Watching Leinster win the Pro 14 at Celtic Park
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Watching Saracens win their third Champions Cup
Three weekends ago, the usual crew plus a few fresh faces headed up to Newcastle to watch the Champions Cup final. Formerly known as the Heineken Cup, it’s Europe’s premier rugby competition and defending champions Leinster were up against twice winners Saracens. It was 1 vs. 2, Ireland vs...
Following the Springboks to Paris and Edinburgh
The Springboks first toured Europe over 100 years ago in 1906. In fact, it was during this tour that the nickname ‘Springboks’ was first used (the press were asked to refer to the team as ‘De Springbokken’ but the Daily Mail went with Springboks and it...
Watching Europe win the Ryder Cup in Paris
First played in 1927, the Ryder Cup pits the 12 best players in Europe versus the 12 best players in America. It’s played every two years, alternatively on European and American soil, and is a unique team event in an individual sport. In 2018 it was back on European soil at...
Watching the Bokke in Bloem
One of my earliest childhood memories is waking up at 4.30am on a Saturday morning to watch the Springboks play the All Blacks in New Zealand. When I was five, it was my dad who would get me up, cook us breakfast and wake me up when I dozed off. As the years passed, roles changed and it was...
A sporting week in Zimbabwe – Cricket World Cup Qualifiers and Vic Falls Rugby 7s
Catherine didn’t come to Africa to watch sport but I’ve managed to get in a few events! She made her football debut at the national stadium in Addis Ababa where we saw Ethiopia play...
Watching cricket in Rwanda
Before leaving London a few months ago, I’d read an interesting article about cricket in Rwanda. It was the fastest growing sport in the country, matches were played on most weekends and a new stadium was being...
Watching local football in Uganda
We were in the area to meet the Chimps when we noticed there was football on and so, of course, I had to stay for a while to watch.
Bigodi FC were at home to Kabuye FC in the Kamwenge...
Watching football in Addis Ababa – Ethiopia vs. Rwanda
The first sporting event of the trip … and Catherine’s football debut!
I was excited to be in Addis Ababa on a weekend and so chuffed when I checked Ethiopian fixtures to discover there was an international game on – hosts Ethiopia vs. Rwanda in a 2018 African...
Watching South African Wayde van Niekerk win 400m gold at the World Champs
Last week a few friends and I headed to the Olympic Stadium here in London for a session of the 2017 IAAF World Championships. Organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations and held every two years, it is the sport’s second most prestigious event after the Olympics.
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