Alan Dymock

Alan Dymock

Alan joined Rugby World as a Features Writer in November 2013. A prop in his playing days back in Scotland, he is fond of any story based around tours and trips abroad. The exotic face of Rugby World.

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Could video analysis be player safety's next frontier?

  • November 27, 2020

Could automated video analysis make rugby safer? It all began with a cheetah’s tail. And robots. Dr Amir Patel, a senior lecturer in the department of electrical engineering at the…

Scotland v France preview

  • November 20, 2020

Autumn Nations Cup Scotland v France preview It was always likely to come down to these two, but few would have suspected that we would have an Autumn Nations Cup…

Tadhg Leader

  • November 16, 2020

When Tadhg Leader says he loves kicking, he ain’t joking. “On Christmas Day, my brother and I would go out,” he begins. “We’d get balls and tees for Christmas and…

Autumn Nations Cup Scotland v Italy Preview

  • November 12, 2020

Autumn Nations Cup Italy v Scotland Preview Italy v Scotland in the Autumn Nations Cup: A new competition, a familiar fixture, a venue the Scots don’t know, on a streaming…

  • November 9, 2020

LIFE AT the sugar mill was, well, pretty sweet. “Cruisey” is, in fact, how Richie Arnold describes the laid-back life of driving loaders in New South Wales. He had, by…

Six Nations Wales v Scotland preview

  • October 29, 2020

Six Nations Wales v Scotland preview The last weekend of the 2020 Six Nations is upon us… Finally. And the big weekend kicks off with Wales hosting Scotland. Back in…