Thrillers all round …
In an evening unspoilt by the weather spectators at both games left the grounds after witnessing some fine rugby. Our reporters were at both grounds, first lets get the summary of what happened up in Sale this evening …
Wasps made the long journey up the M40 and M6 to play what many thought was going to be a grudge match. It didn’t take long for the match to explode into action. Sale received the long Wasps kick and then Lamont burst through the entire Wasps team and streaked away for a try within the first minute … Hodgson seemed to be having trouble with his boots and his conversion went wide. The home crowd hardly had time to settle back in their seats when another break saw the Sale forwards punching through the middle with Chabal lumbering over for another score, this time nearer to the posts. Yet again though Hodgson failed to convert.
The game then got physical with the Wasps prop getting sin binned for a very high tackle which denied the Sale backs another score. The referee just managed to keep control as tempers flared. In the aftermath the Wasps full back did manage to pull a try back which was calmly converted. Half time came with the home crowd wondering how on earth they were only 10-7 ahead. Dalalgio, the Wasps captain firmly believed that the second half would see them pull the score back … how wrong could he be!
Hodgson obviously had a change of boots at half time and in the home team totally dominated the second half running in another 2 tries! The Sharks ran away with a big 6 points … it’s back to the drawing board yet again for Wasps. More from our match side reporters tomorrow, and no doubt we will hear from the coaches.
Down at Vicarage Road the crowd hardly got to sit down as the game was played at a furious pace. With hardly a break down in play the game was phase after phase of excitement. In the end Stad Francais managed to keep their unbeaten record but only with the help of the Television Monitor Official who controversially ruled a Saracens try to be held up mid way through the second half. The final score of 12-7 was the closest game Stad had experienced in many a game. A detailed report will appear tomorrow and no doubt the coaches will have plenty to say!
The table as it stands tonight with a 2 week break coming up is :
Stad Francais played 2 won2 points 8
Sale Sharks played 2 won1 points 6
Saracens played 2 won0 points 3
London Wasps played 2 won0 points 2
In an evening unspoilt by the weather spectators at both games left the grounds after witnessing some fine rugby. Our reporters were at both grounds, first lets get the summary of what happened up in Sale this evening …
Wasps made the long journey up the M40 and M6 to play what many thought was going to be a grudge match. It didn’t take long for the match to explode into action. Sale received the long Wasps kick and then Lamont burst through the entire Wasps team and streaked away for a try within the first minute … Hodgson seemed to be having trouble with his boots and his conversion went wide. The home crowd hardly had time to settle back in their seats when another break saw the Sale forwards punching through the middle with Chabal lumbering over for another score, this time nearer to the posts. Yet again though Hodgson failed to convert.
The game then got physical with the Wasps prop getting sin binned for a very high tackle which denied the Sale backs another score. The referee just managed to keep control as tempers flared. In the aftermath the Wasps full back did manage to pull a try back which was calmly converted. Half time came with the home crowd wondering how on earth they were only 10-7 ahead. Dalalgio, the Wasps captain firmly believed that the second half would see them pull the score back … how wrong could he be!
Hodgson obviously had a change of boots at half time and in the home team totally dominated the second half running in another 2 tries! The Sharks ran away with a big 6 points … it’s back to the drawing board yet again for Wasps. More from our match side reporters tomorrow, and no doubt we will hear from the coaches.
Down at Vicarage Road the crowd hardly got to sit down as the game was played at a furious pace. With hardly a break down in play the game was phase after phase of excitement. In the end Stad Francais managed to keep their unbeaten record but only with the help of the Television Monitor Official who controversially ruled a Saracens try to be held up mid way through the second half. The final score of 12-7 was the closest game Stad had experienced in many a game. A detailed report will appear tomorrow and no doubt the coaches will have plenty to say!
The table as it stands tonight with a 2 week break coming up is :
Stad Francais played 2 won2 points 8
Sale Sharks played 2 won1 points 6
Saracens played 2 won0 points 3
London Wasps played 2 won0 points 2
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