Tag Archives: Harlequins

Sportsthoughts (74) – Season over for Quins, but the future is bright.

Posted on May 11, 2013 by

Quins went up to Leicester for their Premiership playoff semi final. The prize for coming third in the regular season. Lost 33-16. Season over. It was a good game. Quins really took Leicester on in the first half. Good defensive … Continue reading →

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Sportsthoughts (69) – Quins ambushed!

Posted on April 7, 2013 by

Heineken Cup quarter final weekend. The European rugby elite go head to head: Clermont Auvergne v Montpellier, Saracens v Ulster, Toulon v Leicester… and Quins v Munster. Clermont, Sarries and Toulon all won. And Quins were ambushed, on and off … Continue reading →

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Sportsthoughts (66) – Quins lose at home again, 16-27 v Exeter

Posted on March 3, 2013 by

I have a lot of fun blogging about how good Quins are. So here’s one for balance. Second defeat in three at home. The first was 16-17 against a resurgent Wasps. Not a great performance, but a game that could … Continue reading →

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Sportsthoughts (64) – Quins 25 Leicester 21: Danny returns!

Posted on February 18, 2013 by

With the Six Nations in full flow, club rugby has to make do. If you are a top club – like Harlequins – you lose some of your best players for a couple of months. The ones who are first … Continue reading →

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Sportsthoughts (59) – Oh No! Arsenal 5 West Ham 1

Posted on January 25, 2013 by

Fortunately I went out last night, so I didn’t watch or listen to the drubbing that West Ham got at the Emirates. It mostly happened in a ten minute spell just after half time, when Arsenal rapidly scored four goals. … Continue reading →

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Sportsthoughts (58) – the Heineken gets heavy!

Posted on January 21, 2013 by

So, Quins into the quarter finals of the Heineken Cup, as top seeds, after the last round of matches this weekend. They slugged it out with Biarritz on a swamp of a pitch in south west France, Friday night, and … Continue reading →

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Sportsthoughts (56) – Quins A team win the final!

Posted on December 18, 2012 by

We were down at the Stoop on Saturday, enjoying Quins’ 53-5 romp against the Italians, Zebre, in the Heineken Cup and enthused by that result thought we should go along and support the A Team – the reserves – in … Continue reading →

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Sportsthoughts (55) – And the BBC Sports Personality of the Year is… Bradley Wiggins!

Posted on December 17, 2012 by

Yes! That’s where my vote went.  Cyclist supreme.  First ever British winner of the Tour de France – the ultimate endurance test – and olympic Gold medallist in the men’s cycling time trial. And a personality and a very cool … Continue reading →

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Sportsthoughts (52) – Quins keep winning!

Posted on November 3, 2012 by

Tonight I was at at the Stoop to see Quins beating Gloucester 28-25, the second week in a row that they’ve won by the nervous margin of three points.  But wins are wins and they stay top of the Premier … Continue reading →

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Sportsthoughts (50) – Harlequins 40 Biarritz 13 in the Heineken Cup

Posted on October 14, 2012 by

The Heineken Cup is back! A sure sign that autumn is upon us.  A chance to relish those clashes with the French and Irish, to measure how far the Quins have come. Champions of England… now can they win the … Continue reading →

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