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.
The immense toll of professional rugby catches up with everyone sooner or later, even those as mighty as Nemani Nadolo. At only 3…
When you hear Wayne Smith, one of the finest minds in the game, talk about the need for “radical change”, of a sport strugglin…
Scotland will be looking to register back-to-back wins when they face Ireland, while the current Six Nations champions are attempt…
It was a bizarre and unsettling end, a late volley that leeched some joy from an otherwise powerful Scottish victory. Scotland ha…
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As the crow flies, it’s a little over 4,500 miles from Salt Lake City to the rugged Borders of Scotland, but in the icy throes o…
Scotland flanker Hamish Watson is close to agreeing a new Edinburgh contract, despite interest from clubs in France and England. …
It's 20 years since Scotland's 1999 Five Nations triumph, but is this class of 2019 capable of ending their Six Nations run withou…
As Edinburgh took control of their crucial Champions Cup skirmish with Newcastle Falcons, jammed their foot on the throat of their…
Huw Jones appears to have made his mind up regarding his club future.
From his home in Seattle far in the northwest of America, Waisale Serevi watched Fiji’s joyous autumn conquering of France, his …
In his infamous book published almost 20 years ago, Richard Cockerill tells a story about the day he brought an almighty pasting u…
What is it they say about actions speaking louder than words? World Rugby makes a lot of noise about protecting the brains of play…
Finn Russell is gone. Stuart Hogg is going. It will take a monumental offer to stop Huw Jones following and more will be on their …
The smart money was always on Stuart Hogg leaving Glasgow this summer and the Sunday morning press release killed any lingering ho…
The baby-faced tyro against the Fijian colossus. Glasgow’s precocious Warrior versus Edinburgh’s irresistible titan. A blo…
Almost exactly nine months ago, Gregor Townsend sat in the Principality Stadium media room ashen-faced and reeling, wearing the lo…
Blair Kinghorn is too modest to admit it and too wary of being labelled presumptuous to say more than a few reverential words abou…
There’s an old Scottish legend, an ancient tale nannies use to cow unruly children and send toddlers scuttling off to bed, that …
I don’t know if Gregor Townsend is a religious man, but he might be offering a few prayers of thanks for the heavenly 6’6 106k…
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