Sunday QFs: Racing vs Saracens 1:45pm / Toulon vs Wasps 4:15pm

thomond2006

RC Toulon
15. Delon Armitage; 14. Josua Tuisova, 13. Mathieu Bastareaud, 12. Maxime Mermoz, 11. Drew Mitchell; 10. Frederic Michalak, 9. Sebastien Tillous-Borde;
1. Alexandre Menini, 2. Guilhem Guirado, 3. Carl Hayman (c), 4. Bakkies Botha, 5. Ali Williams, 6. Mamuka Gorgodze, 7. Steffon Armitage, 8. Chris Masoe

16. Jean-Charles Orioli, 17. Xavier Chiocci, 18. Levan Chilachava, 19. Juan Fernandez Lobbe, 20. Rudi Wulf, 21. Matt Giteau, 22. Michael Claassens, 23. Jocelino Suta

total former

Could see Saracens getting the away win, a strong enough team. Toulon shouldn't have too many problems.

CatFromHue

That's not the strongest looking Toulon team I've seen, the back row is awesome as usual of course.

I don't know much about some of the Wasps players though but I wouldn't rule out a close game here.

thomond2006

Gorgodze starting is a big surprise, he's done very little this season and has had a few injuries. Masoe is playing well despite his age but it's a shock that Fernandez Lobbe isn't starting.

thomond2006

Imhoff, Dulin, Thomas

That's a lethal back three on paper. Hopefully Sexton can put them in positions to be a threat.

Buer

I think the Toulon game isn't going to be the walk over most assume.

sydthebeat

Racing Toulon wins.

4 EnglIsh tteams in the quarter finals

None in the semis

molloyjh

Buer wrote: »

I think the Toulon game isn't going to be the walk over most assume.

If they'd beaten Toulouse last week I'd have agreed but I think there'll be a response to that loss today. It'll be a heavy enough defeat. Maybe not Clermont-Northampton heavy, but a 20 pointer anyway.

Stil though....COME ON WASPS!

thomond2006

For the day that's in it: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/article-3025947/Saracens-chairman-Nigel-Wray-describes-rugby-s-salary-caps-farce-documents-club-s-mounting-debts-reached-40m-rugby-history.html

thomond2006

thomond2006 wrote: »

For the day that's in it: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/article-3025947/Saracens-chairman-Nigel-Wray-describes-rugby-s-salary-caps-farce-documents-club-s-mounting-debts-reached-40m-rugby-history.html

I was reading this other article recently about an unsporting hypocritical w**ker but it had nothing to do with this article or it's subject matter at all.

Pudsy33

Those times are French times I think lads, Racing match kicks off 12 45 Irish time. Don't want anyone getting caught out.

P_1

Racing's stadium looks like a rather soulless void in the cold light of day

thomond2006

Pudsy33 wrote: »

Those times are French times I think lads, Racing match kicks off 12 45 Irish time. Don't want anyone getting caught out.

Dang, just caught myself out as well! Sorry...

errlloyd

Brainless penalties from racing.

P_1

Socceresque from Thomas...

Swan Curry

Ah here, if that's not obstruction, nothing is.

Tox56

Racing are playing well and find in gaps but their discipline is appalling

errlloyd

I think racing been class. Just not managing to score. Also think Thomas penalty try. Goode backed into him.

errlloyd

Racing absolutely dominant, and losing

Swan Curry

Racing really want to make this difficult for themselves

BT live in a fantasy land where English teams are paragons of virtue and never do anything wrong

thomond2006

Good man Nigel. Bin the whole lot of those cheats.

Quint2010

Yellow card correct decision.

molloyjh

Hamilton talked himself into a card there. Should have been anyway.

thomond2006

TRYYYYYYYYYY

errlloyd

Finally. Sexton is having a mare.

thomond2006

Argh missed

errlloyd

Sexton hurt.

molloyjh

Sexton taken a bang to the head?

errlloyd

molloyjh wrote: »

Sexton taken a bang to the head?

Accidently slapped in the eye.

molloyjh

It's his eye.

Pudsy33

Looks like he got a bang in the eye from his own 13

Swan Curry

Jesus, that's gotta hurt

Clegg

Think Sexton took a finger in the eye rather than a head knock.

errlloyd

For **** sake racing. Stop playing like idiots.

molloyjh

errlloyd wrote: »

For **** sake racing. Stop playing like idiots.

It's like they want to hand Sarries points.

thomond2006

Good man Charlie.

thomond2006

No penalty against Mako Vunipola for just standing there in front of Dulin?

errlloyd

Dulin should have milked that. Mako took him out, can believe the racing thing was a penalty and that wasn't.

Swan Curry

How did Eddy Ben Arous start for France, he's braindead

Quint2010

Sexton having a day to forget

errlloyd

This is the most frustrating game I've ever watched.

Pudsy33

Braindead stuff from racing

thomond2006

All came from a poor box kick, hah.

thomond2006

Roberts is lucky there.

its_phil

what is Austin Healey taking?! Don't think there was any intention there

thomond2006

Please Racing. Please win to shut these BT butthurts up. They are insufferable.

Swan Curry

BT crying about Roberts not getting a yellow is beautiful

molloyjh

Racing have been so frustrating. Doing so much right and so much wrong all within the same passages of play.

errlloyd

Racing are playing such sexy rugby at times though.

thomond2006

Swan Curry wrote: »

BT crying about Roberts not getting a yellow is beautiful

A penalty IMO, definitely no card.

errlloyd

I actually think owens is having a bad game.