Nick Bishop
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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
The kicking game is employed in between the two 10m lines for attack purposes. However, as Nick Bishop explains, it o...
Nick Bishop highlights in this week’s analysis how by setting ‘tackle traps’ the attacking side can help the referee ...
The previously unbeaten Blues lost a total of ten of their own throws to the lineout in their Super Rugby Pacific 202...
The maul remains one of the most contentious issues in rugby. Nick Bishop looks at the latest contentious development...
Win more of the collisions between attacker and defender and go forward in the tackle, and you will probably win the ...
The modern scrum-half not only has to be the fittest man on the paddock in terms of aerobic endurance, he also has to...
What is considered too far for support players clearing out? A ‘reasonable’ distance with ‘advantages’ as Nick Bishop...
Nick Bishop explores how a sussessful old move – the reverse pass, is gaining popularity to open new defences.
Lineout defence is becoming ever more important in the modern game, as the lineout becomes the by far the major weapo...
It is always nice when circumstances come together to make theory absolutely limpid, and crystal clear in practice. ...