26-1-14 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS CUP

CASTRES 19-47  QUINS

 WALKER PUTS QUINS ON TOP

Jo Mula gets a try from a line out for Harlequins

Du Pom scores as try from a scrum for Castres

Charlie Walker scores a try from patient build up from a set move

Good move from Gabon to keep Castres in it

Danny Care stop and go led to Quins getting a 7 point lead at half time

Walker good in through to give Racingthe bonus point

Mark Lambert scores a try from a penalty line out

Nick Evens runs the entire pitch and passes to Marlon Young who scores for quins

Castre get a try from a scrum

George Lowe scores try no 7 for Quins

WASPS 20-20 LEINSTER

LEINSTER GET DRAW TO TOP THE GROUP

Mc Faddon scores in the corner from patient build up

Gopperth puts the ball down and also get try from patient build up

Leinster were cruising

Some good rolling mall from a scrum lead to Wasps try

NORTHAMPTON 8-32 RACING

ROBERTS SCORES BONUS POINT WIN FOR RACING

Racing start with 2 early penalties

Northampton reply with 1

Racing score an early quality team try with a little jink outside good enough to score

Leomon runs the entire pitch to score a try

Raphiel takes it to score a simple try

Ball got from a scrum and scored in the corner

Jamie Roberts scores a bonus point try for Racing from patient build up

TREVISO 23-21  OSPREYS

TREVISO GET BIG WIN IN EUROPE

Treviso pulled on the shock of the round to beat the Ospreys 23-21 This might help Italian Rugby in the long run

ULSTER 26-7 LEICESTER

ITS CAVES DAY FOR ULSTER

Darren Cave scores a brilliant try from patient build up

He then gets one in the corner also from patient build up

His hat trick comes as Ulster notice a hole in Leisters defence

Jared Payne scores a try from a scum to run in the centre

Alan Thomson scores from a scrum in the centre

TOLOUN 26-3 SCARLETS

TOLOUN GET WIN BUT NO BONUS POINT

Beruca scores an early try for Toloun from a good run from Sanchez

Shumer to Habana where he found the soace for the second try

Toloun do not get the bonus point here

BATH 20-15 GLASGOW

BATH GET AN IMPORTANT WIN THANKS TO A PENALTY TRY

Alex Dunbar got a great try from a scrum for Glasgow

Bath scored a pen on the half hour

Glasgow move from side to side to score a try just after half time

Bath score a penalty try from a scrum

MONPELLIER 27-26 TOULOUSE

TOULOUSE SHOW US HOW TO BLOW A LEAD

Gabon charges for Toulouse try

Bella then puts the ball down for Monpellier

Rougery runs the entire pitch to score for Montpellier Imporum score for Montpellier

Kicks for each puts Montpellier as champs

CLERMONT 18-6 SARACENS

BERNARDON PUTS CLERMONT ON TOP

Clermont start with an early penalty

Bernardon gets perfect line to run at for Clermont

Saracens score a pen before half time

Dubery scored from contact pressure

MUNSTER 65-10 SALE

MUNSTER SHOW THEY STILL HAVE CLASS

Simon Zebo starts with a try in the corner

Keith Earls makes a brilliant run to score

Munster then get a penalty try from a scrum

Paterhead then gets the bonus point

ZZebo then scores a second in the corner Zebo

Zebo then runs the pitch to pass to Conty

O Donnell in the corner for Munster

Conelly then runs the pitch to score

EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS CUP QUARTER FINAL DRAW

RACING METRO V SARACENS

TOLOUN V WASPS

CLERMOUNT AUVERNE V NORTHAMPTON

LEINSTER V BATH

SEMIS

TOLOUN OR WASPS V LEINSTER OR BATH

CLERMOUNT OR NORTHAMPTON V RACING OR SARACENS

There is only 1 pro 12 team in the quarter finals

  

EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS CUP 19-01-15

SARACENS 23-10 MUNSTER

ASHDON SARACENS DREAMS COME TRUE

Saracens start well with a ideal pass out wide from a good set move from a scrum for a try for Ashton

A difficult kick to place was able to be put down for Ashdons second try

Dennis Hurley then scores a try for Munster from a good set up

Saracens then score a third as the ball goes from one side to the other for Ashdon to put it in the corner

SALE 13-22 CLERMOUNT

FRITS RUNS FRENCH TO DREAMLAND

Dull first half

Sale score pen try from roiling maul

Clermount do well with the boot

Fritz runs the entire pitch to get a vital try

LEINSTER 50-8 CASTRE

LEINSTER SHOW WHAT THEY CAN DO

Dave Carney scored a try from a line out and a good set piece claimed

Messy ball in the scrum gave Leinster the second try claimed by Moore

Sean Cronin gave Leinster the bonus point of a pass from Eoin Reddon but good movement in the scrum

Fanning  scores from a move from a scrum

Marcel the scores what could only be described as a consolation for Castre

Luke Mc Grath then gives Leinster the final say with a try at the end of the match

QUINS 3-23 WASPS

WASPS SET UP HOME PLAY OFF

Wasps start with a penalty

Wasps create a near perfect try scored by Wade

Simpson has a duty to score a try with great work to make it

LEICESTER 40-23 SCARLETS

INCREDIBLE WIN FOR LEICESTER

Leicester get an early try from a set piece from a good pass from the maul

Rob evens ball comes from back of scrum and he puts ball down for try

Leister are able to get the width needed to put Thomson in at the corner

Tom Googgins scored Leicester’s 4^th try for the bonus point from a line out pass and it seemed like the Scarlet’s defence was not there

