Attack
Why Scotland are sending opponents homeward ‘tae think again’
Scotland have won 13 out of their 21 matches, and five out of their last seven under coaches Vern Cotter and Gregor T...
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Nick Bishop
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About Nick Bishop
Nick has worked as a rugby analyst and advisor to Graham Henry (1999-2002), Mike Ruddock (2004-2006) and latterly 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. Since then, three more rugby books have followed, all of which of have either been nominated for, or won national sports book awards. The latest is a biography of Phil Larder, the first top Rugby League coach to successfully transfer over to Union. It is entitled “The Iron Curtain”. Nick has also written or contributed to four other books on literature and psychology.
“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 matches.”
Nick Bishop's latest articles
Breakdown
How did the trial laws at the breakdown work out in end-of-year tour internationals?
World Rugby’s trial laws for 2017 included some potentially game-changing alterations at the breakdown. The end-of-y...
Attack
Is the All Blacks midfield beginning to gel?
Analyst Nick Bishop considers whether the the current All Black’s midfield combination finally starting to ‘gel’. Or...
Breakdown
Rolling, rolling, rolling… why a double movement can cure the problem of isolation
In theory, the laws of World Rugby require everyone involved in the tackle on offence or defence to move away from th...
Set Piece
The All Blacks scrum and the theory of marginal gains
“Aggregation of marginal gains… the 1% margin for improvement in everything you do.” Put all those little micro-wins ...
Attack
Running attacking decoy plays in theory and practice
The viability of using decoys on attacking plays has become absolutely essential at all levels of the professional ga...
Tackling
Aggressive ball-placement options at the Women’s World Cup final
The women’s game has the virtue of being different in character to the male version of rugby. Analyst Nick Bishop lo...
Attack
How to use your eyes – the 10/15 hybrid and engaging the last defender on attack
The first Bledisloe match of 2017 between New Zealand and Australia was decided partly in advance, by selection befor...
Set Piece
Why the Lions series confounded expectation
The recent series between the New Zealand All Blacks and the British & Irish Lions was one which confounded expec...
News & Opinions
What is the currency of the British & Irish Lions after New Zealand 2017?
The simple answer to the question in the title of the article is $69 million NZ dollars. That is the monetary amount ...
