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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

At least that’s over and nobody died

Aviva Premiership Round 20: Saracens v Harlequins at Wembley Stadium; result Saracens 22 (4 league points) Harlequins 12 (0 league points). Almost certain outcome: Saracens to secure a home draw in the Premiership play-offs; Quins now unable to reach them. One day I would like to make a visit to [...]

April 17, 2016 // 0 Comments

A fun reunion but no thanks to this

9th April 2016 – European Challenge Cup Quarter Final – Harlequins v London Irish at the Stoop. Result: Harlequins 38 London Irish 30. This was a hard-fought, at times entertaining, but ultimately wholly unsatisfying contest that left this Quins fan still sipping from his ‘glass half [...]

April 10, 2016 // 0 Comments

Some entertainment you can do without

Aviva Premiership Round 19: Harlequins v Newcastle Falcons @ The Stoop: Harlequins 46 Newcastle Falcons 25: (Harlequins 5 points for a 4-try bonus point victory – position 6th in the league table). And so the Harlequins’ stuttering season continues. Our loss to Northampton Saints a week ago [...]

April 3, 2016 // 0 Comments

An Easter Day expedition

Aviva Premiership Round 18: Franklins Gardens 27th March 2016; Northampton Saints 29 Harlequins 23. It was my lot – and pleasure – yesterday to drive in decidedly changeable weather (and wind) up to my former sister-in-law’s farm near Northampton for a quick ‘round the kitchen table’ [...]

March 28, 2016 // 0 Comments

A ‘money back’ deal might help

Saturday 19th March: Aviva Premiership Round 17: Harlequins 15 Worcester Warriors 21 It is not often that I have the opportunity to write the phrase ‘Words fail me …’ but this is definitely one of them. First up, a salute to the Worcester Warriors – a mix of promising young players and [...]

March 20, 2016 // 0 Comments

Like Guy Fawkes Night all over again …

Aviva Premiership: Round 16: Friday 11th March 2016: Harlequins v Bath Rugby at the Stoop: Result – Harlequins 35 (5 league points, win plus bonus for 4 tries), Bath Rugby 28 (1 league point for finishing within 7 of the winner). Through force of circumstances unable to attend this [...]

March 12, 2016 // 0 Comments

Stop the world, I want to get off!

Aviva Premiership Round 15: Saturday 5th March – A.J. Bell Stadium – Sale Sharks 29 Harlequins 23. There are times in this life where one really does have to be thankful for small mercies and yesterday afternoon may just have been one of them. With BT Sport, having annexed the Aviva Premiership [...]

March 6, 2016 // 0 Comments

Sometimes life imitates art

Edvard Munch (1863-1944) was a Norwegian artist best known for his iconic work The Scream, which has become a staple of Western culture for the past 120 years for symbolising not only personal depression and horror, but – in a general sense – modern man’s angst at the direction in [...]

February 29, 2016 // 0 Comments

Just another nail in the coffin …

Saturday 13th February 2016: Aviva Premiership Round 12: Gloucester v Harlequins at Kingsholm: Gloucester 28 Harlequins 6. Regular readers of my column will know that I have been enduring having a hard time of it recently. Given Quins’ propensity to blow hot and cold – best expressed in [...]

February 14, 2016 // 0 Comments

And so now the wheels come off …

Saturday 6th February 2016: Aviva Premiership Round 11: Harlequins v Northampton Saints at the Stoop: result – Harlequins 23 Northampton Saints 27. Yesterday I had a near-perfect rugby day in prospect, having bought four additional tickets to the Saints game upon request for a cousin, a [...]

February 7, 2016 // 0 Comments

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