Leinster -v- Clermont Heineken Cup Pool Aviva Stadium KO 5:35pm Sky Sports 1

LeeroyJones

LEINSTER:

15: Isa Nacewa
14: Shane Horgan
13: Brian O'Driscoll
12: Gordon D'Arcy
11: Fergus McFadden
10: Jonathan Sexton
9: Eoin Reddan

1: Cian Healy
2: Richardt Strauss
3: Mike Ross
4: Leo Cullen CAPTAIN
5: Nathan Hines
6: Sean O'Brien
7: Shane Jennings
8: Jamie Heaslip/Dominic Ryan

REPLACEMENTS:

16: Jason Harris-Wright
17: Heinke van der Merwe
18: Clint Newland
19: Devin Toner
20: Dominic Ryan/Rhys Ruddock
21: Isaac Boss
22: Shaun Berne
23: David Kearney

ASM CLERMONT AUVERGNE
A Floch
N Nalaga
A Rougerie CAPTAIN
G Williams
J Malzieu
B James
M Parra

T Domingo
T Paulo
D Zirakashvili
J Pierre
T Privat
J Bonnaire
A Lapandry*
S Lauaki

REPLACEMENTS: M Ledesma, L Faure, C Ric, L Jacquet, E Vermeulen, B Baby, K Senio, T Lavea

*ASM Clermont Auvergne No 7 Alexandre Lapandry faces a late fitness test. If he is ruled out Alexandre Audebert will start at No 7.

PaddyPower Odds
Leinster 1/2
Draw 19/1
Clermont 6/4

Handcap
Leinster (-4) 10/11
Clermont (+4) 10/11

Leinster by 1-10 is what I'm going for at 13/8

ALLEZ LES BLEUS

BoarHunter

The same in february lads

ALLEZ LES BLEUS

shrapnel222

LeeroyJones wrote: »

PaddyPower Odds
Leinster 1/2
Draw 19/1
Clermont 16/4



ALLEZ LES BLEUS

give me 16/4 on clermont and i'll bite your hand off ;-))

6/4 maybe?

duckysauce

shrapnel222 wrote: »

give me 16/4 on clermont and i'll bite your hand off ;-))

6/4 maybe?

13/8 now

LeeroyJones

just realised another 2 typos - absolute nightmare today, it is that time on a Friday I guess! Could a mod change the thread title regarding the time which is actually 5:45pm and it's Pool 2 as opposed to just 'Pool'!

Jack Sheehan

Who plays centre if Brian's not fit? O'Malley's injured aswell I think.

WeeBushy

Schmidt said that McFadden would move into the centre and D. Kearney would start on the wing.

wixfjord

The resident Clermontaine (?!) on LF saying Floch out because his GF is in labour. Baby in.

Presumeably Malzeau to FB?

wixfjord

wixfjord wrote: »

The resident Clermontaine (?!) on LF saying Floch out because his GF is in labour. Baby in.

Heh, I read that wrong in my head thinking Floch's baby was somehow replacing him at FB.

wixfjord

Haha!

Quote from the same Clermonter (?!) on LF:

in other words, we have a Baby coming in because another one is coming out.

wixfjord

Sarries beating Metro 13-0 with 5 mins left in first half.
Lashing snow, so it wont be a high scoring game. Come on Sarries!

CouchSmart

Delighted to see BOD back, reckon he's gonna have a fantastic game tomorrow after O'Malley raising the bar so high last week. If Heaslip is fit I'm confident of the win, otherwise I don't think we'll do it. Heaslip is vital to this team.

hardCopy

wixfjord wrote: »

The resident Clermontaine (?!) on LF saying Floch out because his GF is in labour. Baby in.

Presumeably Malzeau to FB?

That's just fantastic wordplay

spank_inferno

So how do people see things going today?
Does anyone know what the attendance is likely to be?

chris85

spank_inferno wrote: »

So how do people see things going today?
Does anyone know what the attendance is likely to be?

I think attendance should hit around 45,000 or so. Should be a good one.

spank_inferno

Cool! Thats good to hear.
I hope the atmosphere will be great... despite us all freezing our nads off!

Allez Les Bleus!

WeeBushy

Heaslip on Twitter:

trevortilley don't know yet,fitness test last minute so waiting until then.havent run since thursday and it was still a bit ropey then!

The Kidsnapper

chris85 wrote: »

I think attendance should hit around 45,000 or so. Should be a good one.

They must all be in the corporate bar:)

thomond2006

Robson, seriously cringeworthy stuff.

"FEVA...IN THE AVIVA"

.....

irishbucsfan

At least santy is on our side.

The Kidsnapper

Great start - Clermont look as if they mean it

The Kidsnapper

Great Try nearly

irishbucsfan

Great start

The Kidsnapper

Only a matter of time

corny

Clermont haven't a clue whats hit them.

AbusesToilets

Question: what strip are Leinster wearing today?

The Kidsnapper

She's nice

Saviola

Looking good lads keep it up.

irishbucsfan

AbusesToilets wrote: »

Question: what strip are Leinster wearing today?

The light blue without the pattern, because of Clermont's colours I think.

It's like an alternate-alternate

The Kidsnapper

AbusesToilets wrote: »

Question: what strip are Leinster wearing today?

Blue - short sleeves

AbusesToilets

irishbucsfan wrote: »

The light blue without the pattern, because of Clermont's colours I think.

It's like an alternate-alternate

Cheers

irishbucsfan

Fergus McFadden was absolutely exceptional there.

Absolutely fantastic work on the deck. So impressed.

thomond2006

ooh clermont what a waste.

corny

Lauaki a bit stupid there upsetting the ref.

irishbucsfan

Dodgy decision there. Thought a Leinster player knocked it on first.

The Kidsnapper

a steel matress:D

thomond2006

corny wrote: »

Lauaki a bit stupid there upsetting the ref.

Must have had a few beers before kickoff.

7-3, Parra penalty.

thomond2006

Nathan Hines' hands....just beautiful.

Best hands for a lock in the world IMO.

The Kidsnapper

Clermont are 3/1 to win now - a bit generous?

Saviola

3/1 to win? Thats fairly ridiculous i'd have to say.

irishbucsfan

Silly from Reddan.

Where is Boss

corny

Jesus Christ Healy. Does he have a brain or what?

irishbucsfan

Cian Healy special there. Give away stupid penalties for absolute ridiculous pieces of play

The Kidsnapper

Saviola wrote: »

3/1 to win? Thats fairly ridiculous i'd have to say.

Now back to 5/2 (this is on betfair)

Brenireland

cant see the game no sky:( but come on leinster!:D

The Kidsnapper

Leinster should have made more of that chance

corny

Need to get our hands on the ball. At this rate the defensive work will take its toll for the second half.

Saviola

Baby is on form anyway. Healy could be such a good player if he cut out the stupid penalties, he's a tank of a man.

SuprSi

Any stream for this?

The Kidsnapper

Brenireland wrote: »

cant see the game no sky:( but come on leinster!:D

you can watch it streaming here



http://www.justin.tv/twomintpork1#/w/665186288/2

Monty Burnz

This game is being played in the wrong half...what are Leinster at? They will be kicked to death playing like this.