Rugby News, Analysis, History, Schedule, Rumours
A week removed from the British and Irish Lions tour of New Zealand, it is only fitting that Last Word on Rugby offer rugby fans a ‘Lions flashback’ to recall three key moments of the drawn series. Our series of ‘Lions flashback’ videos have covered series from the 1930’s, with tours of New Zealand, Australia and South Africa recalled. […] READ MORE
Following six weeks of fantastic Rugby World Cup action, Robert Rees goes ahead and picks his best XV throughout the entire competition. Choices are based on impact made, quality of performances, points scored and influence in the team. 1. Tendai Mtawarira ‘The Beast’ lived up to his nickname throughout the Rugby World Cup, hitting hard […] READ MORE
It’s that time of the year again when World Rugby feels festive and announces its nominees for the annual World Rugby Awards. The latest news sees the coach and team line-ups announced. Coach of the Year nominees Rassie Erasmus – South Africa Having left a strong Munster outfit to take over a rather shaky Springboks […] READ MORE
The Rugby World Cup bronze final will be played out between Wales and New Zealand this Friday in what will be the fanfare goodbye for both Warren Gatland and Steve Hansen. However, the final is nothing but a money spinner and goes right against World Rugby’s player welfare needs. The final goodbye for two major […] READ MORE
To the delight of their wide fan base, a phenomenal New Zealand All Blacks team has literally ‘shown all their cards’ at 2019 Rugby World Cup. They have blitzed Ireland, to make a strong statement and proceed to the semifinals. And it was phenomenal, as they built on an impressive opening half of rugby, that […] READ MORE
After all the drama of Typhoon Hagibis, the fate of Ireland, Scotland and Japan was thankfully decided on the pitch. The end result is an Ireland quarter final clash against New Zealand, a fixture many thought could be the final. The men in Green have famously never progressed beyond this stage in any World Cup. […] READ MORE
Examining the 31 names that make-up the All Blacks RWC squad (Rugby World Cup) you sense that this 2019 side has been selected to maximize their ‘speed and mobility’ in a bid to win an unprecedented back-to-back-to-back World Championships. Although that ultimate goal is over two months away, the beginning of the 2019 Rugby World […] READ MORE
In news this week, the Rugby Championship 2019 Match Schedule has been released. SANZAAR confirmed that an abbreviated six-match series will see reduced fixtures; during this Rugby World Cup year. From the media release, it is reported that ‘The Rugby Championship is shortened to a three-round, six-match tournament from the traditional six-round, 12-match tournament with each […] READ MORE
Following the heartbreak which has affected New Zealand and New Zealand Rugby, the Terror Attacks in Christchurch saw the Southern Derby – the Highlanders v Crusaders match was canceled on Saturday. The attacks on two Mosques situated in Christchurch City has seen 49 innocent people lose their lives. SANZAAR and the Super Rugby organizers made the […] READ MORE
In the confrontational world of the front row, the Argentine front row is prepared to put the All Blacks ‘under the hammer’ when the sides meet on Saturday night. Wishing to make history, it could be ‘up front’ that the Argentine front row plans to test the youthful All Blacks starting XV. Without senior men […] READ MORE
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