Heineken Cup: Colpaccio Cardiff a Parigi, gli Harlequins non smettono di vincere

Racing Metro – Cardiff Blues 20-26
Per la Pool 2 sfida emozionante e tirata nella capitale francese. Vincono i gallesi sul filo di lana, ma i padroni di casa lasciano un’ottima impressione.

Racing Metro (14) 20
Tries: Imhoff Pens: Germain 4 Drop-goal: Hernandez

Cardiff Blues (17) 26
Tries: Filise, Cuthbert Cons: Parks 2 Pens: Parks 4

Racing Metro: Gaetan Germain; Sereli Bobo, Henry Chavancy, Fabrice Estebanez, Juan Imhoff; Juan Martin Hernandez, Mathieu Loree; Andrea Lo Cicero, Benjamin Noirot, Juan Pablo Orlandi, Karim Ghezal, Jone Qovu Nailiko, John Leo’o, Antoine Batut, Jacques Cronje (capt).
Replacements: Jonathan, Wisniewski for Estebanez (47), NicolasDurand for Loree (55), Eddy Ben Arous for Lo Cicero (70), Johannes Coetzee for Orlandi (55), Lionell Nallet for Ghezal (47), Remi Vaquiin for Leo’o (70).
Not Used: Thomas Bianchin, Virimi Vakatawa.

Cardiff Blues: Chris Czekaj; Alex Cuthbert, Casey Laulala, Jamie Roberts, Tom James; Dan Parks, Lloyd Williams; Gethin Jenkins, T Rhys Thomas (capt), Taufa’ao Filise, Bradley Davies, James Down, Michael Paterson, Sam Warburton, Xavier Rush.
Replacements: Ceri Sweeney for Laulala (72), Scott Andrews for Filise (73), Paul Tito for Down (3), Andrius Pretorius for Rush (70), Gavin Evans for Roberts (17)
Not Used: Marc Breeze, John Yapp, Richie Rees.

Att: 12,000
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland).

Harlequins-Connacht 25-17
Per la Pool 6 allo Stoop di Londra sono andati in campo gli attuali capofila del torneo inglese e i “deb” (in Heineken Cup) irlandesi. Vincono i primi (ancora nessun ko in questa stagione), ma hanno trovato pane per i loro denti.

Harlequins (19) 25
Tries: Dickson Cons: Evans Pens: Evans 6
Connacht (10) 17
Try: O’Halloran, Duffy Cons: Nikora, O’Connor Pens: Nikora

Harlequins: Brown, Stegman, Lowe, Turner-Hall, S. Smith, Evans, Dickson, Marler, Brooker, Johnston, Kohn, Robson, Fa’asavalu, Robshaw, Easter.
Replacements: Urdapilleta for Lowe (34), Care for Dickson (50), Gray for Brooker (59), Vallejos for Kohn (15), Wallace for Fa’asavalu (73).
Not Used: Mayhew, Sinckler, Williams.

Connacht: Duffy, Tuohy, Griffin, McSharry, O’Halloran, Nikora, O’Donohoe, Wilkinson, Flavin, Ah You, Swift, McCarthy, Muldoon, Ofisa, Naoupu.
Replacements: Fa’afili for McSharry (66), N. O’Connor for Nikora (49), F. Murphy for O’Donohoe (55), Loughney for Wilkinson (70), Reynecke for Flavin (55), Rogers for Ah You (55), Anderson for Ofisa (28).
Not Used: Gannon.

Att: 11,866
Ref: Jerome Garces (France).