Easter Monday means rugby league, if fixtures fall right, and this year they most certainly did! Batley Bulldogs travelled to play London Broncos. Batley have a long and rich history, coming into being in the 1880’s; they were one of the original 20 clubs to break away at the famous meeting in the George Hotel … More London Broncos v Batley Bulldogs – Event 39
A tough European Champions Cup draw for Saracens was a heaven sent opportunity for me to combine 3 of my favourite things – My lovely daughter Alexandra, Paris and Rugby! Perfect! When the dates were announced the whole Easter weekend was given as a possibility so I booked Eurostar to travel on Good Friday, returning … More Racing Metro 92 v Saracens – Event 38
Having thoroughly enjoyed 2 days of cricket Good Friday brought a local derby between London Skolars and Hemel Stags. The weather was back to yuk having had a touch of Spring; Skolars are my closest rugby team round about 45 minutes away with a good run. That consist of the A12,M25, A406 with a smidgeon … More London Skolars v Hemel Stags – Event 37
My ideal week would involve watching all 3 days of the Essex v Surrey friendly, however a commitment to a photo shoot if you please, meant I had to miss Day 2. Rather than sit and watch cricket in the horrendous wind I spent the day at Frinton and Walton dressed for summer having … More Essex CC v Surrey Day 3 – Event 36
The cricket season is nearly here!! If I’m honest this blog grew from my love of the game, I was literally brought up at the side of a cricket pitch, some of my earliest memories involve my Dad in whites playing the game on what always seemed to be bright summer days. That … More Essex CC v Surrey CC – Event 35
With the 6 Nations and my gallivanting done it was time to return to Premiership Rugby and Saracens. In what has become a tradition they faced their opponents Harlequins at Wembley. Having changed my mind all week about how I was going to travel car was the option when it came to the day. In … More Saracens v Harlequins – Event 34
A trip to Scotland for the final round of the Six Nations saw me finish as I’d started with My good friend Monica accompanying me. I’d bought 2 tickets when planning my 5 games in 5 countries anticipating that she wouldn’t be able to resist a weekend in Bonnie Scotland. We both have family across … More Scotland v Ireland – Event 33
Sandwiched between 2 Six Nations fixtures was a school rugby match. My day job is as the Business Manager at Mayflower High School. I try to watch as many rugby games as I can, one of the joys of working in a school. However this particular age group – The U14’s I hadn’t managed to … More Mayflower High School v Trinity Catholic High School – Event 32
My second sporting event of the weekend was a very different sort of event, after watching what was probably the best match of the 6 Nations tournament so far at the Millennium in Cardiff. I had a commitment at Allianz Park in North London. The usual reason for me to head to the stadium is … More The Vitality North London Half Marathon – Event 31
Having spent a weekend watching live rugby league it was back to 6 Nations rugby; that meant a trip to Cardiff via Bristol for me. I’d booked into an Airbnb in Cardiff Bay for 2 nights at a very reasonable £80. What wasn’t so reasonable was that it was cancelled 2 days before my trip! … More Wales v Ireland – Event 30
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