The Aviva Premiership Rugby 2013/14 Season Round Seven was played in mixed conditions with mixed results. Friday night and we had two games as first Bath won away at win less Worcester Warriors 6-21. The half-time score here was 3-16 and Bath were contained a bit more in the second period but still did enough to take the spoils. The other game saw Sale Sharks go down … [Read more...]
JP Morgan 7’s Weekends = Premiership Warm-up
The JP Morgan 7's is back with us this weekend with the preliminary rounds on Thursday at Gloucester 19:15 start, Friday Northampton 19:15 start and Saturday Saracens 19:15 start. The finals are the following weekend on Friday 9 August at Bath with 19:15 start. The 7's are a great occasion to see some of the up and coming stars who will strut their stuff on the … [Read more...]
Premiership 2012/13 Rd14 -Ford gets Tigers on Top
Round Fourteen of the Premiership threw up loads of surprises. First up Saints lost at home to Gloucester, then Irish did for Saracens. Followed by Wasps winning at the Stoop, though they were helped by Nick Evans having an off day with the boot. The weekend opened at a cracking pace with Sale Sharks hosting the Exeter Chiefs and winning 21-16, thus turning round a 5-13 … [Read more...]
Premiership 2012/13 Rd10 – Tigers & Bath’s Red Day
Round Ten of the Premiership will probably be remembered for the three red cards in the Leicester Tigers versus Bath game, rather than the rugby. The question is were they cynical or just bad timing when for dangerous play, apart form the Tigers one for a punch. The weekend opened in Sale in the fog and it was the visiting Saints who seemed to deal with it better as they … [Read more...]
Premiership 2012 Rd6 -Tomahawk Chop For Quins
What a weekend of Rugby, first up Sale Sharks competed at last but still went down to Leicester Tigers 8-20, thought they did lead 8-6 at the break. Then Saturday gave us some fireworks. Whilst Exeter Chiefs Brett Sturgess were downing Harlequins giving them the chop 42-28. London Irish David Paice showed Northampton Saints you cannot sit back or you get … [Read more...]