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Sportsthoughts (146) – Two great days of sport: Cheltenham, Chelsea v West Ham and England’s Grand Slam
Yes, two great days of sports viewing, with a decent amount of beer and wine drinking thrown in! Sometimes it just has to be done… On Friday, just gone, I took the day off work, with a few friends, to … Continue reading
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Tagged Chelsea, Cheltenham races, England, England rugby, football, Gold Cup, London, Photography, photos, rugby, Six Nations rugby, Soccer, sports, The Shard, West Ham
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Sportsthoughts (145) – Can England win the Grand Slam?
Three games into the Six Nations. England the only team with a 100% record. So can they do it, can they win the Grand Slam? The Welsh and French will say no, with games to come. The Scots and Irish … Continue reading
Sportsthoughts (138) – Goodbye England!
So goodbye England. Against Fiji you were OK, but nothing more. Against Wales you were strong but gave the game away. You lacked composure and discipline when it mattered. Against Australia you lacked creativity and defensive nous. Your self belief … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, England rugby, rugby, Rugby World Cup 2015, sports
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Sportsthoughts (98) – A painful day on the sports sofa
All 12.30 yesterday it all looked so good. Just back from a bracing cycle. Chelsea v Arsenal – Arsene’s 1000th game – then Saracens v Quins at Wembley, the afternoon rounded off with West Ham v Man Utd at 5.30. … Continue reading
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Tagged Arsenal, Arsene Wenger, Chelsea, England rugby, football, Harlequins, Man Utd, Saracens, Soccer, sports, Wayne Rooney, West Ham
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Sportsthoughts (94) – So Close! France 26 England 24
(Wrote this on iPad while watching Chelsea beating Man City 1-0 at the Etihad. Impressive multi-tasking, I’m sure you’ll agree!) Well I said the predictions would probably be wrong! So close though, and agonising for England after coming back brilliantly … Continue reading
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Tagged England, England rugby, france rugby, rugby, Six Nations rugby, sports
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Sportsthoughts (87) – A good day for Quins – at Twickenham and Leicester
2 November 2013 was a good day for Harlequins. First, Chris Robshaw and Mike Brown starred for England in their 20-13 victory over Australia. And then Quins went away to Leicester, and won 23-16. (Meanwhile West Ham had another 0-0 … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, Chris Robshaw, England, England rugby, Harlequins, Leicester Tigers, Mike Brown, rugby, sports
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Sportsthoughts (67) – Wales win the Six Nations
So, when I last wrote about the Six Nations rugby, after two games, England were looking good, after victories over Scotland and Ireland. At the time, the main surprise was that France had lost their first two games, first against … Continue reading
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Tagged England rugby, rugby, Six Nations rugby, sports, Wales winners
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Sportsthoughts (63) – Six Nations: the story so far
So after two rounds, how are those predictions from Sportsthoughts 61 looking? Well, most important, it’s looking good for England so far. In the first game, with a bold attacking performance at Twickenham, they beat Scotland 38-18. Until the last … Continue reading
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Tagged Chris Robshaw, England rugby, france rugby, Ireland rugby, Italy rugby, Owen Farrell, rugby, Scotland rugby, Six nations, sports, Wales rugby
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Sportsthoughts (55) – And the BBC Sports Personality of the Year is… Bradley Wiggins!
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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Tagged andy murray, Bradley Wiggins, Chelsea, cycling, England rugby, football, Harlequins, Ian Poulter, Jessica Ennis, London Olympics, mo farrah, rugby, Ryder Cup, Soccer, sports, West Ham
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Sportsthoughts (54) – West Ham and England do the incredible!
What an incredible afternoon of sport! As in unbelievable. As in results so unlikely that if you’d gone the bookies and put a tenner on the double you’d be walking away with a few thousand pounds. Football: West Ham 3 … Continue reading
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Tagged All Blacks, Big Sam, Chelsea, England rugby, football, Haka, New Zealand rugby, rugby, Soccer, sports, West Ham
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