Heineken Cup - General Discussion Thread

GerM

Unless Leicester can get a result in Belfast, it's looking very likely that the winner will have an away QF. Clermont looking the most likely for me currently. I can see it ending up as:

Clermont 20
Ulster 18
Leicester 17

jasper11

ulster have a good chance to get at least 2nd place but jeez they didnt come out in 2nd half at all. should have been more experienced than that to let them in so easily.

its_phil

Brian O'Driscoll clearly being lined up as Sky rugby's answer to Jamie Redknapp!

yimrsg

Unreal piece of skill by Trinh-Duc to dummy a glasgow player charging down his clearance kick. Montpellier lead 13-10 with 5 minutes to go.

thomond2006

Montpellier 13-13 Glasgow FT

iroced

Oh nooooooooo !!! How come Paillaugue did miss that... Ah well... at least we're still unbeaten at home. Hopefully we can beat Bath.
Turning point in the game is that stupid decision to go for the post with that very tough penalty kick from the touch line 22 min to the end. We were dominating the game at this time. Should have gone for the line-out and try scoring a second try. We chickened out as Paillaugue did in the extra time. We're learning the hard way...

4PP

iroced wrote: »

Oh nooooooooo !!! How come Paillaugue did miss that... Ah well... at least we're still unbeaten at home. Hopefully we can beat Bath.
Turning point in the game is that stupid decision to go for the post with that very tough penalty kick from the touch line 22 min to the end. We were dominating the game at this time. Should have gone for the line-out and try scoring a second try. We chickened out as Paillaugue did in the extra time. We're learning the hard way...

MHRC definitely deserved to win. Score does not for a minute reflect the rugby played. Glasgow shouldn't even have got a DB from that game. MHRC a bit naive at times but definitely the better team on the day. As you say, they'll learn...

4PP

Quotes of the match so far re Devin Toner............

"If you're looking for someone to put the star on the Christmas tree, there's your man"

"BrianO'D would have been proud of that" (Dummy & offload for Lukes Try)

"Its the Devin Toner show"

Wonder if I can find odds on who's getting MOM

Benny Cake

Bath down to 13, hooker in the bin

decisions

4PP wrote: »

Quotes of the match so far re Devin Toner............

"If you're looking for someone to put the star on the Christmas tree, there's your man"

"BrianO'D would have been proud of that" (Dummy & offload for Lukes Try)

"Its the Devin Toner show"

Wonder if I can find odds on who's getting MOM

And after all that they still gave it to Jonny...

4PP

decisions wrote: »

And after all that they still gave it to Jonny...

I know , just as well I couldn't find odds

CoDy1

Edinburgh v Cardiff - Att. 4384
Ospreys vSaracens - Att. 7098
Leinster v Bath Att. 46,365

Pathetic performance from the Welsh and the Scots and its not even RDpro12!

Pity.

decisions

CoDy1 wrote: »

Edinburgh v Cardiff - Att. 4384
Ospreys vSaracens - Att. 7098
Leinster v Bath Att. 46,365

Pathetic performance from the Welsh and the Scots and its not even RDpro12!

Pity.

What were the ticket prices like for all of the above..?

GerM

Disappointing Edinburgh couldn't get a better crowd in for that game. They've a superb shot of getting into the QF. Racing are completely disinterested and they should be able to beat LI at home. Michael Bradley's stock must be rising significantly at the moment. Visser is worth his weight in gold for them though.

Higher

Didn't see Ulster but here is my Irish team of the week..

1.Healy (no one else really)
2.Varley
3.Ross
4.Toner
5.O'Connell
6.O'Brien
7.Jennings
8.Heaslip
9.Reddan
10.Sexton
11.Fitzgerald
12.McSharry
13.O'Malley
14.O'Halloran
15.Kearney

matthew8

Great try Quins. I've got a tenner on Northampton under 27.5 points today, going on their scoring form that should be money in the bag.

ongarite

The pitch is a disgrace.

clsmooth

Pitch is really cutting up. And only 15mins in

ongarite

WOW!!

