European Quarter-Finals Weekend

ScrubsfanChris

LaRochelle 7-0 up already. Looking like 0-0 is the closest Edinburgh will get to winning this game

ScrubsfanChris

12 minutes gone. The maul absolutely destroying Edinburgh. 12-0

Spudmonkey

Just blow it up ref.

ScrubsfanChris

Hang on, Edinburgh try
This could be quite a high scoring game

Spudmonkey

Spudmonkey wrote: »

Just blow it up ref.

Spoke too soon. Good response from Edinburgh.

14-7

ScrubsfanChris

King just got bumped off the tackle by a scrum half and runs in for a try.

19-7

ScrubsfanChris

LaRochelle 26-7 up now. Edinburgh might be just playing for pride now.

vienne86

And there's another try for La Rochelle - they make it look so easy. 7-26 now. Away win on the cards ......so a home semi for La Rochelle, by the looks of things.

vienne86

Hey, Hedalgo-Clyne messes up a try opportunity, but nice work from a lineout gives Ross Forde a nice try. Well done Edinburgh. 26-12 at half time.

ScrubsfanChris

Lovely worked try but dinburgh desperately need to score first after the break to have a hope of winning.

vienne86

Edinburgh get their act together - lovely try for Watson. Game on.

ScrubsfanChris

ScrubsfanChris wrote: »

Lovely worked try but dinburgh desperately need to score first after the break to have a hope of winning.

Well well well
They went and did score first 19-26

Bridge93

Duncan Weir putting in an early contender for the worst performance of the weekend.

Diabhal Beag

LOL this is getting good.

vienne86

That La Rochelle scrum half. Retiere, has lost the run of himself having got his runaway try early on......he thinks he can do it every time and is butchering opportunities for La Rochelle. Only 4 in it now.

Edit: Retiere now subbed - no surprise.

ScrubsfanChris

Edinburgh claw 3 back. 10 minutes against 14 men now too.

vienne86

With a man down, James slots a penalty for La Rochelle - back to 7 ahead.

ScrubsfanChris

James knocks over 3 for the french side.
22-29 with 10 mins to go.

ScrubsfanChris

Pretty anti-climatic ending. LaRochelle win it 22-32

vienne86

Brock James knocks over another penalty to get the win 22-32. I've watched La Rochelle a few times and they certainly know how to win. Fair play to Edinburgh though for making a decent match out of it after an awful start.

phog

Over 70k and possibly close to 80k fans to attend the QFs in Ireland today. The Irish really bring something more to the Champions Cup.

Hopefully, both provinces will go on to the SFs and Final now.

Bazzo

Bath v Brive is a mental game. Watson looking absolutely terrifying from full back when he gets his hands on the ball, Brive scrum hadning out one of the biggest spankings I've ever seen at the set piece.

phog

phog wrote: »

Over 70k and possibly close to 80k fans to attend the QFs in Ireland today. The Irish really bring something more to the Champions Cup.

Hopefully, both provinces will go on to the SFs and Final now.

I hope so, but I've a bad feeling I'll only be wearing my Lunster jersey for the semis.

Diabhal Beag

Brive just got robbed off a fair try that would have likely put them just 7 down with a restart before the 80.

Bazzo

Diabhal Beag wrote: »

Brive just got robbed off a fair try that would have likely put them just 7 down with a restart before the 80.

It actually looked forward to me. I think it definitely travelled forward and the passer wasn't running much when he passed so momentum isn't much of an excuse.

EDIT: Almost certainly forward, despite the bitch fit being thrown on BT about it :P take a look:




Passer had almost 0 momentum when the ball left his hands.

Diabhal Beag

I knew when I was in agreement with I think it was Austin Healy that I was wrong.

At least 2 pro12 teams through to semi's and at most 1 English and 1 French.

Winters

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At least 2 pro12 teams through to semi's and at most 1 English and 1 French.

Expect boardroom conniptions.

Neil3030

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At least 2 pro12 teams through to semi's and at most 1 English and 1 French.

