Monday, September 17, 2012
Top 14 Round Five - Best of the weekend wrap-up
We have already featured one of the games of the weekend, as Toulon beat Montpellier with some lovely tries, so today the weekend wrap features just two of the best from the Top 14, with Bordeaux vs Stade Francais, and Perpignan vs Toulouse.
Bordeaux-Begles picked up an impressive 30-22 win over Stade Francais as they scored through Heini Adams and Felix Le Bourhis, with the latter scoring a sensational try as he linked up well with his winger before taking a return, no-look pass.
Paul Williams scored a try for Stade Francais, while Jerome Porical kicked 17 points with the boot, but it was the two tries to Bordeaux, and good goal kicking from Adams and Camille Lopez that proved the difference.
Perpignan overcame Toulouse with a four-try bonus point in the first half, and a 29-6 halftime lead thanks to tries from Farid Sid, Bertrand Guiry, Guilhem Guirado, and Alasdair Strokosch.
Former Wasps flyer Richard Haughton then scored a try after a sneaky quick tap, before Toulouse came back with a penalty try and a well taken effort by Yannick Nyanga.
The entertaining game ended with Toulouse suffering their second defeat of the season, and Perpignan taking the fairly convincing 34-20 victory.
Other Top 14 results:
Agen 32 - 26 Grenoble | Bayonne 18 - 25 Racing Metro
Castres 28 - 13 Biarritz | Mont-de-Marsan 6 - 14 Clermont Auvergne
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Guy September 17, 2012 7:39 pm
First scene we see someone with a split personality. One moment he's a rugby star, next scene he's rolling on the floor like a soccer diva.
Rest of the highlights: brilliant! You just gotta love French rugby.
Hendogo September 17, 2012 9:15 pm
Matt September 18, 2012 5:37 am
stroudos September 18, 2012 8:39 am
stroudos September 18, 2012 8:47 am
"First scene we see someone with a split personality. One moment he's a rugby star, next scene he's rolling on the floor like a soccer diva."
I agree and would in fact go one stage further and say the cheating bastard should be banned!!
Call me old-school but I still cringe when I see wingers kicking good attacking ball away instead of trying to cut inside or sidestep the defender. The law clearly states that there's no obligation for the defender to get out of the way. The fullback's obviously going to try to charge your kick down so if you insist on kicking the bloody thing then you're going to have to think about how you're going to run around the bloke. The onus is on the attacking player to alter his course.
More importantly, when the jumping fullback has not even touched you, stay on your feet and get after the bloody ball. If you want to dive on the ground like you've been shot, piss off and play football.
Guy September 18, 2012 9:04 am
Yorffeo September 18, 2012 12:37 pm
kadova September 18, 2012 10:20 pm
Florian September 19, 2012 7:41 am
stroudos September 19, 2012 9:51 am
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