The probability that we could beat Quins at home was always quite high (we’ve done it seven times in the last ten years). Even beating them and scoring five tries is worth a punt. Beating them, scoring five tries and denying them anything is just crazy talk.
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We don’t seem able to get the hang of French referees, do we?
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Oh, I do enjoy a good, spicy Curry…
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I fear that this defeat may mark the final scuppering of the season for Sale. But let’s not blame this performance for that – look rather at a lack of bonus points and several earlier defeats that really should not have been.
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After what felt like a mini close-season but was, in fact, a mini close-season, it was back to my accustomed position at the back of the south sta— what on earth has Rob done to his hair‽
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Retreat, rest, recuperate, recover, regroup.
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I will admit to having a little chuckle at the end of the match, seeing all those empty bits of the stands that had, five minutes and two tries before, been fully occupied.
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I’m going to get a GIF of Bedders’s try on a loop. That way, I’ve got something on hand if I’m ever desperately in need of a giggle.
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On reflection, this result has been on the cards since pretty much the start of the season. Stuttering against Saints first up, the debacles at Exeter and Quins, unconvincing against Newcastle and ponderous against Bath and Sarries. The engine has been misfiring from the outset.
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Hmm. It seems that, perhaps, Asher is human after all.
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an old grey dog 
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