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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

The resumption of normal service

Yesterday, because of family commitments upon this Easter weekend, I watched ‘live’ on television only parts of the back-to-back Aviva Premiership games between Saracens and Exeter Chiefs and then Worcester Warriors and London Irish – both courtesy of BT Sport whose overall coverage I think [...]

March 27, 2016 // 0 Comments

A salute of sorts to a newspaper of sorts

The abandonment of its print edition by The Independent newspaper – to a wholly digital future – is imminent. When it was first published in 1986 under Andreas Whittam Smith I was still idealistic and young enough to welcome it with open arms, pleased to encourage a brand new [...]

March 26, 2016 // 0 Comments

Nice 3 Ajaccio 0

Michel di Vacri I thought it would be amusing to go to watch our local team, OGC Nice play. The Eagles as they are known are third in Ligue One and therefore on target for a Champions League place. PSG have already won the title and by far the best team. Monaco are second and Olympique Lyon prior [...]

March 21, 2016 // 0 Comments

Nice

I visited the Riviera a lot in the sixties and seventies on family holidays. It’s attraction to me as opposed to other tourist coastlines was that each resort had its own charm and personality. Nice was the hub and starting point with its airport. One thing that had changed was the size of [...]

March 20, 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

A fitting prelude to the Six Nations Grand Slam decider

On Thursday this week (17th March), as part of the Rugby Football Union’s Great War Commemorations, the FRU and the French Rugby Federation – together with the Department for Culture Media and Sport, and the French Commission for the Centenary – organised a ceremony at the Tomb of The Unknown [...]

March 19, 2016 // 0 Comments

Manchester United 1 Liverpool 1

Watching this game last night I was struck how far in terms of team building both sides are from being a trophy winning team. Liverpool were the better team over two legs and deservedly went through. However they do not look capable of beating Jurgen Klopp’s old team Borussia Dortmined nor [...]

March 18, 2016 // 0 Comments

Cheltenham and Champions League

I was in no hurry nor enthusiasm to post on golf after the weekend as to do so would be to hear the bleating of that bore, the unlucky gambler. My two picks for a top 5 in Thailand – Joost Luiten and Benjamin Herbert – finished outside and Retief Goosen whom I fancied for a top 10 [...]

March 17, 2016 // 0 Comments

A glimpse of the future perhaps …

Yesterday I travelled to Twickenham Stadium to watch some of the Nat West School Finals Day, the culmination of a season’s worth of rugby involving schools from all over the country. It was certainly the case in times gone by that school rugby was one of the purest form of the sport. Nobody was [...]

March 17, 2016 // 0 Comments

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