Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Classic Encounters - Leicester Tigers and Gloucester's thrilling draw
Leicester Tigers were 14 points up in the second half but tossed it away as Gloucester came back, then snatched a vital intercept try on the stroke of fulltime, scored by skilful centre Eliota Fuimano-Sapolu .
It was a great occasion as the dry weather and sunshine of Welford Road provided a great day of rugby for the 24 000 on hand, as both sides chanced their arm, displaying some great running rugby and individual moments of magic.
For the Tigers, powerful wing Alesana Tuilagi scored a quickfire hat-trick, while one of the best moment for Gloucester was the sensational flick on from Matt Cox for Andy Hazell's try.
In the end it came down to a loose pass from Jeremy Staunton that gifted Fuiamno-Sapolu the runaway try, and a conversion that ended the game with a 41-41 draw.
Time: 06:35
Posted at 6:25 pm | 74 comments
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JewbaccaKing April 20, 2011 6:34 pm

JewbaccaKing April 20, 2011 6:34 pm

Tom April 20, 2011 6:59 pm

Tom April 20, 2011 6:59 pm

orange April 20, 2011 7:15 pm

Pity more of their players don't end up representing England on a regular basis.
orange April 20, 2011 7:15 pm

Pity more of their players don't end up representing England on a regular basis.
Anonymous April 20, 2011 7:16 pm

Anonymous April 20, 2011 7:16 pm

Anonymous April 20, 2011 7:18 pm

try looking at the quality of yours posts first...
Anonymous April 20, 2011 7:18 pm

try looking at the quality of yours posts first...
ScrumGuru April 20, 2011 7:28 pm

ScrumGuru April 20, 2011 7:28 pm

Anonymous April 20, 2011 9:31 pm

Anonymous April 20, 2011 9:31 pm

Anonymous April 20, 2011 9:38 pm

Anonymous April 20, 2011 9:38 pm

David April 20, 2011 9:41 pm

Looks like it was a great game obviously, but Leicester really gave it away at the end there! :D
David April 20, 2011 9:41 pm

Looks like it was a great game obviously, but Leicester really gave it away at the end there! :D
Anonymous April 20, 2011 9:48 pm

Some good hands and some good tries, but some are very very soft. Gloucester is a shit team though.
Last try shouldn't have happened as that ball was in touch, no idea what the touch judge (do your fn job) was thinkibng
Anonymous April 20, 2011 9:48 pm

Some good hands and some good tries, but some are very very soft. Gloucester is a shit team though.
Last try shouldn't have happened as that ball was in touch, no idea what the touch judge (do your fn job) was thinkibng
Anonymous April 20, 2011 10:21 pm

Anonymous April 20, 2011 10:21 pm

Jonno April 20, 2011 10:30 pm

Jonno April 20, 2011 10:30 pm

granite April 20, 2011 10:40 pm

What was the ref like at the game? It seems like he let the game flow by letting a few things slide. Was that the case? E.g. seemed at 1:06 Leicester turned the ball over because their man fell all over the ball.
Nothing wrong with the reffing if that's the case, just curious about the flow of the game.
granite April 20, 2011 10:40 pm

What was the ref like at the game? It seems like he let the game flow by letting a few things slide. Was that the case? E.g. seemed at 1:06 Leicester turned the ball over because their man fell all over the ball.
Nothing wrong with the reffing if that's the case, just curious about the flow of the game.
Juugernauter April 20, 2011 11:11 pm

On a side note, I think that at the moment, and if this world was a fantasy one, England could field Cipriani at 10 (he's playing some bold, brilliant Super Rugby), Flood at 12 and Manu Tuilagi at 13, would actually solve their HUGE problem on the centres, watching Hape and Tindall play together is as thrilling as watching the grass grow.
Cheers
Juugernauter April 20, 2011 11:11 pm

On a side note, I think that at the moment, and if this world was a fantasy one, England could field Cipriani at 10 (he's playing some bold, brilliant Super Rugby), Flood at 12 and Manu Tuilagi at 13, would actually solve their HUGE problem on the centres, watching Hape and Tindall play together is as thrilling as watching the grass grow.
Cheers
Anonymous April 20, 2011 11:12 pm

[t..l.i]
put into English phonology, that's 'too-i-lang-ee'
The letter 'G' in Samoan orthography is usually realised as the velar nasal '' - in a regular English accent that means 'ng'.
Anonymous April 20, 2011 11:12 pm

