A look ahead to European knockouts - Semi-Final draws made

thomond2006 · 20-01-2013 5:04pm #1

Will post as they come in and a poll.

One of the biggest draws in the season will be on Sky Sports in a few minutes.

HEINEKEN CUP DRAW

Saracens/Ulster vs Toulon/Leicester
Clermont/Montpellier vs Harlequins/Munster

AMLIN CHALLENGE CUP DRAW

Perpignan/Toulouse vs Bath/Stade Francais
Wasps/Leinster vs Gloucester/Biarritz

20-01-2013 5:11pm

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thomond2006 · 20-01-2013 5:12pm

Montpellier

Here we go!

ongarite · 20-01-2013 5:13pm

Ulster could be at home

Clermont at home too.

can see the final between these 2.

ScrubsfanChris · 20-01-2013 5:13pm

Ah feck...

thomond2006 · 20-01-2013 5:13pm

Montpellier

Saracens/Ulster vs Toulon/Leicester

A-Train · 20-01-2013 5:14pm

Great draw for Ulster!

thomond2006 · 20-01-2013 5:14pm

Montpellier

Clermont/Montpellier vs Harlequins/Munster

ongarite · 20-01-2013 5:14pm

ScrubsfanChris wrote: »

Ah feck...

Bad draw for Munster.

Ulster V Clermont is my prediction for the final.

Fishooks13 · 20-01-2013 5:14pm

Montpellier

Big incentive for Ulster to win their quarter

ScrubsfanChris · 20-01-2013 5:16pm

Flood is shivering during the interview

CptMackey · 20-01-2013 5:16pm

Montpellier

If we beat quinns it will be some desperate fight to get past the next game. Clermont will be favarioutes to win it now.

Benny Cake · 20-01-2013 5:17pm

Montpellier

Good draw for ulster.
Crap for Munster though..

thomond2006 · 20-01-2013 5:17pm

Montpellier

Dream draw for Clermont really. They should beat Monty at SMM and you'd back them as comfortable favourites against Quins or Munster.

MikeCork2009 · 20-01-2013 5:17pm

Looks like we are going to have to win it the hard way then

.ak · 20-01-2013 5:17pm

Do they do the Amin draw also?

thomond2006 · 20-01-2013 5:18pm

Montpellier

Amlin draw now

ongarite · 20-01-2013 5:18pm

Leinster could be at home in SF. YESSSSS

thomond2006 · 20-01-2013 5:18pm

Montpellier

Perpignan/Toulouse vs Bath/Stade Francais

Tox56 · 20-01-2013 5:19pm

Amlin there for the taking if Leinster go for it

A-Train · 20-01-2013 5:19pm

Great draw for Leinster!

thomond2006 · 20-01-2013 5:19pm

Montpellier

Wasps/Leinster vs Gloucester/Biarritz

Dream draw for Leinster, avoiding Toulouse or USAP.

Cosmo Kramer · 20-01-2013 5:19pm

Lovely draw for Leinster there.

jamiedav2011 · 20-01-2013 5:20pm

Delighted with that from a Leinster POV. Aviva for the semi I wonder?

Would love a crack at Biarritz, think we'd hockey them.

Quint2010 · 20-01-2013 5:20pm

Montpellier

Awful draw for Munster. If they beat Harlequins the'd be most likely be away to Clermont.

Love to see a Clermont v Ulster final.

MikeCork2009 · 20-01-2013 5:22pm

Great draw for Leinster, get booking Amlin final tickets. I think I'll hold off on looking for HEC final tickets yet :-P

P_1 · 20-01-2013 5:23pm

Montpellier

If the Amlin final is Leinster v Toulouse should it be moved to Lansdowne??

matthew8 · 20-01-2013 5:24pm

Montpellier

Great draw for Leinster, also delighted Clermont got a nice draw. They've been too good not to win it and I hope they can make the breakthrough this year.

MikeCork2009 · 20-01-2013 5:25pm

An Ulster vs Clermont final and a Leinster vs whoever final in Dublin would be a great weekend for Irish rugby. Unfortunately I can't see Munster being involved but hey, to the brave and faithful nothing is impossible :-)

Hagz · 20-01-2013 5:26pm

Toulon

HC Final Ulster v Clermont - Ulster to win

Amlin Final Leinster v Perpignan - Leinster to win

its_phil · 20-01-2013 5:26pm

Montpellier

P_1 wrote: »

If the Amlin final is Leinster v Toulouse should it be moved to Lansdowne??

