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@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.

Fantastic match between Northampton and Bath

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.

Bordeaux it is

Big Ben Tameifuna got the crucial score. Club rugby doesn't get much better than this.

@Bones i saw some highlights of him intimidating his opposition...beast mode

@taniwharugby said in NH Club Rugby:

@Bones i saw some highlights of his intimidating his opposition...beast mode

doesn't he just get the perfect amount of hair jiggle

@Bones it was the mouthguard that got me...#tuffaf

I expect he knows exactly what hes upto, trying to create a bit of theatre.

URC last round

Round 18
Fri 15 May Cardiff v Stormers (7.45pm)
Fri 15 May Edinburgh v Connacht (7.45pm)
Fri 15 May Ulster v Glasgow (7.45pm)
Sat 16 May Sharks v Zebre Parma (12.45pm)
Sat 16 May Bulls v Benetton (3pm)
Sat 16 May Leinster v Ospreys (5.15pm)
Sat 16 May Scarlets v Dragons (5.15pm) Live on S4C
Sat 16 May Munster v Lions (7.45pm)

1 Glasgow 60 W12 PD137 Ulster (a)
2 Stormers 59 W12 PD166 Cardiff (a)
3.Leinster 58 W11 PD91 Ospreys (h)
4 Bulls 54 W11 PD134 Benetton (h)
5 Lions 53 W10 PD66 Munster (a)
6 Munster 51 W10 PD13 Lions (h)
7 Cardiff 50 W10 PD-25 Stormers (h)
8 Ulster 50 W9 PD78 Glasgow (h)

9 Connacht 48 W9 PD26 Embra (a)

Glasgow, Stormers & Leinster have home quarter finals. Fight for top 2.

A crazy scoreline between Northampton Saints and Bristol Bears last night:

If you like watching try-a-minute rugby

Huge win for Cardiff against the Stormers

South African teams to leave European club rugby competitions?

@sparky Nau mai haere ,whaka hoki mai ki Aotearoa South Africa
That’s the pōwhiri done
Will get the red carpet ready

@sparky said in NH Club Rugby:

South African teams to leave European club rugby competitions?

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I doubt it. This would be a ploy to attempt persuading the Euros to amend their comps to further accommodate the South Africans.

The only other option left to them would be to play a domestic comp.

@sparky said in NH Club Rugby:

South African teams to leave European club rugby competitions?

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Only the EPCR competitions - so they'd remain in the URC.

Makes sense to me.

@Mr-Fish said in NH Club Rugby:

@sparky said in NH Club Rugby:

South African teams to leave European club rugby competitions?

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Only the EPCR competitions - so they'd remain in the URC.

Makes sense to me.

Do the teams that finish below them then go into the European comps?

If so, can't see any pushback from URC teams?

@MiketheSnow Suspect they would restructure the competitions again but hard to say for sure. The Champions and Challenge Cups have been a mess for a few years now...

With the global club competition coming up in the next few years, the potential restructuring of Wales' set-up and Spain's inevitable selection as World Cup host for 2035 or 2039, there could be some significant changes.

@sparky Not going to happen, the five franchises already indicate they want the Europe Competitions. SARU will dump SANZAR in stead. That will allow the Springboks playing in the URC to rest and condition the same time as the URC players from July-Sept.

@MiketheSnow said in NH Club Rugby:

Huge win for Cardiff against the Stormers

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Stormers were so disappointing. Cardiff was excellent on the hockey astro.

Luckily they will work on the mistakes for the quarter finals.

URC Play-Off Format

Quarterfinals

Friday, May 29:

QF1: (1) Glasgow Warriors v (8) Connacht
Venue: Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow
Kick-off: 19:45 UK & Ireland / 20:45 SAST

Saturday, May 30:

QF4: (4) Bulls v (5) Munster
Venue: Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Kick-off: 13.00 SAST; 12.00 UK & Ireland

QF3: (3) Stormers v (6) Cardiff
Venue: DHL Stadium, Cape Town
Kick-off: 15:30 SAST / 14.30 UK & Ireland

QF2: (2) Leinster v (7) Lions
Venue: Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Kick-off: 20.00 UK & Ireland / 21.00 SAST

Semifinals – Saturday, June 6

SF1: Winner QF1 v Winner QF4
SF2: Winner QF2 v Winner QF3

URC Grand Final – Saturday, June 20

Winner SF1 v Winner SF2

@OomPB said in NH Club Rugby:

@sparky Not going to happen, the five franchises already indicate they want the Europe Competitions. SARU will dump SANZAR in stead. That will allow the Springboks playing in the URC to rest and condition the same time as the URC players from July-Sept.

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I'd say there's next to no chance of the Springboks leaving the Rugby Championship and joining the Six Nations.

6 Nations maybe in the future. TRC is a dead horse.

Young Springboks coming through the URC like SMZ play two years non stop. There are a lot of youngsters coming through, already in camp.

@OomPB said in NH Club Rugby:

6 Nations maybe in the future. TRC is a dead horse.

LOL. The 6 Nations don't want you.

@hikastags LOL a 3rd WC title in a row can change that.

@OomPB said in NH Club Rugby:

@hikastags LOL a 3rd WC title in a row can change that.

Yeah, nah

@Mr-Fish said in NH Club Rugby:

@OomPB said in NH Club Rugby:

@sparky Not going to happen, the five franchises already indicate they want the Europe Competitions. SARU will dump SANZAR in stead. That will allow the Springboks playing in the URC to rest and condition the same time as the URC players from July-Sept.

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I'd say there's next to no chance of the Springboks leaving the Rugby Championship and joining the Six Nations.

I for one do not want to see the springboks leave the RC for the 6 nations.. they have the best of both worlds at the moment,
It would be interesting to see what further isolation would do to the Anzac teams. Prior to professionalism it didn't seem to prevent them from being top tier.

@W32 said in NH Club Rugby:

@Mr-Fish said in NH Club Rugby:

@OomPB said in NH Club Rugby:

@sparky Not going to happen, the five franchises already indicate they want the Europe Competitions. SARU will dump SANZAR in stead. That will allow the Springboks playing in the URC to rest and condition the same time as the URC players from July-Sept.

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I'd say there's next to no chance of the Springboks leaving the Rugby Championship and joining the Six Nations.

I for one do not want to see the springboks leave the RC for the 6 nations.. they have the best of both worlds at the moment,
It would be interesting to see what further isolation would do to the Anzac teams. Prior to professionalism it didn't seem to prevent them from being top tier.

Don't lose any sleep over it

Not going to happen

What started off as a really competitive back and forth contest ended up in a bloodbath

Ulster punished by Montpellier for not converting territory and possession in the first half

Billy V was excellent

@MiketheSnow

On Billy V, I thought he showed some good physicality but it was his footwork and offloading that really stood out. A shame that he was rarely given that licence when playing for England. Just bash it up all day will you please Billy?

The European Champions Cup final in Bilbao is massively one-sided affair at half time.

Even more at full time

Rieko hasnt enhanced his reputation anyway.

Joe McCarthys try.

Dan Sheehan MkII.

I dont like it. We encourage defenders to tackle low, preferably around the hips or lower.
But now players can just jump directly over you in close proximity to the try line.

Defenders will start to go more upright again to counter this......it's a pig in a poke.

So both European Cups have been won by French clubs. Back to back wins for Bordeaux. From what I have seen, Ireland won't be a threat for the All Blacks, even though the latter will lack cohesion. Most of the Irish players look old and slow.

Bielle Bierrey robbed by Malcolm Marx for WPOTY.