Coach's wife swore at me claims BBC man Moore

Published on Monday 10 March 2008 22:46

THE Scottish Rugby Union has declined to comment on an allegation made by former England captain Brian Moore that he was told to 'f*** off' by the wife of Edinburgh coach Andy Robinson at the Calcutta Cup match.

Moore was at Murrayfield on Saturday to witness Scotland's 15-9 win over England as a BBC commentator, a role in which he has built a reputation as an outspoken critic. He also writes a newspaper column in the Daily Telegraph, and yesterday's article began by stating: "The most fantastic event at Murrayfield on Saturday was when the wife of former England coach Andy Robinson, after cheering as fanatically for Scotland as she used to for England, told me to 'f*** off', adding that 'my husband is a good coach'."

The alleged incident is understood to have stemmed from Moore's criticism of Robinson when the latter was coach of England between 2004 and 2006. Robinson resigned after winning only nine of his 22 matches in charge, blaming a lack of support from the RFU.

Moore continued in his column: "Actually, I have never criticised his coaching; his record in this regard is self-evident, but he was a terrible selector."

Robinson returned to rugby last year when he was appointed head coach of Edinburgh, and he was then made joint coach of Scotland A.

After Scotland's poor performances in the first two matches of the RBS Six Nations Championship, there were calls for him to become involved with the senior squad, and last week he attended Scotland training sessions in the build up to the Calcutta Cup match.