HEC P5: Exeter Chiefs v Leinster Rugby

[TRF_Olyy]

Cole is.
But then that's a discussion for a different thread, really.

 

[Mrs. Peter Quinn]

In the world? Not quite, but is firmly stating his claim for the Lions. If fit will tour, and probably start.

Cole isn't the best in the world either for that matter, confused me as to why people think this when he and the England scrum struggled to get the best of an Aussie scrum which was obliterated by France the week beforehand.

Sorry duck but can you stop citing one example of something and thinking that its evidence. In the same way that posting a 5 second gif doesn't prove anything, one game in which cole's loosehead partner (marler) struggled against the aussie tighthead doesn't undo all the good work and frequent dominance that Cole has in the scrum. And thats forgetting his loose work.

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Ugh I would have taken that result previously but the match that was in it we should have had 6 tries, no discredit to Exeter they really put it up to us and if we had them in Sandy park in round 1 they would have beaten us. The breakdown was a bit of a free-for-all, Poite didn't really attempt to ref it and how he gave Exeter a penalty try for a Leinster offense that Exeter committed in the second half and only gave a penalty was ridiculous.
If we go out tomorrow we can blame it on our Line-out, away to Clermont and today it cost us tries and possibly a win in Clermont. Disappointed but one thing that is giving me hope is that O'Gara is suspended and although people are saying that Keatley is better O'Gara is the man I would want as a Munster fan for the match tomorrow, I'll probably be proven wrong though.

 

[ZeFrenchy]

People seem to forget that Sarries could lose to Edinburgh...

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Wasn't the penalty try for pulling down, whereas the penalty Exeter gave away for coming in at the side?
The pulling down stopped the maul going over the line, and Exeter scoring, and the offside, while illegal, didn't have any effect on the maul.

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Wasn't the penalty try for pulling down, whereas the penalty Exeter gave away for coming in at the side?
The pulling down stopped the maul going over the line, and Exeter scoring, and the offside, while illegal, didn't have any effect on the maul.

Leinster's maul was also going over and coming in from the side caused it to collapse and it crashed down less than a metre from the line, a penalty try offense for me.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

I don't think it was the offside that caused the collapse, as he was playing advantage for it for a bit before it went down.

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

I don't think it was the offside that caused the collapse, as he was playing advantage for it for a bit before it went down.

Maybe, I haven't watched the match back yet and I remember being enraged at the decision but it could have just been emotions running high. I can't remember if we scored off the penalty or not either so it ay not even matter.

 

[coonor]

If I do not consider Cole to be the best tight head in the world. Am I allowed not to consider Healy as the best loose head in the world.

No