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Gloucester secured third spot with a win over Newcastle that saw the visitors relegated one week before the end of the 2018/19 Gallagher Premiership season. Despite a frantic first half of rugby Newcastle’s ill discipline gave them too much to do. A spirited second half display wasn’t enough and Gloucester left Kingsholm with a win. […] READ MORE
Another season of Premiership rugby is coming to a close; Robert Rees gives you the Last Word on Rugby 2018/19 Gallagher Premiership team of the season. Gallagher Premiership team of the season Loosehead prop Joe Marler has had one of his best season’s in a Quins jersey. Fighting off stiff opposition in Mako Vunipola, Josh […] READ MORE
Matt Banahan claimed the bonus point try in the Gloucester final home game win of the season at Kingsholm on Saturday. The 28-19 victory over Newcastle Falcons saw the Cherry & Whites confirm their third place finish and Matt Banahan credited Gloucester’s character for the win. Robert Rees reports. Gloucester final home game win of 2018/19 […] READ MORE
Following Gloucester’s 28-19 victory over the Newcastle Falcons, head coach Johan Ackermann gave his thoughts on the relegation-promotion scenario for his club. Ackermann spoke to media looking ahead to the final Gallagher Premiership game against Sale and spoke briefly on the injury to Ed Slater. Any win will do It wasn’t a vintage performance at times […] READ MORE
Approaching the final leg of the 2018/19 Gallagher Premiership season, Robert Rees looks at each team’s remaining fixtures and how they’ll set up the league for the play-off race and relegation. The last quarter of the 2019 schedule is playing out, with important fixtures lining up that will influence the final places. Knowing this, selecting Gallagher […] READ MORE
A year ago and the idea that Gloucester vs Newcastle Falcons could decide a top four spot would have been frankly laughable. Whilst Bath will have something to say about this, these two are the shock contenders for a play-off place. Having just moved into the top four after Gloucester’s draw with Wasps, the Newcastle […] READ MORE
The action never stops for Gallagher Premiership sides, as Worcester Warriors, Saracens, Northampton Saints and Newcastle Falcons battled for a place in the Premiership Rugby Cup final. After two entertaining clashes Saracens and Northampton Saints came away as winners and will contest the final in March. Worcester Warriors 22 vs 38 Saracens The Warriors were […] READ MORE
It is time for part two of Last Word on Rugby’s status update of the 2018/19 Gallagher Premiership rugby season. If you missed it, part one covered the top half of the table. Now it is time to look at the bottom six sides. This means analyzing the increasingly intriguing, and always fascinating ‘relegation battle’. […] READ MORE
The Gallagher Premiership is now over a third of way through, and the standings are starting to take shape. As Last Word on Rugby and this reporter predicted back in August, the battle at the bottom would be a competitive battleground this term. This is certainly proving the case. Last season’s play-off qualifiers Newcastle Falcons currently […] 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
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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