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Guinness Pro12 Season 2020-2021

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    #782
    Lost Ormond
    Registered Users Posts: 3,768 ✭✭✭Lost Ormond


    bilston wrote: »
    Why aren't Cardiff dominating the Pro 14 and Europe? They should be on a par with Leinster, or at least very close to them. The capital city of a rugby mad country and yet they struggle to be in the top 8 in the Pro 14.

    I know the population of Leinster is a good bit more than Cardiff, but rugby is supposedly king in Wales which offsets that a bit.
    They should have 20k at all their matches with the best players in Wales playing and they should have the financial pull to bring in some of the best players in the world.

    Cardiff are a prime example of how the professional level of the domestic game in Walss has gone very badly wrong.

    mismanagement, crap management of branding etc since they turned to regions as only solution to having pro rugby teams within Wales.
    Cardiff is capital city etc but the money isnt near to support rugby compared to here. Wales is rugby mad but has some of the most deprived areas in the UK compared to Leinster rugby.....


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    #783
    UAEguy2020
    Registered Users Posts: 2,098 ✭✭✭UAEguy2020


    bilston wrote: »
    Why aren't Cardiff dominating the Pro 14 and Europe? They should be on a par with Leinster, or at least very close to them. The capital city of a rugby mad country and yet they struggle to be in the top 8 in the Pro 14.

    I know the population of Leinster is a good bit more than Cardiff, but rugby is supposedly king in Wales which offsets that a bit.
    They should have 20k at all their matches with the best players in Wales playing and they should have the financial pull to bring in some of the best players in the world.

    Cardiff are a prime example of how the professional level of the domestic game in Walss has gone very badly wrong.

    Because there’s more that goes into rugby that the population of a city...


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    #784
    bilston
    Registered Users Posts: 17,755 ✭✭✭✭bilston


    UAEguy2020 wrote: »
    Because there’s more that goes into rugby that the population of a city...

    Really...pray tell?


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    #785
    bilston
    Registered Users Posts: 17,755 ✭✭✭✭bilston


    Lost Ormond wrote: »
    mismanagement, crap management of branding etc since they turned to regions as only solution to having pro rugby teams within Wales.
    Cardiff is capital city etc but the money isnt near to support rugby compared to here. Wales is rugby mad but has some of the most deprived areas in the UK compared to Leinster rugby.....

    The comparison to Leinster is probably unfair. But they should be matching Ulster and even Munster IMO. That is probably more to do with mismanagement.

    I thinknit just comes down to the fact that many rugby fans in Irelamd are just as passionate about their province as they are about Ireland. In Wales the passion is almost exclusively reserves for the national team.


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    #786
    Cookiemunster
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 11,839 Mod ✭✭✭✭Cookiemunster


    bilston wrote: »
    Why aren't Cardiff dominating the Pro 14 and Europe? They should be on a par with Leinster, or at least very close to them. The capital city of a rugby mad country and yet they struggle to be in the top 8 in the Pro 14.

    I know the population of Leinster is a good bit more than Cardiff, but rugby is supposedly king in Wales which offsets that a bit.
    They should have 20k at all their matches with the best players in Wales playing and they should have the financial pull to bring in some of the best players in the world.

    Cardiff are a prime example of how the professional level of the domestic game in Walss has gone very badly wrong.

    Cardiff City Football Club. Wales may be known as a rugby mad country, but the football team rules in Cardiff.


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    #787
    Burkie1203
    Registered Users Posts: 11,170 ✭✭✭✭Burkie1203


    Zebre 17-10 glasgow


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    #788
    sydthebeat
    Subscribers Posts: 41,060 ✭✭✭✭sydthebeat


    Burkie1203 wrote: »
    Zebre 17-10 glasgow

    20 - 24 glasgow

    Edit 20-31


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    #789
    yerrahbah
    Registered Users Posts: 1,366 ✭✭✭yerrahbah


    With it now confirmed that its a Munster Leinster final, anyone else worried we wont see full strength sides?

    The final is sandwiched in between two weeks of 6 nations fixtures and two weeks of Champions CUP K/O fixtures.

    While not impossible I'd question whether the likes of Sexton, Murray Earls, Healy will play five really competitive games in a row

    I hope I'm wrong, I'd love to see two fully loaded teams for the final, but at the moment I'm unsure


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    #790
    thomond2006
    Registered Users Posts: 45,433 ✭✭✭✭thomond2006


    I would be stunned if there's full strength sides. Starting internationals playing five games in a row is unheard of.


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    #791
    Buer
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    You can go back to August and September to see how Leinster will approach the situation. Two interpros, two knock out Pro14 games and the Saracens match all in 5 consecutive weekends.


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    #792
    yerrahbah
    Registered Users Posts: 1,366 ✭✭✭yerrahbah


    thomond2006 wrote: »
    I would be stunned if there's full strength sides. Starting internationals playing five games in a row is unheard of.

    Ya its a bit crap. Munster's first final in years and we will likely be without Beirne, Stander, Murray and Earls at a minimum.


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    #793
    yerrahbah
    Registered Users Posts: 1,366 ✭✭✭yerrahbah


    Buer wrote: »
    You can go back to August and September to see how Leinster will approach the situation. Two interpros, two knock out Pro14 games and the Saracens match all in 5 consecutive weekends.

