WRL 5 - Week Six

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Biarritz Olympique 28 - 20 Sharks

Biarritz Olympique
Manager - Fluxy

01. Fabian Barcella	09. Kahn Fotuali
02. Kevin Mealamu	10. Jonny Sexton (k)
03. Owen Franks
04. Patricio Albacete	11. Tommy Bowe
05. Manuel Carriza	12. Sonny Bill Williams
06. Juan Smith	13. Robbie Freaun
07. Sam Warburton (c)	14. Alesana Tuilagi
08. Sergio Parisse	15. Iain Balshaw

Subs: 16. Campbell Johnstone, 17. Eduard Coeztee, 18. Benoit August, 19. Jerome Thion, 20. Tadzuka Nqwenya, 21. Marcelo Bosch, 22. Jean-Pascal Barraque

Sharks
Manager - Prop_Lyd

01. Tendai Mtwarira	09. Charl McLeod
02. Bismark Du Plessis	10. Rhys Priestland (k)
03. Jannie Du Plessis
04. Alistair Hargreaves	11. Bryan Habana
05. Willem Alberts	12. Jamie Roberts
06. Jean Deysel	13. Brian O'Driscoll (c)
07. Keegan Daniel	14. JP Pieterson
08. Toby Faletau	15. Patrick Lambie

Subs: 16. J.Smit 17. E.Van Staden 18. 19. 20. Lwazi Mvovo 21. O.Ndungane 22. S.Terblanche

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Crusaders 26 - 21 Northampton Saints

Crusaders
Manager - Driver

01. Ben Franks	09. Dimitri Yachvilli
02. Matthew Rees	10. Dan Carter (k)
03. Owen Franks
04. Brad Thorn	11. Zac Guildford
05. Sam Whitelock	12. Francois Steyn
06. Adam Thomson	13. Jacque Fourie
07. Richie McCaw (c)	14. Digby Ioane
08. Kieren Read	15. Israel Dagg

Subs: 16.Quinton McDonald, 17.Wyatt Crockett, 18.George Whitelock, 19.Freddie Michilak, 20.Damian Traille, 21.Adam Whitelock, 22.Brent Ward

Northampton Saints
Manager - Pullthetrings

01. Jean-Baptiste Poux	09. Will Genia
02. Stephen Moore	10. Nick Evans
03. Sylvian Marconnet
04. Geoff Parling	11. Paul Diggin
05. James Horwill (c)	12. Maxime Mermoz
06. Tom Croft	13. Aurelien Rougerie
07. Tom Wood	14. James O'Conner (k)
08. Imonal Harinordoquy	15. Adam Ashley-Cooper

Subs: 16. Brett Sharman, 17. Tom Mercey, 18. Calum Clark, 19. Phil Dowson, 20. Morgan Parra, 21. James Downey, 22. Jon Clarke

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Hurricanes 21 - 21 Leicester Tigers

Hurricanes
Manager - Bathite

01. Thomas Domingo	09. Tyson Keats
02. Andrew Hore	10. Quade Cooper (k)
03. Neema Tialata
04. Victor Matfield (c)	11. Hosea Gear
05. Lionel Nallet	12. Ma'a Nonu
06. Jerome Kaino	13. Conrad Smith
07. David Pocock	14. Cory Jane
08. Rodney So'aolio	15. Leigh Halfpenny

Subs: Coles, Goodes, Thrush, Evans, Perenara, Cruden, Savea

Leicester Tigers
Manager - LukeLovesLuka

01. Gethin Jenkins	09. Ben Youngs
02. Dylan Hartley	10. Toby Flood (k)
03. Martin Castrogiovanni
04. Louis Deacon	11. Sitiveni Sivivatu
05. Nathan Sharpe (c)	12. Matt Giteau
06. Dan Lydiate	13. Manu Tuilagi
07. Heinrich Brussow	14. Ryan Crotty
08. Thomas Waldrom	15. Maxime Medard

Subs: 16. Marcos Ayerza, 17. Tom Youngs, 18. Brian Mujati, 19. Chris Jack, 20. Jordan Crane, 21. James Grindal, 22. Billy Twelvetrees

