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Former Scotland prop Alasdair Dickinson will be scrum coach at Glasgow Warriors next season. Image: Craig Watson - www.craigwatson.co.uk
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Alasdair Dickinson joins Glasgow Warriors as scrum coach

19 April 2021 David Barnes Comments Off on Alasdair Dickinson joins Glasgow Warriors as scrum coach

Former Scotland loose-head prop makes the switch to Scotstoun after a season coaching English Premiership high-flyers Bristol Bears …

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Scrum coach Ali Dickinson joins Bristol on three-year deal

1 July 2020 Stuart Bathgate Comments Off on Scrum coach Ali Dickinson joins Bristol on three-year deal

FORMER Scotland prop Ali Dickinson has joined Bristol Bears as scrum coach, agreeing a three-year contract with the English club. Now 36, he had been working in the same capacity with the SRU since retiring …

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World Cup qualification all that matters to Scotland Women head coach Philip Doyle

4 September 2019 David Barnes Comments Off on World Cup qualification all that matters to Scotland Women head coach Philip Doyle

Summer tour, Autumn Tests and Six Nations are all building blocks as Irishman prepares his team for making it to New Zealand 2021 …

International Women

Women’s Six Nations preview: pack power the key to Scots’ progress

31 January 2019 Stuart Bathgate Comments Off on Women’s Six Nations preview: pack power the key to Scots’ progress

Alasdair Dickinson’s work with forwards aims to build on improvements of past two seasons …

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Ford ready to fight for Edinburgh and Scotland jersey

25 September 2018 Stuart Bathgate Comments Off on Ford ready to fight for Edinburgh and Scotland jersey

Edinburgh hooker has returned from injury rejuvenated and ready to fight for a World Cup place …

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Cockerill welcomes big guns back as business end of season nears for Edinburgh

21 March 2018 Stuart Bathgate Comments Off on Cockerill welcomes big guns back as business end of season nears for Edinburgh

EDINBURGH have at least five games of the season to go, and each one of those games is potentially a big one …

Edinburgh Rugby

Rory Sutherland happy to put injury time behind him at last

13 December 2017 Stuart Bathgate Comments Off on Rory Sutherland happy to put injury time behind him at last

WHEN you are as physically fit as a professional athlete, a few hours sitting around doing nothing can be pretty irritating. A whole month of enforced inactivity must therefore be tantamount to torture, and it …

Edinburgh Rugby

Rizzo to the rescue as emergency cover at loose-head for Edinburgh

29 August 2017 David Barnes Comments Off on Rizzo to the rescue as emergency cover at loose-head for Edinburgh

EDINBURGH have signed Italian international loose-head prop Michele Rizzo on a six week loan deal from Leicester Tigers as cover for Allan Dell, Rory Sutherland and Alasdair Dickinson, who are all currently out injured and …

International

Winners and losers from Gregor Townsend’s training squad selection

18 August 2017 David Barnes Comments Off on Winners and losers from Gregor Townsend’s training squad selection

WINNERS DARCY GRAHAM – Age: 20 years and 30 days on Sunday – Current club: Edinburgh Rugby – Previous teams: Hawick, Hawick Wanderers, Hawick Albion – Position: Wing/Full-back Signed his first full-time professional contract with …

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INTERNATIONAL FRONT-ROW RETURNS FOR EDINBURGH

25 March 2016 David Barnes Comments Off on INTERNATIONAL FRONT-ROW RETURNS FOR EDINBURGH

EDINBURGH have thrown Alasdair Dickinson, Ross Ford and WP Nel straight back into their starting fifteen for Sunday’s clash against the Dragons at Rodney Parade. The Scotland stalwarts have been asked to front up again …

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