Leicester v. Toulouse, Welford Road

irishbucsfan

This needs a match thread to leave the HEC thread to discuss permutations.

Biggest game of the weekend, winner takes all. 2 of the grand daddy's of European rugby. Hopefully the weather won't get in the way too much.

Leicester: 15 Mathew Tait, 14 Niall Morris, 13 Manu Tuilagi, 12 Anthony Allen, 11 Adam Thompstone, 10 Toby Flood, 9 Ben Youngs, 8 Thomas Waldrom, 7 Julian Salvi, 6 Steve Mafi, 5 Geoff Parling, 4 Louis Deacon, 3 Dan Cole, 2 Tom Youngs, 1 Marcos Ayerza.
Replacements: 16 Rob Hawkins, 17 Logovi'i Mulipola, 18 Martin Castrogiovanni, 19 Ed Slater, 20 Jordan Crane, 21 Sam Harrison, 22 George Ford, 23 Matt Smith.

Toulouse: 15 Clement Poitrenaud, 14 Vincent Clerc, 13 Florian Fritz, 12 Luke McAlister, 11 Yoann Huget, 10 Lionel Beauxis, 9 Jean-Marc Doussain, 8 Louis Picamoles, 7 Thierry Dusautoir, 6 Gregory Lamboley, 5 Patricio Albacete, 4 Yoann Maestri, 3 Census Johnston, 2 Christopher Tolofua, 1 Gurthro Steenkamp.
Replacements: 16 Gary Botha, 17 Vasil Kakovin, 18 Yohan Montes, 19 Romain Millo-Chluski, 20 Yannick Nyanga, 21 Luke Burgess, 22 Yannick Jauzion, 23 Maxime Medard.

Date: Sunday, 20 January
Venue: Welford Road
Kick-off: 15:00
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Mark Patton (Ireland), Olly Hodges (Ireland)
Television match official: Simon McDowell (Ireland)

sixy

This should be a cracker! Tuilagi out injured I think the sky guys said

Hagz

sixy wrote: »

This should be a cracker! Tuilagi out injured I think the sky guys said

Slight niggle and Cockerill didn't want to risk it on the hard ground.

thomond2006

This should be a great game.

awec

Come on Leicester!

Micky Dolenz

They got a grand soft day for it.

Phonehead

Some conditions

irishbucsfan

How is the ground kept soft and safe?

ScrubsfanChris

irishbucsfan wrote: »

How is the ground kept soft and safe?

Think its been covered for days, the snow on the ground is fresh.

Phonehead

Surely there is a health and safety issue here

ongarite

I can't believe this game is actually being played. Weather and pitch are in some state

thomond2006

You'd think they'd have a different coloured ball for this, going to be a nightmare for players fielding high balls.

decisions

Odds on this now going 60 min? Weather is foul.

decisions

Yeh, why no yellow/orange ball like GAA?

gooch2k9

I'd love to play in conditions like that! Be some craic if it wasn't an important game!

Big win Leicester come on!

Fits Morris

An orange ball is needed here.

ongarite

Man with a brush keeping the lines clear. What a joke!!

irishbucsfan

How long till Clancy falls over?

matthew8

There was a tarp on the pitch at 12:30 today, was probably there for a few days before. Pitch probably soft enough at least.

irishbucsfan

Ah niallly

Don't think he's got it

ongarite

Think thats a knock on. Bring him back home to Leinster cos he looks class anyway..

thomond2006

Don't think Morris got that.

ongarite

Is it me or is the snow even heavier now?

irishbucsfan

matthew8 wrote: »

There was a tarp on the pitch at 12:30 today, was probably there for a few days before. Pitch probably soft enough at least.

Yep it's been there since Thursday I think and it's been snowing pretty consistently over here since then. But the pitch must be rock hard even still unless there's heating?

decisions

Morris is seriously classy

Tox56

decisions wrote: »

Morris is seriously classy

Classy isn't how I would describe his boshing of the Toulouse winger and subsequent knock on with the try line at his mercy..!

Nah it would be great to have him back at Leinster at some point in the future, Nacewa can't stay here forever

thomond2006

Poitrenaud in this weather is an accident waiting to happen

rchendz92

This will be cancelled at half time, it cannot be safe down there.

decisions

Tox56 wrote: »

Classy isn't how I would describe his boshing of the Toulouse winger and subsequent knock on with the try line at his mercy..!

Nah it would be great to have him back at Leinster at some point in the future, Nacewa can't stay here forever

He butchered it. Still brilliant tho

irishbucsfan

Stick on some mini-skis and you'd be unstoppable

Teferi

Could not imagine playing in snow. That would be my nightmare.

thomond2006

ffs Beauxis

awec

Mafi is gone. Hamstring.

decisions

Mafi is a blow.

thomond2006

jesus christ!!!

3 missed kicks for Toulouse

Judgement Day

Another let-off from a streak player.

Hagz

Let him stay at Leicester and mature a bit more.

Tox56

What have Leicester been doing to opposition kickers over the last two weeks??

ScrubsfanChris

The longer this game stays 3-0 the better

awec

I'm just guessing who has the ball based on who is being tackled.

jacothelad

Teferi wrote: »

Could not imagine playing in snow. That would be my nightmare.

It was pretty common during the 1970s but we used a darker ball then so it was easy to see. There were even a few orange coloured ones about but they were like soap after a few minutes.

jacothelad

Beauxis 'Playing like a pigs bladder.'

OldRio

awec wrote: »

I'm just guessing who has the ball based on who is being tackled.

I'm glad you said that.
I thought my eyes needed testing.

ScrubsfanChris

Great broom work there....

sioda

ongarite wrote: »

Man with a brush keeping the lines clear. What a joke!!

He needed a bigger brush

Swan Curry

Lineout for Toulouse in the Leicester 22,ten seconds later they're camped on their own try line,this is mad.

thomond2006

6-0

Toulouse struggling badly

Fishooks13

Think we're safe enough! Mad conditions

thomond2006

Poor from Flood, that should have been kicked rightaway.

Chance for Toulouse here again

Edit: Throw not straight

Swan Curry

Scrum turns,chance for Toulouse close to the Leicester tryline.

OldRio

Flood looking a bit iffy