Harrison scores their fifth

Robinson is able to put one in the corner so Scarlets have the last word

TOLOUN 60-22 ULSTER

TOLOUN WERE JUST BRILLIANT

Sanchez scores Toulon’s first try and passing and putting him in the corner

Paddy Jackson then scores for Ulster in the corner

Ulster then score with a rolling maul try from Mc Cormish

Habana then scores from a good pass from Bastero

Castogiovanni then scores Toulon’s bonus point

Armatage scores a try in the corner from a quality passing move

Payne then scores a try for Ulster and Ulster also get a try bonus point from the match

GLASGOW 21-10 MONPELLIER

VAN DER MERVE IS ON HIS DAY TODAY

Van Der Merve scores a try from a quality pass to take control of the match

Lucas scores from a scrum

Van Der Merve then scores from patient build up. They got a third try as one of the decisions I was confused by was why they did not just kick as Van der Merve scores a hat trick

Glasgow wins but no bonus point

TOLOUSE 18-35 BATH

BIG SURPRISE AS BATH BEAT TOLOUSE

Banahan scores an early try for bath from a good long pass

Maestri scores a try from a maul

Cook runs the pitch to score try for bath

A quality pass to joseph give Bath some comfort

Low also scores try for Bath to secure big win

OSPREYS 9-20 NORTHAMPTON

NORTHAMPTON GET VITAL WIN

Clarke scores try from charge down

Ospreys showed that they were kicking well

North scores a try as he collected the ball from inside his own half

RACING  V53-7TREVISO

RACING SIT ON TOP OF POINTS TABLE

Racing showed their form to beat a disappointing Treviso side

 

16-01-15 European Champions cup

 Here is a short piece on Leister V Scarlet’s what has to be done and what I think can happen in this year’s Rugby Champions cup

Team     Played  Won      Drawn   Lost        For         Against Bonus points      Points

Toulon     4             3            0              0              95              64                  1                    17

Scarlet     4             2            0              2              64              68                  0                     8

Leister  4                2            0              2              61              77                 0                     8

Ulster    4                1            0              3              68              79                  2                    6

Leister and the scarlet’s is a play off. If Ulster beat Toloun they are back in this group so no one is out yet. Getting a quarter final spot will be difficult though

FRIDAY POOL 3

LEISTER V SCARLETS 7.45

Freddie Burns replaces Owen Williams at fly-half as Leicester make six changes for the visit of Scarlets on Friday.

Centre Seremaia Bai and lock Brad Thorn start while Michele Rizzo, Logovii Mulipola and Leonardo Ghiraldini form an all-new front row.

Scarlets have a raft of injuries for the European Champions Cup pool game.

Scrum-half Gareth Davies, hookers Ken Owens and Emyr Phillips and full-back Liam Williams are out but flanker Aaron Shingler returns from a shoulder knock.

Props Samson Lee and Rhodri Jones, winger Michael Tagicakibau (hamstring) and Wales Under-20 centre Steffan Hughes (serious knee injury) are also out.

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I feel that this will be a win for Leicester but scarlet’s will get the bonus point

SATURDAY POOL 3

TOLOUN V ULSTER

I

 feel that Ulster could make this a match but a win would be almost impossible

SATURDAY POOL 1

Team     Played  Won      Drawn   Lost        For         Against Bonus Point        Points

Clermaunt           4              3              0              1              100         61           2              14

Saracens              4              3              0              1              80           67           1              13

Munster              4              2              0              2              69           71           2              10

Sale                      4                0              0              4              59           109         2              2             

Munster are still playing for a quarter final place but to do that they must beat Saracens on Saturday if they do not they are out. Clermaunts fate at the top is nit sealed yet 2 wins might not be enough

SARACENS V MUNSTER

 

I think that this tie could go either way and I feel that whoever loses will get the bonus point. I think that Saracens home advantage will give them the win

SALE V CLERMOUNT

This is a must win for Clermount but I feel that Sale will not make it easy and either team could win this but Clermount will be too strong in the end

SATURDAY POOL 2

Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Bonus Point	Points
Quins	4	3	0	1	85	57	1	13
Leinster	4	3	0	1	78	73	1	13
Wasps	4	2	0	2	112	82	4	12
Castres	4	0	0	4	59	112	1	1

Leinster must beat Castre and get the bonus point. You cannot stress how important Quins v wasps is as it is a play-off winner in looser out of the champions cup

LEINSTER V CASTRE

 

I think that Leinster will find this match to be easy. I think that this will be a bit of a match but Leinster have too much and if they lose it they will have problems

QUINS V WASPS

This could be anybody’s I am not calling it

SUNDAY POOL 4

Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Bonus Point	Points
Tolouse	4	4	0	0	82	62	0	16
Glasgow	4	2	0	2	72	54	2	10
Bath	4	2	0	2	91	75	2	10
Monpellier	4	0	0	4	53	107	2	2

Glasgow have to beat Monpellier to stand any chance the fact that it is at home means they need the bonus point. Toulouse need a win to secure qualification

GLASGOW V MONPELLIER

I feel that Glasgow have this one in the bag

TOLOUSE V BATH

I think that Toulouse will have too much and will secure themselves a spot in the quarter finals

SUNDAY POOL 5

Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Bonus Points	Points
Northampton	4	3	0	1	150	41	3	15
Racing	4	3	1	0	83	54	0	12
Ospreys	4	1	1	2	81	78	2	8
Treviso	4	0	0	4	32	173	0	0

Racing need to beat Trviso and get the bonus point.. If Northampton beat the Ospreys it should be enough but if the Ospreys win they are right back in the group

OSPREYS V NORTHAMPTON

This is going to be a real battle and I just think that Northampton will have enough to win

RACING V TREVISO

This should be a Racing win and things should be easy for them