Rugby News, Analysis, History, Schedule, Rumours
This weekend Rassie Erasmus will announce his first Springbok squad and the rugby loving public is wondering, who he will select? Social media is filled with armchair critics’ opinions on who should be selected. The problem with many of these ‘selections’ is that they generally subjective and biased towards a favourite team. Rassie Erasmus to […] READ MORE
Declaring the class of 2017 as 'the saviours of Springbok rugby pride' would be premature. However, the way they are trying to play the game, the improved attitude and obvious joy of being in the green and gold jersey is obvious for all to see. READ MORE
Overall, the nine match schedule delivers a full platter of matches to enjoy. It is a big weekend before the International window opens, and disrupts sides momentum. The leading teams must benefit from their opportunities, while the battlers will use pride as a motivation. As a result, every side will be out to play their hearts out......and rugby is the winner from that. READ MORE
Celebrating our game, Last Word on Rugby have combined the wealth of knowledge from all our staff of 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 the MVP of their country, competition or code: we continue […] READ MORE
A common question raised by many fans and commentators in South African Rugby – “is Adriaan Strauss a bad Springbok?” If you hear some pundits and many of the Boks followers, it’s commonly claimed that Strauss is one of the worst players within Allister Coetzees’ setup. Statements made are that “he doesn’t tackle”, “Malcolm Marx brings more […] READ MORE
Portuguese rugby player and writer who loves to "scribble" in Planeta Desportivo. From then on Francisco got the pleasure to talk to Eddie Jones, Stuart Hogg and many others. With a masters degree in History, working as a Consultant, rugby and sports are my main passion. Now contributing for Last Word on Sports, you can also read some other works on Fair Play, Portal do Rugby and Rugby World Magazine.