European Championship Rugby Cup 23/24

[Leins]

Cian Healy played in the 2009 semi in Croker, think he’s the only one still going. Actually, from what I remember that match was deemed a home game for Munster

I believe Landsdowne Rd is officially our home ground next season anyway due to the redevelopment of the RDS

Edited by Leins on Sunday 5th May 12:35

[Jordie Barretts sock]

Someone put 50p in Harlequins at half time.

[Kermit power]

Jordie Barretts sock said:

I don't think I am, but agree that 80k watching is good for the game.

It's still Leinster playing in Leinster, no matter how you spin it.

Yes, but so what? Their players don't know the ground any more than Northampton's, and as I suspected, Quins fans are making as much noise in Toulouse as the Toulouse fans, so surely Saints fans could've done the same yesterday?

So, so different to Leinster at the Aviva which unquestionably is their first choice team's actual home ground in every respect.

[Jordie Barretts sock]

I don't know how many Saints fans travelled to Dublin, but I'd bet they were heavily outnumbered by fans that only had to travel a few miles by comparison.

It would have been a lot more balanced at Murrayfield for example.

[Kermit power]

Jordie Barretts sock said:

I don't know how many Saints fans travelled to Dublin, but I'd bet they were heavily outnumbered by fans that only had to travel a few miles by comparison.

It would have been a lot more balanced at Murrayfield for example.

Quins fans were heavily outnumbered by Toulouse fans. We just make a lot of noise!

If it had gone to Murrayfield it would certainly have been more balanced, largely, I suspect because you would've heard a fraction of the noise because the stadium would only be half full at most.

Most clubs have a hard core of fans who will make their way to pretty much any away game, but just how many do you think could justify the time and cost to go to a QF in a neutral country, knowing that if they win that they'll be facing the possibility of trying to find the cash and time to go to an SF in another country...

At best you might get a full-ish small-ish stadium with little atmosphere because a lot of the people there will be neutrals who've gone along just because it happens to be local to them.

The final is different, of course. Lots of people are happy to go to that just because it's the final so it should be a good game with a party atmosphere.