Top 14 day2

[gaston le gaff]

This weekends fixtures difficult start at home for us v Clermont, other big game Toulouse v Bordeaux, and see how Pau shape up at home to Toulon

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[Tony Manx]

You getting the top six out of the way early this season?!!

If LaRoc can get a draw with them, anything less than a bonus point win for Montypellier looking a bit careless!!!

 

[gaston le gaff]

Against Clermont i think a 4 pts win will do nicely, 13 home wins is a minimum of 42 pts + a few bonus pts home and away and 2/3 aways wins evaluate to a top 6 finish.
Win the game first and formost, then the last 20 mins the bonus pt if possible.

 

[JJFlash]

Pau v RCT could be very interesting if Steffon Armitage is in the starting XV.
However, RCT are on the back of an unexpected defeat and heads are likely to roll if they do not beat Pau.

Elsewhere, I can only see home wins.

 

[Tony Manx]

Think LaRoch have a chance at Grenoble......

 

[JJFlash]

Think LaRoch have a chance at Grenoble......

Of course they have a chance. I'm hoping that Grenoble get their act together for their first home match.

 

[gaston le gaff]

Grenoble could well be the whipping boys this season!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[JJFlash]

I sincerely hope not, although if they do, it'll add impetus to those who would like to see a reduction of the number of teams to 12.

 

[Tony Manx]

Hope you are right my old friend as it will take 50% of the pressure off Bayonne!!!

 

[gaston le gaff]

Takes 100% off as only one goes down and the 13th plays off with the Pro D2 final i think.

 

[gaston le gaff]

Gastons predicktions for DAY 2 TOP 14...........Bayonne, Brive, Racing, Pau, Toulouse, all home wins, Pau will try their level best and i think they will just about sneak it v Toulon, Grenoble will struggle and theres a strong chance La Rochelle could well win at Grenoble.
Montpellier have a difficult task on their hands with Clermont if we get our act together we should just about squeeze through, but very tough game for us. So maybe just one away win for La Rochelle.

 

[gaston le gaff]

Teams for tomorrows game......


[h=1]TOP 14 - Montpellier : Le XV de départ pour affronter Clermont[/h]
[h=2]TOP 14 - 4 changements ont été effectués dans la composition de Montpellier pour affronter Clermont ce dimanche à 16h15 à l'Altrad Stadium. Devant, le deuxième ligne Paul Willemse a été titularisé par Jake White, tout comme les troisièmes lignes Fulgence Ouedraogo et Pierre Spies. Chez les trois-quarts, Dimitri Catrakilis fait son retour à l'ouverture.[/h] Le XV de départ : Mogg ; Fall, Dumoulin, Steyn, Nadolo ; Catrakilis (o), White (m) ; Spies, Qera, Ouedraogo ; Willemse, Mikautadze ; Kubriashvili, B. Du Plessis, Nariashvili.
Remplaçants : Van Wyk, Watremez, Tchale Watchou, Rensburg, Paillaugue, Botica, Martin, J. Du Plessis.



[h=1]TOP 14 - La compo de Clermont face à Montpellier[/h]








[h=2]TOP 14 - Arrivé cet été en provenance de Montpellier, Sitaleki Timani sera titulaire pour son premier match avec Clermont dimanche face au... MHR. Le jeune Sanga formera la charnière avec Lopez. Cancoriet débutera en troisième ligne.[/h] Le XV de départ : Spedding ; Planté, Stanley, Fofana, Nakaitaci ; (o) Lopez, (m) Sanga ; Cancoriet, Chouly, Bardy ; Vahaamahina, Timani ; Zirakashvili, Ulugia, Chaume.
Remplaçants : Behegaray, Falgoux, Iturria, Yato, Parra, Fernandez, Rougerie, Ric.

 

[Tony Manx]

25-6 BO trash Narbonne! Brennau in three years......

 

[gaston le gaff]

on the sauce again Tony with your wild predicktions!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! but it would be good to see them back in the Elite, Classement does not look good this morning MHR bottom with 0 pts, feels like a song competition we all know.!!!!!!!

 

[FrenchFan]

La Rochelle 100 m try from 7:33

 

[gaston le gaff]

Mini disaster in Montpellier, although Clermont never a team easy to beat, the 1st half we were rubbish, much noise in the changing rooms at half time and we came out better in the 2nd half but the result still stays the same, one tiny point and Bordeaux next week, Far too hot and humid to play rugby, both teams suffered, but Clermont were the better side on the day. I should think training this week will be heads down, no noise and hard work, and you never know Jimmy Nagusa may well turn up ex^pected tomorrow from his extended holsidays due back July 20th, buses obviously running late from Fidji.!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Tony Manx]

on the sauce again Tony with your wild predicktions!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! but it would be good to see them back in the Elite, Classement does not look good this morning MHR bottom with 0 pts, feels like a song competition we all know.!!!!!!!

Seem to remember BO started like that the season they got relegated......mind you they lost the next eight or so as well!!! Think your squad and management is a shade better!!

 

[gaston le gaff]

for the moment we are not bottom nearly, but just survive on goal average, i have a Press training day tomorrow so will be interesting on how attentive and quiet the squad could be, just faint sounds of the 3 coaches breathing hot air and fire, obvioulsy not in my direction.

 

[Deleted member 53362]

Quick question has last season finished yet?

 

[gaston le gaff]

difficult to say as they are so long, one just rolls into the next so extrelmely difficult to find the beginning or the end, so to answer your question not sure.