Best of the Festive Period: More Upsets in the Gallagher Premiership

- January 7, 2019January 7, 2019

Saracens finally beaten...twice If there was anyone who was going to beat Saracens this season, whilst still full strength before the Six Nations kicks in, it was going to be Exeter. The Chiefs secured top spot at Christmas with a 31-17 victory over the Champions, in which they played much better

Best of the Weekend: Quins clinch famous victory over Exeter

- December 3, 2018December 3, 2018

It looks as though the Paul Gustard era is really starting to kick off now at Harlequins, as proved by Friday night's win at the Stoop. The scoreline was very close and the last ten minutes were tense but truth be told Quins should have won that game by a

Best of the Weekend: Heartbreak and upsets across the World

- October 8, 2018October 8, 2018

Saracens score late to get their first win at the Stoop since 2014 The Twickenham Stoop has been a bogey ground for Saracens of late, the defending Champions haven’t won a game there since the 2014/15 season and until the closing minutes on Saturday night it looked as though Quins had

Best of the Weekend: Northampton win absolute thriller

- October 1, 2018October 1, 2018

Northampton Saints were unfancied when they faced the Bristol Bears on Saturday afternoon as their opponents had won both their home games this season. The game itself was a showcase of supreme rugby with both traditional pick-and-go tries, then equisite cross-kicks and brute power all on display. In the end

Best of the Weekend: Saracens continue winning run

- September 24, 2018September 24, 2018

The Sunday afternoon fixture between defending champions Saracens and the much-fancied Gloucester was well-hyped pre-match, especially given the head-to-head between fly-halves Owen Farrell and Danny Cipriani. However the game was very much a one-sided affair, Saracens were just a class apart with the Wolfpack laying down the platform for the

Best of the Weekend: Springboks shock New Zealand in their own backyard

- September 17, 2018September 17, 2018

In arguably their best performance of this decade, South Africa put on a display that mirrored the finest Springbok teams with great power in the pack lead by Malcom Marx, Steven Kitshoff, Franco Mostert and captain Siya Kolisi whilst the exquisite attack of Willie le Roux and Aphiwe Dyantyi proved

Best of the Weekend: Bristol Bears Start With a Bang

- September 3, 2018September 3, 2018

Newly promoted Bristol Bears have started their Premiership campaign in front of a packed out Ashton Gate with a gruelling victory over West Country rivals Bath. Bath made a catalogue of errors and Bristol dug in so hard to win and while it wasn’t pretty, it was certainly a compelling

Best Of The Weekend: Wales beat South Africa in the USA

- June 4, 2018June 4, 2018

Wales beat South Africa in the USA A late try by Ryan Elias, scored after a clearance kick by Robert du Preez was charged down, clinched a 22-20 win for Wales over South Africa in Washington DC. Whilst neither country fielded a first-choice lineup, the Springbok team did contain some

Best Of The Weekend: Might Of Exeter And Sarries To Collide In Final

- May 21, 2018May 21, 2018

Premiership semis leaves two heavyweights standing The 2018 Premiership semi-finals had a weekend ideally suited to running rugby, with both matches played on a scorching May Saturday. As last week’s European final proved, sometimes knockout rugby can be a little attritional, but the semi-finalists made light of that idea. In the first

Best Of The Weekend: Bath Defy Odds In European Qualification

- May 8, 2018May 8, 2018

Bath ghost into Europe I confess to having been largely unenthused by the last round of Premiership matches. Normally there is either a relegation, top four place or a home semi-final to be decided. This year, we had what looked like a fairly routine set of fixtures to play in the