Who's going to qualify?

The_Captain

Simple enough, put up your predictions for the end of the pool stages

1 - Toulouse 24 Points
2 - Clermont 22 Points (Tries For)
3 - Toulon 22 Points
4 - Racing Metro 22 Points
5 - Harlequins 21 Points
6 - Saints 19 Points
7 - Leinster 19 Points
8 - Glasgow 18 Points

.ak

I wouldn't mind a trip to SMM!

thomond2006

1. Toulouse (25 points)
2. N Saints (24 points)
3. Toulon (22 points)
4. Clermont (22 points)
5. Harlequins (21 points)

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6. Racing M (19 points)
7. Leinster (19 points)
8. Munster (19 points)

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=93442061

Snickers Man

Haven't we done this before?

Q Final predictions

Northampton v Leinster
Toulouse v Glasgow
Clermont v Racing
Toulon v Harlequins

molloyjh

1 - Toulouse (24 points)
2 - Saints (23 points due to massive PD)
3 - Toulon (23 points marginally better PD than Clermont)
4 - Clermont (23 points)
5 - Leinster (22 points)
6 - Harlequins (21 points)
7 - Racing (20 points)
8 - Saracens (18 points)

Giving QFs of:

1. Toulouse vs Saracens
2. Saints vs Racing
3. Toulon vs Harlequins
4. Clermont vs Leinster

sydthebeat

1 - Toulouse 24 Points
2 - Saints 23 Points
3 - Clermont 22 Points
4 - Toulon 22 Points
5 - Quins 22 Points
6 - Leinster 22 Points
7 - Racing 20 Points
8 - Saracens 18 Points (beating Glasgow on tries)

thomond2006

molloyjh wrote: »

1 - Toulouse (24 points)
2 - Saints (23 points due to massive PD)
3 - Toulon (23 points marginally better PD than Clermont)
4 - Clermont (23 points)
5 - Leinster (22 points)
6 - Harlequins (21 points)
7 - Racing (20 points)
8 - Saracens (18 points)

Giving QFs of:

1. Toulouse vs Saracens
2. Saints vs Racing
3. Toulon vs Harlequins
4. Clermont vs Leinster

sydthebeat wrote: »

1 - Toulouse 24 Points
2 - Saints 23 Points
3 - Clermont 22 Points
4 - Toulon 22 Points
5 - Quins 22 Points
6 - Leinster 22 Points
7 - Racing 20 Points
8 - Saracens 18 Points (beating Glasgow on tries)

Banned

sydthebeat

thomond2006 wrote: »

Banned

Zzippy

London Irish
Exeter
Connacht
Edinburgh
Gloucester
Dragons
Cardiff
Newcastle

mrolaf

Ireland

Buer

Toulouse 24
Northampton 23
Clermont 22
Leinster 22
Toulon 21
Harlequins 21
Racing 19
Glasgow 18

Toulouse vs Glasgow
Northampton vs Racing
Clermont vs Quins
Leinster vs Toulon

total former

Absolutely everyone here is predicting an away win for Toulouse in Montpelier, I wouldn't be so sure...

1. Saints 23
2. Clermont 23
3. Toulon 22
4. Quins 22

5. Toulouse 22
6. Leinster 22
7. Racing 20
8. Saracens 18

Point difference is going to be important, and gives the teams playing later in the final weekend (Toulouse, Clermont, Saracens) a serious advantage over the likes of NH, Racing, Leinster and Quins.

molloyjh

total former wrote: »

Absolutely everyone here is predicting an away win for Toulouse in Montpelier, I wouldn't be so sure...

1. Saints 23
2. Clermont 23
3. Toulon 22
4. Quins 22

5. Toulouse 22
6. Leinster 22
7. Racing 20
8. Saracens 18

Point difference is going to be important, and gives the teams playing later in the final weekend (Toulouse, Clermont, Saracens) a serious advantage over the likes of NH, Racing, Leinster and Quins.

When it comes to PD nobody has anything close to advantage on Northampton who have a PD of +109. The next highest after that is Cleromnt on +39.

Bloody Treviso.

total former

molloyjh wrote: »

When it comes to PD nobody has anything close to advantage on Northampton who have a PD of +109. The next highest after that is Cleromnt on +39.

Bloody Treviso.

Yeah, but it's still an advantage, e.g. Clermont might go into the Saracens game knowing they need a BP, or that nothing they can do will overtake Saints etc.

Alternatively, Clermont will know exactly who they will be facing if they finish 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and maybe they decide they're not that pushed about finishing top...

ssaye2

Leinster 23 points

Home Draw

Feck the rest :pac:

CatFromHue

It's not impossible for Leinster to end up with an away QF to Johnny Sexton's Racing :O

sydthebeat

CatFromHue wrote: »

It's not impossible for Leinster to end up with an away QF to Johnny Sexton's Racing :O

certainly prefer that to the more likely away game v toulon or CA

P_1

CatFromHue wrote: »

It's not impossible for Leinster to end up with an away QF to Johnny Sexton's Racing :O

Would that not require a Johnny Sexton-less Racing to win in Northampton mind. Stranger things have happened mind but I wouldn't go wagering too much on that probability

vienne86

So actually we haven't a bloody clue. Well if Leinster end up going away to CA, I'll just HAVE to go there.....been on my bucket list forever.

molloyjh

vienne86 wrote: »

So actually we haven't a bloody clue. Well if Leinster end up going away to CA, I'll just HAVE to go there.....been on my bucket list forever.

Yes you will.

Go to 1:10 here and watch from then on. We ended up drinking with those lads with the flag and M&Ms after the match. And the way they lined the streets for us at 1:43 was awesome. Best. Day. Ever.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KyPYJ-dI-4

eyeball kid

molloyjh wrote: »

Yes you will.

Go to 1:10 here and watch from then on. We ended up drinking with those lads with the flag and M&Ms after the match. And the way they lined the streets for us at 1:43 was awesome. Best. Day. Ever.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KyPYJ-dI-4

Wow, what looks class. Whats the chances of Connacht ever eliciting such a passionate crowd if we ever happened to play against them down there?

vienne86

molloyjh wrote: »

Yes you will.

Go to 1:10 here and watch from then on. We ended up drinking with those lads with the flag and M&Ms after the match. And the way they lined the streets for us at 1:43 was awesome. Best. Day. Ever.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KyPYJ-dI-4

Class fans. I was lucky enough to meet them in Bordeaux. Still cherish the Clermont flag I got via a swop.

Snickers Man

total former wrote: »

Absolutely everyone here is predicting an away win for Toulouse in Montpelier, I wouldn't be so sure...

Wow!! I'm enormously impressed!!