The first round of Premiership Rugby saw Saracens travelling to Kingsholm for a 5:30 kick off, I’d made the decision to watch the Women’s first match at The Stonex Stadium and made a hasty dash to friends close by to watch the men play. New captain Maro Itoje let the team out for the first … More Gloucester Rugby v Saracens
A combination of my daughter visiting from Paris and flying back on the day of the match and the World Cup Bronze match meant this was one I’m watching on catch up on Sunday afternoon. The worst start to the season for Saracens for 15 years and a Friday night at Kinhsholm felt a worrying … More Gloucester Rugby v Saracens
Week 2 of this cup saw Saracens welcome Gloucester, the visitors had beaten Nottingham in their first game, Saracens lost away at Coventry. Most teams are playing these early games with a good mix of players, I imagine as we get closer to the Premiership Rugby season that balance will move towards more first team … More Saracens v Gloucester – The Premiership Rugby Cup
I made the decision not to travel to one of my favourite away grounds after a 4 hour drive in the snow, a bit random, but a lucky decision as I went down with the Nast couch doing the rounds after Christmas. My last visit to Kingsholm saw a men against boys game of rugby … More Gloucester v Saracens
Saracens first match of this new season was at The Stoop, where they went behind Harlequins by 17 points to come back and get the win. Their first home match saw Gloucester travel to The Stones Stadium, winners by a point last season in a toughly contested match. The return match at the end of … More Saracens v Gloucester – Daylight Robbery!
It’s not often I go to watch my team and come away glad they weren’t nilled! This was a celebration of a good season for Gloucester at their famous Kingsholm Stadium. Gloucester had a torrid season in 2020-2021 they only won 7 of the 22 matches played, I’m in one of their fan groups on … More Gloucester Rugby v Saracens
Saracens first visitors of the New Year were a much improved Gloucester, a team I was looking forward to seeing live, with a couple of highly rated Scotland players in their ranks, in Adam Hastings at 10 and Chris Harris in the Centres. Two forwards in particular had caught my eye over the time Saracens … More Saracens v Gloucester Rugby
I wrote an article during the enforced break due to Covid about the Disciplinary goings on this year, out of 8 hearings, only 2 of the offences had seen a red card brandished https://debsknigsport.com/2021/01/30/disciplinary-matters-does-sir-need-to-brush-up/ Based on the fact that 5 red cards were shown over the weekend of 19-21st February it suggests a Zoom meeting … More Red Card Shenanigans – The Disciplinary Process
The Premiership Clubs have just had a 2 week break from playing; which means the officials have had the same time to have a bit of chat and a brush up of the laws and their interpretation. Since the Barbarians debacle, involving 13 players, there have been 6 appearances before the Disciplinary Committee for those … More Disciplinary Matters – Does Sir need to brush up?
It’s been a funny Premiership season, with the top 2 pretty much cemented early on. The relegation spot wasn’t confirmed until virtually the end of the season, with Newcastle being the team to go down. Gloucester had come through as strong contenders for 3rd place, beating Saracens at Kingsholm during the 6 Nations window, they … More Saracens v Gloucester – The Premiership Semi-Final
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