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       #Post#: 13082--------------------------------------------------
       La Rochelle vs Exeter Chiefs
       By: RCG Date: November 16, 2019, 8:52 pm
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       Firstly, what a lovely place, both town and stadium. Secondly,
       how brilliant the locals have been welcoming us here. Thirdly,
       what a performance (was closer than the score suggested)
       In the midst of all this was a wee Scotsman, Mike Adamson,
       current #1 north of the border. They had comms issues before the
       game and once or twice during the match (he had to do TMO review
       on a tablet with the 5th officials headset on to rule out a try)
       Although I do not think he made any glaring errors I also did
       not feel full of confidence in him. Decisions around the scrum
       felt more random than usual, breakdowns lacked consistency
       (although we did give some stupid penalties away) and on another
       day with 2 different teams, what I saw, suggests he might
       struggle.
       La Rochelle for their part attacked from anywhere and with a
       little more composure would have made it much tighter.
       Some great tries on both sides. Bonus point collected midway
       through 2nd half.
       Very enjoyable afternoon out. Need to back this up against
       Glasgow next week
       #Post#: 13083--------------------------------------------------
       Re: La Rochelle vs Exeter Chiefs
       By: Hendo Date: November 17, 2019, 2:00 am
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       [quote author=RCG link=topic=1174.msg13082#msg13082
       date=1573959125]
       Firstly, what a lovely place, both town and stadium. Secondly,
       how brilliant the locals have been welcoming us here. Thirdly,
       what a performance (was closer than the score suggested)
       In the midst of all this was a wee Scotsman, Mike Adamson,
       current #1 north of the border. They had comms issues before the
       game and once or twice during the match (he had to do TMO review
       on a tablet with the 5th officials headset on to rule out a try)
       Although I do not think he made any glaring errors I also did
       not feel full of confidence in him. Decisions around the scrum
       felt more random than usual, breakdowns lacked consistency
       (although we did give some stupid penalties away) and on another
       day with 2 different teams, what I saw, suggests he might
       struggle.
       La Rochelle for their part attacked from anywhere and with a
       little more composure would have made it much tighter.
       Some great tries on both sides. Bonus point collected midway
       through 2nd half.
       Very enjoyable afternoon out. Need to back this up against
       Glasgow next week
       [/quote]
       La Rochelle is a lovely town with its twin towers at the harbour
       and its many outdoor cafes. A good rugby match is a bonus!
       #Post#: 13084--------------------------------------------------
       Re: La Rochelle vs Exeter Chiefs
       By: RCG Date: November 17, 2019, 2:07 am
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       The weather has allowed for wandering, wrapped up against the
       cold breeze off the sea.
       Highlights include the number of green areas, the small free
       "zoo", getting onto the beach, quality of some of the buildings
       and the large number of pastries 😀
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