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A recently-retired actuary, the long-suffering Derek has been a Quins fan for the best part of three decades. More Posts

Five points – not to be sniffed at

Friday 6th October 2017, kick off 7.45pm: Premiership Rugby Round 6: Harlequins v Sale Sharks at the Stoop: Harlequins 42 Sale Sharks 26: Harlequins 5 league points (4 for a win, bonus point for 4 tries) – Sale Sharks 1 (for 4 tries). League positions: Harlequins 5th on 15 points, Sale Sharks 8th [...]

October 7, 2017 // 0 Comments

A family catch up (and a Quins match)

Saturday 30th September 2017 – Rugby Premiership Round 5: Northampton Saints v Harlequins at Franklin’s Gardens: Result – Northampton Saints 30 Harlequins 22: League table latest positions: Northampton Saints top on 19 points; Harlequins 9th on 10 points. Regular readers will know [...]

October 1, 2017 // 0 Comments

A close run but wonderful thing

Sunday 17th September: English Premiership rugby, Round 3: Wasps v Harlequins at the Ricoh Stadium, Coventry: Wasps 21, Harlequins 24: League position after 3 rounds – Wasps 2nd on 10 points, 1 behind leaders Exeter Chiefs (whom they play next weekend); Harlequins 5th equal with 9 points. I’m [...]

September 18, 2017 // 0 Comments

Back in the groove

Saturday 9th September 2017: Rugby Premiership: Harlequins v Gloucester at the Stoop (crowd just under 13,000). Result: Harlequins win 28-17. After two rounds of the league, Quins are now – one win, one loss – in sixth position and Gloucester in seventh. This was a heartening and much-needed [...]

September 10, 2017 // 0 Comments

Dragging oneself to the start-line …

As my regular followers will know, I am now freed from the tyranny of season ticket holding and any obligation to actually roll up at the Stoop to watch the boys playing rugby – and what a relief that has been! Furthermore – and this would have applied anyway – in no way have I been [...]

September 1, 2017 // 0 Comments

Leaving home

Last week I effectively ended my quarter of a century affiliation to Harlequins FC by not renewing my season ticket for the 2017/2018 season by the well-publicised deadline date. I shall remain a member of the club but I shall no more – well, hang on, even I cannot quite rule out ever – go down [...]

June 6, 2017 // 0 Comments

Sometimes you just have to give credit

Yesterday, despite the attractions of the sunny weather on the south coast, I strapped myself in and watched the European Rugby Champions Cup Final (kick-off 5.00pm at Murrayfield) ‘live’ on BT Sport from end to end. It was won for the second year running by Saracens, this time by the margin of [...]

May 14, 2017 // 0 Comments

A day out in Northamptonshire

Saturday 6th May 2017: Aviva Premiership Round 22: Northampton Saints v Harlequins at Franklin’s Gardens; Result – Northampton Saints 22: Harlequins 20: Northampton Saints 4 league points, Harlequins 1 losing bonus point. Final league positions – Harlequins 52 points, Northampton Saints 52 [...]

May 7, 2017 // 0 Comments

A evening of stirring farewells in south-west London

Aviva Premiership Round 21: Harlequins v Wasps at the Stoop: Result – Harlequins 32 Wasps 13: Harlequins 4 points, Wasps 0: League positions – Wasps 1st (79 points, 5 ahead of second placed Exeter Chiefs who have played one less match, Harlequins 6th (51 points, 3 ahead of seventh-placed [...]

April 29, 2017 // 0 Comments

Farewell to a legend

Yesterday it was announced that All Black and Harlequins fly half Nick Evans, 36, one of the most gifted rugby union exponents it has been my pleasure ever to set eyes upon, was to retire at the end of this season. There’s plenty that I could have mentioned in a piece to salute this [...]

April 19, 2017 // 0 Comments

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