Both............Brive were tremendous (I think "brave" should be left to the battlefield) and energetic and skillfull and Toulouse were as bad as they can be with the squad they have - which is still better than Biarritz before anyone else says it!!
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Both............Brive were tremendous (I think "brave" should be left to the battlefield) and energetic and skillfull and Toulouse were as bad as they can be with the squad they have - which is still better than Biarritz before anyone else says it!!
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I thought that Brive deserved their victory, lucky first try but when you've got it good luck often works for you, the forwards gave Toulouse a good going over and the Toulouse backs were scruffy, absolutely nothing to do with not letting them play Tony they are a tough side to beat at home that is why Gaston predicted a Brive win.
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no, no, I don't do cheap shots ! Toulouse, my fav. team in the league, is often much worse than they should be. They can be close to fkn useless on the road at times tbh...very frustrating. They've definitely, definitely under-produced in recent years without question.
P.S.: speaking of which, congrats !! Nice win against a very good team there.
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hey, totally aware this is way late but I'll some times keep a match for the week to watch.
Just finished the Toulon UBB match, and man, Bordeaux looks awesome ! They held right in there the whole way. 37-17 isn't very flattering either, but man they looked powerful that match, did UBB !
Absolutely fkd Toulon up in the scrum the - whole - 80min. They even got a TO against Toulon in the scrum ??!!! Even when Castro came in late, (with Ali Williams and Bakkies in the second row) they still messed them up good in the scrum. Sure pays to have Ibanez coach the forwards, ay.
They showed fantastic attacking ability, even the tries they didn't score, what fluid movement with the ball. They defended fantastically, despite the 37 points which really don't tell the story...got a bunch of turnovers at the breakdown...all that in Mayol. Seriously, goddamn.
It's almost amazing that they're just 11th out of 14 teams, i.e. only Bayonne, Oyonnax and Biarritz are behind them. This really shows what the Top 14 has become, when a team like UBB is 11th in a league.
Of course I'm not judging them on just one performance, but I saw bits of other matches, and looking at their results, they haven't been blown out often, just that game in Clermont which I'm sure they threw away.
Honestly, what a team ! I liked them last year, but they're a lot more focused and pro this year, and consistent.
Remember when they killed Toulon last year 41-0 ?
[video=dailymotion;xxekwp]http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xxekwp_bordeaux-toulon-41-0-j17-saison-2012-2013_sport[/video]
Just finished the Toulon UBB match, and man, Bordeaux looks awesome ! They held right in there the whole way. 37-17 isn't very flattering either, but man they looked powerful that match, did UBB !
Absolutely fkd Toulon up in the scrum the - whole - 80min. They even got a TO against Toulon in the scrum ??!!! Even when Castro came in late, (with Ali Williams and Bakkies in the second row) they still messed them up good in the scrum. Sure pays to have Ibanez coach the forwards, ay.
They showed fantastic attacking ability, even the tries they didn't score, what fluid movement with the ball. They defended fantastically, despite the 37 points which really don't tell the story...got a bunch of turnovers at the breakdown...all that in Mayol. Seriously, goddamn.
It's almost amazing that they're just 11th out of 14 teams, i.e. only Bayonne, Oyonnax and Biarritz are behind them. This really shows what the Top 14 has become, when a team like UBB is 11th in a league.
Of course I'm not judging them on just one performance, but I saw bits of other matches, and looking at their results, they haven't been blown out often, just that game in Clermont which I'm sure they threw away.
Honestly, what a team ! I liked them last year, but they're a lot more focused and pro this year, and consistent.
Remember when they killed Toulon last year 41-0 ?
[video=dailymotion;xxekwp]http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xxekwp_bordeaux-toulon-41-0-j17-saison-2012-2013_sport[/video]
I agree with you about UBB and would add that I also think, traitor that I am, that Bayonne are too good to go down too which makes the job for Oynnaz and Biarritz nigh on impossible!!
Big Ewis
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maybe Biarritz deserve what they're getting this year....
but Fort Oyonnax has got this weirdo's support !!
