HEC P4: Castres Olympique v Ulster Rugby

[TRF_Olyy]

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Stade Pierre Antoine - 19/01/13 - 14.35​

 

[big ginger 8]

Castres Olympique: Pierre Bernard; Max Evans, Seremaia Bai, Remy Lamerat, Marcel Garvey; Remi Tales, Rory Kockott; Yannick Forestier, Marc-Antoine Rallier, Anton Peikrishvili; Matthias Rolland (c), Christophe Samson; Mathieu Babillot, Piula Faasalele, Pedrie Wannenburg. Replacements: Brice Mach, Saimone Taumoepeau, Hai Lazar, Joe Tekori, Thierry Lacrampe, Jannie Bornman, Paul Bonnefond, Marc Andreu.

Ulster: Craig Gilroy; Andrew Trimble, Darren Cave, Paddy Wallace, Michael Allen; Ruan Pienaar, Paul Marshall; Tom Court, Rory Best, John Afoa; Lewis Stevenson, Neil McComb, Robbie Diack, Chris Henry (c), Roger Wilson.Replacements: Rob Herring, Chris Black, Declan Fitzpatrick, Iain Henderson, Mike McComish, Michael Heaney, Paddy Jackson, Chris Cochrane.

Interesting to see Jackson and Henderson dropped. Payne's of course injured be interesting to see how Gilroy goes there.

 

[Amiga500]

Interesting to see Jackson and Henderson dropped. Payne's of course injured be interesting to see how Gilroy goes there.

Jackson went off injured last week too, so possible he is still carrying a knock.


smallP's big chance - if he wants to stake a realistic claim for a spot on the 6N 23, he needs to show real control here.... something he singularly failed to show in Thomond Park at the tail-end of December.


Diack has probably been our most consistent forward this year - and Hendo is still only 20 - a wee rest will do him no harm.

 

[Peat]

Fairly sure the Jackson decision has been motivated by his fitness and that the Henderson one hasn't - now Ulster's 5th choice lock it seems.

Fair chance of seeing a backline made up mainly of players who'd played together in the same Cups final only 3 or so years back at some point during the game.

 

[ZeFrenchy]

Great try that one.

It's surprising to see the Castres scrum struggle that much against B&I opposition. It was the same last week against Saints.

 

[big ginger 8]

Anscombe has said it's not over fitness.

That's some try by Castres.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Rory Best is a great lineout thrower.

 

[Tony Manx]

Makings of a good game....if only Dewi would shut up!!

 

[big ginger 8]

Rory Best is a great lineout thrower.

The wind I tell ya.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

More bloody scrums.
Been flicking between this and the Saints game - they've both just been half hour of scrums so far.

 

[UlsterRugby2012]

What has happened with Rory Best, he was so good last season, and I'll stand by that he's the best off the ball hooker in Britain and Ireland, but at this rate I wouldn't have him near the Lions.

Home Quarter doesn't look likely now, Castre better get carded soon they've had so many penalties. Looks like we're struggling without the likes of Ferris, Bowe, Williams, Wilson, Muller, Diack, Payne..

 

[big ginger 8]

What has happened with Rory Best, he was so good last season, and I'll stand by that he's the best off the ball hooker in Britain and Ireland, but at this rate I wouldn't have him near the Lions.

Home Quarter doesn't look likely now, Castre better get carded soon they've had so many penalties. Looks like we're struggling without the likes of Ferris, Bowe, Williams, Wilson, Muller, Diack, Payne..

Diack and Wilson are playing?

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Wilson's gone off, hasn't he?

Sky not happy with how Pienaar is playing.

 

[UlsterRugby2012]

Meant to say Tuohy not Diack, sorry! & Wilson went off injured.

 

[big ginger 8]

Yeah sorry don't know how I missed Wilson going off.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

This is the worst game I've seen in ages.

 

[big ginger 8]

Bit unfair to call a high tackle on Andreau...

 

[Tony Manx]

This is the worst game I've seen in ages.

Blimey! Thought it was pretty average of the H Cup this season which, on the whole and apart from only one or two games, has been slightly disappointiing?

it promised a lot at the start but has been a bit of a let down......

 

[SelimNiai]

Yeah, been a bit of a forwards battle. Backs havnt had a lot of the ball and when they have theyve arsed it up

 

[big ginger 8]

As well as Best's throwing some of the calling has been atrocious.