Jamie Lyall

Glasgow

Broadcast Journalist, Commentator and Event Host at Freelance

Terminally glaikit freelance sports commentator and journalist 🏉⚽️ 💻🎙️ He/him

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Scottish Premiership picks: Graeme Shinnie, Hearts v St Johnstone & Don Cowie,

4 days ago | bbc.co.uk | Jamie Lyall

Image caption, L-R: Men under pressure - Uche Ikpeazu, Don Cowie and Graham ShinnieThe penultimate round of Scottish Premiership football is staged on a hectic Wednesday night when all 12 teams are in action and key tussles at either end of the table could be settled. Hibernian would effectively secure third place if Aberdeen fail to take something against champions Celtic at Pittodrie, while a win over Hibs could propel St Mirren into the European places.
JP du Preez, the 650-day injury lay-off and the 'miracle' bone donation

4 days ago | rugbypass.com | Jamie Lyall

Franco Smith is not known for exaggeration, so when the Glasgow coach talks of ‘miracles’, he’s not engaging in some tortured hyperbole. A devout Christian, ‘miracle’ was Smith’s descriptor of choice for the remarkable recovery of JP du Preez, the 6ft 10ins lock forward invalided out of Glasgow duty for 650 days. Du Preez’s comeback story is the stuff of Hollywood feelgood: trauma, anxiety, grit, and eventually, salvation.
Scottish Premiership picks: Graeme Shinnie, Hearts v St Johnstone & Don Cowie,

4 days ago | bbc.com | Jamie Lyall

Image caption, L-R: Men under pressure - Uche Ikpeazu, Don Cowie and Graham ShinnieThe penultimate round of Scottish Premiership football is staged on a hectic Wednesday night when all 12 teams are in action and key tussles at either end of the table could be settled. Hibernian would effectively secure third place if Aberdeen fail to take something against champions Celtic at Pittodrie, while a win over Hibs could propel St Mirren into the European places.
Connacht 21-31 Edinburgh: Three things we learned

4 days ago | bbc.co.uk | Jamie Lyall

Mentality monsters required for play-off pushEdinburgh shouldn't be in this position, fretting over the results of others and glancing anxiously at the URC table as the final round clatters down the tracks. They have spilled too many cheap points and bungled too many winnable games. The draw in Parma against Zebre. The home defeat by the same opposition. The late sickening in Treviso.
Can Derek McInnes get Hearts beating again?

5 days ago | bbc.com | Jamie Lyall

Image source, SNSImage caption, Hearts are expected to make a formal approach to Kilmarnock for manager Derek McInnes on MondayHearts began the season with European football to savour, Steven Naismith in the dugout and waves of positivity radiating from Tynecastle. They approach its end in the Scottish Premiership's bottom six, with nothing tangible to play for, and another quest for a new head coach under way. Naismith was dismissed in September after a wretched start to the campaign.
As the balance of power shifts away from Ireland, has Andy Farrell got his Lions calls right?

1 week ago | rugbypass.com | Jamie Lyall

The British and Irish Lions tour narrative became a whole lot more interesting after Leinster’s home defeat by Northampton in the Champions Cup. At that point, a mystery became an intrigue and the twists and turns of the sub-plot multiplied. Up until the 2024 Six Nations, it had been plain sailing, and the boat was clearly coloured emerald green. All Ireland, Ireland, Ireland. Even the selection of Andy Farrell’s assistants in the coaching booth confirmed an overwhelming Irish bias.
What can we expect from Farrell's Lions squad? The key questions answered

1 week ago | rugbypass.com | Neil Squires |Bryn Palmer |Jamie Lyall

Back What can we expect from Farrell's Lions squad? The key questions answered Copied to clipboard 0 3:34pm, 06 May 2025 With a season’s worth of speculation almost at an end, we canvassed the opinions of four RugbyPass writers – one from each of the home nations – to tackle some of the key issues before head coach Andy Farrell unveils his British and Irish Lions squad on Thursday for the forthcoming expedition to Australia.
What can we expect from Farrell's Lions squad? The key questions answered

1 week ago | shorturl.at | Neil Squires |Bryn Palmer |Jamie Lyall

Back What can we expect from Farrell's Lions squad? The key questions answered Copied to clipboard 0 2:34pm, 06 May 2025 With a season’s worth of speculation almost at an end, we canvassed the opinions of four RugbyPass writers – one from each of the home nations – to tackle some of the key issues before head coach Andy Farrell unveils his British and Irish Lions squad on Thursday for the forthcoming expedition to Australia.
'I gave my Ireland jersey to 'Church', he's done so much for me'

2 weeks ago | rugbypass.com | Jamie Lyall

Somewhere inside the Stadio Olimpico, Jack Boyle went looking for Cian Healy. The beast of Belvedere, Ireland’s most capped man, a propping marvel with more Leinster appearances than anyone else and a trophy cabinet gasping beneath the weight of all his honours, was now retired from international rugby. The Italy match, on the final weekend of the Six Nations, was to be 37-year-old Healy’s swansong. Instead, Boyle was picked in his place. The younger man smiles a lot when he talks about ‘Church’.
Are record-breaking Hibs the Scottish Premiership's third force?

1 month ago | bbc.com | Jamie Lyall

Image source, SNSImage caption, Hibernian hammered Dundee 4-0 to equal a club-record league unbeaten runOn a Saturday night in late November, as the rain teemed down at Dens Park, Hibernian players trooped off the pitch reeling from a 4-1 annihilation that kept them anchored to the foot of the Scottish Premiership. They had taken an early lead, then capitulated to rampant Dundee. Jordan Obita was sent off.

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Jamie Lyall @JLyall93

13 May 25

JP du Preez went 650 days without playing a match. He required a bone donation to fix the damage to his femur and months of rehab to return to fitness. This is the comeback story Franco Smith called 'a miracle' 👇 https://t.co/1BdA9Hf6cY

Jamie Lyall @JLyall93

11 May 25

Alex Goode has played with RWC giant Richard Hill (born May 1973) right up to teenage Angus Hall (born Sep 2005) across a 17-year knock. The faces lining the StoneX tunnel yesterday showcased the vast span of his career and were testament to his enduring excellence.

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Jamie Lyall @JLyall93

8 May 25

Some savagely tight calls in here. As there should be. Graham, Ford and Jenkins must have been close. Plenty more too. Love the romance of the Pollock call. Yes, he's picked ahead of blokes who've done it at Test level for years. But how much he'll add to and flourish on tour.