Rugby News, Analysis, History, Schedule, Rumours
FEATURE: Essential 2023/24 French Top14 analysis before the competition kicks off this week. Last Word on Rugby contributor Larissa Falls has done a ‘deep dive’ to bring you the most comprehensive guide for the 2023/24 season, analysing all 14 competing teams. 2023/24 French Top 14 analysis: Part 1 of 2 Part 1 of 2 is […] READ MORE
Re-signed Ardie Savea has penned a four-year deal with New Zealand Rugby (NZ Rugby) which will keep him in Aotearoa through to the end of the 2025 season. His contract terms will not be made public, so the questions many would be thinking could be; How much is he being paid directly from NZ Rugby? […] READ MORE
Breakdown specialist Richie Gray is relishing the prospect of working with the world-class talents in the Fiji squad, after joining Vern Cotter’s backroom staff. Gray will work on a short-term basis, joining Cotter’s staff for the [to-be-confirmed] Northern Hemisphere eight-nations tournament, that pits the Flying Fijians against England, Wales and Ireland, as well as Japan. […] READ MORE
The dust has settled on rounds 3 and 4 of the Heineken Champions Cup. Now it is time for the calculators to come out and for the permutations experts to make themselves known. Predicting the eight Heineken Champions Cup quarter finalist’s is notoriously hard …..with so many different circumstances to consider. Although, in saying that, […] READ MORE
Week one of the Heineken Champions Cup gifted some big scores, big shocks and some old fashioned thumpings. A huge weekend of rugby is over, and Robert Rees gives you your 2018/19 Champions Cup round one summary Pool One Standings Leinster – 5 points Toulouse – 4 points Bath – 1 point Wasps – 0 […] READ MORE
Castres have become Top14 champions following their 29-13 victory over favourites Montpellier at the Stade de France on Saturday night. Nearly 80,000 people witnessed Castres, who finished sixth at the end of the regular season, add a fifth title to their collection. Castres Crowned Top14 Champions Castres defeated Toulouse (3rd) in the playoff before dispatching […] READ MORE
Montpellier and Castres both won their semi finals to book their place in the Top14 final. Despite being held in Lyon, Montpellier cruised through at the expense of Lyon, who were playing in the first ever Top14 semi final. Top14 favourites Racing were humbled by an in form Castres side that could cause Montpellier real […] READ MORE
Home advantage meant nothing for Lyon and Castres, as they overcame Toulon and Toulouse respectively, in their Top14 Barrages to book their places in the 2017/18 semi-finals. Lyon will take on Montpellier; while Castres will face Racing, to determine who will make it to the Top14 grand final at the Stade de France, on Saturday […] READ MORE
A Top14 Round 26 weekend culminated in the confirmation of Montpellier and Racing’s passage into the semi-finals. The final weekend of the regular season also resulted in the four playoff places being set. Soon, those teams vying for a spot in the semi-finals and possible finale at the Stade de France in Paris, will all collide. […] READ MORE
The penultimate weekend of the regular season is behind teams, and a Top14 Round 25 clash at Stade Francais ultimately condemned Brive to the second tier of French rugby next season. Having been threatened with relegation for the majority of the season, Oyonnax have a ‘final round reprieve’ before a likely repecharge fixture against the ProD2 […] READ MORE
Rugby writer focusing predominantly on Aviva Premiership and Top14. Big fan of Super Rugby and all things international.
Covered World Rugby U20 Championships in Georgia (2017) for LWOR, ESPN and Rugby World.
Planning for RWC in Japan 2019.