Day 1 of this round saw a positively hot day at Chelmsford which is where I was, for the match between Essex and Yorkshire. I had been hoping to see Joe Root, but neither he or Harry Brook were present. A look around the country on Day 1 saw a mixed bag runs wise. There … More County Championship Round 6 – 2025
May Day saw glorious weather across the country, I’m starting this write up on the morning of Day 2. We had just 3 Divison 1 matches and the full 4 in Division 2. Things weren’t over quite as quickly in this round, with two matches finishing on Day 3. After a lazy morning on Day … More County Championship Round 5 – 2025
April really came good this year and in Chelmsford at least the weather was simply glorious. Every game had a full day with varying results across the country. I’m starting this on Day 1. As I sit down on the evening of Day 2, All I can say, is WOW – TOM BANTON!! Day 3 … More County Championship Round 1 – 2025
As loathe as I am to relive this match, it has to be done. In their wisdom the PRl/RFU placed the local derby weekend diectly after the 6 Nations. That meant each team had to make a choice about whether they included their international players, well, England players anyway. Player welfare doesn’t seem to matter … More Saracens v Harlequins – The Showdown
A 2.5 hour journey meant I missed the whole first half, as I ventured through the country roads of Hertfordshire! Harlequins took the lead with a try from Claudia Pena, the conversion was missed. Zoe Harrison converted a penalty on 5 minutes. Followed by Alysha Corrigan touching down on 7 minutes. Ellie Kildunne scored what … More Saracens Women v Harlequins – The Premiership Semi-Final
We are in the 27th year of the Premiership, a competition that started as the Allied Dunbar Premiership and had many labels over the years. I thought I’d take a look at the winners over those 27 years. The 3rd column is for Saracens fans to look over the history of those years. Sports runs … More Exeter Chiefs v Saracens
I had to bite the bullet and subscribe to Premier Sports for this one as the weather put paid to my plans to drive to friends. That meant an afternoon of Champions Cup rugby to enjoy, including a men against boys match between Exeter Cheifs and Bordeaux. Premier Sports has been a controversial new platform … More Munster Rugby v Saracens
Nanny duty on Saturday morning meant I came to this match late, SofaScore had kept me up to date with the score until just after half time, so I knew I was in for some pain! Karl Dickson had charge of the whistle, Bath had charge of the game! Saracens had made 7 changes to … More Bath Rugby v Saracens
Storm Darragh caused a lot of disruption across the country, with the big Merseyside Derby being called off and in many parts of the country people were advised to stay at home. The wind was making its way South and was definitely a challenging factor in this Round 1 Invested Champions Cup match. Fergus Burke … More Saracens v The Vodacom Bulls
The Autumn Internationals went heavily in favour of the Southern Hemisphere teams, with just a win against Japan for England. Saracens had a Friday trip up the A1 for their first Premiership Rugby match after the ‘break’. Alex Lozowski and Elliot Daly had been taken by Steve Borthwick but played not a single minute , … More Newcastle Falcons v Saracens
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