European Rugby Thread

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Ulster clearout from the side of the ruck for the nth time already.

[ASMO]

Clermont appear to have modelled their kits on 1980s sleeping bags.

Reminds me of an Ikea tablecloth

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Barnes tries desperately to ignore the neck hit.

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Another illegal clearout. Ulster player on the floor so is out of the game and not allowed to pull down Viallard.

[OomStruisbaai]

Vermeulen straight back in action. Ulster looking good.

[ASMO]

Safe to say Clermont wont be troubling the engravers of the trophy this year. They are a shadow of the team they used to be. Ulster not really having to work too hard for this.

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Vermeulen straight back in action. Ulster looking good.

Too good for this shower. Said last season ASM needed a total clearout. Too many players riding out their pensions.

[fishfoodie]

Vermeulen straight back in action. Ulster looking good.

That's putting it mildly.

0 - 16, is a fair reflection of the way they've run Clemont ragged

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Would love to hear Gibbes' explanation for playing Barraque at 13 when he's basically a 10. Meanwhile Vili who is your archetypal crash bang player is at 12

[fishfoodie]

There's brave; & then there's that tackle by Lowry

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That is bollox by Barnes who is riding ASM at the breakdown.

[OomStruisbaai]

Try time.

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Terrible option made into a try by brilliance by Penaud. But Barnes trying everything in the book to find a reason to chalk it off.

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Yeah. Just f**k off Barnes.

[sockwithaticket]

Christ, just give it and move on.

[fishfoodie]

Terrible option made into a try by brilliance by Penaud. But Barnes trying everything in the book to find a reason to chalk it off.

would you ever open the other eye. Barnes was clear, he wanted to check the offside & make sure there was no separation, & it was only the TMO dragging out the decision

[OomStruisbaai]

Red card

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Yes. He lost his feet because again the Ulster clear out players were illegal.

And that is a tip but what about the head shot at the ruck?

[fishfoodie]

I'd say yellow

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And O'Toole's hit? And the "not yellow" for the neck tackle on Iturria?

[ASMO]

Terrible option made into a try by brilliance by Penaud. But Barnes trying everything in the book to find a reason to chalk it off.

would you ever open the other eye. Barnes was clear, he wanted to check the offside & make sure there was no separation, & it was only the TMO dragging out the decision

This +1 Barnes was happy to award, and yellow was the right decision.

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Terrible option made into a try by brilliance by Penaud. But Barnes trying everything in the book to find a reason to chalk it off.

would you ever open the other eye. Barnes was clear, he wanted to check the offside & make sure there was no separation, & it was only the TMO dragging out the decision

This +1 Barnes was happy to award, and yellow was the right decision.

Not disputing the tip. Reading some people's weak point?

[ASMO]

Barnes has pretty much got every decision right for me.

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One thing for certain. Clermont won't be challenging for anything this season.

[sockwithaticket]

Ulster should probably be further ahead, but they look far more cohesive than Clermont and if they maintain that they'll secure the win.

[OomStruisbaai]

Dunno much of the Clermont players, some big units who can change the game in a flash. Ulster need to keep it tight.

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Ulster should probably be further ahead, but they look far more cohesive than Clermont and if they maintain that they'll secure the win.

Yup. Game is done. You won't have seen how sh*te Clermont have been in T14 and that was with the players missing: Parra, Lopez, Jedrasiak, Fischer, Matsushima.

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Dunno much of the Clermont players, some big units who can change the game in a flash. Ulster need to keep it tight.

No. They don't. They need to keep the game at a high tempo because Clermont's defence has been sh*te all season. Only the bottom 2 clubs have conceded more points.

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Go for the corner. No. Go for the posts. No leadership....

{EDIT} Same result either way!!!

[weegie01]

Yep. TMO check for a Sarries try last play of the game, TMO gave a penalty to Edinburgh.

Wow! Fantastic result! Well done boys!

Vok I was looking all over the place to check where EdinBokke are playing.

Second in the URC beats second in the premiership. Clear and conclusive evidence of which is the better league.

Apparently Nel gave a scrum master class (as well as scoring a try).

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TF Viallard is off. He really is Parra's spiritual successor.

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Like I said. Penaud is the only player in this side worth his pay cheque at the moment.

[fishfoodie]

That's why you have to have an OH who will break the line; & Penaud delivered a lovely finish

[SaintK]

Penaud is such a good finisher

[sockwithaticket]

Hanrahan's become a lot more visible now Bezy's feeding him.

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Hanrahan's become a lot more visible now Bezy's feeding him.

Yes. Parra Jr just slows every f**king thing down

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How straight was that Barnes?

[OomStruisbaai]

Clermont taking control now. Can't see Ulster getting back

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Barraque gone too. ASM have a chance!

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How is that not a scrum pen? F**k off Barnes you ***t