Heineken Cup P6: Cardiff Blues vs Toulon - 21/10/2012

[TRF_Olyy]

Cardiff Arms Park, Wales - 21/10/2012 (12:45 Local Time)

TV: Sky Sports/Sport+​

 

[dullonien]

Poor Blues. This could be a massacre!

 

[Thingimubob]

Just see the Toulon team:

1. Gethin Jenkins
2. Mickael Ivaldi
3. Davit Kubrashvili
4. Bakkies Botha
5. Jocelino Suta
6. Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe
7. Steffon Armitage
8. Chris Masoe

9. Frederic Michalak
10. Jonny Wilkinson
11. David Smith
12. Matt Giteau
13. Mathieu Bastareaud
14. Vincent Martin
15. Delon Armitage

BENCH: Orioli, Sheridan, Hayman, Guther, Mermoz, Lapeyre, Durand, Shaw

My god...I'm scared of 1 - 23 pretty much, only the wingers, the hooker and a few bench guys I havent really seen much of...
We're screwed.

 

[Conal]

this could get ugly
hope the blues have their vaseline with them

 

[Bluemoon]

Gavin Evans > Toulon. Cardiff will be fine.

 

[big ginger 8]

This will be painful I kind of hope Cardiff start Andrews just to see it.

 

[welshglory]

This will be painful I kind of hope Cardiff start Andrews just to see it.

Sheridan starting at loosehead as well. That would be the ultimate bum rape.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Cardiff all over Toulon in the first 10, even their scrum is on top!

Edit: As I say that Toulon get a scrum penalty :lol:

 

[Tony Manx]

Thought French crowds were myopic but Cardiff beat them with their unfair treatment of Armitage who, this time, did nothing wrong!! Good to hear crowd noise coming through strongly though after too many matches in half, or less, full stadia!!

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Aye, Armitage's tackle was chest high at most, it's not his fault that Evans slipped over (AFTER Armitage went in for the tackle) and it went high.

What's gone on with Jenkins since going to Toulon? Looks a shadow of his former self recently, is he coming back from injury or something?

Cardiff doing much better than I anticipated though. Wonder if we could see a "flood gates" type 2nd half like Exeter vs Clermont yesterday, though?

 

[big ginger 8]

Did I just see a clip of Tom James making a break and linking to set up a try? Hilarious.

 

[Thingimubob]

Did I just see a clip of Tom James making a break and linking to set up a try? Hilarious.

I know! I started watching late and just though 'the ****?! He did the right thing!' Great finish by Halfpenny though

Worried about the floodgates in the second half, a la Exeter, but surprisingly our scrum has held up, did not expect that! Scary thing is, they can bring on a fresh scrummaging beasts off the bench...we have bugger all

 

[Thingimubob]

Right, sorry to double post, but I wishj theyd show Bothas tackle on Roberts again, that did look high!

 

[Tony Manx]

Cardiff looking the better side at the moment...........................cannnot get the points though and Toulon must surely wake up soon?

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Right, sorry to double post, but I wishj theyd show Bothas tackle on Roberts again, that did look high!

Thought that too.
Roberts looked to slip into it like with the Armitage, but a high tackle's a high tackle.

 

[Thingimubob]

Just putting it out there, my god Lou Reed is shite

Also how the hell werent they holding on a phase or two before the try?! Warburton was on his feet for ages with his hands on the ball! Bullshit call from Clancy. He;s usually a pedantic prick with things like that.

 

[Tony Manx]

Bullshit call from a ref.......? When did Clancey actually have a decent game? Am afraid the Irish refs seem on a par with most of the French but without a Poite....

 

[Thingimubob]

Wtf did he give that for :S he told Cuthbert to be careful for something, he just took the ball into contact?!

Also just lol at Hayman and Sheridan getting owned by the Blues scrum

Didnt he blow early then., Blues were ready to take the line out?

 

[welshglory]

Aye, Armitage's tackle was chest high at most, it's not his fault that Evans slipped over (AFTER Armitage went in for the tackle) and it went high.

What's gone on with Jenkins since going to Toulon? Looks a shadow of his former self recently, is he coming back from injury or something?

Cardiff doing much better than I anticipated though. Wonder if we could see a "flood gates" type 2nd half like Exeter vs Clermont yesterday, though?

He hasn't performed at regional/club level for years, he only seems to play really well for Wales.