2018-2019 Champions Cup

thomond2006

Pienaar won his team 4 points. They could have easily settled for 3 given the time on the clock.

LuckyGent88

Well that try makes the second half very interesting. Edinburgh been quite impressive especially the scrum.

Buer

vienne86 wrote: »

That's a try for me. Careless by Edinburgh.

Don't know about careless. That's a monster Montpellier pack. Once they retain possession in the 22, they're very hard to stop. Edinburgh were right to try and kill it and concede the penalty.

vienne86

9 to 7 at half time doesn't reflect the play. Edinburgh will be raging with themselves.

Buer

LuckyGent88 wrote: »

Well that try makes the second half very interesting. Edinburgh been quite impressive especially the scrum.

Final scrum after JdP went off looked very different and Edinburgh were creaking before Mata got it away.

If Montpellier get the scrum sorted, they've every chance of sneaking this. Edinburgh haven't really got much on the scoreboard for the amount of decent ball they've had in clear space.

Montpellier discipline not great though and with 7 penalties on the board against them already, they'll need to sort that out.

molloyjh

Buer wrote: »

Final scrum after JdP went off looked very different and Edinburgh were creaking before Mata got it away.

If Montpellier get the scrum sorted, they've every chance of sneaking this. Edinburgh haven't really got much on the scoreboard for the amount of decent ball they've had in clear space.

Montpellier discipline not great though and with 7 penalties on the board against them already, they'll need to sort that out.

Looking a the stats at half time (didn’t see much of the first half) and Monty seemed to have the upper hand in many aspects. Edinburgh have had to make nearly twice the number of tackles. Limit the penalties and they can def win this.

Buer

Edinburgh are very, very predictable when they spin it. They're trying fairly creative plays but they're too slow and inaccurate to make them slick or difficult to read. Montpellier are comfortably reading them and shutting it down.

molloyjh

Was that not the most obvious case of an early drive?

EDIT: scratch that, it was really good timing.

Buer

How are these people paid commentators/pundits? The Edinburgh scrum was obviously far less comfortable the moment JdP went off. They haven't had the same dominance in a single scrum since.

Cotter deserves cretdit for making a big call.

Buer

10 minutes of minor implosion from Edinburgh. 10 points conceded, find themselves behind in a game they had been very comfortable in and try to get out of it by sending the restart dead.

Buer

Good cover by Pienaar but no way all the chasers were onside.

LuckyGent88

Pienaar is such a class act.

Buer

What on earth is the TMO/assistants role here? Montpellier are literally 1-2m offside at first tackler behind the referees back and no call.

ScrubsfanChris

Edinburgh's attacking game plan seems to rely very heavily on the other team just missing tackles.

Eod100

Could go down to wire. Edinburgh surely have a try in them yet

RugbyLover123

This is an awful game, shame as so much rides on it. Don’t see either of these sides going any further then QF if they get through.

vienne86

Relief for Edinburgh with that try.

Buer

How are they not going blindside?!

Mata you greedy sod.

Deserved try. Been impressed with the Edinburgh wingers. Livewires tonight but not tested defensively. Big conversion to come to make it a 2 score game.

molloyjh

What was JDP doing there? Abandoning the blindside when there were Edinburgh men there!?

molloyjh

Cracking kick.

vienne86

Wow! Fabulous conversion.

molloyjh

So Monty have decided to throw in the towel?

ScrubsfanChris

Thats probably that. Typical French away from home performance, unless something miraculous happens.

Buer

molloyjh wrote: »

So Monty have decided to throw in the towel?

Not at all. Pienaar is 35 years old and not the player he was regardless. He's done.

Right time to change him when they need to score.

Buer

ScrubsfanChris wrote: »

Thats probably that. Typical French away from home performance, unless something miraculous happens.

No it's not. They named their strongest side. They were 9-0 down and came back to be in front in the second half.

The game is still in the balance too. This is the opposite of a typical French away performance.

Edinburgh are a good side. This is potentially their 7th win on the trot and they deserve credit for it.

Buer

Edinburgh need to kill the ball and concede a penalty.

Buer

Discipline Edinburgh! Don't concede a penalty and maybe they'll knock on!!

vienne86

Edinburgh were stretched there. Lucky Montpellier knocked on. They were looking dangerous.

thomond2006

aaaaaand it's gone.

ScrubsfanChris

Buer wrote: »

No it's not. They named their strongest side. They were 9-0 down and came back to be in front in the second half.

The game is still in the balance too. This is the opposite of a typical French away performance.

Edinburgh are a good side. This is potentially their 7th win on the trot and they deserve credit for it.

Okay
But you can hardly say this is a good Montpelier performance?

troyzer

There goes Munster's hope of a home quarter.

ScrubsfanChris

That should be a penalty the other way

LuckyGent88

And that should be that anyway. Montpellier have been pretty poor all told.

thomond2006

Ah Johan.

Buer

ScrubsfanChris wrote: »

Okay
But you can hardly say this is a good Montpelier performance?

It's the completely typical Montpellier performance. If you take them on and don't lie down in defence, the mistakes come. They're hard to break down and hard to stop.

I wouldn't call it a good performance but I wouldn't say it's bad either. Edinburgh are ahead because they're a good side and deserve to be ahead. They have managed to hold out Montpellier on their own line and, most importantly, WP Nel has been sensational in the scrum winning them multiple penalties which is probably the difference in the end.

Buer

thomond2006 wrote: »

Ah Johan.

Had it. Wasn't fingertips at all. Just needed to catch the ball.

Can see Edinburgh scoring again now as Montpellier realise they're done now.

Bazzo

Newcastle have just scored two tries in the space of 2 mins to retake the lead and bring my accumulator for the weekend back from the dead.

LuckyGent88

Talk about butchering a try.

molloyjh

That was bad.

Bazzo

And Toulon go and score and retake the lead

molloyjh

Toulon try. Sorry Buer!

Dave_The_Sheep

molloyjh wrote: »

That was bad.

Not sure which was worse, the aim on the pass or the decision to pass before committing his man.

Synode

Bazzo wrote: »

Newcastle have just scored two tries in the space of 2 mins to retake the lead and bring my accumulator for the weekend back from the dead.

Toulon breaking your heart

Buer

molloyjh wrote: »

Toulon try. Sorry Buer!

It's okay, molloy. I forgive you.

I'm bewildered why you're apologising to me but it's about time, in fairness.

Edinburgh were committed but ultimately never looked like they needed to get into top gear.

Synode

epcr site is useless this evening

Delighted for Edinburgh

vienne86

Well deserved MOTM for WP Nel.

Buer

Deleted User wrote: »

Edinburgh were committed but ultimately never looked like they needed to get into top gear.

I don't think they have anothe gear. They do have some players to come back who will get them over the gain line a bit more consistently but I think they lack accuracy in attack. How many passes did we see the man outside taking it above his head or checking his run?

Lads like Scott, Bennett and, possibly most importantly, John Barclay are set to be back in the next couple of months.

Former Former

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Delighted for Edinburgh

And it puts Leinster and Glasgow through.

Ulster now need only an lbp to join them.