Rugby

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

A brief sparkle and then it was all over

Friday 14th April 2017: Aviva Premiership Round 20: Harlequins v Exeter Chiefs at the Stoop, kick off 7.45pm: Result – Harlequins 26 Exeter Chiefs 39: Harlequins 0 league points, Exeter Chiefs 5 league points. Harlequins now effectively out of the running for a top four play-off place and even [...]

April 15, 2017 // 0 Comments

Finally – an oasis after an ocean of desert sand

Saturday 25th March 2017: Aviva Premiership Round 18 – Harlequins v Newcastle Falcons at the Stoop, kick-off 3.00pm: Result: Harlequins 53 Newcastle Falcons 17: Harlequins 5 league points (1 bonus for scoring 4 tries), now 6th in the table on 47 points, 1 behind Bath who play Saracens away today [...]

March 26, 2017 // 0 Comments

A Test match worthy of the name

For those Rust readers who watched it – perhaps ‘because they were there’, or on TV (whether in company, or just with family sitting at home) – there is no need this morning to report upon the detail of yesterday’s 13-9 Ireland victory over England in the Six Nations [...]

March 19, 2017 // 0 Comments

Moving it forward without leaving it behind

The Rust is proud of its reputation as one of the world’s leading observers and commentators upon the key issues facing elite global sports – performance-enhancing drugs; corruption; rampant commercialism; the pros and cons of armchair TV sports-watching versus actually ‘being [...]

March 19, 2017 // 0 Comments

Here we go!

For Northern Hemisphere fans the this year’s annual Six Nations finale on Saturday – three matches culminating in England’s attempt at securing consecutive Grand Slams and a word record 19 international victories in a row against Ireland in Dublin – is going to be a rugby [...]

March 17, 2017 // 0 Comments

Fortunately I was driving

Sunday 12th March: Anglo-Welsh Cup semi-final: Exeter Chiefs v Harlequins & Sandy Park, Exeter, kick-off 3.00pm: Result – Exeter Chiefs 24 Harlequins 7. Yesterday, after lunch at the conclusion of a four-day stint staying with my nonagenarian father, I was sitting with my parent and his carer [...]

March 13, 2017 // 0 Comments

So it’s not just me, then …

As it happens yesterday evening I popped out for a quiet drink with a couple of pals before dinner and after about half an hour by chance we found ourselves sitting within earshot of some Quins fans I’d never met before who were discussing the club’s current fortunes. Stuff inevitably happens [...]

March 8, 2017 // 0 Comments

One I didn’t see or even hear

Saturday 4th March: Aviva Premiership Round 17; Gloucester v Harlequins at Kingsholm: Result – Gloucester 27 Harlequins 30, Gloucester 0 league points, Harlequins 5 (1 four-try bonus point). Gloucester now 9th in table on 35 points, Harlequins 7th on 42. As per this column’s avowed policy, I [...]

March 5, 2017 // 0 Comments

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ITV COVERAGE OF CHELTENHAM

March 14, 2026 // 0 Comments

I am in the camp of watching on tv rather than attending for the 3 Cs: cost , convenience and comfort. With the cost of travelling and attending Cheltenham and last [...]
Max Schmelling/ The Good German

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In the unlikely event that I would be asked to nominate a Great Life on Matthew Parris ‘ show my choice would be the Black Uhlan Max Schmelling. In the 1930s thee [...]
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February 23, 2026 // 0 Comments

The heat is off Fabian Hürzeler with Brighton ‘s 1st win in 13 games. Club owner Tony Bloom was not at the G Tech stadium due to a long planned family engagement but had [...]