Sunday predictions 16-12-16

SUNDAY

POOL 3

SCARLETS V TOLOUN

The strongest team in Europe at least on paper this French team should be able to take the Scarlets apart here but we do know that sometimes when French sides come away from home it can be an impossible task. If the French side are hot here they cannot lose it

SALE V SARACENS

Again for Saracens this should be 5 points in the bag and anything else should be considered failure that is where this team is at the moment. With players like Du Plesais and Owen Farell you just think Saracens have this glow of invincibility about them

POOL 4

CASTRE V MONPELLIER

An all French match between a team in Monpellier who need to win this to effectively keep their European run going or Castre a team who you would think can win this. I feel that this game will be very close and will be difficult to predict who will win it will be close right up to the end

POOL 5

CLERMOUNT V ULSTER

Last week Ulster showed that they can win a match against a superpower of rugby now they have to go to France and win. When Ulster are doing well this is the type of match that they can win but I do think that this match Ulster can win if they can play the game with the same bite that they had last week. They in Paddy Jackson have one of the best lickers and Tommy Bowe with his vast amount of experience. I think they can win it but if they don’t I feel that they have no hope of reaching the knockouts