Round Three Redux? Round Five-and-three-quarters? In any case, Welsh fans will be biting their nails, or any other available substance, and wondering if France can win with a bonus point and 21 points to deprive them of the title.
Scotland will no doubt have plenty to say about this, as a win with a six-point points advantage will put them second on the table (giving them their best finish in the Six Nations), supposing France don’t score a LBP.
Sadly, both teams can finish above Ireland. Maybe we should just cancel this match.
And maybe we should support France to wind up the OH.
Onna telly this week
Friday 26th March
| Gloucester v Exeter | 17:30 | BT Sport 3 |
| France v Scotland | 20:00 | BBC1 |
Saturday 27th March
| Glasgow v Treviso | 13:45 | Premier Sports 1 |
| Bristol v Harlequins | 14:00 | BT Sport 1 |
| London Irish v Bath | 15:00 | BT Sport Extra |
| Worcester v Northampton | 15:00 | BT Sport Extra |
| Wasps v Sale | 16:30 | BT Sport1 |
| Leinster v Munster | 17:00 | Premier Sports 1 |
Sunday 28th March
| Dragons v Edinburgh | 14:00 | Premier Sports 1 |
| Leicester v Newcastle | 15:00 | BT Sport 1 |
Ovally Balls 
Bugger. Huw Jones injured and off. Mind you, that does bring Niko on, so dog knows what’ll happen now. Close game so far, 6-9 to Glasgow.
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Oh Ali, you feckin’ idiot. Pulls the Montpellier guy back as he was about to score the try. The ref doesn’t think so, and we have a scrum. Ali Price most relieved man on the pitch, with huge guilty grin on his face.
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Bugger, Montpellier get their try after all, just on half time.
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Ah feck, Montpellier in again. 20-9 – think that might be game over, unless we get something back pretty soon.
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We got something back pretty soon! Quick play from Fraser Brown and we get a try back! 20-16.
Oh, hold on. TMO going to spoil things? May have lost control? French TV not showing the angle that confirms it.
Shit, lost the ball forward (hmmm), but Montpellier with a player in the bin now.
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And we fuck up the resultant penalty.
*Sigh*
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Red for Glasgow for high tackle. Definite red the way things are. Warbs was saying after the LI game (where LI had a player red carded for a similar offence) that players need to change the way they tackle, but that it may take time as players have been tackling the same way for years but have to change now.
LI came back with 14 – doubt we’ll do the same. Montpellier far better than Cardiff.
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We get a penalty back through Thompson, then Kebble does a stupid and Montpellier get the 3 points back immediately. 26-18.
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Montpellier now being stupid – player lifts Turner up and drops him. Off for a yellow – and Turner didn’t even have the ball. 26-21 now.
La Rochelle look as though they’re through over Gloucester.
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Oh Christ, both teams taking it in turns to be stupid. Grigg will be off for deliberate knock on.
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Montpellier win 26-21 in the end.
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I think Montpellier probably deserved it overall, BB, but it was a good game to watch
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Yeah think so, but that last quarter was just crazy.
You make a mistake.
No, YOU make a mistake, and then we’ll do one of our own so’s not to make you feel bad.
Thanks, and here’s another mistake.
Gee, that’s kind of you. Don’t want you to feel left out, so we’ll make a mistake too.
Red was a red, Brown’s try could have been given on another day (his fingers might have been in contact with the ball as it landed but only just).
Anyway, let’s build for next year – have some good young ‘uns coming through.
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Ooh! Found a Frankie Miller vidyo! Crackin’ voice – actually saw him live – he had Brian Robertson on guitar and Simon Kirke on drums (can’t remember who the bass player was). Great gig.
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And if it hadn’t been a great gig, I was certainly NOT going to tell him!
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All by myseeeellllffff
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Eric could have played for Germany in the 80s. I think we can all agree that we should never, ever leave BB on his own again.
But silver lining wise I was reminded of this:
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Oi! I didn’t even post any prog!
