Makeups
By the numbers:
7 the halftime lead for travelling Clermont Auvergne at 17-10; all second stanza points for the now-bosses of the group as they secured the treasurable travel trophy at Bordeaux Begles, 28-10; 13 points for 9, Morgan Parra, on a trio of penalties and a brace of conversions as Clermont asserted themselves in the frothy and fractious waters of Pool Deux; one red and one yellow absolute wrong colors for the hosts in the final forty;
5 points for #10, Morne Steyn, on a penalty and a conversion, and another five for #15, Paul Williams, on a sweetly run line for Stade Francais and 10-0 homeboys advantage at illumination time; rude rouge for Fijian flyer Josaia Raisuqe for a high touch to the eye area to open the half and 14-man Stade would have to withstand Munster with a 37-minute overlap; which they did, running out to a 27-nil margin before the Irish Province was able to ground and convert for a 27-7 record; last home team try by the blindside, 20 year-old Sekou Macalou, a name you’ll hear anon and often, one might consider; Stade now sniffing the topspot Tigers hind;
3 the advantage for road Warriors for a minute until their hosts ran off 27 unanswered; Glasgow dotted near the hour mark, but Racing 92 replied before full time for a 34-10, five-point happy homestand at the Yves-du-Manoir in the Paris suburb of Colombes; 12 markers from Dan Carter’s toe for the pool leaders, who can close the deal on the group at the upcomer;
3 too, and many of them, the only scoring in the South of France as Freddie Michalak, coming on as replacement for #15, James O’Connor, slotted the late deciding trio of points and Toulon topped Bath, 12-9; #9, Eric Escande had three, three-pointers for the remaining homeside points, while all Bath numbers came off the toe of #10, George Ford; 6-all at the half; three-from-four yet innit; Wasps still the headboys, though only just, now:
23 the healthy halftime lead the home team eliminated away in the second stanza as traveling Ulster rebounded with just enough to bag four points in topping Oyonnax, 24-23, at the Charles Mathon
Round 5 upcoming:
Friday, 1.15 Ospreys v Clermont Auvergne at Liberty Stadium - maybe homeboys wrest topspot from their guests? Gonna be a blinder in Swansea! Go if you can;
Saturday, 1.16 Munster v Stade at Thomond Park - this, also must be a good derby as the hosts attempt to reply whatfor their guests the previous week's outcome;
Bordeaux Begles v Exeter Chiefs at Chaban-Delmas - homeboys can only rain on their remaining two opponents' parades; visitors very much innit, though this road win an absolute must; blinder number three on the weekend;
Saracens v Ulster at Allianz Park - at the risk of getting repetitive, blinder number quattro this fixture; Corsair blades are sharp and swift, however; if Ulster are to take the pool, a must win;
Oyonnax v Toulouse at the Charles Mathon - travelers and home team out of the running for extra time plays; this'll be for contract, country, personal vendetta and such, in other words, blinder 5;
Leinster v Bath at the Royal Dublin Society - home XV, winless in this league, are on a 7-victory run in the Guinness Pro 12 competition; do or no playoffs for the visitors;
Leicester Tigers v Benetton Treviso at Welford Road - the recent hiring of former Canada head coach Kieran Crowley was an astute move by the travelers; the benefits of that transaction will come, though maybe not so quickly as to keep five out of the Tigers bowl just now;
Racing 92 v Scarlets at Yves-du-Manoir: travelers are back on top the GP12 table, but reside the other side the EPCR works; this'll be grim for the guests as homeboys look to cement their claim to first in the group en route a first round bye;
Toulon v Wasps at Felix Mayol - for first place in the waters of the Death Pool; blinder #1-squared;
Northampton Saints v Glasgow Warriors at Franklin's Gardens - each must have to remain in the hunt; home team may just have the advantage, though...
Pool 1
Saracens 4-0-0 19
Ulster 3-1-0 13
Toulouse 1-3-0 5
Oyonnax 0-4-0 2
Pool 2
Clermont Auvergne 3-1-0 14
Ospreys 2-2-0 12
Exeter Chiefs 2-2-0 10
Bordeaux Begles 1-3-0 6
Pool 3
Racing 92 3-1-0 17
Northampton Saints 2-1-1 10
Glasgow Warriors 2-2-0 9
Scarlets 0-0-4 2
Pool 4
Leicester Tigers 4-0-0 18
Stade Francois 3-1-0 14
Munster 1-3-0 5
Benetton Treviso 0-0-4 0
Pool 5
Wasps 3-1-0 14
Toulon 3-1-0 12
Bath 2-2-0 9
Leinster 0-4-0 2
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