Going a bit out of order here. I’ll come back to days 3 & 4! I woke up in Stratford upon Avon around 30 miles from Edgbaston to the sound of torrential rain, that meant I didn’t rush to leave the house I was staying in. I had (stupidly) booked the RSC for As You … More The Ashes 2023 – Day 5 Edgbaston
What could be better than a sunny day, A Premiership Semi-Final and a local derby at that! It was definitely cricket weather for this match up. Quins fans travelled across London in numbers, it was great to catch up with some of my avid Quins fan friends. Harlequins had proved the naysayers wrong and backed … More Saracens v Harlequins – The Premiership Semi-Final
An article I wrote in 2020, I thought it needed a refresh on the weekend Italy went to Cardiff and beat Wales, the 2021 Champions, in the dying moments. After so many calls over this 2022 tournament to exclude Italy, one of the shareholders in the company that is the Six Nations, there is unbridled … More The 6 Nations – Italy when is enough long enough?
It’s been a torrid few weeks to be an England and Saracens fan, a time that started with such hope saw a crowd of us rock up at Allianz Park at 8am on a Saturday morning to watch England win the World Cup. That didn’t quite go to plan as South Africa pretty much did … More The Joys of Being a Saracens Fan, Toxic Media and Thinking before you Type
This was one I couldn’t write while I was watching, the long awaited match between Pakistan and India. I drove up from Taunton through torrential rain, heading to Manchester a place renowned for rain at the best of times! Saturday evening was spent with some of my Stani Army friends at a restaurant in Wilmslow, … More Pakistan v India – The Cricket World Cup
It was great to see players returning from the WXV, a quality competition organised for the Women’s game across the World. It was a glorious Autumn Day, with sunshine galore. Saracens had won all 3 of their games and Hartpury 2, this promised to be a good match. Leanne Infante was making her 100th and … More Saracens Women v Gloucester Hartpury
A 10 team Premiership league was meant to mean key games, and most games are that, are played with full teams. However England took their players to Girona after Round 5; counting out all, but one, of those players from this and other matches in Round 6. Saracens were without Theo Dan, Jamie George, Ben … More Saracens v Leicester Tigers
The trip to Bristol was most definitely worth it, I saw more of the place than I’d seen before, it’s a lovely City! And I saw 2 Saracens wins. It was great to see both the Women and the Men in one stadium on one day – more of that please! After a loss at … More Bristol Bears v Saracens
With a Scotland RL international on the horizon it felt like a good time to get to know more about Dale Ferguson, as we were doing an interview via Zoom I went with the pre-prepared questions option, I find that easier when we’re not in the same room. I also had a few questions from … More Dale Ferguson – Braveheart
An opportunity to see both Saracens teams in one day was not to be sniffed at. I had a good journey to the City and managed an evening at a Folk Club after a very tasty Italian meal. I also got to see more of Bristol than I’d seen before. I hadn’t realised how hilly … More Bristol Bears Women v Saracens Women
Once upon a time there was a London double header at Twickenham to open the season, sadly 2 of the teams involved, Wasps and London Irish lost their way along with Worcester Warriors. Leaving this as the only true London Derby! I can’t buy into any of the hate rhetoric pushed by TNT. I obviously … More Harlequins v Saracens
My second M25 journey to Saracens for the weekend went much better than the first. This was a match h I was really looking forward to, I thought/hoped it’d be a really good competition. Th pre match play list was chosen by Charlie Bracken, and it was a good one, at a perfect volume, mostly … More Saracens v Exeter Chiefs
This was a second meeting between these 2 teams this season. They met in the cup in the first game of the season at Stonex. Trailfinders struck first after coming away from the first scrum, the ball went out to Vickie Laflin on the wing she scored with some ease. Emma Taylor added the extras. … More Saracens Women v Ealing Trailfinders
The last week in September certainly wasn’t like the first! Rain by the bucketful meant as I write this at the end of Day 2 meant a total of around 378 overs had been bowled across the country and across both divisions. Promotion and relegation weren’t;t decided before this round so Days 3 and 4 … More County Cricket – The Finale – 2024
The first home game of the season saw me at my Summer happy place, Essex Cricket, where I saw 3 Essex Centuries. My first time without a season ticket, I’m aiming to buy as I go along and will be at the next 2 home games at least. Thanks to Discovery Plus I can watch … More Saracens v Sale Sharks
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