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Heineken Cup P3: Biarritz Olympique vs Zebre - 20/10/2012
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It will be interesting to see what back combination BO put out against the Italian team........have a feeling that Marcello Bosch will play some part and would not be surprised by a selection of Brew, Bosch, Traille, Ngwenya and Haylett Petty with Balshaw rested.......but would prefer Gimenz instead of Traille.
After just less than an hour playing time this season, Berquist is our for some weeks AGAIN with the groin strain incurred before the match last week..........good signing really, not as if he had a history of injuries, oh yes did not play last year because of them!!! Must have been very cheap..............!!
Have to hope that Zebre do not play the whole match this week as they started last week against Connaught..................................
After just less than an hour playing time this season, Berquist is our for some weeks AGAIN with the groin strain incurred before the match last week..........good signing really, not as if he had a history of injuries, oh yes did not play last year because of them!!! Must have been very cheap..............!!
Have to hope that Zebre do not play the whole match this week as they started last week against Connaught..................................
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Team
Barcella, August, Gomez Kodela, Lund E., Taele, Lund M., Lauret, Lakafia, Lesgourgues, Barraque, Brew, Traille (c.), Burotu, Ngwenya, Balshaw
Replacements - Heguy, Synaeghel, Van Staden, Dubarry, Guyot, Peyrelongue, Bosch, Baby
The one good thing is that Barraque is back at 10, albeit that their choices are limited, and let us hope he will get a decent run there now......Cannot say I like the centre choices and note that Baby has been selected ahead of Gimenez on the bench - WTF?
Barcella is given another chance to show he has something and August choice will limit mobility. Scrum will be too good for Zebre but, depending on their team, not sure how we are going to get the bonus point other than through the wings from broken play (on very wet ground!) as the centres do not want to pass unless they are forced to!
After five defeats on the trot will be happy with a win again before we go to ASM next week for their home record - we were the last to beat them so could be full circle!!
Barcella, August, Gomez Kodela, Lund E., Taele, Lund M., Lauret, Lakafia, Lesgourgues, Barraque, Brew, Traille (c.), Burotu, Ngwenya, Balshaw
Replacements - Heguy, Synaeghel, Van Staden, Dubarry, Guyot, Peyrelongue, Bosch, Baby
The one good thing is that Barraque is back at 10, albeit that their choices are limited, and let us hope he will get a decent run there now......Cannot say I like the centre choices and note that Baby has been selected ahead of Gimenez on the bench - WTF?
Barcella is given another chance to show he has something and August choice will limit mobility. Scrum will be too good for Zebre but, depending on their team, not sure how we are going to get the bonus point other than through the wings from broken play (on very wet ground!) as the centres do not want to pass unless they are forced to!
After five defeats on the trot will be happy with a win again before we go to ASM next week for their home record - we were the last to beat them so could be full circle!!
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Poor game really spoilt by management removing the young half backs, their having done absolutely nothing wrong, at 45 minutes and replacing them with Traille (who was again appalling at inside centre, particularly his kicking of the dead ball) at 10 (for goodness sake!) and Perylongue at 9.
Why would you want to give the future a chance to play when you have the trusted old retainers to cling to……….bring back Blanco at 15 I say!.
There were a few pluses….. bearing in mind this game was against an almost scratch team and not an ASM…… the ball was not dropped with quite the same regularity (other than when receiving kick offs when it was 100% dropped), Balshaw had a reasonable game, the half backs showed composure, Lauret and Lakafia had good games in the back row and the wingers were good - as indeed they have been all season! And…………………a win is a win!!
One has to say that winning the Amlin Cup was possibly the worst thing to have happened to this, generally, mediocre team (badly representing a proud club and people) as it allowed the management to lull themselves into thinking that they were going somewhere.
Berbizier is reported to be in the SW after being kicked out of Racing….I think if I were John/Jack Isaac, (the back's coach who can't even decide what to call himself) I would be a worried man – that is if there were any appetite from Blanco for change!
Cannot waaaaaaaait for the 10 points(?) from the Connaught double header!!!!…(and to see what Quins do to Zebre in theirs)…….never mind what ASM are going to do to us away next week!!
Why would you want to give the future a chance to play when you have the trusted old retainers to cling to……….bring back Blanco at 15 I say!.
There were a few pluses….. bearing in mind this game was against an almost scratch team and not an ASM…… the ball was not dropped with quite the same regularity (other than when receiving kick offs when it was 100% dropped), Balshaw had a reasonable game, the half backs showed composure, Lauret and Lakafia had good games in the back row and the wingers were good - as indeed they have been all season! And…………………a win is a win!!
One has to say that winning the Amlin Cup was possibly the worst thing to have happened to this, generally, mediocre team (badly representing a proud club and people) as it allowed the management to lull themselves into thinking that they were going somewhere.
Berbizier is reported to be in the SW after being kicked out of Racing….I think if I were John/Jack Isaac, (the back's coach who can't even decide what to call himself) I would be a worried man – that is if there were any appetite from Blanco for change!
Cannot waaaaaaaait for the 10 points(?) from the Connaught double header!!!!…(and to see what Quins do to Zebre in theirs)…….never mind what ASM are going to do to us away next week!!
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Highly doubt it'll be 10 points from Connacht. Would not at all be surprised to see Connacht win at the Sportsground.
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I didn't see the game so I can't really comment much, but how do you expect 10 points against a pretty much on form Connacht team when you only beat Zebre by 38-17 at home..
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