Great H-Cup Weekend

[monkeypigeon]

This Weekend I've watched:

Ulster vs Edinburgh
Munster vs Treviso
Leinster vs Brive
Llanelli vs London Irish
Northampton vs Perpiginan

There was: 3, 6, 6, 7 and 4 tries scored in these matches.

There would have been more in the first match had it not been for an epic defence by Edinburgh and the muddy conditions.

4 or 5 of the Munster tries were lovely, the last 2 in the Leinster-Brive match were brilliant, Northampton's first and last tries (particularly the last try) were beauties and the Scarlets and the notnots played with a great sense of adventure.

One of the best weekends of rugby I've watched in yonks. What have I decidedly learned... Heineken Cup is the best club rugby competition in the world. I'll give Super 14 a chance to change my mind again this year. Now that they're free of silly free ELVs, our SH friends should watch a recording of this weekends rugby and take note. the teams with a sense of adventure are winning:

Munster, Leinster, Northampton, Scarlets (though London Irish deserve a mention for giving it a run too) and Ulster too (though again, Edinburgh did try).



Did everyone else have a similarly good experience this week? What did they think of the matches I haven't mentioned? And do you disagree with anything I've mentioned about the ones I did see?

 

[An Tarbh]

can't disagree with any of the above, was keeping an eye on the Toulouse Quins match and that was none too shabby either with 7 tries

 

[dullonien]

The games I did watch were great encounters. I watched most of Ulster v Edinburgh and found it a very fascinating match is such attrocious conditions. The first half of Ospreys v Clermont was one of the best halves of rugby I've seen in a long time with both teams looking to attack. From on O's position, the second half was dissapointing. Today the Scarlets v LI game was played in great spirit and produced some lovely tries. Thought McCuskers first was a beaty. Just finished the Northampton v Perpignan game, and found it a little dull, as the scoreline was so one sided, but a couple of nice try's scored.

Overall, good weekend of rugby, wish I could have seen more, but too much work to do. Pitty I missed the Blues v Sale game aswell, that sounded like a good one.

 

[Nickdnz]

Clermont vs Osprays was good. The first 50 minutes in the Leinster vs Brive match were very very moring, however the last 30 got better.

 

[Olyy]

Watched all the matches you did, minus the Ulster one, couldn't agree more.
I really love the HEC, teams step up so much, and there's often a lot more running rugby than you'd see in the leagues, the bonus points being that more important everyones looking to put 4 tries over the opposition, not just knock penalties over all day.

Match of the weekend for me is a close one between Scarlets/L.Irish and Saints/Perpignan. Saints had a couple of lovely tries (Foden making some lovely runs that ended in tries), and Scarlets/Irish was great to watch, as at half time you expected Irish to run away with it, but then Scarlets came back and got the BP win for themselves.

 

[SaintDean]

Watched Saints match last night enjoyed it, but they keep you chomping on the bit. 16 minutes to score 1 try and it took em 18 minutes to do so.

 

[Charles]

Toulouse Quins was nice as well. Toulouse were hot with runs and offloads and what have you, and Monye was on fire for the Quins. Very very good player.