Heineken Cup - General Discussion Thread

thomond2006 · 10-12-2011 3:11pm

G'wan Treviso!!! They were really unlucky to not win against Ospreys in November.

justsomebloke · 10-12-2011 3:16pm

21-12 to tresivo

thomond2006 · 10-12-2011 3:17pm

Try for Castres.

Burgo · 10-12-2011 3:19pm

It's feicing raining tries this afternoon!

justsomebloke · 10-12-2011 3:19pm

24-12 to Tresivo at half time

thomond2006 · 10-12-2011 3:21pm

Castres 23-12 Northampton
Treviso 24-12 Biarritz
Connacht 6-11 Gloucester

.ak · 10-12-2011 3:33pm

The cast v saints game is actually great, all action... But you get the feeling this is a battle happening even though these teams will be at the bottom of the table. Saints are a shadow of themselves from last year... Even with the players they're missing today.

.ak · 10-12-2011 3:38pm

Elliot try from some loose play from both sides. Elliot intercepts and pulls a 70m (?) try.

I think Elliot's been unlucky not to get 3 tries today.. showing great class and a stand out player for the saints. Amazing for a H cup début. I'd be worried if I was Ashton.

23-17 to Cast.

thomond2006 · 10-12-2011 3:39pm

3 tries for Saints is it now? Another try and a win would keep them in the pool.

totallegend · 10-12-2011 3:43pm

.ak wrote: »

The cast v saints game is actually great, all action... But you get the feeling this is a battle happening even though these teams will be at the bottom of the table. Saints are a shadow of themselves from last year... Even with the players they're missing today.

Northampton suffered badly last year when they were missing some key players, e.g. during the Six Nations. The noises coming out of their camp at the start of this season were that they had improved their depth, but there's little evidence of it today.

I'm impressed by Lacey today, he's a ref that I haven't seen much of but he's doing a good job.

thomond2006 · 10-12-2011 3:44pm

Treviso 3 pointer: 27-12

totallegend · 10-12-2011 3:44pm

totallegend wrote: »

Northampton suffered badly last year when they were missing some key players, e.g. during the Six Nations. The noises coming out of their camp at the start of this season were that they had improved their depth, but there's little evidence of it today.

And they keep shooting themselves in the foot. Dewi Morris sounds like he's about to cry.

wixfjord · 10-12-2011 3:47pm

BP try for Northampton. Win here for them would throw the group wide open again.

thomond2006 · 10-12-2011 3:48pm

wixfjord wrote: »

BP try for Northampton. Win here for them would throw the group wide open again.

****!

.ak · 10-12-2011 3:49pm

totallegend wrote: »

Northampton suffered badly last year when they were missing some key players, e.g. during the Six Nations. The noises coming out of their camp at the start of this season were that they had improved their depth, but there's little evidence of it today.

I'm impressed by Lacey today, he's a ref that I haven't seen much of but he's doing a good job.

Yep, agreed.. Except for Elliot, he's been class today.

Lacey has been quite good.. he's not usually as good tends to get 'stroppy'.. but he's very relaxed today, good calls.

Another try for saints. BP try. Another debut player Manoe, just after making a RD hit...

Myler missed conversion again. Lamb on.

26-22 Cast.

wixfjord · 10-12-2011 3:51pm

Morris is hilariously biased.

Fireball07 · 10-12-2011 3:52pm

Hope Castres can hold on...

If they had kicked their conversions, they'd be winning though...were they kickable ones?

thomond2006 · 10-12-2011 3:53pm

Converted try for Biarritz: 27-19.

Benny Cake · 10-12-2011 3:54pm

Yellow for Northampton - Tom Wood

.ak · 10-12-2011 3:55pm

Tom Wood sin binned for attacking a maul from the side.

wixfjord · 10-12-2011 3:56pm

29-22 Castres with Wood in the bin.
Can't see saints winning this.

wixfjord · 10-12-2011 3:57pm

Bernard has an absolutely unreal boot!

thomond2006 · 10-12-2011 3:59pm

Another try for Biarritz!