No. The pitch would be ruined

Quint2010 · 20-01-2013 5:27pm

Montpellier

P_1 wrote: »

If the Amlin final is Leinster v Toulouse should it be moved to Lansdowne??

Not sure. Could they hold it the night before the HC final in the same stadium?

jamiedav2011 · 20-01-2013 5:28pm

Would be highly unlikely that they even can move it at this stage, give tickets have already almost sold out.

errlloyd · 20-01-2013 5:28pm

Montpellier

Amlin final of Leinster Toulose would be unreal, just like old times.

Ulster Clermont the next day. Atmosphere in Dublin would be unreal.

thomond2006 · 20-01-2013 5:28pm

Montpellier

It won't be moved. RDS is the venue and tickets have already been sold.

thomond2006 · 20-01-2013 5:32pm

Montpellier

I wonder what would have happened had both Ulster and Munster been drawn with home semis? One in Aviva, one in Croke Park?

jamiedav2011 · 20-01-2013 5:32pm

Imagine the atmosphere in the RDS for a Leinster Toulouse final on a balmy May eve, with Clermont and Ulster in the other final, and a Rabo final to look forward to the next week.

Things are looking up!

errlloyd · 20-01-2013 5:32pm

Montpellier

Clermont won't break a sweat making this final, and then they get to play it in a ground they've already won in, handy for them!

jamiedav2011 · 20-01-2013 5:33pm

thomond2006 wrote: »

I wonder what would have happened had both Ulster and Munster been drawn with home semis? One in Aviva, one in Croke Park?

Two in Aviva on same weekend surely? Or would it be feasible?

P_1 · 20-01-2013 5:34pm

Montpellier

Just bought my tickets, only North and South stands left available, €25 a ticket

Micky Dolenz · 20-01-2013 5:34pm

You have to beat the best to be the best. Munster will fear no one and rightly so.

[Jackass] · 20-01-2013 5:35pm

Montpellier

Looks like the two biggest teams in Europe, with 7 trophies between them, will be contesting the Amlin final barring upsets.

That would dwarf any Heineken Cup final. :cool:

Could never see Munster getting past Quins, but even with a fluke they would be mauled alive in Clermont. Probably in their own interest not to win that quarter!

Would love to see an Ulster v Clermont final.

Swan Curry · 20-01-2013 5:37pm

thomond2006 wrote: »

I wonder what would have happened had both Ulster and Munster been drawn with home semis? One in Aviva, one in Croke Park?

Is Thomond high enough capacity to host a semi?If so,surely Ulster would play there and Munster would take the Aviva.

CIARAN_BOYLE · 20-01-2013 5:37pm

Montpellier

jamiedav2011 wrote: »

Two in Aviva on same weekend surely? Or would it be feasible?

There was talk in 10/11 about two games on the same weekend not being feasible but that might have been because the pitch had to be kept pristine for the Europa League final a few weeks later

thomond2006 · 20-01-2013 5:39pm

Montpellier

Swan Curry wrote: »

Is Thomond high enough capacity to host a semi?If so,surely Ulster would play there and Munster would take the Aviva.

I think Ulster would object to their fans travelling down to Limerick rather than Dublin.

Anyway it's all hypothetical...

[Jackass] · 20-01-2013 5:43pm

Montpellier

P_1 wrote: »

Just bought my tickets, only North and South stands left available, €25 a ticket

You little beauty, didn't know they were still available, just snapped up a few!

errlloyd · 20-01-2013 5:45pm

Montpellier

[Jackass] wrote: »

You little beauty, didn't know they were still available, just snapped up a few!

Yeah just got 4. Chuffed.

P_1 · 20-01-2013 5:53pm

Montpellier

Tell you one thing, this will be the most affordable Leinster European final I'll be at anyway

ANXIOUS · 20-01-2013 5:53pm

What date will the leinster match be played?

P_1 · 20-01-2013 5:55pm

Montpellier

ANXIOUS wrote: »

What date will the leinster match be played?

The QF? The 4/5/6/7th of April

Hoping its not on the Thursday.

Flights to it won't be cheap seeing as we'll have Ulster and Munster playing in London on the same weekend

thomond2006 · 20-01-2013 5:57pm

Montpellier

P_1 wrote: »

Flights to it won't be cheap seeing as we'll have Ulster and Munster playing in London on the same weekend

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