Top 14 Play-offs and we called one right and one wrong. Toulouse did for racing 33-19 and Castres Montpellier 25-12. So Toulouse and Castres progress to the semi-finals and with Toulon and Clermont fighting out for the Heineken Cup next week both teams must fancy their chances getting a rest to be at full strength. First up in the barrage was Toulouse v Racing and … [Read more...]
Top 14 France Rd26- Clermont pip Toulon by 1 Point
Round Twenty-Six of the Top 14 and we called all games correctly though Racing only just got past Castres. All the games kicked off on Saturday and first up we had Biarritz doing for Paris and convincingly 52-17. They were already 24-3 to the good by the break as that man Yachvili slotted 8 kicks at goal through the game and converted all seven of the tries. next to … [Read more...]
Top 14 France Rd25-Clermont Go Top
Round Twenty-Five of the Top 14 Amazing weekend, as Clermont go top and Toulon lose away at Grenoble. With all the surprises, we only called three games correctly but in our defence they were games even away that you would not expect them to lose. Perpignan away to Agen, Biarritz away to Bordeaux and Montpellier away to Bayonne. Saturday and the weekend opened with … [Read more...]
Top 14 France Rd24-Toulon Clermont Stalemate
Round Twenty-Four of the Top 14 Amazing weekend, as it opens and closes with draws. Friday night and Catres draw with Bordeaux 23-23. Then Sunday afternoon and Toulon and ASM Clermont fight out anther draw 26-26. With Grenoble losing away at Bayonne we called three wrong. Friday night and Castres were looking to get one over Bordeaux, but it was not to be as they … [Read more...]
Top 14 France Rd23- Top Three Winners
Round Twenty-Three of the Top 14 and the top three all won, with Toulouse sneaking home at Racing by one point. Toulon smashing Paris and Clermont Agen. Just two wrong calls as Perpignan went down by one point at home to Castres and Paris by the same margin to Toulouse. The weekend opened in the evening warmth of Biarritz as they saw of the challenge from Grenoble … [Read more...]