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Billed as a potential Six Nations Grand Slam decider, one of the oldest rivalries in rugby comes to the Principality stadium this Saturday. England have rediscovered their mojo. Wales are on the brink of an unprecedented winning streak. Someone will crack, but who will it be? After their start to this Six Nations England are […] READ MORE
Nick Tompkins’ impact off the bench for Saracens is such that he is fast becoming one of head coach Mark McCall’s go-to men. The 22-year old former academy player inspired Saracens to a 36-34 victory over Ospreys on Saturday. His second half display was rewarded, with Tompkins being named man-of-the-match in round two of the […] READ MORE
Recent news has only added to the major distraction, as local and offshore player signings continue to demonstrate the pitfalls of professional rugby. Signings seem to appear out of nowhere, all the while players should be focused on competition playoffs or pre-season training. In New Zealand, several players re-signed this week, while one current All […] READ MORE
The Scarlets full back will be joining five other teammates who toured New Zealand for the start of the 2017/2018 season hopping over the Welsh/English border as Lions star Liam Williams Joins Saracens. Whilst he is leaving the current Pro12 champions, Williams is Saracens’ marquee signing for the upcoming season. Yet despite his role at full back on […] READ MORE
Ireland has provided six of the last nine winners for the Guiness Pro12 and 60% of the play-off teams for the last five years and no team has won an away semi-final in the Pro12 era. In short: the Welsh battalion has a lot on their hands. Scarlets and Ospreys travel across the Irish sea to take […] READ MORE
With more players taking up lucrative overseas contracts, the mid-season player movements from NZ Rugby seem to be more distraction, than good for the game READ MORE
After an enthralling opening weekend in the 2017 RBS Six Nations, LWOR looks at how Wales can beat England in Cardiff this coming Saturday. READ MORE
Celebrating our game, Last Word On Rugby have combined the wealth of knowledge from all our staff and writers, to come up with the MC50 Most Influential Player Series. A list that profiles the many and growing number of players in World Rugby who are either the MVP of their country, competition or code: we […] READ MORE
With the New Year fast approaching, Last Word On Rugby are reflecting back on a fine year. From the International matches to the Sevens at the Olympic Games, the ‘LWOR highlights for 2016’ are a wide and varied account. As part of our MCXM Top 10 memories of 2016, the fourth in our series has contributions from NZ rugby specialist Mike […] READ MORE
Wales ease past disorganized Springboks to earn a 27-13 win over South Africa with a late try from flanker Justin Tipuric. It was far from an open game however, with few chances created. First Half The first half was a close encounter, mainly dominated by forward play and slow ball, ending 12-6 (the score of the […] 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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