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Waratars 26 - 28 Toulouse

Waratars
Manager - Inthefastlane

01. Benn Robinson	09. Luke Burgess
02. Tatafu Polota Nau	10. Francois Trinh Duc
03. Adam Jones
04. Dean Mumm	11. Lachie Turner
05. Danie Roussow	12. Berrick Barnes (k)
06. Sean O'Brien	13. Rob Horne
07. Schalk Burger (c)	14. Drew Mitchell
08. Wycliff Palu	15. Kurtley Beale

Subs: 16 Jeremy Tilse, 17 Damien Fitzpatrick, 18 Cameron Jowitt, 19 Dave Dennis, 20 Josh Holmes, 21 Brackin Karauria-Henry, 22 Ryan Cross

Toulouse
Manager - Steven_Sharks

01. Soane Tonga'uhia	09. Nicolas Bezy
02. William Servat	10. David Skrela (k)
03. Nicolas Mas
04. Paul O'Connell	11. Yann David
05. Bakkies Botha	12. Clement Poitrenaud
06. Thierry Dusatoir (c)	13. Yannick Jauzion
07. Matt Todd	14. Vilimoni Delasau
08. Louis Picamoles	15. Ben Foden

Subs: 16. Virgil Lacombe, 17. Census Johnston, 18. Yohann Maestri, 19. Jean Bouilhou, 20. Jean Marc-Doussain, 21. Florian Fritz, 22. Joe Ansbro

Leicester Tigers:

1. Gethin Jenkins
2. George Chuter
3. Martin Castrogiovanni
4. Louis Deacon
5. Chris Jack (c)
6. Dan Lydiate
7. Heinrich Brussow
8. Thomas Waldrom

09. Ben Youngs
10. Toby Flood (k)
11. Sitiveni Sivivatu
12. Matt Giteau
13. Manu Tuilagi
14. Ryan Crotty
15. Maxime Medard

16. Marcos Ayerza
17. George Chuter
18. Sylvain Marconnet
19. Geoff Parling
20. Jordan Crane
21. James Grindal
22. Billy Twelvetrees

Likely side to face Crusaders:

1. Jean-Baptise Poux
2. Stephen Moore
3. Sylvian Marconnet
4. Geoff Parling
5. James Horwill (c)
6. Tom Croft
7. Tom Wood
8. Imanol Harinordoquy

9. Will Genia
10. Nick Evans
11. Paul Diggin
12. Maxime Mermoz
13. Aurelien Rougerie
14. James O'Conner (k)
15. Adam Ashley-Cooper

16. Brett Sharman
17. Tom Mercey
18. Calum Clark
19. Phil Dowson
20. Morgan Parra
21. James Downey
22. Jon Clarke

1.Ben Franks
2.Matthew Rees
3.Dan Cole
4.Brad Thorn
5.Sam Whitelock
6.Adam Thomson
7.Richie McCaw (c)
8.Kieron Read

9.Dimitri Yachvilli
10.Dan Carter (k)
11.Zac Guildford
12.Frans Steyn (TBC)
13.Jaque Fourie
14.Digby Ioane
15.Isreal Dagg

16.Quinton McDonald
17.Wyatt Crockett
18.George Whitelock
19.Freddie Michilak
20.Damian Traille
21.Adam Whitelock
22.Brent Ward.

HURRICANES

Wellington announce the signing of second row Lionel Nallet to form an experienced partnership with Victor Matfield. Manager Sam Knott proudly stated "I am delighted with the signing of Lionel, a player I know very well from my days at Saracens. Our second row now has great balance to it and I feel Lionel can really make a big difference around the park with his physicality."

Domingo
Hore
Tialata
Matfield
Nallet
Kaino
Pocock
So'aolio
Keats
Cooper
Gear
Nonu
Smith
Jane
Halfpenny

Coles
Goodes
Thrush
Evans
Perenara
Cruden
Savea

01. Tendai Mtwarira	09. Charl McLeod
02. Bismark Du Plessis	10. Rhys Priestland (k)
03. Jannie Du Plessis
04. Alistair Hargreaves	11. Bryan Habana
05. Willem Alberts	12. Jaimie Roberts
06. Jean Deysel	13. BOD
07. Keegan Daniel	14. JP Pieterson
08. Toby Faletau	15. Patrick Lambie

