Top 14 day 13.

[Tony Manx]

That was ballsy from FCG. Leading by 6, you usually kick those balls away! They tried it and it worked, 15-9 for them now.

And deservedly won! You hear who got MoM?

 

[Tony Manx]

Good start and 3-10 after try from Ngwenya!!

Ruck...ball to Perylongue to Balshaw who breaks to Zee et voila!!

Leave out the centres and anything is possible!!!

Break through a Baby (I am pretty sure) attempted tackle plus a few others ends up in a try for Sackey.......

Halftime....17:10 with all the old discipline problems....Broster yellow carded and needs the time off to think what he is doing because he is getting hammered in the scrum

Faugeron needs to look to replacements for Broster and Baby - now being targeted by Stade attack - who are as much use as chocloate fireguards...Imanol can only be still on the field based on reputation and Lauret should come on to replace him with Lakafia to 8.

Balshaw, Ngwenya, Erik Lund and Taele having good games against a Stade team that is no better than Biarritz......maybe both sides have found their levels in the league!

 

[Tony Manx]

Traille, all he had to do was catch the ball from Brew and fall over the line to score with no one near, knocks on!!

Dubarry off for Lund with Imaol to openside and Lakafia at 8...........strange, very strange!!

Never seen a professional scrum go backwards at such a rate of knots every time.....

Stade in total control of the ball from scrum and line out now....... time for Strictly!!!

 

[gaston le gaff]

Excellent predictions by Gaston on 6 out of 7 teams the only one i got wrong was ours loosing to USAP, but i had a sneaky feeling about that as i think they have started to turn the corner. Big game for us next Sun against Stade Francais we win that and the confidence will be back but still no Mamuka not until the 1st Jan!!!!!! Good win by Grenoble they are a tough team at home we are not there until the end of March...

 

[ZeFrenchy]

I'm not following a lot SF this year, but they seem to score a lot of points without many tries, do you think it is just a coincidence that their opponents lack discipline? Or is it something in their gameplan that forces them into it?

 

[Tony Manx]

I'm not following a lot SF this year, but they seem to score a lot of points without many tries, do you think it is just a coincidence that their opponents lack discipline? Or is it something in their gameplan that forces them into it?

To be honest....from the game yesterday (only as not followed them either) I would say that they do not have the attacking capability to finish that many tries off but their scrum certainly destroyed the Biarritz scrum which always leaves the opportunity to kcik penalty goals.....

 

[gaston le gaff]

Merry christmas and a happy new year to all and everyone, especialy tony, may the tackles be high and painful........

 

[racer0bv]

nice wishes Gaston, the same to you .

I saw yesterday the CO- Racing game, solid performance for Castres, scored some nice tries, they knew how to handle a weak and lame Racing side. The only good part for them was the scrum in the 2nd period and some breaks made by Imhoff.

 

[Tony Manx]

nice wishes Gaston, the same to you .

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Moi aussi, mes amis....................