Happy New Year!
Hello everyone, it’s been a while! Happy New Year to all of you. I hope you’re all safe and well. This is a bit of a spontaneous blog, I hope you all enjoy it – please feel free to leave a comment or like. I love interacting with you all.
2021/2022 Premiership
I think it’s fair to say we’ve all witnessed some cracking fixtures this season and we’ve only just reached the half way point! Leicester have continued to dominate in the Premiership and sit in first place, despite Wasps edging out a win against them this weekend. It was a frustrating loss but the winning run had to come to an end at some point. Bath sit bottom of the table. However, they did manage to pick up their first win of the season against Worcester. This will hopefully give the team a confidence boost which they so desperately need. I’d love to hear from you – what have been your favourite moments so far in this campaign? As a Leicester fan, my favourite moment has to be Northampton away for me. If you’ve read my previous blogs, you’ll know my Dad is a Northampton fan. Being able to go to the game and win was very satisfying and the atmosphere was spine tingling. I had a brilliant time and Dad had to buy me a pint as he lost the bet! A cracking day out with friends and family.
Six Nations 2022
It’s not long until the Six Nations which is my favourite tournament. It always falls on my birthday month and I love having my family over to watch the games with me. As an English fan, I’m very much looking forward to seeing who Eddie and Simon select. I thoroughly enjoyed watching some of the younger players be given the opportunity to play in the Autumn, Freddie Steward and Marcus Smith were incredible. Plenty more talent was on show too, they were just a couple of players that stood out for me. Furthermore, I’m excited to watch the women’s tournament too, they played exceptionally well last year and Holly Aitchison has a bright future ahead of her. Abby Dow was another player who shone in my opinion. The women had a lengthy injury list, though still produced some fantastic performances. Their tournament kicks off slightly later this year – 26th March. I’m fortunate enough to have tickets to England v Ireland in April, it’s sure to be a cracker and I’m going with my Mum. It’ll be her first time watching the women live, she’s in for a treat!
A personal note
I’m really excited to see what 2022 holds for me. I had my first personal training session last week, I really enjoyed myself and towards the end of last year, started running. Yesterday, I signed up to do a 5K run in May! I’m nervous but really looking forward to the challenge as three years ago, I couldn’t run at all! I’ve come a long way. Today (Sunday), I had my first coaching session at my local rugby club, St.Ives. I was recommended by a friend to help out with the U9’s mixed rugby team. I had a ball (no pun intended!) and there’s potential for me to help form a girls team. I’ve had some experience coaching in the past but today was particularly fun and rewarding. The team are learning how to tackle at the moment – I had a fabulous time teaching the children some basics and the opportunity to demonstrate certain drills. I can’t wait to teach some more skills in the coming weeks, there were so many girls and boys enjoying themselves. Furthermore, I’m pleased to say I’ll be continuing to write for Talking Rugby Union and will be trying to write more regularly for them this year. This is so I can continue to develop my skills as a sports journalist and because..I love it!
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