After HEC Round 5

[big mervyn]

1 Ulster q 22 points 16 trys Rnd 6: Leicester (A)
2 Toulon Q Grp winners 20 points 15 trys Rnd 6: Glasgow (A)
3 Toulouse q 19 points 15 trys Rnd 6: Zebre (A)
4 Clermont Q Grp winners 19 points 13 trys Rnd 6: Racing (H)
5 Munster Q Grp winners 18 points 13 trys Rnd 6: Edinburgh (H)
6 Leinster 17 points 11 trys Rnd 6: Ospreys (H)
7 Leicester q 20 points 15 trys Rnd 6: Ulster (H)
8 Saracens 15 points 18 trys Rnd 6: Connacht (H)
9 Northampton 13 points 10 trys Rnd 6: Castres (H)
10 Cardiff 13 points 9 trys Rnd 6: Exeter (H)
11 Edinburgh 12 points 10 trys Rnd 6: Munster (A)
12 Harlequins 12 points 9 trys Rnd 6: Scarlets (A)

Ulster have scored more points than any other side - 157
Ulster have conceded fewer points than any other side - 43
Only Sarries (18) who demolished Zebre 64-0, have scored more trys than Ulster (16)

Maybe the stats suggest we're a wee bit better than we sometimes give ourselves credit for?

[kingofthehill]

Anyone want to have a guess at QFs?

How many from each country will be there?

[Cap'n Grumpy]

Maybe the stats suggest we're a wee bit better than we sometimes give ourselves credit for?

NAH!

We got lucky by having an Italian team in our group and a french team that prioritised the T14 and then sent a 2nd string team.

There's lies, damned lies and statistics ...... everyone knows we're not fit to polish the English teams' boots.

[Snipe Watson]

Anyone want to have a guess at QFs?

How many from each country will be there?

that's going to be 3 Irish, 3French and 2 English.

I think we know who the last 8 are, it's just the order.

[Joe Schmo]

Maybe the stats suggest we're a wee bit better than we sometimes give ourselves credit for?

Indeed! Quit whingin' you lot!

[kingofthehill]

Anyone want to have a guess at QFs?

How many from each country will be there?

that's going to be 3 Irish, 3French and 2 English.

I think we know who the last 8 are, it's just the order.

Hopefully the two English 7 and 8.

Would love to see all the Sarries fans at Ravenhill

[Cap'n Grumpy]

Anyone want to have a guess at QFs?

How many from each country will be there?

that's going to be 3 Irish, 3French and 2 English.

I think we know who the last 8 are, it's just the order.

Hopefully the two English 7 and 8.

Would love to see all the Sarries fans at Ravenhill

Would both of them come over for the match, or would one be saving his dosh for the semi-final and final?

[Setanta]

Proof if any was required that the Irish are cheating bar steward. Everybody knows England has 2,000 clubs and 2,500,000 players at all levels (RFU 2013 estimates) and Ireland only have 232 Clubs and 160,875 players at all levels (Irfu annual report 2013). Ridiculous that they have won so many European titles and have more teams in the quarter finals this year. Something MUST be wrong!!

[Old dog]

So, by my reckoning, if we beat Leicester by more than 7 then we will meet them again in the 1/4 final, if they get a losing bonus point then we play Sarries on the assumption that they get 5 points against the westies.
If we lose at Leicester then we'll finish 7th and end up away to one of Toulon, Toulouse or Clermont.

[Snipe Watson]

Anyone want to have a guess at QFs?

How many from each country will be there?

that's going to be 3 Irish, 3French and 2 English.

I think we know who the last 8 are, it's just the order.

Hopefully the two English 7 and 8.

Would love to see all the Sarries fans at Ravenhill

They could share a taxi from the airport.

[scrum5]

Anyone want to have a guess at QFs?

How many from each country will be there?

that's going to be 3 Irish, 3French and 2 English.

I think we know who the last 8 are, it's just the order.

Hopefully the two English 7 and 8.

Would love to see all the Sarries fans at Ravenhill

They could share a taxi from the airport.

More likely to hire a bicycle....

[Russ]

No Boris bikes outside London. So these 2 chubes would not know what they were.

[ruckover]

Ulster have scored more points than any other side - 157
Ulster have conceded fewer points than any other side - 43
Only Sarries (18) who demolished Zebre 64-0, have scored more trys than Ulster (16)

Maybe the stats suggest we're a wee bit better than we sometimes give ourselves credit for?

Stats are a little bit misleading. Of course sides from Pools 2 and 5 will be better compared to other teams: they feature the Italian sides who concede scores often and don't score themselves.

If you look at our 'big' games, we've only scored 5 tries, and one of those was against a second-string Montpellier side. Defence is defence against any side of course, so we're good in that regard, but I'd still say the stats are probably making us look better than we are.

[ruckover]

I'm going to be confident and say we'll win in WR next week so here's my prediction at the QFs:

Ulster v Saracens
Toulouse v Leicester
Toulon v Leinster
Munster v Clermont

[WOODY]

Consensus on the sarries board is that we are the easiest option