Heineken Cup P2: Toulouse vs Leicester Tigers - 14/10/2012

[Feicarsinn]

Le Stadium, Toulouse - 14/10/2012 (16:00)

TV: FR2/Sky Sports​

 

[Rinzler]

Toulouse by 15 based on current form and being a home fixture. Possible chance Leicester could scape a win by a couple of points.

 

[Tony Manx]

And I thought I was a pessimist!!

ST narrowly managed a win in the last few minutes against Bordeaux who are effectively bottom 9Moont de marsan having little to no hope of staying up) and we managed to beat them (thanks to Beauxis not being able to kick). I think that of the top 3 in the Top 14, ST are the one for the taking and do not see why Leicester cannot finally get it together and do them at home!!

Tight but away win!!

 

[Rinzler]

And I thought I was a pessimist!!

ST narrowly managed a win in the last few minutes against Bordeaux who are effectively bottom 9Moont de marsan having little to no hope of staying up) and we managed to beat them (thanks to Beauxis not being able to kick). I think that of the top 3 in the Top 14, ST are the one for the taking and do not see why Leicester cannot finally get it together and do them at home!!

Tight but away win!!

Too many bad days in France I'm afraid; usually bouts of poor communication, silly penalties and stupid handling errors overcome us. I do feel we have a team that can win there though, and I hope your prediction is right.

 

[DuncTheDoodle]

Tigers to frustratingly nab a losing bonus point at the death, which will in the end be the difference between them and the Ospreys when it comes to the best runner up HEC/Amlin spot. I also fancy Clerc for a hattrick.

 

[ZeFrenchy]

Toulouse side announced:

15. Clément Poitrenaud
14. Vincent Clerc
13. Florian Fritz
12. Gaël Fickou
11. Yoann Huget
10. Luke McAlister
9. Jean-Marc Doussain
8. Louis Picamoles
7. Thierry Dusautoir
6. Yannick Nyanga
5. Yoann Maestri
4. Romain Millo-Chluski
3. Census Johnston
2. Gary Botha
1. Guthrö Steenkamp

16. Christohper-Eric Tolofua
17. Jean-Baptiste Poux
18. Antoine Guillamon
19. Patricio Albacete
20. Jean Bouilhou
21. Luke Burgess
22. Yannick Jauzion
23. Timoci Matanavou

 

[ZeFrenchy]

About to start now. With 14 of the 23 Toulouse players with a real chance of making the November squad (14 out of the 16 french players).
Doussain and Fickou have been outstanding this season so far, this is the kind of game where they could prove their ready for test rugby (or give more arguments to the case, at least).

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Toulouse have come flying out of the blocks for this.

 

[ZeFrenchy]

Fickou trying to prove too much, could have earned a silly yellow.

And btw, that's an odd looking backrow for Leicester.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Christ this match is frantic!
I'm out of breath just watching it!

Huget seems to have knocked himself out with a trysaver on Flood.

 

[pd rugby]

Fickou trying to prove too much, could have earned a silly yellow.

And btw, that's an odd looking backrow for Leicester.

yeh tigers backrow has suffered with injuries and retirements esp at 7 (Woods, Newby and Salvi) so this is the most experience backrow to provide. will prob see crane and waldrom swapping a lot.

 

[SelimNiai]

Fickou trying to prove too much, could have earned a silly yellow.

And btw, that's an odd looking backrow for Leicester.

Deffo, I think if it wasn't in the first few minutes it would have been.

 

[ZeFrenchy]

That's Huget. I think Poitrenaud would be the guilty part, with that pathetic attempt of a touchfinder.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

That's Huget. I think Poitrenaud would be the guilty part, with that pathetic attempt of a touchfinder.

Just changed it

 

[Tony Manx]

Feckin Fikou what a try......................

 

[racingmetrofan]

Only 18 as well.

 

[SelimNiai]

Toulouse starting to pull away now. Need a mahoosive effort from Leicester to close that deficit.

 

[Tony Manx]

Here was me thinking possible that they could nick it..............have to say that ST are going to have to do a Cardiff to lose this.

They are marmalising the Leicester scrum and Youngs is pathetic at 9......when are they going to sub him? Picamoles, Nyanga and Dusatoir giving best back row display of the weekend and McCallister having best game I have seen from him for quite some time.

 

[racingmetrofan]

Poor from Leicester. Don't seem to be able to bring their A game against French teams in recent seasons.

 

[erwanseb]

Fickou looks like a promising future international