I wouldn’t blame you for expecting me to moan and groan about this performance, but for once, I’m going to look at the bright side.
For one thing, their try should never have been allowed, or at LEAST been reviewed by the TMO. If what the Cardiff guy did was legal, then they may as well call the sport American football and allow blocking, helmets and excessive shoulderpads.
So by rights, the score should have been 21-15. And also, kudos to Felipe for making the RDS announcer play that annoying horn noise as many as seven times. They were mostly relatively comfortable kicks, but they all had to be made and the Argentinian was up to the task.
Honourable mentions should also go to Messrs Elsom and Kearney on the night.
Sure, there was a lot to the display to be concerned about, not least the fact that yet again we were unable to put together a series of phases without cocking up at the vital moment.
Besides, they say the best teams find a way to win even when they’re not playing well, and you can be sure that’s been the case in all three of our wins in 2009.
Yet win we did and we’re well poised in the Meaningless League so here’s hoping our Heineken Cup campaign is still alive and kicking come full time at Twickers next Saturday.
