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Recent Articles – take a look
- Got it bad
- To Protect and Serve
- Patient Polledri
- The Power of Stories
- The Ties That Bind Us – a new rugby podcast series
- The Blues and GSI
- Lucky Tommy
- Negative self-talk
- Pleasingly Heroic
- Without and within
- Imposter Syndrome
- The Lord’s Work
- Beaten and bloodied, yet unbowed
- Taking the reins
- Rock of Ages
Tag Archives: bristol rugby
A Prem XV that was good to watch…
‘Tis the season to put teams out. So here you go. You can probably argue a better player in each position, but you can’t argue with the fact that I enjoyed watching them. Delighted to hear your favourite Aviva Premiership … Continue reading
Expect the unexpected
This weekend, more than any other, provided proof that should you ever feel you know what is going to happen in the sport of Rugby Union, you don’t. We have become heady with this Eddie Jones England Squad. Perhaps rightfully so. … Continue reading
Posted in rugby, Sport
Tagged bristol rugby, eddie jones, england rugby, gavin henson, humour, italy, ruckgate
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The man you want on your side
As Tom Varndell crossed for his third and decisive try on Boxing Day in front of a particularly festive Ashton Gate crowd, one Bristol back row forward pumped his fist a little harder than most. Nick Fenton-Wells, the boy who … Continue reading
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Tagged aviva premiership, bedford blues, bristol rugby, Nick Fenton-Wells, rugby, Rugby union, Stormers, Western Province, worcester warriors
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Humphreys, Harlequins and Henson – a review of Aviva Premiership Round 7
Click here for my review of round seven on the Aviva Premiership of the Rugby Pod
Shark soup, pinball wizards and black, gathering clouds – Round 6 Review of the Aviva Premiership.
Click here to read my piece for The Rugby Pod and see my team of the week Boom! Round 6 in your face! What a week: we started with a Club v Country row, got sidetracked with one of the … Continue reading
Splasher turns Gnasher and a FIFA audition – Week 3 Review of the Aviva Premiership
Click here to read my thoughts for The Rugby Pod Week three of the Aviva Premiership and the gifts just keep on coming. So much rugby, so many tries, red and yellow cards, and maybe even a citing. Pay attention … Continue reading
Hitting the target and not finding your bullets – Aviva Premiership Round 2 Review
Click here to read my report on the Aviva Premiership and see my ‘Team of the Week’. No two weeks are the same in the Aviva Premiership. Ask Dan Mugford, or indeed Gloucester. Sale’s Mugford steered his last minute penalty villainously … Continue reading
Tend to the field
Ouch. That hurt. A championship playoff final like no other. Before the game both teams referred to this type of game as unique. A two legged play off final to claim one of the biggest prizes in English rugby. Unique … Continue reading
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Tagged aviva premiership, bristol rugby, rfu, rfu championship, rugby, RWC'15, worcester warriors
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On the M5, heading north…
It was interesting to read this week that Rory McIlroy, the world’s number one golfer, refers to his meltdown on the last day of the Masters in 2011 as ‘the most important day of his career.’ Too often in sport, … Continue reading
Posted in golf, rugby, Sport
Tagged bristol rugby, greene king ipa championship, Luke Baldwin, worcester warriors
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Double Dummy Scissors 