Rugby News, Analysis, History, Schedule, Rumours
The ‘In the Bin’ Rugby Pod returns for another week of rugby news, game analysis and ranting with Andy and Paddy. Big Story Roundup Eddie Jones sidesteps Jonathan Joseph and pulls the plug on Kyle Sinckler in his latest England squad announcement. We talk about Sean O’Brien diving head first into post-Lions tour gossip, and […] READ MORE
Gloucester were truly on form as they demolished London Irish 47-7 at Kingsholm but who were the stand-out individuals amongst the teams? Robert Rees gives the Gloucester V London Irish player ratings. Read how the match went with Last Word on Rugby’s report here. Gloucester Forwards 1.Val Rapava Ruskin – 8 – Got his first […] READ MORE
Following his side’s defeat at Bristol last Friday Johan Ackermann has given Gloucester’s latest injury update and it’s bad news with a season ending injury for Gloucester centre Henry Trinder. Heinz passed his tests and will be ready to go Scrum half Willi Heinz is set to play following his well-documented replacement during the Bristol […] READ MORE
Gloucester scored three tries in the last ten minutes to seal the bonus point victory they so badly needed to remain in touch with the top four and play-off spots. A furious game of rugby that saw both sides make mistakes pushes Gloucester up to sixth, whilst Harlequins languish down in ninth. Bold last ten […] READ MORE
Henry Trinder will play his 100th Aviva Premiership match this Saturday when Gloucester take on Harlequins at Kingsholm. Gloucester currently lie in seventh place, five points behind the last play-off spot. READ MORE
An eventful weekend in the European Challenge Cup quarter finals saw two away wins, for Gloucester Rugby and Cardiff Blues. These wins have altered the makeup of the semi-finals significantly; both these sides will now play at home as a reward for winning on the road. Here’s a review of the European Challenge Cup quarter […] READ MORE
Last month BT’s Nick Mullins declared Henry Trinder was playing like Harry Potter against Worcester. Who knows which magical character he would have been compared to had Gloucester victory over Northampton been live on air. Nevertheless he put in a wonderful performance and led from the front with two tries in a 29-24 win. Injury […] READ MORE
Last weekend’s Aviva Premiership Round Four action saw Exeter Chiefs win, in the anticipated replay of last year’s final. If that was not ‘hot enough’ Leicester Tigers and Northampton continued to rejuvenate their seasons, after below par performances early on. And boiling away, there was also wins for Saracens, Newcastle, and Gloucester. Knowing this, Last […] READ MORE
Gloucester pulled out an exceptional attacking display in a first half thriller, at the Kingsholm Stadium. A Gloucester victory over Worcester Warriors 24-19 displays the promise that Johan Ackermann’s side holds in 2017/18. Alistair Stokes reports on some of the best, worst and most meaningful moments of last night’s game. Gloucester entertained fans in their home game […] READ MORE
Alistair is a young rugby writer, with all the rugby knowledge rattling around his brain he thought he would put it to good use! Alistair has a history of working in rugby through a degree in Sports Rehabilitation. Alistair has spent time at Bath Rugby in the Aviva Premiership and The Stellenbosch Rugby Academy in South Africa, near Cape Town.
Follow Alistair as he hones his skills as a rugby writer and commentator.