RugbyPass Plus' URC team of the season
After a frenetic campaign, RugbyPass Plus selects its United Rugby Championship team of the season.
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.
After a frenetic campaign, RugbyPass Plus selects its United Rugby Championship team of the season.
Charles Piutau was written off when he left New Zealand aged 24, but has found an exhilarating career path in Europe.
It's been a challenging season in rugby but the Heineken Cup final showed the game can reach parts few other sports can on a breat…
A fed-up Sam Nixon almost retired at 25, but returning to France and the turbulent waters of the ProD2 has given the prop a new le…
Franco Smith's appointment was met with indifference by many Glasgow fans. In his first season, his side are one match away from S…
Sale Sharks totem Jono Ross has his say on the salary cap, fan abuse and Premiership owners as he explains his decision to retire.
Sione Vailanu talks devastating tsunamis, being coached by Jonah Lomu, and losing 15KG to become Glasgow's colossus.
The late Premiership Final loss to Leicester Tigers will have hurt Mark McCall's men and they will be fired to reclaim their title
The Lions fulcrum nearly had his career ended by a heart condition but has become of the URC's top performing back-rows.
The much-travelled England wing has spent a career scoring tries and he crossed an impressive milestone against Exeter Chiefs
Glasgow drew inspiration from basketball stars during a brutal pre-season programme to set them up for success
Domestic rugby's premier competition has been whittled down to the final eight and there are some tantalising fixtures in store
Stafford McDowall was almost released by Glasgow last season, but has become a key cog in their run to knockout rugby
Stuart Hogg retires young, but retires a giant of Scottish sport.
Declan Kidney has inspired an epic turnaround with a roster full of gifted youngsters and they have silverware in their sights
The feats of Andy Farrell's squad will be lauded in the years to come but they must now rid themselves of the World Cup hex
There were a glut of seismic individual performances during the fabled tournament but a composite team had to be selected
Gregor Townsend's men can look to the World Cup with hope after stressing the world's best with substance and style
Scotland must win, and win well, against Italy to maintain their Six Nations progress.
The stakes, the silverware and the bubbling enmity between Scotland and Ireland make Sunday's clash a Six Nations whopper.