SATURDAY
LEINSTER 60-13 NORTHAMPTON
ADAM BYRNE DOUBLE SECURES HUGE WIN FOR LEINSTER
A breakaway Ken Pisi
try left much-changed Northampton 13-5 up.
But Adam Byrne's second try and scores from Luke McGrath and
Sean O'Brien saw Leinster move 29-13 ahead by the break.
Tadhg Furlong, Sean Cronin, Isa Nacewa (two) and Rory O'Loughlin
added further tries as Northampton capitulated.
Leinster's second-half scores increased their run of
unanswered points to an astonishing 55 as they inflicted a record European
defeat on the struggling Saints.
Leinster look back to themselves at least right now as this
win says to me that they can win the competition and this says to me that
Northampton are on their way down A win should put Leinster through to the
quarter finals where they be a force
SUNDAY
CASTRE 29-23 MONPELLIER
AGULLA 19 POINTS GIVES CASTRE A SHOT
Tries from Akapusi Qera, Jesse Mogg and Nemani Nadolo had put
them in commanding position.
But Alexander Bias' score after Willemse's shoulder charge
snatched victory for Castres, who stayed in the game thanks to a Horacio Agulla
score and 19 points from the kicking tee.
This match was defined by one decision a sending off and
that completely changed the momentum of the game as a whole. It made me think
of how one moment can change a match complexly as we saw in this match. Montpellier
if they had the right tactics from the start would have won it
|
Team
|
Played
|
Won
|
Drawn
|
Lost
|
Bonus Points
|
Points Difference
|
Points
|
|
Leinster
|
4
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
4
|
+86
|
16
|
|
Monpellier
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
+16
|
11
|
|
Castre
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
+4
|
9
|
|
Northampton
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
-110
|
0
|
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