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The Rugby weekend

Harlequins have always operated a productive academy and one of the greatest supporter’s joys in any sport is the emergence of youth talent. Thus on Friday night I watched with utmost interest the game on the Premiership Cup – yet another competition – between Quins and Ealing [...]

November 10, 2024 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report: Fulham 2 Brentford 1

Nearly 50 years ago the shoulder of John Mitchell forced the ball over the Birmingham line in the dying minutes to take Fulham to their first FA Cup Final. Last night it was the shoulder of Harry Wilson that presented Fulham with victory in the 97th minute. Brentford had taken the lead against the [...]

November 5, 2024 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report: Everton 1 Fulham 1

There are few things more disappointing than conceding a late goal – just like scoring one is one of the spectator’s greatest joys. A late goal tends to discolour the performance as Fulham played well and deserved to win. Although we are settled mid-table in tenth place the question needs [...]

October 27, 2024 // 0 Comments

Rugby union’s medical crisis

In the context of moves in both the northern and Southern Hemispheres towards a global rugby union season – and a slew of potential (increasingly radical) changes in the laws of the game apparently being floated that might make it more spectator/viewer-friendly and thereby more profitable [...]

October 22, 2024 // 0 Comments

Premiership rugby v Premiership Football

Yesterday I watched Leicester Tigers v Gloucester Rugby (26-24) and Liverpool v Chelsea (2-1). Before the latter game Pargie called to say that the odds were favourable to back against Liverpool and a wager enlivens the game. I decided to watch from a different perspective, namely which offered the [...]

October 21, 2024 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report: Fulham 1 Aston Villa 3

At 1-1 Fulham were awarded a penalty which Andreas took softly and Emilio Martínez saved. This proved the turning point as Aston Villa scored two more for victory. Although international week is tough, as Fulham lost Sasa Lukic with a shoulder injury and Antonee Robinson, Andreas, Raul Jimenez, [...]

October 20, 2024 // 0 Comments

Harlequins 24 Bath Rugby 26

Quins lost this thrilling encounter in the dying embers of the game. Whilst this is not the formidable Bath side of Gary Chilcott and  Jeremy Guscott they are still an excellent team with the likes of Sam Underhill, Finn Russell and Ollie Lawrence well coached by South African Johan van Graan. [...]

October 20, 2024 // 0 Comments

One Hell of a Life/biography of Brian Close by Stephen Chalke

Personally, whilst I respected Brian Close, not least for his often reckless courage, he was never a favourite of mine – there was too much of the curmudgeonly Yorkshireman for me. Stephen Chalke is more sympathetic of “Closey”. Close had the longest first class career of any [...]

October 19, 2024 // 0 Comments

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Harlequins 17 Saracens 10

It’s been 1700 minutes since Quins won theLondon bragging rights. On a weekend of no Premiership or Championship football the schedulers showed commendable planning by making this a rugby union Premiership derby weekend. We Quins fans view our north London neighbours as playing fast and loose [...]

October 14, 2024 // 0 Comments

Thoughts on a great England Test victory overseas

England’s Test victory by an innings and 47 runs deservedly made the sporting headlines but still had to vie with the 1-2 defeat in soccer by Greece. The wicket at Multan was docile which made the Pakistan collapse on the fourth and fifth days all the more inexplicable. The Test will be [...]

October 12, 2024 // 0 Comments

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