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Tag Archives: Saracens
Sportsthoughts (150) – To Lyon for the rugby – and more!
This weekend, my friend Jon and I treated ourselves to a weekend in Lyon, one of France’s great cities, for the two European club rugby finals. Both France v England clashes: on Friday evening, Montpellier v Harlequins in the Challenge … Continue reading
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Tagged Harlequins, Lyon, Montpellier rugby, Parc Olympique Lyonnaise, Racing 92, rugby, Saracens, sports
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Sportsthoughts (143) – The Mighty Quins: Harlequins 29, Saracens 23!
Yesterday we watched what must have been the best game of rugby at the Stoop since when? Maybe when we beat Leicester 32-12 in January 2015? My friend Jon was suggesting the heroics against Stade Francais in 2008! After last … Continue reading
Sportsthoughts (119) – Quins 0 Saracens 39 – what’s happening?
First home game of the new rugby Premier League season last night. A tough one against Saracens, winners of the league last year in regular time, although they lost in the play-off final to Northampton. Got there 15 minutes into … Continue reading
Sportsthoughts (104) – Saints take the Premiership title
Last Saturday, another awesome game of rugby, as Northampton beat Saracens 24-20 in the final play of the Premiership final. Cruel on Saracens, who won the league in normal time by nine points. Even crueller, as they lost the previous … Continue reading
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Tagged Northampton, rugby, Rugby Premiership Final 2014, Saints, Saracens, Sarries, sports
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Sportsthoughts (103) – European Sporting Summits
On the long weekend when the political institutions and elites of Europe were blown a very large raspberry by voters across the EU, I shall stick to sport and reflect on two engrossing finals: Toulon v Saracens in rugby’s Heineken … Continue reading
Sportsthoughts (102) – Harlequins hit the Saracens wall, Arsenal conquer their demons
Saturday was a great sports viewing day. I had a cycle down to Hammersmith beforehand, before settling down for two big deciders for two of my favourite teams: Quins and Arsenal. (West Ham are on their hols already). For Quins, … Continue reading
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Tagged Arsenal, Arsene Wenger, football, Harlequins, rugby, Saracens, Soccer, sports
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Sportsthoughts (100) – Awesome Saracens crush Clermont
My 100th Sportsthoughts. Appropriate that it celebrates a truly outstanding sporting feat. Heineken Cup semi final at Twickenham. England’s best club team at the moment, Saracens, against the mighty Clermont Auvergne, up there with Toulon and Toulouse as the best … Continue reading
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Tagged Clermont Auvergne, Heineken Cup, Jacques Burger, rugby, Saracens, 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 (56) – Quins A team win the final!
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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Tagged Harlequins, Harlequins A team, Luke Wallace, Ollie Lindsay-Hague, rugby, Saracens, Saracens Storm, sports
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