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Over the years there has been a natural divide for fans, players and coaches alike when it comes to rugby league and rugby union. However, some players have switched between the codes and Last Word on Rugby has decided to look at five of the best players to play both. Sonny Bill Williams Sonny Bill […] READ MORE
Here is Robert Rees‘ Rugby World Cup team of the tournament (so far). 20 games into the 42 match event, and plenty of World Rugby’s superstars have shone. After gauging the results and performances, this is in Rob’s opinion, the outstanding XV players in the Rugby World Cup, so far. 1. Jefferson Poirot (France) The French […] READ MORE
The Rugby World Cup in Japan is underway, and a few elite teams have looked seriously impressive in the early stages of the tournament. After enjoying the first round of fixtures, Last Word on Rugby has looked closely at the results, and found a shortlist of top performers. An agreement has been reached, and these […] READ MORE
Wales are going into the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan in a very good place. They are off the back of a tremendously successful unbeaten Autumn series and a Grand Slam winning Six Nations campaign. We take a look at the Wales Rugby squad depth. Wales Rugby Squad Depth Domestically, this season has been […] READ MORE
Warren Gatland initially named a 39-man squad for this tournament but, in the end, he only used 31 players – exactly the amount he will have available to him in at the Rugby World Cup. Here are the player ratings for those involved. Front row: Rob Evans – 8 Good in the scrum, good in […] READ MORE
There have been 835 British and Irish Lions dating all the way back to 1888. Jack Anderton of Salford was the first and Racing 92’s Finn Russell is the latest, but we’re going to look at the players who didn’t make the cut. Robert Rees looks through the history books and brings you the greatest […] READ MORE
LWOR has gone into the injury reports, & found Five Players who fans will miss during the 2018 NatWest Six Nations. Eddie Jones with England, Warren Gatland's Welsh setup, will miss the men who won't play this year; all world beaters....& all injuries will give their nations plenty of headaches on who to replace them READ MORE
The biggest game of the Guinness Pro14 this weekend comes at the Kingspan Stadium in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Current champions, Ulster v Scarlets on Friday night will be the one to watch. Guinness Pro14 Game of the Weekend Both teams are in Conference B of the Pro14 and after two rounds of the competition, remain […] READ MORE
Gavin is a young sports journalist and is in the final year of his Sports Journalism degree at the University of Gloucestershire. He is a massive sports enthusiast and is a valued member of the LWOS Rugby department. Gavin currently reports on the Pro14 and Welsh Rugby.