RUGBY MATTERS
A weekly look at the game’s other talking points
BRENDAN GALLAGHER

By all accounts, player power had much to do with the departure of Richard Cockerill from Edinburgh. Mind you it’s an ill wind that blows no good and it’s difficult to think of a better man to have involved with Eddie Jones’ cosmopolitan set up. A yeoman Englishman bringing a welcome dose of English passion to proceedings..
Instinctively I want to rail against player power. Coaches need to be in total control, and it is they above all others who stand and fall by the results. I...