The Rugby Thread (Part 1)

Champions Cup draw

Round of 16 (2-4 April)

  • Munster v Toulouse
  • Gloucester v La Rochelle
  • Wasps v Clermont Auvergne
  • Exeter v Lyon
  • Leinster v Toulon
  • Bordeaux Begles v Bristol
  • Racing 92 v Edinburgh
  • Scarlets v Sale

Quarter-finals (9-11 April)

  • Exeter or Lyon v Leinster or Toulon
  • Wasps or Clermont Auvergne v Munster or Toulouse
  • Gloucester or La Rochelle v Scarlets or Sale
  • Bordeaux Begles or Bristol v Racing 92 or Edinburgh

Because he was absolutely stellar.

Campbell was a better passer as well eapecially off his weak side. Ward had unbelievably fast feet. His ability to jink and swerve is what made him stand out. The problem with that style of play is that offen he confounded his own team before confounding the opposition. If you asked who did I prefer to watch? Ward. If you wanted a 10 to win the game? Campbell

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I’m surprised this is allowed tbh.
Ireland have done badly since the corporate speaking circuit has been closed down. Hardly a coincidence. We need to pay lads 4 grand an hour for this instead.

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We need to get Paul McGinley in.

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:slightly_smiling_face::slightly_smiling_face::slightly_smiling_face:

He brings back Healy and herring :disappointed:

Very conservative selection for a meaningless game.

Crazy stuff.

The Centenary Quaich is up for grabs.

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Why the hell did they pick herring ahead of kelleher again? It’s absolutely bizarre. Herring will never ever be good enough and an empty stadium with little to play for is surely the perfect time to play kelleher.

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Italy ship another 40 point beating. What is the point of them in this competition?

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The weekend in Rome every second year

It allows Ireland to point at how many tried they scored against them and say the team is back on track?

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Common place, teams get refs in for training sessions to improve discipline. Typically it would be a ref associated to the team and unable to ref their matches

Ireland’s embedded ref retired alas.

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Andrew Brace the cunt who cheated France out of a win the last time they played England is the referee here again.

@gilgamboa, have the RFU appointed a new patron yet to take over those duties from the recently removed Prince Henry?

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Allen France, a team more robbed by referees than any other in world rugby. I absolutely hate the English rubby team

Dupont is just different gravy

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