15 for 10: Edinburgh - an all-decade XV
The past decade has seen the Scottish club shifting from extreme to extreme and back again - and they now appear to be going place…
Jamie Lyall
09 Jan 2020, 13:01
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Jamie Lyall
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After abandoning a career in veterinary medicine, Jamie turned to sports journalism six years ago, aiming to harness his passions for sport, writing, and complementary pre-match buffets. While his career has not grown as prolifically as his body fat percentage, he was fortunate enough to learn his trade with Planet Rugby and BBC Scotland before entering the freelance world. He has since been offered several brilliant opportunities to launch his commentary career, and when not writing for RugbyPass, can often be found bellowing names into a microphone for the BBC, BT Sport and others.
15 for 10: Glasgow Warriors - an all-decade team
The latest instalment in the decade-ending RugbyPass 15 for 10 series takes a look at Glasgow Warriors over the past ten years and…
Jamie Lyall
07 Jan 2020, 9:13
'Scotland punches above its weight... we do a lot better than people realise or understand'
Having coached for club and country, the Australia-bound Matt Taylor knows the Scottish game inside out... here is his to-do list …
Jamie Lyall
03 Jan 2020, 8:12
Glasgow Warriors' slow, distressing drift away from rugby's top table
Like great performers leaving the stage one by one, the eye-watering list of Glasgow departures grows by the season.
Jamie Lyall
02 Jan 2020, 11:26
Another Scottish international leaving Glasgow Warriors? Possible exit for Nick Grigg
Glasgow could be set to lose another Scotland international with clubs across Europe and in Japan chasing the signature of centre …
Jamie Lyall
02 Jan 2020, 6:12
'Do I f***' - Scottish prop doesn't regret ignoring injury that left him in wheelchair
Rory Sutherland, a great, hulking brute of a prop, lay in bed as helpless as an upturned beetle. There he would fester each mornin…
Jamie Lyall
23 Dec 2019, 2:19
Nakarawa will return to rugby in a matter of weeks
Glasgow Warriors hope Leone Nakarawa will be available for their Pro14 fixture against Benetton on 4 January as the Fiji lock near…
Jamie Lyall
19 Dec 2019, 3:34
'I think he is actually developing as a player. I'm seeing improvement in most areas of his game'
Rob Baxter believes Stuart Hogg could be the missing link in Exeter Chiefs’ quest to break new ground in the European Champions …
Jamie Lyall
09 Dec 2019, 10:05
'Joke! Joke, joke, joke' - Diamond post-match gag might land him in hot water with EPCR
In barely six minutes holding court in the Sale Sharks media lounge, Steve Diamond delivered a caustic savaging of teams who rest …
Jamie Lyall
09 Dec 2019, 3:32
'I knew nothing about Edinburgh. I didn't even know it was in Scotland. I'd never really heard of it'
Duhan van der Merwe's European geography was of no help when an email from Richard Cockerill arrived in 2017, but the South Africa…
Jamie Lyall
06 Dec 2019, 3:45
'Non-selection was the hardest...He just said, 'You're in a competitive position''
Alex Dunbar doesn’t enjoy looking back – not after the year he’s had, not after the hardship he’s endured.
Jamie Lyall
02 Dec 2019, 2:23
Glasgow fans can only feel shortchanged at the sight of Stuart Hogg lining up against them on Saturday
Less than a handful of games into his stint at Exeter, the Scotland international is poised to quickly remind the Warriors exactly…
Jamie Lyall
22 Nov 2019, 8:38
'Mate, has your manager not spoken to you? We've terminated your contract' - the harrowing rugby journey of Ratu Tagive
Ratu Tagive walked into the office of the Adina Hotel in Canberra, picked up the phone to his mother and began to weep.
Jamie Lyall
21 Nov 2019, 7:34
After goading Sale wing, ex-teammate not beyond targeting Stuart Hogg's hair line
On Saturday, Glasgow Warriors will come up against one of their greatest heroes, a man who enjoyed near-god-like status during his…
Jamie Lyall
18 Nov 2019, 2:49
A tale of two very different rugby teams set on one bruising collision course
Two clubs set on very different narrative trajectories will slug it out today. Jamie Lyall previews Glasgow Warriors versus Sale S…
Jamie Lyall
16 Nov 2019, 3:53
'Siya got hit in the mouth at school and was bleeding... I just remember him bouncing guys and carrying on'
Edinburgh's Mike Willemse has never forgotten his first encounter as a 14-year-old with Siya Kolisi... he was utterly transfixed b…
Jamie Lyall
14 Nov 2019, 11:50
Selecting the next man in at Glasgow will be a task of seismic importance for SRU
All the indications are that Dave Rennie will be leaving Glasgow at the end of this season, creating a vacancy that the SRU must w…
Jamie Lyall
08 Nov 2019, 10:51
'My first few games at Bath, I didn't really know how to play rugby'
Over five years ago, in his early days at the storied old Recreation Ground, a teenage Adam Hastings felt like a little boy in a …
Jamie Lyall
06 Nov 2019, 11:03
'Following the herd doesn't cut the mustard, every team's got the opportunity to be unique'
As the director at Kobelco Steelers, former All Blacks assistant Wayne Smith has got his finger on the pulse as to why rugby in Ja…
Jamie Lyall
19 Oct 2019, 11:55
'I understand the criticism... there is a very proud patriotism here' - Aussie Nick Haining on targeting Test rugby with Scotland
Nick Haining never imagined his career turning out the way it has, going from the Western Force scrapheap to arriving at Edinburgh…
Jamie Lyall
25 Sep 2019, 13:06
