Leinster v Brive

[An Tarbh]

Leinster should come into this one very fresh having had the last 2 weekends off, that said they would have liked for Jennings and Sexton to get some game time before these final rounds of action.

Bar Luke Fitzgerald Leinster pretty much have a full deck to pick from. BP win is a must for Leinster if they're to have a chance of getting through as a runner-up should things go ***s up at Twickenham next Saturday.

Brive have nothing to play for so whether they'll travel with a full squad remains to be seen, given the icy conditions they're bound to be facing I doubt they'll risk it, not even a chance of getting into the Challenge Cup so hardly worth the risk.

 

[snoopy snoopy dog dog]

LEINSTER:

15: Rob Kearney
14: Shane Horgan
13: Brian O'Driscoll
12: Gordon D'Arcy
11: Isa Nacewa
10: Jonathan Sexton
9: Eoin Reddan

1: Cian Healy
2: John Fogarty
3: Stan Wright
4: Leo Cullen CAPTAIN
5: Nathan Hines
6: Kevin McLaughlin
7: Shane Jennings
8: Jamie Heaslip

REPLACEMENTS:

16: Bernard Jackman
17: Mike Ross
18: CJ van der Linde
19: Malcolm O'Kelly
20: Sean O'Brien
21: Paul O'Donohoe
22: Shaun Berne
23: Girvan Dempsey

BRIVE: 15: Scott Spedding, 14: Nicolas Jeanjean, 13: Jamie Noon, 12: Lachlan Mackay, 11: Horacio Agulla, 10: Luciano Orquera, 9: Jean-Baptiste Pejoine, 1: Pablo Henn, 2: Steve Thompson, 3: Pascal Idieder, 4: Retief Uys, 5: Damien Browne, 6: Alix Popham, 7: Fabien Domingo, 8: Antoine Claassen

REPLACEMENTS: 16: Guillaume Ribes, 17: Petrisor Toderasc, 18: Christian Short, 19: Simon Azoulai, 20: Shaun Perry, 21: Viliame Waqaseduadua, 22: Régis Bianco, 23: Pat Barnard

Jennings ahad of O'Brien is the only (slight) surprise for Leinster. No Goode, Flutey or Palisson for the Top 14 side.

 

[monkeypigeon]

"Though they have some quality players missing, Brive still have the quality of England's Jamie Noon in the backline"... LARK!

 

[Bullitt]

Brive: S Spedding, N Jeanjean, J Noon, L Mackay, H Agulla, L Orquera, J Pejoine, P Henn, S Thompson, P Idieder, R Uys, D Browne, A Popham, F Domingo, A Claassen. Replacements: G Ribes, P Toderasc, C Short, S Azoulai, S Perry, V Waqaseduadua, R Bianco, P Barnard

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Monkeypigeon @ Jan 16 2010, 06:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

"Though they have some quality players missing, Brive still have the quality of England's Jamie Noon in the backline"... LARK![/b]

:lol:

 

[Bullitt]

If Brive hadn't made so many errors once they're up to 3/4s, they'd be up by a couple of tries easily by now. Leinster haven't turned up at all.

 

[Bullitt]

Against the run of play, Andrew Small is very quick to award Leinster a penalty try. Sexton converts.

7-0

 

[Bullitt]

The commentators are rightly bigging up Poppam, He's really been excellent.

 

[Olyy]

Lovely break by Sexton, should've ended in a try

 

[Bullitt]

Lol, Cristiano D'Arcy has signed for Leinster. Diving t*at.

 

[monkeypigeon]

Leinster showing up now. Rusty for the first 20.

D'Arcy should be banned for life.

You wouldn't see that in Connacht.

Edit: Keith Mathews is far better than him.

 

[feicarsinn]

Oh Gordon you silly engine.

 

[feicarsinn]

Jennings you twat.

 

[munstermuffin]

Sean O'Brien should be a starter.

Leinster still playing like a very rusty team who have suffered from weather.
Sexton really playing as if injury hasn't effected him.

 

[feicarsinn]

Try no.3 for Leinster. D'arcy under the posts, 22-5.

 

[Bullitt]

Kudos to them if they can get the try-bonus when they've actually not been very good today.

Even more amazing is Brive have played ever so well but haven't converted any but one opportunity.

 

[feicarsinn]

We've been completely cack in every area.

 

[feicarsinn]

I just came.

 

[monkeypigeon]

"Brian O'Driscoll buzzes with Godliness as usual...", love these commentators.

 

[Olyy]

The last try by Brive and by Leinster were both quality,
Other than that, not a great match

 

[shtove]

Horgan's final pass should be framed and hung in a gallery. Beeeyoootiful.