Connacht vs Biarritz - 07/12/12 Galway SS Red But?

Were looking forward to this, Well with all the injuries it does weaken us but what the hell lets rip into them. Ive always felt that Biaritz do tend to leave some games behind them. If you can sit on Yachvilli and we have to hold our own in the forwards.
Id always rate Toulouse as a far greater side.
Rain the ball down on Balshaw I say

from erc site.

onnacht Rugby
15Robbie Henshaw
14Tiernan O'Halloran
13Danie Poolman
12Dave McSharry
11Fetu'u Vainikolo
10Dan Parks
9Kieran Marmion
1Brett Wilkinson
2Jason Harris Wright
3Ronan Loughney
4Mick Kearney
5Mike McCarthy
6Andrew Browne
7Willie Faloon
8Eoin McKeon

16Ethienne Reynecke
17Dennis Buckley
18JP Cooney
19Danny Qualter
20Johnny O'Connor
21Paul O'Donohoe
22Miah Nikora
23Matthew Jarvis

Nervous Connemara for BO?
Biarritz Olympique faces Friday (21h) Connacht, the only Irish province he has never met. Only victory will be beautiful, if possible enhanced.


Which is based on the European experience of club, its staff or the fitness of the current team, everything seems clear the logical favorites Biarrots as this first round to face Connacht.
The Irish are only their second test run in the Heineken Cup, unceremoniously removed last year from the group stage. The Basques yet wary of an opponent against Toulouse which had been deprived of the offensive bonus Sportsground. Better or worse, the Harlequins had even lost (9-.

In short, it is never easy to go win in Galway, Ireland or elsewhere, which is BO income once the winner. It was in January 2006, after a successful Ulster (24-9).

And it would be well advised to repeat the performance, lest irreversibly Harlequins - apriori true opponent for qualification - escape the standings. To reassure them, Biarrots can still note that the Connacht lost last Saturday at home against Edinburgh (24-23).

Hope for a final face Londoner end of January, the mission of the BO, and they accept it, will win both games against the Irish. She will not Jerome Thion, Arnaud Heguy slightly affected, nor Dane Haylett-Petty, a groin surgery.

But Jack Issac can count on the return of Imanol Harinordoquy and based on trust built up by two wins in a row (after six defeats!) To fetch a third in Galway

Hope McCarthy is fully fit. That's a fairly lightweight second row and Eoin McKeon isn't the heaviest either...

thats as good a team as could have been expected. swifty, white and gearge will be
a loss.
on the glass half full side the pack should be very mobile around the park and to the breakdown. if they can survive in the scrum they hsve a chance. id worry about last 10 min if we are still in game as qualter and copney arent tedted at any decent level yet. scrums could be really ropey during this period. heres hoping tho.

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Diom wrote: Windsor, pop into the Xmas market first if you like. I know I won't be into OCs until about 9, and there will be some finger food from 9:30 as well.

Are many going in tonight? I'll try to get in for one or two after pretending to do some Christmas shopping.

Not sure if it's been pointed out elsewhere, but it looks like the game isn't on telly - well, not on Sky Sports in Ireland anyway. According to their site, it's online only (sky sports xtra). I'm going anyway so it doesn't bother me

RonanL wrote: Not sure if it's been pointed out elsewhere, but it looks like the game isn't on telly - well, not on Sky Sports in Ireland anyway. According to their site, it's online only (sky sports xtra). I'm going anyway so it doesn't bother me

So was everyone out meeting the Biarritz fans? Practically no one was at the presentation in the Carlton. Ye missed a lot

theCulk wrote: So was everyone out meeting the Biarritz fans? Practically no one was at the presentation in the Carlton. Ye missed a lot