An afternoon at The Stonex Stadium is no unusual thing for me, to be watching the Red Roses play is, I think we’ve seen one women’s international game before, that being England v USA in 2018. This was the second in a 2 match series against Canada who sit 4th in the World Rankings to … More England – Red Roses v Canada
Round 16, but the 14th game for all Counties started on September 26th! That, is slightly mad! I drove to Northampton for Day 1 of the game against my Essex. I drove through rain and drove away through rain. I wonder if we’ll get any results this week? Durham went into their last games as … More County Championship Round 16 – 2023
For some reason only known to the ECB the 2 teams challenging for the Championship didn’t play last week when the weather was good. Autumn and rain seems to have arrived this week, with a possible return to decent days next week. I’m starting this write up at the end of day 2 when every … More County Championship Round 15 – 2023
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
This was one of those weeks when not every team played – Weird, again, with the Summer wending it’s way out of 2023 it would surely have made sense to have all playing over this hot weekend! The Sussex v Leicestershire match decided that Durham were promoted with a few matches to go and in … More County Championship Round 14 – 2023
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
The return of the County Championship coincided with a heatwave across the country, of course in the week the children go back to school! I’d enjoyed the cricket I watched live in August including a Hundred Double Header and as many 50 One games as I could make, but it was good to be back … More County Championship Round 13 – 2023
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
Some background to start, I’m a huge cricket fan and can think of nothing better than 5 days at a Test Match, in fact I had the best of times at Edgbaston for the first Ashes test this summer! I’m a member of both Essex and Surrey and a die hard Essex fan. I’ve always … More Invincibles v Rockets – The Hundred!
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