Glos V Toulouse Friday.

[Timbo]

Lineout been shocking for weeks and no better tonight, you can’t lose 50% of your throws and expect to win any rugby match. Just wank.

Even despite lineout that was there to be won. I just can’t quite get my head around not using Honeck, Balmain and especially Polledri until all momentum had swung to Toulouse.

Polledri won a turnover and beat 3 defenders in 9 minutes. Imagine if they brought him on after 55 minutes when the game was right in the balance.

[Gloskarlos]

Are you at Kingsholm, GK?

No, not tonight, getting there on a Friday isn’t easy for me. I am having the weekend in Toulouse though in January.

[Gloskarlos]

Lineout been shocking for weeks and no better tonight, you can’t lose 50% of your throws and expect to win any rugby match. Just wank.

Even despite lineout that was there to be won. I just can’t quite get my head around not using Honeck, Balmain and especially Polledri until all momentum had swung to Toulouse.

Polledri won a turnover and beat 3 defenders in 9 minutes. Imagine if they brought him on after 55 minutes when the game was right in the balance.

Agree on Polledri, should have started. VRR was going well so I kinda get leaving him on for longer.

[Puja]

Lineout been shocking for weeks and no better tonight, you can’t lose 50% of your throws and expect to win any rugby match. Just wank.

Even despite lineout that was there to be won. I just can’t quite get my head around not using Honeck, Balmain and especially Polledri until all momentum had swung to Toulouse.

Polledri won a turnover and beat 3 defenders in 9 minutes. Imagine if they brought him on after 55 minutes when the game was right in the balance.

Agree on Polledri, should have started. VRR was going well so I kinda get leaving him on for longer.

On the other side though, JFR was having a terrible game. Gave away about 3 penalties in the first 10 minutes of the half and looked cumbersome and awkward in the defensive line.

The lineouts killed Glaws - they weren't reading where Toulouse were competing at all. There was one terrible one, where they dummied at the front, which Toulouse didn't buy and shuffled back, dummied at the middle, which Toulouse didn't buy and shuffled back, and then jumped at the back, where Toulouse's pod were now waiting for them and picked it off. As soon as Toulouse didn't jump in the middle and shuffled back, Glaws should have called front and just banged up the 2 jumper to take uncontested.

Puja

[Gloskarlos]

Indeed. Just can’t build any pressure when you’re kicking your pens to touch and instantly lose possession. Lost lineout 5m out near the end just summer to whole farce up.

A wasted opportunity and near impossible now to get out of the group. Just pony.

On the plus side we gave away no scrum penalties, which is new for us this season. JA brought in a prem ref to help with scrummaging interpretation this week which seems to have paid off.

[Spiffy]

Glos frittered that one away despite having a fairly comfortable half time lead against the run of play.
A totally sloppy lineout, lack of midfield invention, and poor use of the bench ensured the defeat. Fair play to a powerful and composed Toulouse team who stuck to it, kept their cool and were worthy winners. They will be a hard team to beat in the competition.