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Exeter Chiefs 43 Harlequins 42

Normal service was resumed as Exeter took an early lead of 17 points which they increased to 31-7. Quins made up the ground in every sense and in the 8Oth minute were leading with Chiefs pinned to their line.  They marched 100 metres upfield for Tschiunza to score to take the points. I watched the [...]

September 26, 2022 // 0 Comments

Harlequins 27 London Irish 30

One of the joys of supporting any team in any sport is the emergence of young talent. Cassius Cleaves Quins fielded a young side against the Exiles on Wednesday in the Premiership Cup – a pool based competition – which was instructive. Viliami Taulani Cassius Cleaves, a winger with pace [...]

September 23, 2022 // 0 Comments

Harlequins 27 Saracens 30

You might say that Sarries “out-quinned” the home side as Quins, never the best of starters, racked up an early 14 point lead with 2 scores from Cadan Murley, whilst Sarries mounted the second half comeback – normally the operational pattern of Quins. In the early exchanges Tommaso [...]

September 18, 2022 // 0 Comments

Rugby’s Premiership – a commercial head-case?

When it comes to one’s specialist subjects, interests and hobbies (not least favourite sports) over the course of decades one’s perceptions of the pertinent issues of any specific moment, as formed by one’s personal impressions and attitudes – taken together with media reports, [...]

September 17, 2022 // 0 Comments

New Zealand All Blacks 37 Wallabies 34

Rarely have I experienced such a dramatic and controversial end to a rugby international. After trailing by 19 points at one stage, the Wallabies came back to 34-32 and – with the klaxon about to sound – the All Blacks mounted their last attack. The French referee Matthieu Reynald [...]

September 16, 2022 // 0 Comments

Newcastle Falcons 31 Harlequins 40

Quins had some stellar absentees for the start of the Premiership – Danny Care, Marcus Smith, Andre Esterhuizen – and young lock Hugh Tizzard has moved to Saracens. We only saw glimpses of vintage Champagne Quins: 2 penalties that they elected to run rather than convert, a cross-field [...]

September 11, 2022 // 0 Comments

A pair of sporting realities?

As football’s Premier League competition gets fully under way – already dominating the sporting media headlines day by day, never mind week by week – over the weekend I was left reflecting upon the current state of a couple of other sports whose fortunes are not quite so blessed … [...]

August 22, 2022 // 0 Comments

The greatest …

During the lockdown three friends of mine invited sports lovers to offer their suggestions on lists covering the greatest woman sportswoman/cricket side etc. It was intended as just a bit of fun but, reflecting the testiness and strain of confinement, not everyone saw it that way. To continue the [...]

August 12, 2022 // 0 Comments

Is it all black?

One of the interesting aspects of sports coverage is the decline of the great team. Liverpool in the 70s and AC Milan in the 1990s seemed invincible but both sides went into decline – from theirs, Liverpool under Jurgen Klopp have only re-emerged. Manchester United went into decline after [...]

August 4, 2022 // 0 Comments

Moving day

Yesterday St. Andrews showed its teeth and bit. All those predictions of the sluggers beating up a defenceless course proved as wayward as Dustin Johnson’s 17th hole pitch to the green. I took up a position in the 17th grandstand where you have a perfect view of the road hole, can see the players [...]

July 17, 2022 // 0 Comments

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