The News Review:
- Dragons squeeze past the Blues
- Irish Examiner | Irish News | News from Ireland
- Barker ready for ‘a massive test’
- Bath 18 Sale Sharks 16
Dragons squeeze past the Blues
Ireland nline – Dec 27, 2006
Centre Paul Emerick was yellow-carded in the final 10 minutes for killing the ball on his own line but even with a numerical advantage the Blues were unable to add to their weekend success against the spreys. ne concern for coach David Young will be an injury to Tom Shanklin who was forced off with five minutes remaining. For the Dragons however they take on spreys with renewed heart this weekend knowing a second festive victory would further enhance their chances of making the Heineken Cup next season.
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IrishExaminer.com – Dec 27, 2006
It was the Monday after Munster’s Heineken Cup win in Cardiff with fans recounting varying tales of how they journeyed to Wales the amazing things they saw and did there outside of the game itself. Then as the programme wound down Cahill invited Johnny to give a flavour of his experience and this is a flavour; “I went over with another man’s wife her two children and my own two. Twenty three of us slept in two rooms in a small house about two miles from the city centre. Cllr Joey ‘Small’ Dwyer from Tipp town was with us he reckoned there was an issue of health and safety the socks were desperate we hadn’t a change of clothes on us we had nothing but by God we had a good time!.
Barker ready for ‘a massive test’
highbeam.com – Dec 27, 2006
And witheighth-placed Connacht the visitors to Ravenhill tonight (kick-off5. 30) Ulster can extend that lead to eight points if they manage towin with a four-try bonus point. That would heap the pressureon Llanelli who look set to beat Ulster to a place in the HeinekenCup quarter-finals following the province’s slip-up at London Irish. And Barker who is set to make his first start for his provincetonight since November insists Ulster are ready to hit the festiveseason running with a mouth-watering.
Bath 18 Sale Sharks 16
Stockport Express – Dec 27, 2006
A try by Sharks centre Chris Bell the only one of the matchput the current Premiership champions in contention for a valuablewin at the Recreation Ground which could have reinstated them inthe top four. However Sale returned with only a losing bonus point afterMalone followed his five successful penalty kicks with Bath’smatch-winning drop-goal. Just five days after a hard-fought victory against StadeFrancais in the Heineken Cup Philippe Saint-Andre’s depleted squadmanaged to force their way into a seven-point lead after 54minutes. But the home side regained control and scraped a victoryleaving Sharks fans to again contemplate what effect so manyinjuries will have on the team’s ambitions this season. Malone opened the scoring with a successful penalty his secondattempt of the match. Sharks flyhalf Lee Thomas countered with a well-taken kick ofhis own but indiscipline saw Sale slip to a six-point deficit whenMalone posted his third penalty after visiting number eightSebastien Chabal was sin-binned. However Sharks recovered to go into the interval with a slimone-point lead thanks to Bell’s try which was created from a loftedpunt by Thomas.