Tom English
Chief Sports Writer and Broadcaster at BBC Scotland
Chief Sports Writer and Broadcaster BBC Scotland. Author of The Grudge and No Borders. Co-author of When Lions Roared and This Is Your Everest.
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2 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Tom English
Image source, SNSImage caption, David Nucifora joined the SRU as performance director in NovemberScottish Rugby's biggest battle is not taking place in Dublin this weekend when Glasgow take on Leinster in the semi-final of the United Rugby Championship. It's not taking place in the summer when the women's team play in the World Cup or next spring when Gregor Townsend's boys reappear for the Six Nations.
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3 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Tom English
Image caption, Russell Martin and Davide Ancelotti are both believed to be in the frame for the Ibrox manager's jobFor much of the past week, Davide Ancelotti, son of the great Carlo, was seen to be ahead in the race to be the new manager of Rangers. The bookmakers shortened him to odds-on. Word from Spain was that Ancelotti was first choice. On Thursday night, a source closer to the scene in Glasgow supported that view. On Friday, the vibe appeared to flip in Russell Martin's favour.
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3 weeks ago |
bbc.co.uk | Tom English
Young and carefree, Jamie Ritchie played his first game for Edinburgh on an October evening in Dublin in 2014. Gnarled and focused, on Saturday afternoon in Pretoria he might play his last. If Edinburgh win against the Bulls in the quarter-final of the United Rugby Championship - it's 3-2 Edinburgh in the last five meetings with all of them settled by eight points or fewer - then the story continues. If they lose, the story ends. Eleven years, 130-something appearances and done.
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3 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Tom English
Young and carefree, Jamie Ritchie played his first game for Edinburgh on an October evening in Dublin in 2014. Gnarled and focused, on Saturday afternoon in Pretoria he might play his last. If Edinburgh win against the Bulls in the quarter-final of the United Rugby Championship - it's 3-2 Edinburgh in the last five meetings with all of them settled by eight points or fewer - then the story continues. If they lose, the story ends. Eleven years, 130-something appearances and done.
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4 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Tom English
Media caption, Aberdeen lift first Scottish Cup since 1990BBC Scotland's chief sports writer at HampdenAt the end, the pent-up frustration of 35 years came tumbling out, three and a half decades of waiting. It takes its toll. The Aberdeen fans, 20,000-strong and deafening, blasted out their joy while midfielder Dante Polvara approached a live radio microphone. How do you feel, Dante? F-bomb! Followed by another, followed by a hastily abandoned chat. "Apologies to the listeners.
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