There's a European final this weekend? Racing 92 vs Saracens match thread

thomond2006

Allez les ciels et blancs!!!!!!! Beat the Sarseholes!

wp_rathead

Hard to support either team really
I wanted Exeter to win from the sides in Qualter finals.. Then I wanted Leicester Tiger's to win it from the sides in the semi finals..

bilston

I had genuinely forgotten this was on this weekend!

Hoping Racing do it, but only because Carter is playing for them.

sydthebeat

Saracens

starting teams

dub_skav

Not especially fond of either team, but have always been a big fan of smokin' Joe and I reckon Ben Arous's is he a prop is he a flanker thing is awesome (certainly not helped by Nyanga moving clubs).

swiwi_

Saracens

Do I support SA or NZ?

Racing get my vote (although in fairness Goosen, Le Roux et van der Merwe )

Do it for DC, Smokin' Joe, and the classy Imhoff.

awec

Anyone but Saracens.

Dave_The_Sheep

Saracens

Not a mad fan of either, lesser of two evils, etc.

But yeah. Hard to look beyond "Anyone but Saracens".

irishbucsfan

I'm looking forward to seeing Owen Farrell and Chris Ashton lifting the trophy after watching John Lacey's great performance as ref before that. What a truly wonderful time to be a fan of European rugby.

Teferi

Saracens

I want ROG to win and I hate Nigel Wray Saracens so I'll be supporting Racing Metro.

awec

irishbucsfan wrote: »

I'm looking forward to seeing Owen Farrell and Chris Ashton lifting the trophy after watching John Lacey's great performance as ref before that. What a truly wonderful time to be a fan of European rugby.

I will ban you.

irishbucsfan

awec wrote: »

I will ban you.

Just wait until tomorrow...

awec

irishbucsfan wrote: »

Just wait until tomorrow...

Any hint of celebration at any Saracens score or play and you'll be gone.

irishbucsfan

https://twitter.com/IrishRugby/status/731142277599531008

Yeah_Right

Saracens

Hope DC can add another medal to the collection. I think I would puke watching Farrell and Ashton celebrate a victory.

Useless trivia time. If the win, DC and Joe would become the 7th and 8th players to win the Super Rugby and European Rugby titles. Who are the others?

matthew8

Saracens

Yeah_Right wrote: »

Hope DC can add another medal to the collection. I think I would puke watching Farrell and Ashton celebrate a victory.

Useless trivia time. If the win, DC and Joe would become the 7th and 8th players to win the Super Rugby and European Rugby titles. Who are the others?

Giteau, Rossouw, Bakkies, Habana, Thorn, Ali Williams

swiwi_

Saracens

Yeah_Right wrote: »

Hope DC can add another medal to the collection. I think I would puke watching Farrell and Ashton celebrate a victory.

Useless trivia time. If the win, DC and Joe would become the 7th and 8th players to win the Super Rugby and European Rugby titles. Who are the others?

Thorn, Habana, Botha, Roussouw, Howlett.

I'm missing 1.

thomond2006

Saracens

Fall ; Nagusa, Tuitavake, Steyn, O'Connor ; (o) Catrakilis, (m) White ;
Qera, Spies, Ouedraogo (c) ; Willemse, J. du Plessis ; J. du Plessis, B. du Plessis, Nariashvili.

Remplaçants : Ivaldi, Watremez, Kubriashvili, Timani, Galletier, Paillaugue, Ebersohn, Mogg.

I count 7 French players in Montpellier's 23. Jeepers.

Yeah_Right

Saracens

Yeah_Right wrote: »

Useless trivia time. If the win, DC and Joe would become the 7th and 8th players to win the Super Rugby and European Rugby titles. Who are the others?

Sorry swiwi and matthew8, I made a mistake. 8 players have done it (I'd forgotten Roussouw and Williams). So they'd be the 9th and 10th.

