European Championship Rugby Cup 23/24

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Starts this weekend with the first 3 games win by the away side.

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Looks like Saracens to be the first English side to lose

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Amazing end to the LR/Leinster game. What a kick!!!!!

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R92/Quins is being played at light speed.

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Great game. Fantastic result.

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Jordie Barretts sock said:

What a surprise! OF getting wound up by the opposition.

My flabber was ghasted when I saw that.

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Jordie Barretts sock said:

Honestly, he knows they're going to try it. He knows (to use a cricketing term) he's going to get sledged. Why bite? It does suggest a lack of self control.

He’s not the sharpest tool in the box tbh. He just can’t help himself. Can’t kick either

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ooo000ooo said:

Ulster beat racing 92 , Ulster have played 5 minutes of decent rugby so far this season up to tonight!

There’s a good chance R92 won’t get out of the pool stages now

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Tigers had their worst day ever since the last days of the Raj

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I don’t think I’ve ever seen Saracens so outclassed

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Jordie Barretts sock said:

Local club frozen pitch, so strapping myself in for Tigers vs Leinster.

It'll have to go some to match the previous game.

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Jordie Barretts sock said:

It was OK. Nothing special.

Munster / Saints up now.

Should be livelier unless the weather kills it.

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Kermit power said:

The Quins match was highly entertaining for the biased amongst us!

Then that just leaves Toulouse vs Bath. Highly improbably, Bath beating Toulouse by 56 points and keeping them without a BP could actually see the latter deprived of home advantage in the next round, whereas Bath losing without a BP would hand that advantage to Quins at their expense, and a BP for either Bath or Toulouse sends Quins away in the knock outs, so there's some interest in every one of the last games!

Given that Toulouse have won their all games by iirc 30+ pts and have conceded only 7 tries Bath's chances are slim. However as we saw yesterday with Saints and Saracens anything can happen. It's the only game I'll be watching this afternoon

Edited by Smollet on Sunday 21st January 11:22

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Kermit power said:

I wouldn't disagree, although as I type Bath certainly would!

It says a lot about the competitiveness of this particular group that although Toulouse will be top seeds for the last 16 if they do win, they're not yet actually guaranteed a home fixture!

Just to add to the madness, who will Toulouse's opponents be if they do win, or Leinster's if they don't? Current Top14 leaders Racing 92!

Bath are capable of winning at this rate

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Smollet said:

Bath are capable of winning at this rate

Phew. Home draw for us but credit to Bath for taking it to Toulouse

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Time for Bordeaux to destroy Quins. Or will they?

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French secret weapon

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I cannot believe what I have just seen. Quins by 1 point.

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Kermit power said:

Well I've probably cursed Quins by buying final tickets ahead of the semi, but I figured better to avoid a last second scramble, and it'll be a fun day out even if I end up cheering on Saints or Toulouse!

Fingers crossed and ever positive, though, I reckon we're going to beat Toulouse in the first 20+ try match in Champions Cup rugby history by 2 points, having led by 31 at half time!

PMA. Love it

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Could make the Millenium stadium or whatever is called these days as the default final ground as tbh in the current state of Welsh rugby it's highly unlikely a home side would get there.