Heineken Cup - General Discussion Thread

circos · 10-12-2011 7:50pm

thomond2006 wrote: »

Saracens 23-13 Ospreys at halftime.

Theres something about this game im not enjoying but not sure what it is..

Maybe its two teams Ive no real interest in or would consider a team i liked...

Anyway its been a bit dull..

thomond2006 · 10-12-2011 7:56pm

Jason Holland should be forced to watch this game, Saracens are showing how to get around Ospreys' aggressive rush defence, something that Munster dismally failed to do last week.

thomond2006 · 10-12-2011 8:10pm

Try Saracens, crucial score.

Grimebox · 10-12-2011 8:13pm

I like the red posts

SteelyDanJalapeno · 10-12-2011 8:20pm

Do they Ospreys know how a scrum works?

thomond2006 · 10-12-2011 8:23pm

Good try Ospreys. Game on suddenly!

Grimebox · 10-12-2011 8:24pm

Game on!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hz1kmGKDuUE

thomond2006 · 10-12-2011 8:25pm

Fantastic conversion from Biggar. 28-24

PP were quoted Ospreys at 9/1 to win about 5 minutes ago.

thomond2006 · 10-12-2011 8:26pm

G'wan Strings!!!

budhabob · 10-12-2011 8:26pm

Stringer on now too.

Taco Corp · 10-12-2011 8:27pm

thomond2006 wrote: »

Fantastic conversion from Biggar. 28-24

PP were quoted Ospreys at 9/1 to win about 5 minutes ago.

28-23.

Stringer on the field now.

webels · 10-12-2011 8:27pm

Comon Stringer

razorblunt · 10-12-2011 8:27pm

Great reception for Stringer.

thomond2006 · 10-12-2011 8:31pm

Saracens with a lot of brainless kicking

thomond2006 · 10-12-2011 8:38pm

Saracens 5m scrum, Fussell should have kicked that. Instead he tries to run out of defense and it causes a comedy show.

thomond2006 · 10-12-2011 8:43pm

Saracens kick 3 points, Ospreys about to get one back.

I really think Saracens should have kept opting for scrums, a try was likely. Plus that would have been a BP try.

31-26, Biggar scores.

thomond2006 · 10-12-2011 8:50pm

Saracens win 31-26. They really could have gotten 5 points and left Ospreys with none had they gone for a reset scrum near the end.

CouchSmart · 10-12-2011 9:29pm

Treviso going really well this season. Biarritz losing to them again! French in general are giving a fairly bad account of themselves this year - Toulouse aside as usual. Obviously a bit premature but I reckon the pool winners will be; Munster, Cardiff, Leinster, Leicester, Sarries, Toulouse. Hard to know who'll be the best runners up, maybe Ulster and Scarlets? Some possibly mouth watering quarters there. HEC has to be the best tournament in the world.

.ak · 10-12-2011 9:29pm

Didn't catch the second half. How'd Strings do?

Also, little OT but... How the hell did Wembley turn around for XFactor so quickly? Thought that'd be a huge logistics issue.

durkadurka · 10-12-2011 10:02pm

.ak wrote: »

Didn't catch the second half. How'd Strings do?

Also, little OT but... How the hell did Wembley turn around for XFactor so quickly? Thought that'd be a huge logistics issue.

Are you thinking of wembley arena?

padraig.od · 10-12-2011 10:09pm

.ak wrote: »

Didn't catch the second half. How'd Strings do?

Also, little OT but... How the hell did Wembley turn around for XFactor so quickly? Thought that'd be a huge logistics issue.

Wembley Arena in not Wembley stadium. Would you want to be at an out door concert in the middle of winter:eek:

ambid · 10-12-2011 10:11pm

.ak wrote: »

Didn't catch the second half. How'd Strings do?

Also, little OT but... How the hell did Wembley turn around for XFactor so quickly? Thought that'd be a huge logistics issue.

I thought he was okay. Good control and composure at a critical time. He put one particularly good kick behind the Osprey defence.

irishbucsfan · 11-12-2011 1:08am

.ak wrote: »

Didn't catch the second half. How'd Strings do?

Also, little OT but... How the hell did Wembley turn around for XFactor so quickly? Thought that'd be a huge logistics issue.

Wembley Arena is right outside the stadium, they're not the same. If you're walking up Wembley Way towards the stadium, the Arena is on your right.

Logistics were still an issue though as there was a little crossover of foot traffic. If it was a premiership football match I doubt it would've been allowed, the kickoff would've been bumped much further up.

Stringer managed well, but his pass has really lost accuracy. A good few times he was putting the ball behind Hodgson and completely stalling him and killing his space. But they haven't been playing together long so that will surely improve. His speed to the breakdown was impressive, but he has certainly declined.

It was a great day out. Weird as a neutral, but at least I could shout for Strings and Bowe and the Ospreys fans were good craic (the Saracens fans were trying their best to bore everyone else into submission I think).

.ak · 11-12-2011 1:26pm

Haha, that makes sense. I've been to Wembley but didn't know there was an arena near it.

So, does it look like Stringer will be first choice once he settles in?

irishbucsfan · 11-12-2011 1:44pm

.ak wrote: »

Haha, that makes sense. I've been to Wembley but didn't know there was an arena near it.

