Heineken Cup P4: Castres Olympique vs Northampton Saints - 19/10/2012

[TRF_Olyy]

Stade Ernest Wallon, France - 19/10/2012 (21:00 Local Time)
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TV: Canal +/Sky Sports​

 

[Teh Mite]

Castres by 50

 

[Saintjay]

Northampton Saints: 15 Stephen Myler, 14 Ken Pisi, 13 George Pisi, 12 Dom Waldouck, 11 Vasily Artemyev, 10 Ryan Lamb, 9 Lee Dickson, 8 Rhys Oakley, 7 Tom Wood, 6 Phil Dowson, 5 Courtney Lawes, 4 Samu Manoa, 3 Brian Mujati, 2 Dylan Hartley (c), 1 Soane Tonga'uiha.

Replacements: 16 Mike Haywood, 17 Alex Waller, 18 Paul Doran Jones, 19 Mark Sorenson, 20 GJ Van Velze, 21 Martin Roberts, 22 Tom May, 23 Scott Armstrong.


Castres: 15 Romain Teulet, 14 Romain Martial, 13 Paul Bonnefond, 12 Seremaia Bai, 11 Marcel Garvey, 10 Remi Tales, 9 Rory Kockott, 1 Mihaita Lazar, 2 Brice Mach, 3 Anton Peikrishvili, 4 Iosefa Tekori, 5 Christophe Samson, 6 Jannie Bornman, 7 Piula Faasalele, 8 Antonie Claassen.

Replacments: 16 Marc-Antoine Rallier, 17 Yannick Forestier, 18 Michael Coetzee, 19 Matthias Rolland, 20 Daniel Kirkpatrick, 21 Pedrie Wannenburg, 22 Romain Cabannes, 23 Marc Andreu.

 

[Feicarsinn]

If Saints can't beat that Castres team they're going to struggle to get out of the group. Simple as.

 

[Saintjay]

If Saints can't beat that Castres team they're going to struggle to get out of the group. Simple as.

It's never that simple with Saints. From what I can tell Castres have made full on changes from the pack that lost last week. They have a semi-decent home form and they beat us last year. I think we should win but would not be surprised if we lost. I can't see us putting on the score that Ulster did and still think Ulster will win the group.

 

[Teh Mite]

I have no idea if that castres side is remotely useful or not. Still, nothing from this game and progressing will be a tough ask.


The consolation is that Ulster were less then convincing last week once they got cocky. chances are the (frankly undeserved) TBP will be crucial in January.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Myler at 15?

Watch out world!

 

[Teh Mite]

Myler at 15?

Watch out world!

Carlos Spencer and Shane Geraghtywere played at 15 by Saints when Foden was injured previously. They've both since left.

Just a co-incidence.

 

[Peat]

What's happened to Harrison/Nutley?

 

[Draggs]

I have no idea if that castres side is remotely useful or not. Still, nothing from this game and progressing will be a tough ask.


The consolation is that Ulster were less then convincing last week once they got cocky. chances are the (frankly undeserved) TBP will be crucial in January.

It's decent. Robocop's boot is quite accurate, so don't get silly with penalties in your own half.
Martial has matured into a decent wing. He is built like Cuthbert and scores some nice tries.
Tekori is a powerful player, but can give away stupid penalties.

Northampton really should come back with nothing less than a win with that side.

 

[Teh Mite]

What's happened to Harrison/Nutley?

Harrison is broke, Nutley is playing for the Wanderers.

 

[profitius]

Northampton will be doing well to beat Castres away. Castres are a big tough team and they won't want to lose at home. Thats why they're strong favourites with the bookies.

 

[Teh Mite]

This is going to be a long evening.

 

[Tony Manx]

Caatres all over them in a half full stadium that I think is Stade Toulouse's........Castres home stadium holds 9500 and this one holds 19000.....yet again, not too successful move away from home in terms of size of crowd against atmosphere lost....................BUT 10.0 up after 15 minutes.....

 

[Saintjay]

Weather looks pretty grim.

 

[Tony Manx]

Bit of rain but not stopping a sweeping movement from Castres and very few handling mistakes to date.....just castres seem up for it and Saints do not seem to have started yet and it is half time at 13.6

 

[Teh Mite]

One positive is Castres are limp dicked in the finishing stakes. They really should have much more then a 7 point margin at this point, only one team in the match.

 

[Mrs. Peter Quinn]

Expensive knock-on there...

 

[Mrs. Peter Quinn]

Sorry for double posting but I literally cannot fathom why Lamb did that

 

[Saintjay]

Dear Santa could I have a semi-decent number ten. Love Jim.