Author: Richard Dixon

Timo’s display on Saturday for La Rochelle at Montauban was eye-catching to say the least. It was quickly evident that the man has a fine appreciation of space, and how to use it. This is a player for whom the mantra ‘play where it is easy to play’ was written. La Rochelle had come with…

Last Saturday’s Champions Cup final was a stark contrast between the now oh-so-familiar ‘phase play’ of Irish teams, in particular Leinster and the national team, and a style of rugby which is often lazily referred to as ‘French flair’, but is actually far more about a way of coaching the game. Let’s not forget that…