Bad news for Georgian rugby.

thomond2006

Saracens:
Alex Goode; Chris Ashton, Marcelo Bosch, Brad Barritt, Sean Maitland; Owen Farrell, Richard Wigglesworth;
Mako Vunipola, Jamie George, Juan Figallo, Maro Itoje, Jim Hamilton, Michael Rhodes, Jackson Wray, Billy Vunipola.

Reps: Schalk Brits, Titi Lamositele, Vincent Koch, Kelly Brown, Joel Conlon, Ben Spencer, Alex Lozowski, Duncan Taylor.

Glasgow:
Stuart Hogg; Tommy Seymour, Alex Dunbar, Peter Horne, Lee Jones; Finn Russell, Henry Pyrgos;
Gordon Reid, Fraser Brown, Zander Fagerson, Brian Alainu'uese, Jonny Gray, Rob Harley, Ryan Wilson, Adam Ashe.

Reps: Corey Flynn, Alex Allan, Sila Puafisi, Greg Peterson, Chris Fusaro, Ali Price, Nick Grigg, Rory Hughes.

Kickoff at 1pm.

thomond2006

thomond2006 wrote: »

Saracens:
Alex Goode; Chris Ashton, Marcelo Bosch, Brad Barritt, Sean Maitland; Owen Farrell, Richard Wigglesworth;
Mako Vunipola, Jamie George, Juan Figallo, Maro Itoje, Jim Hamilton, Michael Rhodes, Jackson Wray, Billy Vunipola.

Reps: Schalk Brits, Titi Lamositele, Vincent Koch, Kelly Brown, Joel Conlon, Ben Spencer, Alex Lozowski, Duncan Taylor.

Glasgow:
Stuart Hogg; Tommy Seymour, Alex Dunbar, Peter Horne, Lee Jones; Finn Russell, Henry Pyrgos;
Gordon Reid, Fraser Brown, Zander Fagerson, Brian Alainu'uese, Jonny Gray, Rob Harley, Ryan Wilson, Adam Ashe.

Reps: Corey Flynn, Alex Allan, Sila Puafisi, Greg Peterson, Chris Fusaro, Ali Price, Nick Grigg, Rory Hughes.

Kickoff at 1pm.

Saracens by 20+

LuckyGent88

Not giving Glasgow much hope here. Saracens will just have too much power.

Kind of want Saracens to win so we can beat them in the Aviva.

vienne86

Well after two minutes, it's hard to see beyond and easy win for Saracens.

Bazzo

I'm a bit conflicted about this match. A Saracens win is good because it's an easier route for Munster. But still... Saracens... and I kind of like Glasgow.

Either way seeing Chris Ashton denied a try is always good.

Stheno

Two tries not allowed now

LuckyGent88

Saracens pissing through Glasgow defense

vienne86

I'm no fan of Saracens, but I would fancy Munster to beat them in Dublin.

letowski

vienne86 wrote:

I'm no fan of Saracens, but I would fancy Munster to beat them in Dublin.

They look really good so far

vienne86

vienne86 wrote: »

I'm no fan of Saracens, but I would fancy Munster to beat them in Dublin.

Munster would be favourites against basically anyone but Leinster in Dublin. But Saracens playing some pretty good rugby so far v Glasgow. Wouldn't be a foregone conclusion at all - like yesterday was for example.

Bridge93

How many Glasgow fans have gone down? Looks to be loads of them

Bazzo

I know it looked like a complete accident but I'm still holding that elbow to the face against Ashton.

vienne86

Bridge93 wrote: »

How many Glasgow fans have gone down? Looks to be loads of them

6K apparently - great turnout.

errlloyd

Knee was down no?

vienne86

Poor tacking there from Glasgow to allow Saracens score that try. At least Ashton denied his swan dive.

That is surely double movement

matthew8

Can't believe that wasn't called as a double movement. Clearly down and held and deliberately rolled over to score.

ScrubsfanChris

Very poor tackling by Glasgow.

Score there lads?

irishbucsfan

matthew8 wrote: »

Can't believe that wasn't called as a double movement. Clearly down and held and deliberately rolled over to score.

Nah, he wasn't ever stopped

ScrubsfanChris

Saracens showing what Munster did in the away pool game if your defence is well structured and you don't miss the tackles, Glasgow have not much to offer.

Stheno

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Score there lads?

14-3