Nick Bishop
Here's what Nick thinks...
About Nick Bishop
Nick has worked as a rugby analyst and advisor to Graham Henry (1999-2002), Mike Ruddock (2004-2006) and latterly Stuart Lancaster (2011-2015). He also worked on the 2001 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia and produced his first rugby book with Graham Henry at the end of the tour. Since then, three more rugby books have followed, all of which of have either been nominated for, or won national sports book awards. The latest is a biography of Phil Larder, the first top Rugby League coach to successfully transfer over to Union. It is entitled “The Iron Curtain”. Nick has also written or contributed to four other books on literature and psychology.
“He is currently writing articles for The Roar and The Rugby Site, and working as a strategy consultant to Stuart Lancaster and the Leinster coaching staff for their European matches.”
Nick Bishop's latest articles
Nick Bishop looks at the creative solution All Black coaches have created to overcome captain Sam Cane’s reduced his ...
The tip-on pass off 9 can be effective when you draw the defender up on point opposite your forward receiver. Analyst...
The theory of marginal gains has been around for the best part of two decades. However, Nick Bishop highlights, citin...
Hardly a week goes by in the international game, without further proof of the value of a well-directed kicking game. ...
The aerial contest is a very important part of our game but when does the contest become dangerous play and an accide...
One of the main thrusts in the professional era has been to up skill the tight forwards so that they can become attac...
Ireland had no difficulty in creating and exploiting short-sides against New Zealand throughout the entire series. Ni...
Why use the kicking game against 14 men? It is easy to see ‘run’ rather than ‘kick’ when your opponent loses a playe...
Nick Bishop provides insight into how the The All Blacks got away with some scrum laws infringements in their 1st Iri...
A good left boot could help stretch the backfield defence to both corners of the field. The recent tour match between...