Bristol probably have too much of a SH influence to survive in NH rugby. This doesn't happen in round robin in NH rugby, let alone finals. Relegate or disband.
Toulouse must be favourites for the whole competition. Is Jerome Kaino still coaching there?
Union Bordeaux Bègles are giving Leicester Tigers an old-school hiding. 36-0 at half time.
Salesi Rayasi, remember him, is at fullback for Bordeaux. Another player NZR fumbled on.
Ben Tameifuna comes off the bench to score for Bordeaux. It's nearly a decade since Big Ben left the Chiefs.
Rieko Ioane on the scoreboard for Leinster against Edinburgh. A "don't you forget about me" performance from him this evening.
Next weekend's European Championship Cup Quarter Finals:
All kick-off times BST
Friday, 10 April
Bath v Northampton Saints (20:00)
Saturday, 11 April
Glasgow Warriors v Toulon (15:00)
Leinster v Sale Sharks (17:30)
Sunday, 12 April
Bordeaux Begles v Toulouse (15:00)
@sparky said in NH Club Rugby:
Bath - Northampton Saints.
Wow! What a game!
Epic
Lots of controversy about Pollock YC
Hard to see from highlights
Rieko Ioane scored the 4th try for Leinster in their European Champions Cup Quarter Final match this evening against Sale Sharks.
@cgrant said in NH Club Rugby:
There will be two French teams in the semi-finals. Top 14 is not that bad compared to the Premiership or the URC as some argued a few months ago.
Who was arguing the standard of the Top 14 was lower than the URC or Prem??
@Mr-Fish said in NH Club Rugby:
@cgrant said in NH Club Rugby:
There will be two French teams in the semi-finals. Top 14 is not that bad compared to the Premiership or the URC as some argued a few months ago.
Who was arguing the standard of the Top 14 was lower than the URC or Prem??
Not many would be my guess.
"Chiefs attack coach Roger Randle’s appointment to Munster’s coaching staff at the end of the season continues to rock the Irish club, with multiple officials resigning.
Randle was hired as attack coach Mike Prendergast’s successor, but former Munster players Billy Holland, Mick O’Driscoll and Killian Keane resigned from the club’s professional game committee as a result of the decision.
The Irish Examiner also reported members of Munster’s commercial advisory group resigned earlier this week.
A statement on these resignations said the group “is an informal voluntary group of business and industry people who advise Munster Rugby with its commercial activities and initiatives” and thanked the members for their contribution and hard work to the club.
Randle was accused of raping a woman in 1997 while he was part of the Hurricanes side who played a Super Rugby match in the South African city of Durban.
He has denied the allegations and charges were withdrawn."
@Daffy-Jaffy Wild last lines there.
@Mr-Fish said in NH Club Rugby:
@Daffy-Jaffy Wild last lines there.
Yeah that made one helluva jump. It's not stated that's the reason either...
@Catogrande said in NH Club Rugby:
@Mr-Fish said in NH Club Rugby:
@cgrant said in NH Club Rugby:
There will be two French teams in the semi-finals. Top 14 is not that bad compared to the Premiership or the URC as some argued a few months ago.
Who was arguing the standard of the Top 14 was lower than the URC or Prem??
Not many would be my guess.
A few posts in November or December when Toulouse lost to Glasgow.
@cgrant said in NH Club Rugby:
@Catogrande said in NH Club Rugby:
@Mr-Fish said in NH Club Rugby:
@cgrant said in NH Club Rugby:
There will be two French teams in the semi-finals. Top 14 is not that bad compared to the Premiership or the URC as some argued a few months ago.
Who was arguing the standard of the Top 14 was lower than the URC or Prem??
Not many would be my guess.
A few posts in November or December when Toulouse lost to Glasgow.
I had a quick look in this thread and didn't see much?
Couldn't be arsed to scour through any other threads mind.
@Catogrande possibly the traitors that spend time on other forums, mixing things up.
@Bones said in NH Club Rugby:
@Catogrande possibly the traitors that spend time on other forums, mixing things up.
We can't legislate for scum like that.
Reiko Ioane's Leinster beat Toulon to make the European Champions Cup final. Reiko was on the left wing for the semi final.
Reiko Ioane made a 78th minute try-saving tackle that saved the game for Leinster and shepherded them into the final in Bilbao against Bath or Bordeaux later this month.
The future of rugby, is there anything he can't do?