Yesterday, we had Egg Chaser’s moments of the season; today Palla Ovale takes us through the moments he won’t be forgetting for a while. Yes, Cardiff features.
Leinster’s kids take it to Clermont. The sight of emergency wing Fergus McFadden breaking the line off the back of a scrum on Leinster’s 10m line away to Clermont was the moment Joe’s gameplan had fully arrived at Leinster. The move broke down as Sexton’s offload could’t quite find Nacewa and Leinster eventually lost the match, but the coach, shorn of all his Lions backs, had not only put faith in youth, but sought to have a cut in a stadium where nobody wins – it set the template for a magical season.
Sergio Parisse after Italy v France. Whiff of Cordite sees nothing to be ashamed of in having a man-crush on Sergio Parisse. And the sight of the great Italian No. 8 reduced to tears following his team’s historic victory over France in the Six Nations in Rome was a a truly special moment indeed. In truth Italy should have won three games in this year’s series – they have learned to compete for 80 minutes, now they just need to find composure in clutch situations. And a consistent place kicker.
Besty’s Inside Ball. Ulster sparkled against Northampton with some eye-catching back play until the second half, when the Saints crushed their set piece. Spence, iHumph and Trimble all caused the Northampton defence real trouble with slick handling and hard running. But what was this? Is that – it can’t be? – Rory Best giving the most subtly disguised inside pass into Andy Trimble’s midriff to split the Saints’ defence and set up a try?
Cullen holds the pass. Yes, we had to mention that second half, and while Sexton’s tries, Hines getting over in his last HEC game for Leinster and The Penalty Scrum all stood out, the sight of Leo Cullen, of all people, somehow holding Strauss’ slightly inacurate offload encapsulated the performance. Ninety-nine times out of one hundred, surely Leo would have dropped it, but this was 40 minutes of rugby when Leinster were simply irresistable. A few rumbles later and Hines was over.
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Posted by whiffofcordite on June 10, 2011
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