September. There are also plans to keep crowds from events until January. Season unlikely to be finished It’s back to the drawing […] READ MORE
EPCR speak out on ‘Club World Cup’ proposal
The news broke on Monday morning of discussions regarding a Club World Cup in the place of the current European competitions. EPCR have since given a statement on the current state of affairs. Robert Rees brings you the latest on the proposal. Club World Cup proposal Much like football, there is a want from some […] READ MORE
England and Northampton Saints flanker Courtney Lawes visits cancer patient
Courtney Lawes has spent his spare time visiting Alfie at Queens Medical Centre, a six-year-old cancer patient. The visit wasn’t planned and the Saints flanker even left behind a signed shirt after spending 90 minutes at the hospital. Courtney Lawes’ random act of kindness In a month that has seen Premiership Rugby, led by Gloucester, […] READ MORE
EPCR ready to complete Champions and Challenge Cup quarter finals amid Coronavirus fears
EPCR – the governing body of European rugby – have today announced their plans to continue with the Champions and Challenge Cup quarter finals as scheduled. Challenge Cup and Champions Cup to go ahead Following the cancellations of Six Nations games among other sporting events EPCR has today announced that they plan to go […] READ MORE
BREAKING: Premiership Rugby confirms Saracens relegation
After what seems a lifetime, Premiership Rugby has finally brought the endless amounts of speculation to an end tonight. They confirmed what has been widely reported; Saracens relegation at the end of the 2019/20 season. In a statement released by Darren Childs, Chief Executive of Premiership Rugby, the London club’s future has at last been decided after […] READ MORE