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Nick Bishop has worked as a rugby analyst and advisor to Graham Henry (1999-2003), Mike Ruddock (2004-2005) and most recently Stuart Lancaster (2011-2015). He also worked on the 2001 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia and produced his first rugby book with Graham Henry at the end of the tour. Three more rugby books have followed, all of which of have either been nominated for or won national sports book awards. Nick’s latest is a biography of Phil Larder, the first top Rugby League coach to successfully transfer over to Union, entitled “The Iron Curtain”. He is currently writing articles for The Roar and The Rugby Site, and working as a strategy consultant to Stuart Lancaster and the Leinster coaching staff for their European and Pro 14 playoff matches. Leinster achieved the double of European Champions Cup and Pro 14 league winners in 2018. They repeated their Pro 14 win in 2019 and finished runners-up to Saracens in Europe.
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It was the worst news at the worst time. In the final preliminary game before the start of Super Rugby Pacific, Western Force and…
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Jack Frost has just finished his Christmas stint in the UK. For the best part of a fortnight, I stepped out into the back…
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Steve Black was one of the few voices of sanity on the 2001 British and Irish Lions tour of Australia. Amid all the shifting…
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Rob Kearney knows a thing or two about rugby. He won 95 caps for his country, and three more for the British & Irish…
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Another week in rugby passes, a week in which the Southern Hemisphere narrowly avoided a clean sweep of its top teams. The All Blacks…
Forget the rocks and diamonds – it’s all diamonds now. Quade Cooper’s value is growing by the day, and he’s not even playing after…
Thanks once again for the big stimulus provided by forum thoughts and observations over the past week. There were some grumblings from our cousins…
Oops missed the Q.
Dan Palmer seems last man left standing, can he do lineout?
Why Brumbies star is becoming a pivotal figure in Eddie's RWC hopes - and the big blow to the Wallabies
Yes hopefully. No guarantees I suppose though DS is hardly an impressive caller himself.
Why Brumbies star is becoming a pivotal figure in Eddie's RWC hopes - and the big blow to the Wallabies
Oh that’s quite impressive.
Why Brumbies star is becoming a pivotal figure in Eddie's RWC hopes - and the big blow to the Wallabies
Temp over there?
Why Brumbies star is becoming a pivotal figure in Eddie's RWC hopes - and the big blow to the Wallabies
Not as big as Swain’s!
Why Brumbies star is becoming a pivotal figure in Eddie's RWC hopes - and the big blow to the Wallabies
Because they’re rarely if ever used as such. Prob a good reason for that.
Why Brumbies star is becoming a pivotal figure in Eddie's RWC hopes - and the big blow to the Wallabies
Potentially a decent trio at hooker if it all works out.
Why Brumbies star is becoming a pivotal figure in Eddie's RWC hopes - and the big blow to the Wallabies
He’s like a rail company with only one train (a relic of the age of steam, at that) 😁
Why Brumbies star is becoming a pivotal figure in Eddie's RWC hopes - and the big blow to the Wallabies
Or ‘pappy’ 😊
Why Brumbies star is becoming a pivotal figure in Eddie's RWC hopes - and the big blow to the Wallabies
Yep drove up the M4 this morning in a blizzard!
Why Brumbies star is becoming a pivotal figure in Eddie's RWC hopes - and the big blow to the Wallabies
Cheers G 👍
Why Brumbies star is becoming a pivotal figure in Eddie's RWC hopes - and the big blow to the Wallabies
I reckon he’ll persist with Frost calling for as long as poss Jez, and see how it develops.
Why Brumbies star is becoming a pivotal figure in Eddie's RWC hopes - and the big blow to the Wallabies
That was a lot of experience/promise to be let go though, and in Rodda’s case at least it did appear to become quite personal…
Why Brumbies star is becoming a pivotal figure in Eddie's RWC hopes - and the big blow to the Wallabies
Interestingly I don’t recall either Hosea or Frost starting the big matches in that u20 WC!
Why Brumbies star is becoming a pivotal figure in Eddie's RWC hopes - and the big blow to the Wallabies
I very much doubt Luke Jones will be involved Noods…
Why Brumbies star is becoming a pivotal figure in Eddie's RWC hopes - and the big blow to the Wallabies
If he really believes it, sure. But I doubt he does.
Why Brumbies star is becoming a pivotal figure in Eddie's RWC hopes - and the big blow to the Wallabies
Yes that would not surprise me at all LR… 🏉
Why Brumbies star is becoming a pivotal figure in Eddie's RWC hopes - and the big blow to the Wallabies
Yes if he stays in Aussie he could be a WB for ten years or more.
Why Brumbies star is becoming a pivotal figure in Eddie's RWC hopes - and the big blow to the Wallabies
I don’t want to heap too much on his shoulders now Tony, but he has that kind of potential.
Why Brumbies star is becoming a pivotal figure in Eddie's RWC hopes - and the big blow to the Wallabies
On fire Ken, on fire. 😊
Why Brumbies star is becoming a pivotal figure in Eddie's RWC hopes - and the big blow to the Wallabies
😂 👍
Why Brumbies star is becoming a pivotal figure in Eddie's RWC hopes - and the big blow to the Wallabies
A better partner for Frost certainly.
Why Brumbies star is becoming a pivotal figure in Eddie's RWC hopes - and the big blow to the Wallabies
Who doesn’t want a jump on the old resume Ken? 😂 😛
Why Brumbies star is becoming a pivotal figure in Eddie's RWC hopes - and the big blow to the Wallabies
Spot on GC. A very good player indeed – forget what he wasn’t, remember what he was, and still remains as a world-class second row.
Why Brumbies star is becoming a pivotal figure in Eddie's RWC hopes - and the big blow to the Wallabies
Yes the Blues looked strangely flat for large parts of the game W. Guys like Ioane, Clarke and Telea scarcely spotted in attack at all. I wonder what the plan was.
Why Brumbies star is becoming a pivotal figure in Eddie's RWC hopes - and the big blow to the Wallabies