Zzippy

irishbucsfan wrote: »

https://twitter.com/IrishRugby/status/731142277599531008

I think that's considered trolling...

iroced

Saracens

I already mentioned it but like Montpellier tonight and to a much greater extent, this final is huge for Racing. It's their chance to finally regain some bigger popularity and match their long and glorious history.

vienne86

Saracens

iroced wrote: »

I already mentioned it but like Montpellier tonight and to a much greater extent, this final is huge for Racing. It's their chance to finally regain some bigger popularity and match their long and glorious history.

Well I think a lot of people here are rooting for them today. I just hope they have plenty of support in Lyon today, to out-shout the Sarries supporters, and hopefully the neutrals will get behind them as well.

Diabhal Beag

Dan Carter has won enough. Time to get Chris Ashton that European medal he's so richly deserved.

Rightwing

Diabhal Beag wrote: »

Dan Carter has won enough. Time to get Chris Ashton that European medal he's so richly deserved.

Agreed. I fancy Sarries to win, but I wonder will it be a sell out or even close to it?

Biggest club competition?.. perhaps, but it's quickly losing its lustre.

thomond2006

Saracens

Diabhal Beag wrote: »

Dan Carter has won enough. Time to get Chris Ashton that European medal he's so richly deserved.

If he gets his medal Awec will have a busy evening.

locum-motion

Saracens

Is KO 17:45 at Irish/UK time or French time (ie 16:45 here)?

Adbrowne

locum-motion wrote: »

Is KO 17:45 at Irish/UK time or French time (ie 16:45 here)?

its in 25 minutes and its raining there now

connemara man

Saracens

Baking heat here now

pickarooney

Any UK channel showing this? France 2 stream is a bit gack.

Diabhal Beag

pickarooney wrote: »

Any UK channel showing this? France 2 stream is a bit gack.

Only SS2 and BT Europe

pickarooney

Hmm, hard enough to get motivated to watch it without it being choppy and pixelated.

Adbrowne

pitch is short? gap from 22 to 10m line doesnt look much bigger then 10m to halfway

vienne86

Saracens

Great looking afternoon for rugby there. Crowd noisy enough.

Error strewn nervous looking first couple of minutes.

bilston

Looks like a sell out unless there are gaps out of shot.

Pretty scrappy opening 5 minutes.

swiwi_

Saracens

Well, well, well. Everyone telling me Saracens and Racing have minimal support, and that European Rugby was on the downslope without the Irish teams at the pointy end.

That ground looks pretty much sold out to me

thomond2006

Saracens

swiwi_ wrote: »

Well, well, well. Everyone telling me Saracens and Racing have minimal support, and that European Rugby was on the downslope without the Irish teams at the pointy end.

That ground looks pretty much sold out to me

Neutrals? Saracens couldn't sell out their 9,000 ground for a QF.

Diabhal Beag

There's a good few empties but it's still pretty good attendance

pickarooney

LOU gave out 12000 free tickets to attract locals in view of their promotion to the Top 14

errlloyd

Forward off Ashton elbow. Clearly. Wtf Nigel

awec

It comes off Ashton's elbow?

kilns

Brand spanking new stadium effect too

vienne86

Saracens

thomond2006 wrote: »

Neutrals? Saracens couldn't sell out their 9,000 ground for a QF.

Lots of them I would say. They'll be hoping for better rugby.

razorblunt

Owens seemd happy enough to have Barritt there next to him until Swarezcki made a big deal of it. Strange situation,

thomond2006

Saracens

pickarooney wrote: »

LOU gave out 12000 free tickets to attract locals in view of their promotion to the Top 14

Seriously?

gazump123

Saracens

That surely touched Ashton's arm last?

Adbrowne

that a wrong call he looked at the first angle and made a decision

pickarooney

thomond2006 wrote: »

Seriously?

No, a complete lie.

errlloyd

Nigel is a brilliant ref, but he's making the tmo redundant, if he's not willing to actually watch it.

Adbrowne

serious rainfall there now

crisco10

Weird. Whoever else it hit, looked like ashton knocked on off his elbow.

pickarooney

How was that a knock on from Dulin? Facing his own line and the ball fell that direction