Leeds v London Irish

[Bullitt]

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Vs

Headingley, Sunday 20th September 2009
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[Bullitt]

Leeds team in full is:

15 Jon Goodridge
14 Richard Welding
13 Luther Burrell
12 Scott Barrow
11 Scott Armstrong
10 Ceiron Thomas
9 Andy Gomarsall
1 Gareth Hardy
2 Vili Ma'asi
3 Juan Gomez
4 Erik Lund
5 Jon Pendlebury ©
6 Kearnan Myall
7 Hendrie Fourie
8 Alfie To'oala
16 Phil Nilsen
17 Alex Moreno
18 Tommy McGee
19 Calum Clark
20 Danny Paul
21 Scott Mathie
22 Henry Paul
23 Jonny Hepworth

UN of Reading Team:
15. Peter Hewat
14. Adam Thompstone
13. Elvis Seveali’i
12. Seilala Mapusua
11. Sailosi Tagickibau
10. Ryan Lamb
9. Paul Hodgson
1. Dan Murphy
2. James Buckland
3. Faan Rautenbach
4. Nick Kennedy
5. Bob Casey (captain)
6. Declan Danaher
7. Steffon Armitage
8. Chris Hala’Ufia.

Replacements:
16. Clarke Dermody
17. David Paice
18. Paulica Ion
19. Andy Perry
20. George Stowers
21. Chris Malone
22. Peter Richards
23. Alfredo Lalanne.

 

[snoopy snoopy dog dog]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Teh Mite @ Sep 18 2009, 01:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

Leeds team in full is:

15 Jon Goodridge
14 Richard Welding
13 Luther Burrell
12 Scott Barrow
11 Scott Armstrong
10 Ceiron Thomas
9 Andy Gomarsall
1 Gareth Hardy
2 Vili Ma'asi
3 Juan Gomez
4 Erik Lund
5 Jon Pendlebury ©
6 Kearnan Myall
7 Hendrie Fourie
8 Alfie To'oala
16 Phil Nilsen
17 Alex Moreno
18 Tommy McGee
19 Calum Clark
20 Danny Paul
21 Scott Mathie
22 Henry Paul
23 Jonny Hepworth[/b]

How is this team in the Premiership? That's a decidedly average bunch of players. Even Connacht would give them a tough time!

 

[Bullitt]

Well, if Worcester can give them a pummelling it says enough.

 

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[Prestwick]

Holy....

 

[MunsterMan]

Hah. Beaten by 49 at home. Would take some kind of miracle for that Leeds team to stay up. Teams like Sale and Worcester must be loving this.

2 Irish players in the Oirish team!

 

[Bullitt]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (MunsterMan @ Sep 20 2009, 10:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

2 Irish players in the Oirish team![/b]

Must be some sort of record!

 

[munstermuffin]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Teh Mite @ Sep 20 2009, 10:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

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2 Irish players in the Oirish team![/b]

Must be some sort of record!
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The gulf between english games top 2 tiers is scary but Leeds probably get relegated go down go season unbeaten and back again how do that benefit anyone

 

[Bullitt]

It's been a long standing point of debate for a while. Realistically there are 13 top flight clubs in the country and a further 4 or 5 in ND1 who are nearly there.

Popular consensus is for the Premiership being expanded to 14 clubs and keeping the relegation/promotion, thus stopping the yo-yo effect that always happens with Leeds and *another* club every year and giving the other clubs the opportunity to take that next step.

 

[munstermuffin]

Hope they do because it don't do much for game like when Leeds go down and hammer everyone surely that can't do Leeds or any of Div 1 clibs any good