Champions Cup 2024

crisco10 · 28-02-2024 9:24am

So Danty gets a 5 week ban...by my calculations that's him out of the stormers match but back for a QF.

sydthebeat · 28-02-2024 9:27am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121826765#Comment_121826765

He gets to attend Owen Farrells "tackle school" so the last game is available.

He'll play against stormers.

pickarooney · 28-02-2024 9:59am

Unless his replacement nails down the spot. 2-3 games to show you're better than a completely underwhelming Danty who's collecting cards like pokémon shinies is a great opportunity.

sydthebeat · 28-02-2024 10:28am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121826876#Comment_121826876

have you seen LARs results lately without their test players?

LAR have been playing Favre at 12 when Danty is missing.

his record for this season, starting at 12, is Played 9 lost 6.

Danty has to do nothing to get back into the squad

eagle eye · 28-02-2024 11:01am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121826987#Comment_121826987

You are blaming one player for these results?

Where is their weakness without the test players? Is it at the ruck, the scrum, tackling, finishing off drives?

pickarooney · 28-02-2024 11:28am

Concentration and commitment, if you're to believe ROG.

sydthebeat · 28-02-2024 11:29am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121827101#Comment_121827101

of course im not blaming one player for those results.

im blaming those results on the reserve players not being as good as the first teamers... this isnt rocket science. and just for your info, Favre is a basically a winger being asked to play 12 !

Danty will stroll back onto the LAR first team

eagle eye · 28-02-2024 12:34pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121827187#Comment_121827187

I remember him against Exeter in the semi-final last year and he played well.

I know he has played wing in the past but he looked good in that game last year at centre.

In your post you pointed out that he had played in six loses out of nine games. You never said anything about the rest of the squad. I was very surprised at your post. I was thinking afterwards that you might have been hacked.

Anyway just because they are a lot worse without their top players doesn't mean they are all bad.

sydthebeat · 28-02-2024 1:00pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121827446#Comment_121827446

Anyway just because they are a lot worse without their top players doesn't mean they are all bad.

?? not the reason i posted and not what i said, so it looks like youre having an argument with yourself.

i was essentially responding to pickarooneys post where he suggest dantys replacement had 2-3 games to nail down the 12 shirt.

so obviously in my post i was going to refer to the actual player who is playing in dantys position while he is with the national squad.

so again i can say with great confidence that when Danty is available for the stormers game, he will start at 12 ahead of favre. This is in no way a controversial statement.

Buer · 28-02-2024 1:02pm

LAR have always had an issue with depth. They've a very strong 20 or so players but there's a big drop off after that. They've had a very good run of fitness in recent years and managed their resources excellently to ensure they're all available for the business end of the season. But they've left themselves with more work to do this season than they have previously.

Their main problem this year though has been their attack. Despite absentees, their second/third string front five is still fairly monstrous. They've deliberately signed as many huge people as possible with even their third string props being over 130kg. At the weekend, they were comfortably winning the scrum battle and the pack generally did its job. All 15 of their points were from fairly straightforward penalties won through their forward performance.

But they've struggled to get anything going in attack through their backline which is largely unaffected by call ups. Danty is the only guy missing really now. Dulin, TKB, Seuteni and Hastoy are all available and Rhule/Leyds have returned from injury. Against Perpignan, 5 of the 7 backs started last season's European final.

Only Montpellier have scored fewer points in the T14 this season. I think their backs have only scored 12 tries in the T14 all season (16 games played). For comparison, Toulouse have scored 9 tries through their backs in the last 2 games. Things will need to click in a big way for them soon in their backline.

eagle eye · 28-02-2024 1:18pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121827543#Comment_121827543

The statement you made was

'his record for this season, starting at 12, is Played 9 lost 6.

Danty has to do nothing to get back into the squad'

How on earth can you stand over that as not sounding like you are blaming Favre for those losses?

And all I've said is that Favre looked decent in the semi-final last year. I'm saying he's not a bad player. I have no doubt that Danty will start once he returns unless Favre suddenly sprouts wings or something.

sydthebeat · 28-02-2024 1:21pm

of course im not blaming one player for those results.

in case you missed it the first time.

ive no idea why your back is up and youre arguing on this meaningless point. You dont get my point, and that is fine.

Youre trying to argue something i havent said, so ill leave it there.

eagle eye · 28-02-2024 3:55pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121827627#Comment_121827627

That line wasn't in the first post I quoted.

And in that post you say

'not the reason i posted and not what i said, so it looks like youre having an argument with yourself.'

But it was what you said.

Just admit you made a mistake, and I'm sure it was unintentional.

bennyl10 · 28-02-2024 4:13pm

Final confirmed for 2.45 the Saturday

challenge at 8pm

https://www.epcrugby.com/european-professional-club-rugby/finals

icdg · 28-02-2024 4:24pm

Thats the earliest I’ve ever seen it - think it’s almost always been 4:45pm. Wonder why they’ve gone for that early a time. It’s the date of the FA Cup final, but the kick off time for that is not yet set and there’s no guarantee it wouldn’t clash.

Podge_irl · 28-02-2024 4:27pm

Huh. that's a bit crap.

bennyl10 · 28-02-2024 4:43pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121828538#Comment_121828538

i would presume they've been told FA CUP is 5.30

phog · 28-02-2024 4:45pm

The 14.45 kick off might suit people doing a day trip.

sydthebeat · 28-02-2024 5:25pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121828551#Comment_121828551

i guess.

its only 2 hours earlier than last year.

i was going to give out about it, but if theres a gathering in the city centre afterwards it could be good craic

Neil3030 · 28-02-2024 5:44pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121828500#Comment_121828500

Daniel Levy up to his old tricks.

Premium ticket for the Heino: 115

Premium ticket for the Challenge Cup: 65

Weekend ticket (both games): 575

Cookiemunster · 28-02-2024 6:10pm

Daniel Levy has nothing to do with the ticket prices. EPCR will be renting the stadium at set price and they decide the ticket prices.

pickarooney · 28-02-2024 6:14pm

Is the FA cup still a thing?

icdg · 29-02-2024 8:04am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121828608#Comment_121828608

It won’t have been decided yet, 3pm was its traditional kick off time and although it’s been typically played later in recent years, there was a 3pm KO last year, insisted on by the police, when it was a Manchester derby. That’s still a possible outcome this year - both Manchester teams are still in contention - however I suspect however the likelihood of it being an earlier kick off has probably receded by the quarter final draw that will see one of Man Utd or Liverpool gone before the final.

It would be a pity for both to clash, and yes there are plenty of people who follow both sports - “Heineken Star Saturday” wasn’t a thing for nothing.