Project Players and International Rugby 2020
A comment by a young rugby writer about Italy and project players got me thinking and on the back of that I wrote an article on Italy and where they […]
European Rugby 2021 – What will it look like?
2021 sees a change to the way the Champions Cup is structured. The competition will consist of 2 Pool of 12 teams. The 24 teams, 8 from each league – […]
The 6 Nations – Italy when is enough long enough?
I sat watching the re-started 6 Nations last night, a catch up game for Ireland against Italy. The scoreline was somewhat predictable as Ireland scored 50 points to Italy’s 17. […]
Owen Farrell – That Tackle – and Hysteria over fact media.
I heard someone talking about the media early on in the Covid Lockdown – it went along the lines of – It’s all about being first, facts aren’t important. Let’s […]
Premiership Rugby – Where are we now?
Rugby Union feels a long way in the past at the moment, what was a fairly unpleasant season as a Saracens fan came to an abrupt halt on the weekend […]
Saracens v Racing 92 – a bright afternoon on a gloomy weekend!
In November Saracens were given a £5.4 ish fine and a 35 point deduction, having been found to have breached the salary cap for 3 seasons. As a Saracens fan […]
Saracens v Munster Rugby – The Champions Cup
Round 4 of the Champions Cup saw Munster arriving at Allianz Park; my first experience of Munster was at the impressive Thomond Park in Limerick in December 2012, followed up […]
Saracens v Harlequins – The Premiership Rugby Cup
With the Premiership proper a week away and little or no pre-season for most teams, both of these teams saw an injection of experience. There were players on both sides […]
Leinster v Saracens – The Heineken Champions Cup
This final was one of the most highly anticipated for a while, Leinster in possession of 4 stars, sharing the record 4 wins with Toulouse. And Saracens looking to add […]
Saracens v Munster – The Champions Cup Semi-Final
In their wisdom the EPCR decided that the Ricoh Arena was the best place to hold a home country semi-final for Saracens on a weekend when trains weren’t running to […]
Racing 92 v Bordeaux Begles
A visit to see my daughter in Paris gave me the chance to visit Racing 92’s swanky new stadium The Paris La Defence Arena. This is going to be more […]
A Six Nations Review
Guest Blogger Jez Denton with some thoughts on this years 6 Nations As the 2019 edition of the six nations comes to an end, I’m going to take the opportunity […]
England v Scotland
A week ago I watched the most remarkable game of rugby, the final 6 Nations game between England and Scotland. I often go to 3 or 4 6 Nations matches […]
England v All Blacks
England take on the All Blacks at Twickenham in driving rain
Saracens v Leicester Tigers – With a bit of an England rant too!
I have photos to share and a little to say about both the Saracens match and the England match, so here I go. (Photos to follow – WordPress isn’t co-operating) […]
England v Wales
A tight game of rugby in grotty conditions
