AMLIN EUROPEAN CHALLENGE CUP ROUND-UP.LEEDS Carnegie got off to a losing start in the Amlin Challenge Cup at Bourgoin to continue their winless start to the new season. Neil Back's men failed to reverse their domestic form in the Guinness Premiership after they were out-scored two tries to one at Stade Pierre Rajon Stade Pierre Rajon is a multi-use stadium in Bourgoin-Jallieu, France. It is currently used mostly for rugby union matches and is the home stadium of CS Bourgoin-Jallieu.[1] The stadium can hold 10,000 people.
Rudi Coetzee's early score was followed by David Janin, while fly-half Alberto Di Bernardo landed six kicks to leave Leeds trailing 23-6 by half-time. Leeds briefly hinted at what would have been a remarkable comeback when Samoan backrow Alfie Vaeluaga To'oala barged over six minutes into the second half. Veteran fly-half Jason Strange converted and added two more penalties to his first half strikes to haul Leeds to within a try at 23-19. But replacement and France international Benjamin Boyet stepped off the bench to land two more penalties, including a last-minute effort which denied Leeds a losing bonus point. Connacht took an early lead in Pool Two with a comfortable 46-6 win over Olympus Madrid. The Spanish minnows were only able to field an 18-man squad after being struck by a stomach bug before arriving in Galway and rarely troubled the Irish province. Second-row Michael Swift and wing Fion Carr both crossed twice as Connacht ran in eight tries. Adrian Flavin, Mike McCarthy, Tiernan O'Halloran and Niva Ta'auso grabbed the others. Former Australia fly-half Manny Manny may refer to: In nobility:
Toulon did not need the boot of Jonny Wilkinson to get the better of to obtain an advantage over; to surpass; to subdue. See also: Get French rivals Castres Olympique, as Luke Rooney scored in either half and Mike Henjak added a third try in a 33-17 win. In Pool Five - Newcastle Falcons' group - Montauban defeated Albi 17-7. Wasps will launch their Amlin European Challenge Cup campaign tomorrow, having been rocked by a double injury blow. England flanker Tom Rees faces at least four months on the sidelines On the sidelines An investor who decides not to invest due to market uncertainty. on the sidelines Of or relating to investors who, having assessed the market, have decided to avoid committing their funds. after undergoing a second shoulder operation this year, while fly-half Danny Cipriani could be out for six weeks with a small hairline fracture hairline fracture n. A fracture in which the fragments do not separate because the line of break is so fine. Also called capillary fracture. to his right fibula fibula (fĭb`yələ): see leg. that has left him on crutches. Rees is currently part of the elite England squad, while Cipriani is in the England Saxons group. England prop Phil Vickery will captain Wasps against Racing-Metro 92 at Adams Park, leading a team that includes full-back Lachlan Mitchell following his recovery from mild concussion sustained during last weekend's Guinness Premiership victory over Northampton. Saracens, buoyant following five successive Premiership wins, should encounter few problems against Rovigo at Vicarage Road. Four players make their debuts for the club - Michael Horak, Michael Tagicakibau, Kevin Barrett and 19-year-old flyhalf Jake Sharp. |
|
|||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion