Andy Robinson and Martin Johnson: Like a Red Rose to a Bull
Writing in The Scotsman, Iain Morrison speaks to Scotland coach Andy Robinson as he prepares to take on his countrymen from England.
"The Scotland coach makes no pretence of keeping his cool on the sidelines or anywhere else for that matter. When a player in blue takes a big hit Robinson flinches, when the scrum creaks the coach is physically straining every sinew. As the drama unfolded in the final minutes of the last two games it was all Robinson could do to stop himself marching onto the field, rolling up his sleeves and closing out the game himself. He eats, breathes and sleeps the sport. He is four-fifths coach, two-thirds fan and anything that's left over is, well, probably thrown into refereeing. They could do with the help.
"Now Robinson is sitting in his Murrayfield office nursing a zero and three Six Nations record while contemplating a match against Scotland's oldest rivals who just happen to be his former team. Add to the mix the fact that England boss Martin Johnson joined the chorus demanding Robinson's head back in 2006 before, following the brief interregnum of Brian Ashton, replacing him on the Twickenham throne. Alfred Hitchcock couldn't begin to do justice to the psychodrama that threatens to unfold at Murrayfield on Saturday, so is Robinson really going to claim that this is "just another match"?"
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