HEC Semi-Final: Northampton Saints vs USA Perpignan

[Aout]

Wtf ??

10-0 instead of 7-7. Look at the rucks, Saints are NEVER standing on their feets.

 

[ZeFrenchy]

The 10-0 penalty seems to have killed the USAP players' morale. That can't happen at this level, they just have to play with the referee.

Edit: And that was probably a red for Candelon. What a silly thing to do.

 

[King_D'Arcy]

This is shocking from Perpignan

 

[Aout]

It is. They are absolutely crappy.

 

[Amobokoboko]

Perpignan are trying but it are the Saints that are succeeding.

 

[dangandan]

perpignan are making Northampton look very good but i reckon after that 40th min try it could still be anyone's game.

 

[gingergenius]

interesting twist just before half time... northampton really looking the **** right now but an interesting 2nd half coming up. Still think Saints are too weak at half-back to beat leinster though, just like Toulouse are.

 

[Aout]

Why is Dilan Hartley ALWAYS opening his mouth ?

 

[Charles]

Because he's a loud mouthing twat.

Perpignan are so bad it's not even funny. As a montpellierain I'm having a quiet laugh thinking about all the Catalans frothing at the mouth...

 

[Aout]

Agree I can't remember Perpignan having such a bad game this season.

 

[snoopy snoopy dog dog]

7 minutes left but it's safe to say Northampton have this one in the bag. They've a good scrum, maul and back three. I'm not convinced they've much more than that in their locker though.

 

[Charles]

Well the problem is that the Top14 standard is so low that when they play against a team playing rugby (not this kick/knock-on/scrum/kick thing we have here) they're just out of their depth...And I'm not talking about their aweful, aweful mental.

 

[ZeFrenchy]

Perpignan's forwards dominate in the Top 14. But they were seriously beaten today. Tonga'uiha's match was very impressive, especially against someone like Mas.

 

[Aout]

Perpignan is paying the price of a very long season with hundreds of injured players. Mas has played almost every single game of Perpignan + équipe de France, and he's not the only on in this situation among the USAP squad; what could you expect from such players after XXXX games ?

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Perpignan were poor this game doesn't give a clear reading to what the saints will do in the final they could either be good like they were today or average like the 1st half against ulster. Clancy had a shocking game as well took a try and 5 metre penalty away from Perpignan. It was a very low quality match also, if yesterday was barclayspremiership standard today was npower division one

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Me thinks that yet anothery overhyped Aviva premiership Franchise is going to realise that they just arent good enough to sit at the top european table.

Didn't see the match just got the BBC updates on my phone, sounds like Perp had a shocker, which is a shame

 

[psychic duck]

Perpignan beat themselves up this match, with a little help from Tonga'uiha and Mujati

 

[franklin]

some of you lot a laughable,saints beat perpingnan very easily today and its all down to them having a shocker and nowt to do with saints playing very well.
where was this perpingnan pack that would destroy us???going backwards thats where.
maybe we will only get credit when we beat lienster in the final.underestimate this saints side at your peril.

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Before you declare you will beat a team you should at least learn to spell their name (Leinster) and no one is saying it is because Perpignan had a shocker that the saints won we are saying it is unclear t what sort of performance they'll put in in the final

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Nobody likes a bad winner...