    Leinster put out the B team in the 2nd interpro vs Ulster.

    not one player started all 5 games


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    #794
    PTH2009
    Registered Users Posts: 37,870 ✭✭✭✭PTH2009


    So is the season ending on the 27th March with the Munster vs Leinster final or what's going on ?


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    #795
    yerrahbah
    Registered Users Posts: 1,366 ✭✭✭yerrahbah


    PTH2009 wrote: »
    So is the season ending on the 27th March with the Munster vs Leinster final or what's going on ?


    Edinburgh have two postponed games to play, which will probably have to be played after the final.

    Then you have the Rainbow Cup starting on the 17th of April


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    #796
    PTH2009
    Registered Users Posts: 37,870 ✭✭✭✭PTH2009


    yerrahbah wrote: »
    Edinburgh have two postponed games to play, which will probably have to be played after the final.

    Then you have the Rainbow Cup starting on the 17th of April

    Jesus it's a little faracial


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    #797
    thomond2006
    Registered Users Posts: 45,433 ✭✭✭✭thomond2006


    PTH2009 wrote: »
    Jesus it's a little faracial

    Why is it farcical and what is the alternative?


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    #798
    PMC83
    Registered Users Posts: 1,104 ✭✭✭PMC83


    thomond2006 wrote: »
    Why is it farcical and what is the alternative?


    Because the league will be over? If Edinburgh can scrape champions cup from those last two games then fair enough, if not its as dead a rubber as can be


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    #799
    thomond2006
    Registered Users Posts: 45,433 ✭✭✭✭thomond2006


    PMC83 wrote: »
    Because the league will be over? If Edinburgh can scrape champions cup from those last two games then fair enough, if not its as dead a rubber as can be

    The only alternative to playing those games after the final is to play midweek games and that's not really a runner, particularly during international windows.


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    #800
    yerrahbah
    Registered Users Posts: 1,366 ✭✭✭yerrahbah


    PMC83 wrote: »
    Because the league will be over? If Edinburgh can scrape champions cup from those last two games then fair enough, if not its as dead a rubber as can be

    They are in contention for 4th,

    If the Champions Cup remains a 24 team competition next season then 4th place in each conference will qualify for it.


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    #801
    PMC83
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    yerrahbah wrote: »
    They are in contention for 4th,

    If the Champions Cup remains a 24 team competition next season then 4th place in each conference will qualify for it.


    Something to play for so


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    #802
    connachta
    Registered Users Posts: 7,964 ✭✭✭connachta


    So before commenting about the level of the other let's rejoice about a simple fact

    For the 1st time in pro Celtic League history, the 4 Irish provinces are now oficially and difinitely in the 4 top positions !!!


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    #803
    connachta
    Registered Users Posts: 7,964 ✭✭✭connachta


    Thank you Friendy, all the bird of ill omen (everybody I read about Rainbw Cup here), are, for now, wrong
    https://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/other-rugby/friend-rainbow-cup-is-still-going-ahead-40179361.html


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    #804
    Burkie1203
    Registered Users Posts: 11,170 ✭✭✭✭Burkie1203


    Looks like Sky are taking the Pro14/16/xx TV rights


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    #805
    Tigerandahalf
    Registered Users Posts: 7,811 ✭✭✭Tigerandahalf


    If the Rainbow Cup is to go ahead I presume the S African teams will come North, quarantine for 2 weeks and then stay here.

    That leaves a very small window for things to be announced.

    It would be great if it did go ahead as the weather and pitches will be getting better.

    Looking at the league this year I wonder should they look at pushing the 6 Nations out to the end of the league season.


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    #806
    mike_cork
    Registered Users Posts: 592 ✭✭✭mike_cork


    Burkie1203 wrote: »
    Looks like Sky are taking the Pro14/16/xx TV rights

    Has that been confirmed anywhere?


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    #807
    yerrahbah
    Registered Users Posts: 1,366 ✭✭✭yerrahbah


    Reported here

    https://twitter.com/JNPhillips4/status/1371022293728645121


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    #808
    The Inbetween is mine
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,705 ✭✭✭The Inbetween is mine


    Liam Toland is going up in the world baby!!


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    #809
    Boscoirl
    Registered Users Posts: 2,232 ✭✭✭Boscoirl


    That’ll be a pain. No way I am paying for both BT and Sky.

    Time to invest in an alternative solution.


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    #810
    Tigerandahalf
    Registered Users Posts: 7,811 ✭✭✭Tigerandahalf


    Boscoirl wrote: »
    That’ll be a pain. No way I am paying for both BT and Sky.

    Time to invest in an alternative solution.

    40eur p/m for a Now TV Sky/BT pass if you watch for the discount deals. I have never paid more.


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    #811
    thomond2006
    Registered Users Posts: 45,433 ✭✭✭✭thomond2006


    Boscoirl wrote: »
    That’ll be a pain. No way I am paying for both BT and Sky.

    Time to invest in an alternative solution.

    Find a friend to split the cost of NowTV. They have offers all the time. It's not too bad.


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