[t..l.i]
put into English phonology, that's 'too-i-lang-ee'
The letter 'G' in Samoan orthography is usually realised as the velar nasal '' - in a regular English accent that means 'ng'.
Gf April 20, 2011 11:43 pm

Gf April 20, 2011 11:43 pm

mise April 20, 2011 11:45 pm

We've had sun up north - ie NH - for about 1 mts now, in rugbyland, and this is how the rugby seems to be: 41-41.
Munster-Agen was similar.
But, Im annoyed. Annoyed it seems this simpl(e)istic to define rugby styles.
But i suppose.... style/tradition/ethos/method/way
are more like descriptions of rugby culture(s).
mise April 20, 2011 11:45 pm

We've had sun up north - ie NH - for about 1 mts now, in rugbyland, and this is how the rugby seems to be: 41-41.
Munster-Agen was similar.
But, Im annoyed. Annoyed it seems this simpl(e)istic to define rugby styles.
But i suppose.... style/tradition/ethos/method/way
are more like descriptions of rugby culture(s).
Jono April 21, 2011 2:07 am

It's impossible to play a free running style in a downpour, it's gotta be more restricted when the weather is shit.
Jono April 21, 2011 2:07 am

It's impossible to play a free running style in a downpour, it's gotta be more restricted when the weather is shit.
Anonymous April 21, 2011 4:37 am

Anonymous April 21, 2011 4:37 am

The Green Mafia April 21, 2011 5:11 am

Still, one can only imagine what the rugby world would be like if pacific sides like samoa, fiji and tonga had the right amount of stability and money...
The Green Mafia April 21, 2011 5:11 am

Still, one can only imagine what the rugby world would be like if pacific sides like samoa, fiji and tonga had the right amount of stability and money...
I hate ppl who write April 21, 2011 7:29 am

As a fan I think this was great running rugby, enjoyable to watch and a fair result at the end.
As far as Gloucester being a "shit" team, well I presume the comment comes from someone who's been following Rugby for a whole 5mins.
I'm a Leinster Fan myself, but "Quashing" would not be my definition of that game, it finished 17-10 and could have been closer. I can only conclude that you're a troll trying to give Irish fans a bad name.
I hate ppl who write April 21, 2011 7:29 am

As a fan I think this was great running rugby, enjoyable to watch and a fair result at the end.
As far as Gloucester being a "shit" team, well I presume the comment comes from someone who's been following Rugby for a whole 5mins.
I'm a Leinster Fan myself, but "Quashing" would not be my definition of that game, it finished 17-10 and could have been closer. I can only conclude that you're a troll trying to give Irish fans a bad name.
Greiffel April 21, 2011 7:49 am

Well said.
Greiffel April 21, 2011 7:49 am

Well said.
Anonymous April 21, 2011 9:24 am

"This shows how shitty NH defence is."
Done. Saved you trolls some time.
Anonymous April 21, 2011 9:24 am

"This shows how shitty NH defence is."
Done. Saved you trolls some time.
Nick April 21, 2011 9:28 am

As for gloucester being 'shit' bear in mind that they are 3rd in the premiership, won a cup already this year and minus Voyce and Fuimaono-Saupolo, the rest of that backline are under 23 (and that is a general trend in the squad). They've quietly being getting there game together and aren't signing flavour of the month big money earners. Watch these guys they could be onto something.
Nick April 21, 2011 9:28 am

As for gloucester being 'shit' bear in mind that they are 3rd in the premiership, won a cup already this year and minus Voyce and Fuimaono-Saupolo, the rest of that backline are under 23 (and that is a general trend in the squad). They've quietly being getting there game together and aren't signing flavour of the month big money earners. Watch these guys they could be onto something.
Anonymous April 21, 2011 10:02 am

Anonymous April 21, 2011 10:02 am

NuNet April 21, 2011 12:44 pm

My point is that when you see games like this and even allowing for the odd sloppy tackle, I dont see much of a difference at all in standard when comparing it with the average super 15 game. The French league produces some stunning rugby but yet, according to the experts we all lag behind our antipodean cousins. Could we not agree that the game is in pretty good shape where ever its played. Come world cup time, we all get to see who's right.
NuNet April 21, 2011 12:44 pm

My point is that when you see games like this and even allowing for the odd sloppy tackle, I dont see much of a difference at all in standard when comparing it with the average super 15 game. The French league produces some stunning rugby but yet, according to the experts we all lag behind our antipodean cousins. Could we not agree that the game is in pretty good shape where ever its played. Come world cup time, we all get to see who's right.
Robert April 21, 2011 1:04 pm

Robert April 21, 2011 1:04 pm

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