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Surprisingly good strike back from Sale with the clock in the red.
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Not a bad start to the second half for La Rochelle. Ball straight off the top of the lineout, pass inside and a run in from almost the half way line.
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Not Hammersley's finest hour there....
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Oof, Hammersley won't want to see that again. La Rochelle starting to build a cushion.
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Rhule costed the last try but scored the next two
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That La Rochelle scrum is really something/
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Rhule turns provider and that's surely game over.
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Way too good for Sale.
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Just wayyyy too good.
{EDIT} Bar West's dismal kicking off the tee.
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And another. Looks like it could get embarassing for Sale.
What's the story with Gourdon these days, Torq? I remember him looking pretty good for France, but he hasn't had a look in for a little while.Torquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 10, 2021 3:36 pmBackrow is a thing of beauty. Make all the hits and turnovers but also great in open play too. They are the core of what makes this side tick.
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There are just so many good flankers available that he's no longer on the radar. He was out for a while with injury and other players knocked him out of contention.sockwithaticket wrote: ↑Sat Apr 10, 2021 3:38 pm
What's the story with Gourdon these days, Torq? I remember him looking pretty good for France, but he hasn't had a look in for a little while.
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Did he step out there?
No
No
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BT. He's a right smug one-eyed bastardTorquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 10, 2021 3:49 pmWhere have you got Kayser? We have some annoying Mick.
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Had Nolli who is very good but rest of C4 is muck. The annoying Mick, the token gay, and Gashton dragged in, presumably because they thought since he'd played for Sale and in France, he might utter something intelligible.Brazil wrote: ↑Sat Apr 10, 2021 3:50 pmBT. He's a right smug one-eyed bastardTorquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 10, 2021 3:49 pmWhere have you got Kayser? We have some annoying Mick.
As an aside, LaR were the worst French side Sale could have come up against.
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It was a classic good biggun beats a good little 'un. We panicked as well which didn't help. I think they'd have always beaten us, but having Lood and Ben Curry available would've helped us hugelyTorquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 10, 2021 3:52 pmHad Nolli who is very good but rest of C4 is muck. The annoying Mick, the token gay, and Gashton dragged in, presumably because they thought since he'd played for Sale and in France, he might utter something intelligible.Brazil wrote: ↑Sat Apr 10, 2021 3:50 pmBT. He's a right smug one-eyed bastardTorquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 10, 2021 3:49 pm
Where have you got Kayser? We have some annoying Mick.
As an aside, LaR were the worst French side Sale could have come up against.
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I’ve to say that Dimitri Yachvili on France2tv is excellent .
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My first instinct is that is exceptionally poor defence rather than anything superb from O’Flaherty
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Well that's a nice way to start for Exeter.
Not sure what happened on the floor there, felt like Exeter played it on the floor, but swings and roundabouts with the blatant early tackle before I guess?
EDIT - No excuses for all those missed tackles though.
EDIT - No excuses for all those missed tackles though.
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The pace and ferocity of this game is a cut above the others I've watched s today.
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Good game for the neutral
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Being given an age to set up the caterpillar ruck and put in the box kick.
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Exeter need to adjust. French refs are known to allow more of a mess at the breakdown and Reynal's giving a fair amount of leeway. Not a lot wrong with that one from VDF though.
I was just about to say nothing to stop LCD taking advantage of the refs interpretation, and who pops up with a turnover where he's clearly on his elbows?sockwithaticket wrote: ↑Sat Apr 10, 2021 5:17 pm Exeter need to adjust. French refs are known to allow more of a mess at the breakdown and Reynal's giving a fair amount of leeway. Not a lot wrong with that one from VDF though.
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Don’t think there’s anything in this
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Spoke too soon, looks a bit worse in real time.
Should probably let French officials speak in French during these
Should probably let French officials speak in French during these
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Yeah, never a read.
Penalty seems the right decision by 2 potential routes.
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