These 2 teams had very different games last week, Saints travelled to Bristol and had 52 points put on them by the Bears they scored 21. Saracens scored 52 points to Quins 7 at The new Spurs Stadium. Two once off games, Saints are top of the league and had won 9 of their 13 … More Northampton Saints v Saracens
It was another ‘interesting’ week in the world of rugby union. Owen Farrell, England and Saracens captain announced his plan to step away from the international game for the duration of the 6 Nations, at least. He and by default his young family have been under almost unprecedented pressure via both media outlets and the … More Saracens v Northampton Saints
Results between these 2 teams had been mixed this season to say there least. The October game was a Premiership Rugby Cup game, the first Premeirship match an absolute thriller, Saracens scored a 1st minute penalty then were behind until the 77th minute, scoring 4 tries in the last 20 minutes. One of several ‘daylight … More Saracens v Northampton Saints – The Premiership Rugby Semi-Final
Thus has been some sporting weekend – my viewing started at 6:30 – AM – on Saturday morning as England’s Red Roses took on the New Zealand’s Black Ferns in the World Cup Final. England went into the game on the back of 30 straight wins, but a red card in the 18th minute made … More Saracens v Northampton Saints
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?
The World Cup this year means we’ve had a strange start to the season, with the Premiership Rugby Cup kick starting things. Saracens got off to a flyer at the Ricoh Arena, with the final score being Wasps 28 Saracens 50. I missed that one as I was at Edgbaston watching my County, Essex winning … More Northampton Saints v Saracens – What a difference a week makes.
Watching Saracens during the 6 Nations has been interesting in recent years. With only one 6 Nations game in my diary this year I’ve been to more club games than I usually make during this spell. The results during this time have been – 8th Feb – Worcester 22 Saracens 38 16th Feb – Saracens … More Six Nations Saracens
2 Premiership teams badly in need of a win … More Harlequins v Northampton Saints
All to play for at the business end of the season … More Wasps Rugby v Northampton Saints
Dan Carter makes his debut for Racing Metro in the Champions Cup as they beat Northampton Saints in some style … More Racing Metro v Northampton Saints – Event 166
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