Biarritz si Toulouse vor la juca pe 22 mai, la Paris, pe Stade de France, finala Heineken Cup.
Toulouse- Leinster: 26-16
Irlandezii de la Leinster nu isi vor putea apara trofeul cucerit anul trecut dupa ce au pierdut semifinala cu Toulouse.
Declarat omul meciului, mijlocasul la deschidere al lui Toulouse, David Skrela, a reusit 21 de puncte.
Optarul lui Leinster, Jamie Heaslip, a reusit un eseu cu 15 minute inainte de final, dar irlandezii nu au putut intoarce rezultatul.
Marcatori:
Toulouse: Jauzion – eseu (1); Skrela – eseu (1), transformare (2), lovitura de pedeapsa (4)
Leinster: Heaslip – eseu (1); Berne – transformare (1), lovitura de pedeapsa (3)
Toulouse: 15 Clément Poitrenaud, 14 Vincent Clerc, 13 Florian Fritz, 12 Yannick Jauzion, 11 Cédric Heymans, 10 David Skrela, 9 Byron Kelleher, 8 Shaun Sowerby, 7 Thierry Dusautoir (C), 6 Jean Bouilhou, 5 Patricio Albacete, 4 Romain Millo-Chluski, 3 Benoit Lecouls, 2 William Servat, 1 Daan Human.
Rezerve: 16 Virgile Lacombe, 17 Jean-Baptiste Poux, 18 Yohan Montes, 19 Yoann Maestri, 20 Louis Picamoles , 21 Jean-Baptiste Elissalde, 22 Yann David , 23 Maxime Medard.
Leinster: 15 Rob Kearney, 14 Shane Horgan, 13 Brian O’Driscoll, 12 Gordon D’Arcy, 11 Isa Nacewa, 10 Shaun Berne, 9 Eoin Reddan, 8 Jamie Heaslip, 7 Shane Jennings, 6 Kevin McLaughlin, 5 Nathan Hines, 4 Leo Cullen (C), 3 Stan Wright, 2 John Fogarty, 1 Cian Healy.
Rezerve: 16 Bernard Jackman, 17 CJ Van Der Linde, 18 Mike Ross, 19 Malcolm O’Kelly, 20 Stephen Keogh, 21 Paul O’Donohoe, 22 Eoin O’Malley, 23 Girvan Dempsey.
Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque-Munster: 18 – 7
Eseul marcat de Keith Earls si transformat de Ronan O’Gara au facut ca scorul la pauza sa fie de 7-3 pentru Munster.
Cele cinci lovituri de pedeapsa transformate de Dimitri Yachvili in partea a doua au intors rezultatul si Biarritz merge in finala. Cu aceste reusite mijlocasul la gramada a depasit bariera celor 500 de puncte in Heineken Cup.
Imanol Harinordoquy, care a jucat cu o masca pentru ca avea nasul spart s-a aratat incantat de jocul facut de echipa sa si spune ca vrea ca castige finala pentru ca Toulouse a mai castigat acest trofeu pe cand Biarritz nu. Harinordoquy a parasit terenul in minutul 66, accidentat la coaste.
Marcatori:
Biarritz: Yachvili – lovitura de pedeapsa (6)
Munster: Earls – eseu (1); O’Gara – transformare (1)
Biarritz: 15 Iain Balshaw, 14 Takudzwa Ngwenya, 13 Arnaud Mignardi, 12 Ayoola Erinle, 11 Jean-Baptiste Gobelet, 10 Karmichael Hunt, 9 Dimitri Yachvili, 8 Imanol Harinordoquy, 7 Wenceslas Lauret, 6 Magnus Lund, 5 Trevor Hall, 4 Jérôme Thion (C), 3 Campbell Johnstone, 2 Benoit August, 1 Eduard Coetzee.
Rezerve: 16 Romain Terrain, 17 Fabien Barcella, 18 Rémy Hugues, 19 Manuel Carizza, 20 Florian Faure, 21 Valentin Courrent, 22 Julien Peyrelongue, 23 Philippe Bidabe.
Munster: 15 Paul Warwick, 14 Lifeimi Mafi, 13 Keith Earls, 12 Jean de Villiers, 11 Denis Hurley, 10 Ronan O’Gara (C), 9 Tomas O’Leary, 8 James Coughlan, 7 David Wallace, 6 Alan Quinlan, 5 Mick O’Driscoll, 4 Donncha O’Callaghan, 3 John Hayes, 2 Jerry Flannery, 1 Marcus Horan.
Rezerve: 16 Damien Varley, 17 Julien Brugnaut, 18 Tony Buckley, 19 Nick Williams, 20 Niall Ronan, 21 Peter Stringer, 22 Tom Gleeson , 23 Scott Deasy.
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