Several voices in England want a ‘meritocracy’ in the Heienken Cup. This is noble and sweet, but first the playing field must be levelled and an English review deliberated over. Oh, and don’t forget the Amlin Cup…
Alan Dymock looks at the tactical and technical reasons why Edinburgh have been nilled and killed once again in the Heineken Cup.
Alan Dymock looks at a drookit night when Glasgow Warriors traded errors with Ulster. The problem he finds is that Glasgow’s mistakes were closer to their sticks and Ulster were bossing breakdowns and lineout drives.
Last week Gala, Melrose and Stirling County all triumphed in the British and Irish Cup. With club sides again showing their strength, Dundee HSFP want to get in on the winning act.
Alan Dymock looks at the tactical reasons behind Glasgow Warriors losing to Northampton Saints, despite a spirited first 30 mins.
Alan Dymock looks at the tactics which led to Saracens slaughtering Edinburgh at home.
As the first leg of the HSBC Sevens World Series is set to kick off, it must be asked whether another season beginning with ‘assessment’ is good for Scotland.
In the first of a series of interviews with Scots abroad, Alan Dymock finds out how Phil Godman is getting on with London Scottish.
The professional players and coaches have the chance to learn from World Cup winning, Super 15 conquering coach Wayne Smith next month. Will this actually benefit other levels of rugby during his visit, though?
We were caught off guard when Glasgow Warriors pulled Josh Strauss out of a hat. What we are not shown is a potential reason for him landing in Scotland.
The SRU can only say certain things about BT’s deal with Premiership Rugby Ltd., but they appear pretty cool on the whole issue.
Edinburgh have a bit more bite in their pack, and are playing with a sense of fun. Glasgow, meanwhile, are looking unlikely to change. Will it take time, or is it just that they cannot evolve?
After 125 years the British and Irish Lions still fascinate us. Pressure is on for Warren Gatland to make the 2013 tour of Australia a success, and Alan Dymock was at the announcement.