My view for this one is from the East Stand, the only stand open for the game. This competition doesn’t seem to have captured the imagination or interest of the home fans. It makes sense to have one full stand rather than 4 sparsely occupied, however having paid £800 for a season ticket I’d rather … More Saracens v Hartpury RFC – The Premiership Rugby Cup
As we approach the start of the Premiership Rugby season proper those teams who’ve played this competition in the orginal spirit it was intended for have strengthened their teams, understandably with no warm up games for the intended main teams. The line ups for this match is as follows, I had to look up a … More Harlequins v Saracens – The Premiership Rugby Cup
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
I’m sitting in front of the TV to write this one, hoping to go to London Irish’s new ground for the Premirship match but commitments mean it’s a sofa match for me this week, so a match report that looks a bit like a live commentary. Things are on to a winner in the build … More London Irish v Saracens – The Premiership Cup
Arriving in good time for the game I was surprised at how many empt seats there were, it would never have entered my mind not to attend this match, having been starved of live rugby for so long. Unless of course people were at Twickenham, but I suspect there were too many gaps for that … More Saracens v Harlequins the Premiership 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 who might be considered unlucky not to be in Japan. For some that time will surely come, with Harlequins’ Marcus Smith at 20 who has … More Saracens v Harlequins – The Premiership Rugby Cup
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.
My head still seems to be in the cricket world in spite of it being the rugby season, hence the delay on writing. I missed two of Saracens matches in October, the Harlequins match because I was away doing something that’d been planned for 10 months. I saw most of the second half as Saracens … More Saracens in October
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