When it's empty it looks like a big warehouse, very easy to miss. I, being manly, went to see Westlife there but I reckon if I hadn't (Or if it didn't have a massive X on it for the X Factor) I wouldn't know it was there tbh.

So, does it look like Stringer will be first choice once he settles in?

I don't think he will be, just because he's on a short term deal and they have a 19 year old playing pretty well. To me it would make sense to stick with the younger guy unless Strings really impresses.

NickDrake · 11-12-2011 2:10pm

wixfjord wrote: »

Reason and logic don't seem to wash with some on here.
I just love arguing though!

so are you finally going to admit Northampton are out of the cup and I was right???

thomond2006 · 11-12-2011 2:10pm

Glasgow 6
Montpellier 3

so far...

thomond2006 · 11-12-2011 2:21pm

Mont try, 6-10

thomond2006 · 11-12-2011 2:29pm

12-10 now

CIARAN_BOYLE · 11-12-2011 3:19pm

thomond2006 wrote: »

12-10 now

15-10 now

thomond2006 · 11-12-2011 3:19pm

15-10

CIARAN_BOYLE · 11-12-2011 3:28pm

thomond2006 wrote: »

15-10

20-10 now

matthew8 · 11-12-2011 3:36pm

Glasgow playing tremendously at home, they'll be tough for Leinster. Glad we won't have to win there.

thomond2006 · 11-12-2011 4:02pm

Clermont vs Leicester on right now. Should be good to watch.

ASM Clermont Auvergne:
15 Lee Byrne, 14 Sitiveni Sivivatu, 13 Aurélien Rougerie, 12 Wesley Fofana, 11 Julien Malzieu, 10 Brock James, 9 Morgan Parra,
8 Julien Bonnaire, 7 Alexandre Lapandry, 6 Gerhard Vosloo, 5 Nathan Hines, 4 Julien Pierre, 3 Davit Zirakashvili, 2 Benjamin Kayser, 1 Lionel Faure.

Replacements: 16 Ti'i Paulo, 17 Vincent Debaty, 18 Clément Ric, 19 Jamie Cudmore, 20 Elvis Vermeulen, 21 Kevin Senio, 22 David Skrela, 23 Regan King,

Leicester Tigers:
15 Geordan Murphy, 14 Horacio Agulla, 13 Matt Smith, 12 Manu Tuilagi, 11 Alesana Tuilagi, 10 Toby Flood, 9 Ben Youngs,
8 Thomas Waldrom, 7 Jules Salvi, 6 Tom Croft, 5 George Skivington, 4 Louis Deacon, 3 Martin Castrogiovanni, 2 George Chuter, 1 Marcos Ayerza.

Replacements: 16 Rob Hawkins, 17 Boris Stankovich, 18 Dan Cole, 19 Ed Slater, 20 Steve Mafi, 21 Sam Harrison, 22 Billy Twelvetrees, 23 Scott Hamilton,

Taco Corp · 11-12-2011 4:07pm

Huge leicester scrum, against the head, pen won.

Edit: flood missed pen from half way line

Taco Corp · 11-12-2011 4:19pm

Try for Youngs in the corner

Missed conversion

Burgo · 11-12-2011 4:20pm

Surley wrote: »

Try for Youngs in the corner

flood missed the conversion.

Taco Corp · 11-12-2011 4:35pm

Have to say, I do like the clapping that the French fans do as kickers are preparing. Creates a great atmosphere

irishbucsfan · 11-12-2011 4:38pm

Surley wrote: »

Have to say, I do like the clapping that the French fans do as kickers are preparing. Creates a great atmosphere

That's the best stadium in the world for atmosphere, it's the best I've been to anyway (in many sports as well!).

Taco Corp · 11-12-2011 4:43pm

irishbucsfan wrote: »

That's the best stadium in the world for atmosphere, it's the best I've been to anyway (in many sports as well!).

I really wish I had gone there when Leinster were down there last season

thomond2006 · 11-12-2011 4:44pm

Try for Clermont after Tuilagi drops a high ball. Good finish from Malzieu.

thomond2006 · 11-12-2011 4:46pm

16-5 at halftime.

thomond2006 · 11-12-2011 5:13pm

Chuter and Tuilagi sinbinned for two seperate incidents. Still 16-5 on the scoreboard.

yimrsg · 11-12-2011 5:13pm

Leicester down to 13 men!

CIARAN_BOYLE · 11-12-2011 5:13pm

Still 16-5 and two Leicster men in the bin for 10 minutes

2 and 12

Taco Corp · 11-12-2011 5:13pm

2 Leicester players binned for high tackles at the same time

thomond2006 · 11-12-2011 5:14pm

Parra misses a simple kick.

Taco Corp · 11-12-2011 5:16pm

"Any more messing and your gone". Rolland to Hines

thomond2006 · 11-12-2011 5:18pm

Fofana try. It was coming.

Malzieu with a great break in the build up. Sensational player.

thomond2006 · 11-12-2011 5:19pm

Sky Sports boys are very quick to hype Fofana as France's number 12, gotta be Jauzion IMO.

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