Heineken Cup 2013-2014 Other Pools

[Schumi]

Exeter having an extra bonus point is unlikely to do Glasgow much harm. As weird as that group has been, Toulon will surely beat Exeter back-to-back. That would leave Exeter on 1 win and out barring completely crazy results in lots of other pools.

Two wins against Cardiff (especially with a bonus point) and Galsgow are well in the mix for a quarter final.

[Dave Cahill]

Exeter and Toulon serving up a great auld battle.

[JB1973]

harlequins had a great win, could still get second place in that group

[Morf]

harlequins had a great win, could still get second place in that group

Great to watch although Racing really poor.

[Dexter]

Racing lost at home again..to Scarlets!

[JB1973]

awful game, sexton and phillips did ok the rest of the back play was frankly pathetic.

You had back 3 players not catching the ball, at least 3 players kicked the ball straight into touch outside their own 22 and if there is a less cohesive team in the HC right now I haven't seen them

Terrible stuff

[Made Of Ale]

Absolutely exceptional play from Danny Care to set up Quins' first try. Highly recommended viewing on the highlights for anyone who missed it. 7-3 to Quins after 24 mins, could be a good result for us.

[blaker]

Is it just me or is Lacey absolutely roasting CA here?

[ceemec]

Little bit harsh but nothing too bad. Clermont are their own worst enemies with the number of handling errors they've made.

I'm delighted though, this could be a great result for Leinster!

[JB1973]

good h/time lead for the quins, they could be tied on points with clermont at the end of this. Scarlets away is very winnable to, interesting stuff

[LeRouxIsPHat]

God Clermont are frustrating!

Rougerie is a shadow of his former self.

[Dave Cahill]

Nathan White is a very lucky boy not to pick up a red

[cormac]

Nathan White is a very lucky boy not to pick up a red

Officials fudged it. Should have been red.

[TerenureJim]

Nathan White is a very lucky boy not to pick up a red

Officials fudged it. Should have been red.

That's a fair call but ref is giving Sarries a lot of benefit in letting things go for them, little things that arguably generally go to the home team/favourite. That said Connacht just not playing smart today, Sarries are not this good.

[blockhead]

10 tries for Saracens. Connacht run over.

[TerenureJim]

Desperate tactics today from Connacht, I think Pat Lam might be seeing the P45 in May, there's a serious amount of talent out west, especially in the backs and I'm just not seeing any structure. Yes they've gotten three victories in a tough enough group and should have beaten Sarries at home but today is embarrassing. 11 tries leaked is not good enough for a professional rugby team and for that clown to be allowed to "ash splash" in the last minutes is pathetic, at the very least give the d!%khead a punch and take a ban, it'd be worth it to floor that ares wipe.

[Made Of Ale]

If Hodgson had kicked all the conversions, Sarries would have had 80. It's not reasonable to expect them to be winning those kind of matches, but there's no reason why that team should be losing by 50+ points against anybody.

[artaneboy]

Desperate tactics today from Connacht, I think Pat Lam might be seeing the P45 in May, there's a serious amount of talent out west, especially in the backs and I'm just not seeing any structure. Yes they've gotten three victories in a tough enough group and should have beaten Sarries at home but today is embarrassing. 11 tries leaked is not good enough for a professional rugby team and for that clown to be allowed to "ash splash" in the last minutes is pathetic, at the very least give the d!%khead a punch and take a ban, it'd be worth it to floor that ares wipe.

He is a terrible little pr!*k- but Sarries currently have no shortage of such appendeges. Pity I used to like and admire them in the pre-pro days as an unfashionable club punching well with the likes of Quins, Leicester, etc.

It was a disgraceful performance from Connacht on the tactics- not the committment. The line speed and first up tackling were terrible. They truly made a strutting Scaracens look unbeatable. Lam was the wrong choice. They should have gone for Eddie....

[Ruckedtobits]

Dave Cahill wrote
Nathan White is a very lucky boy not to pick up a red

-1
Wouldn't be the way I saw it and very different from last night in RDS. Barritt got a touch of polish on his cheek from a boot moving backwards in a rucking motion. No stamping, just rucking a player lying round the ball and nothing on his head or face

[Dave Cahill]

Dave Cahill wrote
Nathan White is a very lucky boy not to pick up a red

-1
Wouldn't be the way I saw it and very different from last night in RDS. Barritt got a touch of polish on his cheek from a boot moving backwards in a rucking motion. No stamping, just rucking a player lying round the ball and nothing on his head or face

His foot quite clearly contacts the other players face, thats asking for a red card regardless of intention, and doing it the day after a player was sent off for rucking on the head, its simply begging for one. Incredible stupidity from White.