The East Terrace is proud to announce that Cardiff coach Matt Sherratt, who is currently the interim head coach for Wales, has won a Mike Pyke Nonchalant Try Scoring Award. Sherratt is the first coach to win the most prestigious award in all of rugby, with the title usually reserved for try scorers only. He…
Gloom in Welsh rugby totally lifted by Jac Morgan winning Mike Pyke award
The gothic grimness which fills the air around the Principality Stadium — and which is fed by the stubbornness and incompetence of the WRU Board — will no doubt be partially lifted by news that youngster Jac Morgan (fresh from bulking up on the advice of fitness guru Wayne Pivac) has won a double Mike Pyke…
Louis Rees-Zammit wins the Mike Pyke Nonchalant Try Scoring Award
Wales’s Louis Rees-Zammit is the latest player to win the Mike Pyke Nonchalant Try Scoring Award from The East Terrace. The youngster responded to a critical try for his country, his first ever in the Six Nations, by simply getting up and jogging back for the kick off. Have we mentioned this guy is 20?…
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Wilkinson awarded Lifetime ‘Mike Pyke Nonchalant Try Scoring Award’
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED DECEMBER 2011: Long time readers of The East Terrace will remember the highly valued Mike Pyke Nonchalant Try Scoring Award. It is awarded to those players who refuse to go all vulgar and hysterical after grounding the ball for a five point score, and simply trot back to their allocated field position to…