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Afternoon Gibbo

Afternoon Gibbo, hope all is well.

30-27, but Blues have got a penalty straight back, up you step lovely 1/2p...


33 - 27.

More points please Gleision.

Unfortunately this game has been a massive come down in terms of quality and intensity from the other five I've watched this weekend

Afternoon Dreamer & Billy. Exciting stuff eh?

Draw for the SF's after this. Man. Please give us a Home SF (if we get thro).

Yeah we find out the Amlin draw as well Gibbo. To Brive or not to Brive? I shall find out!

Notch - tis lacking a bit in intensity isn't it? too many errors.

Yes Dreamer. And congrats yesterday. Brive. Would you go down?

I don't want to be harsh on the Blues, can only beat who's put in front of you. And Racing have mixed moments of brilliance into their abject mediocrity.

But seriously, if they're going to draw Clermont they need a massive step up in quality! Do you think they'll sell the game out? The mental Clermont fans will come in big, big numbers anyway!

Hi all.

Just watched a bit of the Cardiff v Racing match.

What a strange game. You look at the scoreboard and you think WOW but then you watch a bit and all I can think is U14s???

Am I being very unfair? Was the first half better?

Not really MrsP. To be fair some of the tries have been very good. Then they go back to sleep.

I am not sure that many sides will fear Clermont Notch. Sure when they are seriously on form they are brilliant but when they are not, they are very beatable and to be fair, Clermont are more off than on i feel.

eirebilly wrote:I am not sure that many sides will fear Clermont Notch. Sure when they are seriously on form they are brilliant but when they are not, they are very beatable and to be fair, Clermont are more off than on i feel.

Aye billy, but this is simply not a team who look at the level of the other sides in the Heineken Cup Quarter finals.

Gibson wrote:Yes Dreamer. And congrats yesterday. Brive. Would you go down?

Deffo would make the trip! and been chatting to my mam about it. She said she'd be willing to part fund it as she thinks I need to broaden my horizons! the lengths she'll go to to make me travel away from Wales

Oh ffs Racing- sums them up that.

ha MrsP I think U14's sums it up!

Warbs and 1/2p looking good and Cuthbert finishing well but that's pretty much it from a Blues perspective.

The Blues have done well enough Notch.. I think that they would defo give Clermont a run for their money.

rugbydreamer wrote:

Gibson wrote:Yes Dreamer. And congrats yesterday. Brive. Would you go down?

Deffo would make the trip! and been chatting to my mam about it. She said she'd be willing to part fund it as she thinks I need to broaden my horizons! the lengths she'll go to to make me travel away from Wales

Go for it pal. Following your team - with your Tribe, on the road in Europe. Nothing comes close.

If they play like this the only run they'll be making is back to the changing rooms at the end of the game. They are nip and tuck against a misfiring side who should be being put to the sword.

Gibson wrote:

rugbydreamer wrote:

Gibson wrote:Yes Dreamer. And congrats yesterday. Brive. Would you go down?

Deffo would make the trip! and been chatting to my mam about it. She said she'd be willing to part fund it as she thinks I need to broaden my horizons! the lengths she'll go to to make me travel away from Wales

Go for it pal. Following your team - with your Tribe, on the road in Europe. Nothing comes close.

yep, I've never been on a proper away Scarlets trip either, but I've heard legendary tales. I need to do it, twill be magic.

Really happy for Edinburgh - if they make it. Be fantastic for Scottish rugby.

20-11. Irish just got a try, missed conversion. Wooooo.

Whats the deal here in this one? Blues just need to win yeah? Hope they do. Be a nice spread of PRO12 teams.

In fairness, i havent watched the match Notch but i have seen enough of The Blues and Clermont to make me think that the Blues wont fear them

They need to win, but if they want a home QF gibbo I believe they need a TBP.

Edinburgh TRY! Wooooooooooooooooohooooooooooooooo. Och aye de noooooooooooooooooo!

Why Brive for the Scarlets? Is it the usual ERC type draw then, where no-one actually sees it happen? We might be up for that trip. What are the other options apart from Brive?

Notch
Why the little digs ? The Irish sides have done extremely well and I have been very impressed with them.
And if the Blues join you in the quarters they did so because they did what was needed.

If Cardiff and Edinburgh both get the same result, Cardiff are pool winners on the head to head!

ooo wow and blues are going for it! Kicked to the corner for a lineout to get the crucial try.

Mrs Penfro wrote:Why Brive for the Scarlets? Is it the usual ERC type draw then, where no-one actually sees it happen? We might be up for that trip. What are the other options apart from Brive?

I think it's coz we last sport of qualifing in the HEC and that means we play Amlin 2 (2nd qualifier) which at the moment I think is Brive, but I don't know if results today will effect that at all? I find it all most confusing. Just going by what they are saying on SF really!

Jeez, it's like rugby meets slapstick this game.

bah blues settle for a penalty in the end. 36 - 30 with 6mins to go.

No TRY? Ricthie Rees.

Mrs Penfro.

The Amlin qualifying ranking goes



1 ACC 1 (Top ranked ACC Pool winner)
2 ACC 2 (Second ranked ACC Pool winner)
3 ACC 3 (Third ranked ACC Pool winner)
4 ACC 4 (Fourth ranked ACC Pool winner)
5 Heineken Cup 1
6 Heineken Cup 2
7 Heineken Cup 3
8 ACC 5 (Fifth Ranked ACC Pool winner)

With 1 playing 8 etc

great line by Rush there!!


have the blues gone over? TMO decision!

Cymroglan wrote:Notch
Why the little digs ? The Irish sides have done extremely well and I have been very impressed with them.
And if the Blues join you in the quarters they did so because they did what was needed.

Jeez, this again? Stop being paranoid. The other games this weekend have been great adverts for European rugby. This has been a low quality, low intensity game. That is all.

You can only beat whats put in front of you, but if Blues play like this again they will lose. They need to improve.

Edinburgh get TBP! YES!

ah no just short!

BLues NEED a try, especially now Edinburgh have the TBP!

Ooohh man! Blues need a try now to get Home draw

Good choice i feel dreamer, get the win. Racing now have to cross the line to win whereas if the Blues didnt score and Racing got a penalty then they would not have been all that happy.

Ok, here we are; Blues need a try otherwise they are away to Leinster. Two minutes to go. Lets be having ye

FANTASTIC by Edinburgh. So happy for them 3rd seeds. Unreal.

DONT speak too soon Gibbo. Blues can still do it.

Squeaky-bum time down the 'Diff.

Mon refs, blow de feicin whistle in both these games now!

Mrs P, I think I see now. I'll have to watch the 'draw' at 5.25 so I'll know exactly what's happening though.

Racing have actually turned up for this game as well. I really expected this to be a better game tbh. The Blues haven't helped themselves much either.

Go Edinburgh! Hang tight Blues!

Oh MY GOD! They were nearly out there!

So Blues to Dublin?

ah Bluuuuues!

C'mon!!

I can't see the Blues going any further as they've got an away QF. They will seriously need to up their game.