Toulouse really bottling this. Missing simple kicks and making lots of mistakes.

GerM

Bloody hell. This is great stuff and very interesting from an Irish perspective. Toulouse lose this one and they might be going away from home for their QF. Would be actually very handy if someone could knock them out without Leinster/Munster/Ulster having to play them.

Big Nelly

Forward pass!!! idiot

GerM

Toulouse are really struggling to cope with Quins shooting up in defence. You'd think McAlister and Jauzion could slip through them but nothing thus far.

EDIT: Murphy's Law. Took the forwards to slip through.

molloyjh

GerM wrote: »

Toulouse are really struggling to cope with Quins shooting up in defence. You'd think McAlister and Jauzion could slip through them but nothing thus far.

EDIT: Murphy's Law. Took the forwards to slip through.

Surely Quinns can't keep that defensive effort up for the full 80 though????

yimrsg

Toulouse 10 Harlequins 15 at HT.

Really good spectacle. Quinns have been blitzing like crazy and hitting Toulouse behind the gain line. McCalister has missed 3 or 4 kicks at goal and Jauzion has missed 2 or 3 tackles, Fritz has been playing out of his skin since he came on.

ray jay

molloyjh wrote: »

Surely Quinns can't keep that defensive effort up for the full 80 though????

Looks like they couldn't keep it up for 40. A Quins win would make the group very interesting, but I'd expect Toulouse to win in the end.

GerM

It's a shame these two sides are in the same pool. Both would be worthy of spots in the semi finals ahead of the likes of Edinburgh who could well top their pool. I can see Quins winning the Amlin Cup again if they finish second.

Also, this pitch is a shambles.

iroced

Ouh... Servat 1cm short off the try line. But Doussain can convert Toulouse domination to put them in front .

its_phil

Fantastic work from Tom Williams to get that ball back and set up try.

22-19 to Quins

GerM

Fritz should be absolutely in the bin for that. Very lucky they couldn't identify the number. He's a great player but always had a bit of a mean little streak in him. Blindside hit from an offside position, sneaky.

matthew8

matthew8 wrote: »

Great try Quins. I've got a tenner on Northampton under 27.5 points today, going on their scoring form that should be money in the bag.

FML. 3-0 at half time and then Castres decide they don't want to try at all.

yimrsg

Doussain misses a conversion from out wide to take the lead, 24 to 25 to Harlequins with Nick Easter in the bin for 10 minutes.

ongarite

24-25 now and a penalty to Harlequins.

They are down to 14 players though.

decisions

How long left in the Quinns match..?

ongarite

6 mins left and Toulouse down by 4 points.

GerM

This Wallace lad for Quins is a tank.

Nick Evans must p*ss ice cubes. Slots another penalty to push Quins to 4 points in front. Massive finish here. Come on Quins!

GerM

Castres are an embarrassment outside of their home ground.

ongarite

Another penatly to Quins. Super punt down field and rucking from Mohne.

Evans cool as ice.
24-31 to Quins. 4 mins left.

lologram

What a player Evans is. Ice in his veins!

Spudmonkey

Dan who.... this is a great performance from Quins.

thomond2006

Evans is unbelievable. Whacks it over the bar no problem.

24-31 with 3 minutes to go!

Spudmonkey

That Williams has made some impact.

GerM

BP for Northampton. Might be something for them to play for against Munster yet if they can beat Scarlets...

GerM

Spudmonkey wrote: »

That Williams has made some impact.

And not a hint of a blood capsule...

Burgo

Score of the northhampton game, and how long left?

Spudmonkey

GerM wrote: »

And not a hint of a blood capsule...

That aside, if Quins win this game it was his impact that swung it.

ongarite

More controversy!!

decisions

Is the Quins game over..?/Score..?

iroced

Jaysus ! What a shameful attitude from the Quins. Lucky to get away with it.

Big Nelly

decisions wrote: »

Is the Quins game over..?/Score..?

24-31 to Quinns

79th minute

yimrsg

79th minute 24-31 to Harlequins. Easter back on. Scrum to Quins.