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tight5 said:
Slaav said:
tight5 said:
Champions Cup final is to be played at Newcastle St. James Park.
Has a host city's team ever been in the final ?
Are 'we' getting slightly ahead of ourselves??? Has a host city's team ever been in the final ?
Just curious, never had anything to do with this competition before.
The likes of Treviso, Biarritz etc are epic weekends away and well worth following the Comp for!
Enjoy your new found interest
Ps - my post above was in jest despite lack of
tight5 said:
Yeah, I got that.
When they announced our group, I tried to get some mates to go to Toulon.
No takers.
Would've been epic with that result.
My original question still stands, has any team played the euro final at home ?
Have a word with your mates!!! They are fabulous weekends - we have had ‘singles’ come along and have fab times meeting new friends with funnily similar hobbies...When they announced our group, I tried to get some mates to go to Toulon.
No takers.
Would've been epic with that result.
My original question still stands, has any team played the euro final at home ?
As before -
For everyone who can't get enough of Haskell's social media (seems unlikely, but maybe someone else is bored at work) there's a podcast with him, the Sky sports guy and guest(s).
https://www.joe.co.uk/house-of-rugby
https://www.joe.co.uk/house-of-rugby
tight5 said:
Yeah, I got that.
When they announced our group, I tried to get some mates to go to Toulon.
No takers.
Would've been epic with that result.
My original question still stands, has any team played the euro final at home ?
Wiki is your friend.When they announced our group, I tried to get some mates to go to Toulon.
No takers.
Would've been epic with that result.
My original question still stands, has any team played the euro final at home ?
Season Country Winners Score Runners-up Country Venue Attendance
1995–96 France Toulouse 21–18dagger Cardiff Wales Wales Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff 21,800
1996–97 France Brive 28–9 Leicester Tigers England Wales Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff 41,664
1997–98 England Bath 19–18 Brive France France Parc Lescure, Bordeaux 36,500
1998–99 Ireland Ireland Ulster 21–6 Colomiers France Ireland Lansdowne Road, Dublin 49,000
1999–00 England Northampton Saints 9–8 Munster Ireland Ireland England Twickenham, London 68,441
2000–01 England Leicester Tigers 34–30 Stade Français France France Parc des Princes, Paris 44,000
2001–02 England Leicester Tigers 15–9 Munster Ireland Ireland Wales Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 74,600
2002–03 France Toulouse 22–17 Perpignan France Ireland Lansdowne Road, Dublin 28,600
2003–04 England London Wasps 27–20 Toulouse France England Twickenham, London 73,057
2004–05 France Toulouse 18–12dagger Stade Français France Scotland Murrayfield, Edinburgh 51,326
2005–06 Ireland Ireland Munster 23–19 Biarritz France Wales Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 74,534
2006–07 England London Wasps 25–9 Leicester Tigers England England Twickenham, London 81,076
2007–08 Ireland Ireland Munster 16–13 Toulouse France Wales Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 74,500
2008–09 Ireland Ireland Leinster 19–16 Leicester Tigers England Scotland Murrayfield, Edinburgh 66,523
2009–10 France Toulouse 21–19 Biarritz France France Stade de France, Saint-Denis 78,962
2010–11 Ireland Ireland Leinster 33–22 Northampton Saints England Wales Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 72,456
2011–12 Ireland Ireland Leinster 42–14 Ulster Ireland Ireland England Twickenham, London 81,774
2012–13 France Toulon 16–15 Clermont France Ireland Aviva Stadium, Dublin 50,198
2013–14 France Toulon 23–6 Saracens England Wales Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 67,586
Champions Cup era
Season Country Winners Score Runners-up Country Venue Attendance
2014–15 France Toulon 24–18 Clermont France England Twickenham, London 56,622
2015–16 England Saracens 21–9 Racing 92 France France Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon 58,017
2016–17 England Saracens 28–17 Clermont France Scotland Murrayfield, Edinburgh 55,272
2017–18 Ireland Ireland Leinster 15–12 Racing 92 France Spain San Mamés, Bilbao 52,282
The answer as can be seen from above is no. In the main they have used the national rugby stadium of France, Ireland, Wales, Scotland & England. With other Stadia also used.
However you could argue that Wasps, Cardiff and Stade Francais had home games as the stadium was at least in the city they hailed form.
Edited by Inverness on Wednesday 24th October 15:26
Inverness said:
The answer as can be seen from above is no. In the main they have used the national rugby stadium of France, Ireland, Wales, Scotland & England. With other Stadia also used.
However you could argue that Wasps, Cardiff and Stade Francais had home games as the stadium was at least in the city they hailed form.
Cheers.However you could argue that Wasps, Cardiff and Stade Francais had home games as the stadium was at least in the city they hailed form.
Inverness said:
The answer as can be seen from above is no. In the main they have used the national rugby stadium of France, Ireland, Wales, Scotland & England. With other Stadia also used.