Subs: 16. J.Smit 17. E.Van Staden 18. 19. 20. Lwazi Mvovo 21. O.Ndungane 22. S.Terblanche

Revised Tigers side:



1. Gethin Jenkins
2. Dylan Hartley
3. Martin Castrogiovanni
4. Louis Deacon
5. Nathan Sharpe (c)
6. Dan Lydiate
7. Heinrich Brussow
8. Thomas Waldrom

09. Ben Youngs
10. Toby Flood (k)
11. Sitiveni Sivivatu
12. Matt Giteau
13. Manu Tuilagi
14. Ryan Crotty
15. Maxime Medard

16. Marcos Ayerza
17. Tom Youngs
18. Brian Mujati
19. Chris Jack
20. Jordan Crane
21. James Grindal
22. Billy Twelvetrees

1 Benn Robinson
2 TPN
3 Adam Jones
4 Dean Mumm
5 Danie Roussow
6 Sean O’Brien
7 Schalk Burger
8 Wycliff Palu
9 Luke Burgess
10 Francois Trinh Duc
11 Lachie Turner
12 Berrick Barnes
13 Rob Horne
14 Drew Mitchell
15 Kurtley Beale

16 Jeremy Tilse
17 Damien Fitzpatrick
18 Cameron Jowitt
19 Dave Dennis
20 Josh Holmes
21 Brackin Karauria-Henry
22 Ryan Cross

No worries mate, but I have Parisse not Hari at 8

OB 28 Sharks 21
Canes 20 Tigers 20
Tahs 24 Toulouse 23

Crusaders 20-16 Saints

Canes 18-19 Tigers

Tahs 30-33 Toulouse

Biaritz 26-24 Sharks
Crusaders 32-29 Saints
Canes 19-24 Tigers

I have only lost one game and I'm playing bottom of the table, without a win, how come I'm being predicted losses all of a sudden?

Maybe cos I've got a better side

Ssssssh.

Well clearly not if you don't have a win!

Biarritz 17 - 16 Natal
Crusaders 20 - 20 Saints
Hurricanes 24 - 22 Leicester

Owen Franks is in 2 teams....

Biarritz Olympique 25 - 22 Sharks
Motm: Mealamu


Crusaders 27 - 23 Northampton Saints
Motm: Yachvili


Waratahs 28 - 28 Toulouse
Motm: Barnes

Canterbury Crusaders 18 - 15 Northmapton Saints
MOTM; Carter

Wellington Hurricanes 24 - 24 Leciester Tigers
MOTM; Castrogiovanni

Waratahs 21 - 27 Toulouse
MOTM; Picamoles

Biarritz 30 - 19 Sharks
Crusaders 29 - 22 Saints
Waratahs 14 - 29 Toulouse

Biarritz Olympique 23 - 17 Sharks

Hurricanes 15 - 13 Leicester Tigers

Waratahs 30 - 22 Toulouse

Week 6 Final Results

Unbelievably, everyone managed to get their results in. Even more amazing than Tigers nearly getting their first win at the mighty Wellington.

Biarritz 28 - 20 Sharks
Crusaders 26 - 21 Saints
Hurricanes 21 - 21 Tigers
Waratahs 26 - 28 Toulouse

So close...

Shouldn't have been! Would have been devastated to lose at home to the bottom side! You been supplying bungs?

Clearly enough people disagree with you.

I think your patter mid-prediction may have swung things...!

I think Tigers had you in key areas eg front row and half backs. I thought the home advantage, form, and your back line would win it for you though.

pullthestrings wrote:I think you're patter mid-prediction may have swung things...!

Discussing games/predo's mid-predo's is banned on the AP game and rightly so. No-one predicted a loss to Bathite after he threw his toys out of the pram.

Maybe my injuries at 8 and 9 were felt, was just surprised that's all, thought it was a big upset. Not exactly happy with only a draw

I don't think complaining about predictions from either of you is warranted, a draw is always better than a loss.

And if you look through the predos, two were draws anyway, so it was always going to be close - you both had areas in which each team thrived IMO

When did I complain?!?

My reaction is to Bathite and his 'shock horror' that his team isn't as good as he thinks it is!

Yeah, sorry didn't mean to stir it up, but when 3rd in league plays bottom without a win at home, I think it's normal to expect a win, isn't it, hence my surprise/shock horror