I’ll make sure I do it next time, though.
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Wasps vs Clermont quite enjoyable. If Wasps don’t win this (25/17 at the 53rd minute) they’ll kick themselves as they’ve been so profligate during the first half.
Granted, I’ve seen papier mâché offer greater resistance than ASM defence but Wasps little short passes kill them.
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Wow. ASM score the winning try at the last second.
If I ever saw an undeserved win, that was today.
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cruel
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ASM were asleep for most of the game, lost most collisions and their line outs and yet will go through. Wasps had two or three tries denied and probably ran out of gas but my, they should’ve won this at a canter, so poor were Clermont.
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ASM are only a shadow of what they were, and they played like the Clermont of old only during the last 5 minutes. That was enough but Wasps should’ve gone through.
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Now to see Munster book their QF vs ASM, they should easily dispatch Toulouse.
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Rugby talk killing the blog.
Munster lead 16/9 at HT. Nice weather, both teams better than either Wasps or ASM. Enjoyable game albeit a bit predictable. Munster good value, Toulouse a bit fragile. Holmes being the expected revolving door, making DeAllende look a much better player than he really is.
First time I see a game being stopped for a player complaining about his ribs. Beirne’s injury serious enough for him to leave the pitch though.
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Munster dispatching Toulouse 16-16. Toulouse get a try right at the start of the second half.
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Munster strike back – try from close range by Coombes- Carbery adds 2. 23-16
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Earls lucky not to get a yellow for grabbing Kolbe’s foot while Kolbe was in the air. Penalty for Toulouse and they score from the lineout. 23-23.
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That was gorgeous
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Lovely try Toulouse. That Dupont guy’s not bad.
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Lebel isn’t too bad either, BB, the step was a thing of beauty
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Yep, the Munster player was totally bamboozled by the step. Toulouse get another one and kill the game, although close for a knock on.
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What do I know?
Munster played 31 times vs French teams in the Hcup. They had lost just once, to ASM and drew once vs Racing. Toulouse winning there with a depleted team is huge. Didn’t expect that.
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Who did they have missing Flair? Seemed a pretty strong team to me, especially in the backs.
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The missing backs included Ramos, Fouyssac, Tauzin, Guitoune, Huget (all injured). At least three of them would’ve played today ( Ramos, Tauzin and Guitoune).
Médard plays bits of games nowadays, Holmes is on the bench for Ntamack.
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Three forwards were missing, Neti, Meafou but mostly Elstadt, who in spite of 10 days of quarantine was not allowed to travel to Ireland after a trip to SA.
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what a crap try to concede – powderpuff
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good grief – simple rugby and passing out of the tackle – stay high when tackled (ouch) and flip off to next player.
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at last – Exeter forwards have got their dander up ……………
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Exeter have finally gotten off the bus
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Lyon fwds tiring and Exeter backs come out to play
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Drags going well, including a break by Dee from his own line up to the half way, leading to a Hewitt try after a delicate Jamie Roberts(!) dink.
Unfortunately Hewitt fucked his knee up while finishing brilliantly for his second try, which has clearly cast a cloud over a good Drags effort so far. Poor lad looked devastated when he was helped off – probably a summer tour for Wales goes down the drain.
Recording the second half as normal life calls, but after last week’s second half against Edinburgh I will be wary of watching what comes next, later.
Happy Festival of the Nails (for El Suavo), and catch you later.
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Not a fan of Lyon, but just for their awful jersey, I hope Exeter do not go through.
There, I said it.
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TBF, I also hope Lyon do not get through. Mostly journeymen (except Barassi) with an unlikable coach.
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Charlie Ngatai not playing? Defintiely not a journeyman in the derogatory sense.
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Forgot about Ngatai. Unfortunately he plays outside Wisnievski .who is a poor man’s Farrell.
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G’wan the Wesht.
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I’m in the position where I want Connacht to win but Matt Scott to be the best player on the park
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Pick pocket Porter
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Actually Scott did brilliantly at that ruck
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