However you could argue that Wasps, Cardiff and Stade Francais had home games as the stadium was at least in the city they hailed form.
I reckon Wasps are a bit of a tenuous link, but given the choice, I expect Cardiff and Stade would've moved their home fixtures for a match like that to the national stadium at the time anyway, given that both were literally right next door, shared the same parking, etc, and had all of their home facilities right there. The only real change would've been the larger seating capacity and the opportunity to make a bit more money. However you could argue that Wasps, Cardiff and Stade Francais had home games as the stadium was at least in the city they hailed form.
tight5 said:
I'd like to think so, but it's all rumour at the moment.Kermit power said:
Inverness said:
The answer as can be seen from above is no. In the main they have used the national rugby stadium of France, Ireland, Wales, Scotland & England. With other Stadia also used.
However you could argue that Wasps, Cardiff and Stade Francais had home games as the stadium was at least in the city they hailed form.
I reckon Wasps are a bit of a tenuous link, but given the choice, I expect Cardiff and Stade would've moved their home fixtures for a match like that to the national stadium at the time anyway, given that both were literally right next door, shared the same parking, etc, and had all of their home facilities right there. The only real change would've been the larger seating capacity and the opportunity to make a bit more money. However you could argue that Wasps, Cardiff and Stade Francais had home games as the stadium was at least in the city they hailed form.
tight5 said:
Is that a joke? 
irocfan said:
Been a great servant to the game.
Mike Brown dropped for SA
Agreed on both counts.Mike Brown dropped for SA
Even as a Quins fan I couldn't see why Brown was at FB, let alone on the wing. His pace isn't what it was a few years ago & he's got a tendency to lose discipline when things aren't going his way. On a similar note - sad to see Christian Wade leaving the game. Closest anyone's come to my hero, Jason Robinson in the last few years, IMHO & crazy that the premiership's 3rd highest try scorer has 1) One cap & 2) left the game.
CF
Agreed re Mike Brown but it was time for him to go. A back 3 of Nowell, May and Daly (from Eddie's current squad) looks stronger than one with Brown in it.
Brown makes eye catching runs but you know he'll hardly ever pass the ball and runs straight into contact, often gets isolated and turned over or holds on. When he does pass it usually goes to ground.
It actually looks like we have a decent lineup from 10-15, it's the pack that is giving far more cause for concern, especially now Lawes is injured for the weekend. Cole and Marler gone so we will have inexperienced props and I'm not sure that a dancing No.8 is the right answer to the monster Saffer he'll be up against. Looks like Itoje and Kruis second row, hopefully Kruis is back to form. We'll miss Launchbury never mind the Vunipolas.
I'm not optimistic.
Brown makes eye catching runs but you know he'll hardly ever pass the ball and runs straight into contact, often gets isolated and turned over or holds on. When he does pass it usually goes to ground.
It actually looks like we have a decent lineup from 10-15, it's the pack that is giving far more cause for concern, especially now Lawes is injured for the weekend. Cole and Marler gone so we will have inexperienced props and I'm not sure that a dancing No.8 is the right answer to the monster Saffer he'll be up against. Looks like Itoje and Kruis second row, hopefully Kruis is back to form. We'll miss Launchbury never mind the Vunipolas.
I'm not optimistic.
PhilboSE said:
Agreed re Mike Brown but it was time for him to go. A back 3 of Nowell, May and Daly (from Eddie's current squad) looks stronger than one with Brown in it.
Brown makes eye catching runs but you know he'll hardly ever pass the ball and runs straight into contact, often gets isolated and turned over or holds on. When he does pass it usually goes to ground.
It actually looks like we have a decent lineup from 10-15, it's the pack that is giving far more cause for concern, especially now Lawes is injured for the weekend. Cole and Marler gone so we will have inexperienced props and I'm not sure that a dancing No.8 is the right answer to the monster Saffer he'll be up against. Looks like Itoje and Kruis second row, hopefully Kruis is back to form. We'll miss Launchbury never mind the Vunipolas.
I'm not optimistic.
Is Genge going to play? He looks like he's got a lot of potential. Brown makes eye catching runs but you know he'll hardly ever pass the ball and runs straight into contact, often gets isolated and turned over or holds on. When he does pass it usually goes to ground.
It actually looks like we have a decent lineup from 10-15, it's the pack that is giving far more cause for concern, especially now Lawes is injured for the weekend. Cole and Marler gone so we will have inexperienced props and I'm not sure that a dancing No.8 is the right answer to the monster Saffer he'll be up against. Looks like Itoje and Kruis second row, hopefully Kruis is back to form. We'll miss Launchbury never mind the Vunipolas.
I'm not optimistic.
phil_cardiff said:
Is Genge going to play? He looks like he's got a lot of potential.
Is he in the squad?There might be a clue there!
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