Elissalde’s sour grapes ‘whine’.
It seems that lately, or ever since the World Cup of 2007, teams, players, executives and fans have been less than pleased with the way certain teams choose to play rugby. This past Saturday on May 24th 2008, Munster defeated Toulose in a thrilling Heineken Cup Final 16-13. The Heinekin Cup is Europe’s most coveted prize among club rugby teams, a tournament that features the top European clubs that must qualify for the competition. This was Munster’s second Heineken Cup triumph in four tries with Toulose winningthe trophy 3 times. Despite a close match that saw several lead changes and with neither team ever being out of the match, it didn’t take long for the news media or namely Toulose fly half and French International Jean-Baptisde Elissalde to levy their complaints about HOW Munster won. → continue reading
