With a full day of rugby at the Stonex Stadium, i along with my good friends Alun & Sharon upgraded to the 100 Club. That meant a delicious 2 course meal and a chance to watch the England v Chile game indoors! We also had Alastair Hargreaves’s chatting to Alec Cleary and Ralph Adams Hale. … More Saracens v Nottingham – The Premiership Rugby Cup
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
Saracens season kick started with an open day at the Stonex Stadium and a game of Under 18’s rugby, a very enjoyable day. The season for the senior men’s team started with their first match in the Premiership Rugby Cup, a tournament with 2/3 Premiership and 3 Championship teams in 4 pools. Saracens pool consists … More Coventry Rugby v Saracens -The Premiership Rugby Cup
Saracens Pre-Season Gathering saw a return to the Stonex Stadium and gave an opportunity to meet several first team players from all 3 teams,visit the changing rooms, buy and have Maggie Alphonse’s new book signed by her in person and the highlight of the day a match between Saracens and Bath’s Under 18’s teams. This … More Saracens U18 v Bath Rugby U18’s
After a pretty horrible week of online rugby nonsense it felt good to be going to a game. I took the train option for a change, I stayed with friends on Friday then drove to Reading, that worked really well all round in spite of the train losing power on the way back! This was … More Wales v South Africa
I’m not too sure how I feel about the fact that there was a power cut at my house today; so no replay to watch! Annoying really! And no easy catch up option as it was on BT Sport. Oh well, from a few highlights and memory it will be! As I was walking the … More Saracens v Ospreys – Champions Cup
My daughter’s lived in Paris for over 10 years now and somehow there’s often a rugby match on when I visit. The first year she was there I went to the Top 14 Final on my own, that was 2013 and I saw Castres beat Toulon, In 2014 I went on my own again to … More France v Wales – Super Saturday!
I’ve had a strange relationship with this England Rugby team since I saw them lift the trophy for the Grand Slam in Paris in 2016, I was ecstatic then, as I was when they beat the mighty All Blacks in the World Cup semi-final in 2019. I was in a bar in Reims in France … More Wales v England – 6 Nations Round 3
I was asked for my predictions before this match and very much went with my heart, not my head. I’m not Welsh at all, but my Welsh Uncle gave me a love for all things Welsh Rugby and all of my early memories of the game are around the likes of Barry John and JPR … More Wales v Ireland – The 2023 Six Nations Opener
The fall out from the Owen Farrell tackle in Gloucester kept many busy on social media as far too many chose to throw hate both his and, by way of a change, Saracens way. All Disciplinary Hearings Findings are available online and several snippets were shared on social media. I thought it might be interesting … More Saracens v Lyon
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