Rugby News, Analysis, History, Schedule, Rumours
In a look back, Last Word on Rugby views the Rugby Heroes and Villains for 2023. Not focused entirely on one or the other – balanced in as how the sport of rugby union is a team-based game; as much as for individuals who can shine or be villainised for their contributions. Over the last […] READ MORE
The RWC 2023 fourth round sees teams tightly paired and will require the fifth round to decide the second spots for the quarterfinal. RWC 2023 fourth round: There are quarterfinal spots up for grabs Pool A The RWC 2023 fourth round sees quarterfinal second spots up for grabs with New Zealand and Italy still in […] READ MORE
The [Rugby World Cup] RWC 2023 race for the quarterfinal is on in the fourth round after matches in game week three saw teams that topped their various pools solidify their positions winning all their three matches while the rest fought for the remaining spots. Race for the quarterfinals of the RWC 2023 4 poules […] READ MORE
Ahead of the 2023/24 rugby season, Scotland’s Alex Craig has traded the red & white of Gloucester for the red of Llanelli’s Scarlets. Craig is one of eight new signings that Dwayne Peel has made this summer as they look to improve on what was a disappointing 14th-placed URC (United Rugby Championship) finish last season. […] READ MORE
In just over a year since his Scotland debut against England in the 2022 Six Nations, scrum-half Ben White has already featured 14 times for Gregor Townsend’s side. Every single game that Scotland has played since that Calcutta Cup opener last February, White has had a part to play. After years of dominance over the […] READ MORE
The rugby world has yet again been shocked, when Scotland fullback Stuart Hogg this week after he announced he would be retiring from the game altogether after this year’s Rugby World Cup in France. With 100 caps for his country, almost 200 club appearances and three British & Irish Lions Tours to his name, Hogg […] READ MORE
Only one place to start this week and that’s the return of the greatest rugby competition on Earth – the 6 Nations! The boys from ‘In the Bin’ rugby pod are back to review a brilliant opening weekend, with plenty of drama. While not a lot was happening; apart from the ‘big show’ you know […] READ MORE
Triumph for hosts Ireland, with Garry Ringrose and others fine display. This is especially true when highlighting how this current playing group is succeeding with higher confidence in the 2023 Guinness Six Nations tournament. It is a confidence Ireland that rarely could ever validate. Yet validated now, where Irish Rugby is once again the ‘most […] READ MORE
England was 20-12 up going into the final quarter of a pulsating Calcutta Cup clash. Ellis Genge had thundered over and Twickenham was rocking. It was a moment where really good teams get the job done. England then dropped the restart and a few minutes later Scottish scrum-half Ben White later cantered over. It was […] READ MORE
The 2023 Six Nations tournament is just around the corner and Scotland’s injury woes are starting to mount. Gregor Townsend has already lost Zander Fagerson and Adam Hastings but now must begin the search for a Darcy Graham replacement after the Scotland winger suffered a knee injury playing for Edinburgh against Munster. With Graham having […] READ MORE
Ross has graduated from university with a degree in Sports Journalism and a certified NCTJ qualification, as well as having completed a master's in Sports Communication at university in Madrid. Originally from Edinburgh, he is a keen sportsman, having previously captained both his school football and his university rugby teams. Ross specializes in Scottish rugby, the Gallagher Premiership and Super Rugby.