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Sportsthoughts (78) – Lucky Lions

Posted on June 23, 2013 by John S

The British and Irish Lions rugby team played the first test in their three match series against Australia yesterday. In Brisbane, on a pitch that looked like it had taken in a fair bit of rain in recent times. This … Continue reading →

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Sportsthoughts (75) – Team building, Lions style

Posted on May 15, 2013 by John S

Quote from Adam Jones, Welsh prop, definite first pick for the Lions in Australia: “I have always found beer is the best thing for these sort of things to be honest. I think people get caught up with team-building exercises … Continue reading →

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

Posted on May 11, 2013 by John S

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 John S

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 (67) – Wales win the Six Nations

Posted on March 17, 2013 by John S

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

Posted on March 3, 2013 by John S

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 John S

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 (63) – Six Nations: the story so far

Posted on February 10, 2013 by John S

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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Sportsthoughts (61) – Six Nations 2013 predictions

Posted on February 2, 2013 by John S

Saturday 2 February marks the beginning of this year’s Six Nations rugby tournament. Always one of the highlights of the sporting calendar and a great pick-me-up in the gloom of winter. Last year my Sportsthoughts 10 set out why I … Continue reading →

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Sportsthoughts (58) – the Heineken gets heavy!

Posted on January 21, 2013 by John S

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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