27-26

wixfjord · 10-12-2011 3:59pm

Both sides playing some lovely stuff in Castres

wixfjord · 10-12-2011 4:01pm

Try Castres in the corner.

.ak · 10-12-2011 4:02pm

Try from Cast. Looks like the saints' HEC campaign is done.

thomond2006 · 10-12-2011 4:03pm

whew game over in Castres then

Then again if Castres win over in Saints next week, they might be in with a sniff.

wixfjord · 10-12-2011 4:04pm

Teuleut is an absolute metronome!
Never seen anything like that!

thomond2006 · 10-12-2011 4:06pm

wixfjord wrote: »

Teuleut is an absolute metronome!
Never seen anything like that!

What did he do? I'm definitely gonna download this game!

totallegend · 10-12-2011 4:07pm

That's the end of Northampton's HC campaign anyway. Castres are playing a high-tempo, off-loading game which frankly I didn't think they were capable of. If they ever decide to really commit to the HC and put the same effort and selection policies into their away fixtures as they do in France, they will be serious contenders.

Munster should be eternally grateful for Castres' decision to move the game to Toulouse.

wixfjord · 10-12-2011 4:07pm

thomond2006 wrote: »

What did he do? I'm definitely gonna download this game!

His kicking is just unreal!
Castres going for the BP now, they're a surprisingly good team.

thomond2006 · 10-12-2011 4:08pm

They need the BP alright, I thought they had it already with 36 points on the board.

wixfjord · 10-12-2011 4:09pm

totallegend wrote: »

That's the end of Northampton's HC campaign anyway. Castres are playing a high-tempo, off-loading game which frankly I didn't think they were capable of. If they ever decide to really commit to the HC and put the same effort and selection policies into their away fixtures as they do in France, they will be serious contenders.

Munster should be eternally grateful for Castres' decision to move the game to Toulouse.

They'll give Scarlets a fair going over in the last game too.
This pool is a real group of death!
A Munster win today would be huge.

budhabob · 10-12-2011 4:10pm

thomond2006 wrote: »

What did he do? I'm definitely gonna download this game!

Where do you download them from?

wixfjord · 10-12-2011 4:13pm

BP Castres.
They'll have to fancy themselves next week too.
Interesting.

thomond2006 · 10-12-2011 4:13pm

Still 27-26 in Treviso

.ak · 10-12-2011 4:14pm

BP try for Cast.

Taco Corp · 10-12-2011 4:14pm

Bonus point for Cast now

Burgo · 10-12-2011 4:14pm

thomond2006 wrote: »

Still 27-26 in Treviso

How long left?

thomond2006 · 10-12-2011 4:15pm

I'm only following updates, about 5/6 minutes left I'd say.

Fireball07 · 10-12-2011 4:17pm

Penalty scored by Treviso, 30-26

And about 2 minutes left. Hope they hold on.

Dick Turnip · 10-12-2011 4:17pm

30-26 to treviso. 2 mins left. they have the put in to a scrum on half way

totallegend · 10-12-2011 4:18pm

30-26 to Treviso, hang in there lads!

Dick Turnip · 10-12-2011 4:19pm

result 30-26 to Treviso. 2 BPs to Biarritz

Flincher · 10-12-2011 4:19pm

Bonus point win for Castres.

Ideally Northampton will beat them next week, and I think that will take both teams out of contention.

If no bonus points come out of that fixture, it will leave Castres on 6 and Northampton on 7. Either Munster or Llanelli could easily be on 16/17 points in 8 days time.

thomond2006 · 10-12-2011 4:21pm

Well done Benetton!!

wixfjord · 10-12-2011 4:22pm

That ****ing Sky Pad. :rolleyes:

Taco Corp · 10-12-2011 7:00pm

Stringer on the bench for Saracens. It will be weird seeing him in anything other than the red or green

thomond2006 · 10-12-2011 7:31pm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/16034646.stm

Racing Metro 14-34 London Irish, bonus point win for the Exiles. That makes their pool very interesting.

Racing are having a shocking season. They were 14-10 up at halftime.

thomond2006 · 10-12-2011 7:47pm

Saracens 23-13 Ospreys at halftime.

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