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Friday, October 27, 2006

European Cup Round 1

Looking at three things I have tried to see how good the results were:
The league points achieved (i.e. 5 for a bonus point win)
Whether it was achieved home or away
The quality of the opposition

My Group winners based only on round 1 results
1) Perpignan runner up Castres
2) Leinster runner up Edinburgh
3) Stade Francais runner up Sale
4) Munster runner up Cardiff
5) Ulster runner up Llanelli
6) Biaritz runner up Borders


How I read the 12 matches:
Top away wins
Cardiff 4-0 away win in France
Munster 4-1 win away at Welford Road
Llanelli 5-1 win away

Top wins
Biarritz 5-0 win over good team
Ulster 4-0 win over top team when Ulster were unfancied
Leinster 5-0 win over top team( I still think Gloucester did well, but that just reflects better on Leinster)

Expected win, but still good
Perpignan 5-0 away to a better than you think Treviso
Stade Francais 5-0 away win
Borders 5-0 it was at home to Parma, but Borders aren't fancied but they did all they could.

Good away losers
Castres 1-4, not fancied at all but stil went to Wasps and got a point
Edinburgh, lost 1-4 but were close to a win in France
Sale, 1-4 got the bonus point away, they would have expected to win but played badly but still got a crucial point

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