HEC ¼ Final - Stade Toulousain v Leinster

[loratadine]

ha ha ha - thats a **** way of looking at it.

i think to judge a strength of the league you look at the top 6 sides - and i think the cl is as strong as the gp.

 

[Canadian_Rugby_Guy]

I will eat my words for supper tonight.

 

[brooksey101]

what a performance by leinster rock on!any team who can beat stade can win the cup now!

 

[An Tarbh]

Originally posted by SaintsFan_Webby@Apr 1 2006, 08:40 PM
To judge how strong a league is, you have to look at its weakest sides.

Bottom teams in the GP are much better than their Celtic League rivals.

Even Leeds would thrash the Borders.

I rest my case... :bana:

Well Worcester a mid table English team were unable to win at Connacht, the bottom team of the Celtic league, what does that say about the GP?

 

[All_Blacks_Hurricanes_Lions_Fan]

I didnt watchh the game even though it was live over here in NZ. Great great win to Leinster i got up @ 5am (NZT) to go to work and while i was eating Breakfast i wanted too see the result and to my shock they had won sets up a gerat Semi with Munster.

 

[SaintsFan_Webby]

Originally posted by An Tarbh+Apr 1 2006, 10:27 PM-->

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@Apr 1 2006, 08:40 PM
To judge how strong a league is, you have to look at its weakest sides.

Bottom teams in the GP are much better than their Celtic League rivals.

Even Leeds would thrash the Borders.

I rest my case... :bana:

Well Worcester a mid table English team were unable to win at Connacht, the bottom team of the Celtic league, what does that say about the GP? [/b]

Newcastle, a **** English team beat them comprehensively.

Anomalies happen

 

[An Tarbh]

But they wouldn't win at the Sportsground which is more the point I'm making, if the GP is that good that **** to average sides should be able to win at the bottom team in the Celtic League.

 

[SmokeyMonkey]

And also most of the Celtic league teams can beat the top GP teams e.g. Leinster v Bath, Dragons v Leicester, Scarlets and Edinburgh v Wasps, Munster v Sale and I'm sure there's more!

 

[Canadian_Rugby_Guy]

Of course Leinster can beat Bath, they're in second to last position on the GP table! But I highly doubt Edinburgh can beat Wasps.

 

[An Tarbh]

Well they did and so did Llanelli.

 

[edinburgh_gunner]

Originally posted by An Tarbh@Apr 2 2006, 01:35 PM
Well they did and so did Llanelli.

Yep, and Edinburgh played Sale in a pre-season friendly and were unlucky not to win...playing some great rugby.

Any of the current top 4 of 5 Celtic sides can beat a top GP side now.


Webby, the Borders aren't that bad now. They could thrash Glasgow though...

 

[An Tarbh]

Yeah but Leinster are the only team who have a consistent winning record in England. Having said that though English teams have a **** poor record in Ireland.

 

[edinburgh_gunner]

Originally posted by An Tarbh@Apr 2 2006, 01:51 PM
Yeah but Leinster are the only team who have a consistent winning record in England. Having said that though English teams have a **** poor record in Ireland.

Yep, though I can't help but feel that the Celitc sides will become far more competitive in the comming seasons.

 

[Canadian_Rugby_Guy]

Well bravo for the Celtic teams. This'll make European competition a whole lot more interesting.

 

[An Tarbh]

Getting back to yesterday's game though I can't get over the amount of whingeing in some quarters about Clerc's disallowed try, pass from Fritz was forward although Clerc's line of running was poor. Definitely could have proved a turning point but the linesman got the call spot on.

 

[Darhf]

I was at the game and congrats Leinster, that was a superb display. Well that'll give us a better chance for the Top14 :cryy:

Special mention to the leinster fans, a lot of them came and never stopped to sing during the whole game It gave us some competition, the atmosphere at the stadium was impressive.

 

[The TRUTH]

Just watched the game yesterday and i have to say that it was the best NH game i've seen in years.

Great attacking rugby ,well done Leinster