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Guinness Pro14 Season 2018-2019

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  • #2
    BIGT4464
    Registered Users Posts: 191 ✭✭BIGT4464


    A bit old at this stage, but worth a shot for the right price.


  • #3
    Buer
    Registered Users Posts: 24,174 ✭✭✭✭Buer


    Well, well past it. He'll get a couple hundred thousand I imagine and that's money that would be far better invested elsewhere.


  • #4
    Cookiemunster
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 11,792 Mod ✭✭✭✭Cookiemunster


    McAlister announced his retirement today.


  • #5
    umop episdn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 603 ✭✭✭umop episdn


    Cookiemunster wrote: »
    McAlister announced his retirement today.

    Isnt signing for the Ospreys the same thing ?


  • #6
    Neil3030
    Registered Users Posts: 16,973 ✭✭✭✭Neil3030


    BIGT4464 wrote: »
    A bit old at this stage, but worth a shot for the right price.
    Buer wrote: »
    Well, well past it. He'll get a couple hundred thousand I imagine and that's money that would be far better invested elsewhere.

    He's 8 months older than Johnny will be at the RWC. :(

    EDIT: And a year younger than our captain is now!!


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  • #7
    Burkie1203
    Registered Users Posts: 11,102 ✭✭✭✭Burkie1203


    https://twitter.com/simonrug/status/1014491690353201152?s=19


  • #8
    thomond2006
    Registered Users Posts: 45,433 ✭✭✭✭thomond2006


    https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/pro14-chief-reveals-fixtures-out-14860838

    Same conferences as last season.


  • #9
    Eod100
    Registered Users Posts: 11,625 ✭✭✭✭Eod100


    Anyone know when fixtures are due? Later last year because addition of SA teama. Start of August maybe?


  • #10
    wp_rathead
    Registered Users Posts: 10,067 ✭✭✭✭wp_rathead


    Eod100 wrote: »
    Anyone know when fixtures are due? Later last year because addition of SA teama. Start of August maybe?

    answered in the article, mid july
    Q: Quite a few fans are frustrated that the fixtures for next season aren’t out yet. Can you explain why that’s the case.

    A: It’s an incredibly complex process.

    It’s completely different to the English or French leagues where all the teams are in the same country and it’s a simple home and away format.
    We’ve got 14 different teams from five countries. We’ve got cross border trips and flights to and from South Africa.

    We also have to wait for the football fixtures because there are a number of joint venues.

    But we are pretty close to getting the fixtures finalised.

    As I say, we’ve got a broadcasters meeting this week and then they will go to clubs first.

    They should be out the same time as last year, which was the middle of July.


  • #11
    razorblunt
    Registered Users Posts: 17,300 ✭✭✭✭razorblunt


    Pyrgos is moving from Glasgow to Edinburgh.

    Kennedy, Pyrgos, Fowles and Shiels.
    I'd imagine Shiels will jump Fowles in that order. 2 decent SHs there, in Kennedy and Pyrgos for the Internationals to keep momentum going,


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  • #12
    Eod100
    Registered Users Posts: 11,625 ✭✭✭✭Eod100


    wp_rathead wrote: »
    answered in the article, mid july

    Thanks for that. Hadn't read it. Pretty sure it was start of August last year but probably because of late addition of SA teams.

    Top 14 out already, Premiership out soon. So would expect Champions Cup fixtures to be out August then.


  • #13
    bilston
    Registered Users Posts: 17,742 ✭✭✭✭bilston


    Have Premier Sports or Eir Sports announced anything regarding presenters and pundits.

    I have a fear we are going to get the old Setanta team from pre 2010!


  • #14
    umop episdn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 603 ✭✭✭umop episdn


    bilston wrote: »
    Have Premier Sports or Eir Sports announced anything regarding presenters and pundits.

    I have a fear we are going to get the old Setanta team from pre 2010!

    Rumours that George Hook will be doing the old Tom McGurk rte roll.





    :D


  • #15
    wp_rathead
    Registered Users Posts: 10,067 ✭✭✭✭wp_rathead


    Worst case is a panel of Neil Francis, Stephen Jones (of Sunday Times infamy) and Allan Massie


  • #16
    thomond2006
    Registered Users Posts: 45,433 ✭✭✭✭thomond2006


    We Want Franno!


  • #17
    Badabing
    Registered Users Posts: 1,907 ✭✭✭Badabing


    Matt Williams maybe if he can. Or maybe he's tied to Tv3


  • #18
    Burkie1203
    Registered Users Posts: 11,102 ✭✭✭✭Burkie1203


    Manu Samoa to cardiff blues


  • #19
    Burkie1203
    Registered Users Posts: 11,102 ✭✭✭✭Burkie1203


    Massive blow to Scarlets

    https://twitter.com/JackoRugby/status/1015966544864702465?s=19


  • #20
    Dog Botherer
    Registered Users Posts: 1,641 ✭✭✭Dog Botherer


    Burkie1203 wrote: »
    Massive blow to Scarlets

    https://twitter.com/JackoRugby/status/1015966544864702465?s=19

    Massive boost for Wales though. Pivac and Jones could do great things at the World Cup.


  • #21
    bilston
    Registered Users Posts: 17,742 ✭✭✭✭bilston


    Have I missed Gatland getting the boot?


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  • #22
    Squidgy Black
    Registered Users Posts: 21,605 ✭✭✭✭Squidgy Black


    bilston wrote: »
    Have I missed Gatland getting the boot?

    Don't think he was sacked but instead said he's going to leave Wales after the RWC.


  • #23
    DGRulz
    Registered Users Posts: 1,231 ✭✭✭DGRulz


    Why are they announcing it so far ahead of time? If true, Wales won't play a test under him until the 2020 6 Nations.


  • #24
    Riskymove
    Registered Users Posts: 10,885 ✭✭✭✭Riskymove


    DGRulz wrote: »
    Why are they announcing it so far ahead of time? If true, Wales won't play a test under him until the 2020 6 Nations.

    They are calling it succession planning

    I can see some advantages in having certainty


  • #25
    Burkie1203
    Registered Users Posts: 11,102 ✭✭✭✭Burkie1203


    Are we any closer to fixtures, format, number of teams, name of competition etc.


  • #26
    Neil3030
    Registered Users Posts: 16,973 ✭✭✭✭Neil3030


    Burkie1203 wrote: »
    Are we any closer to fixtures, format, number of teams, name of competition etc.

    Format and number of teams same as last year.

    Fixtures out toward the end of July. They need to wait for Soccer fixtures as some teams share stadia.


  • #27
    Cookiemunster
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 11,792 Mod ✭✭✭✭Cookiemunster


    Neil3030 wrote: »
    Format and number of teams same as last year.

    Fixtures out toward the end of July. They need to wait for Soccer fixtures as some teams share stadia.


    Football fixtures were released mid June.


  • #28
    Neil3030
    Registered Users Posts: 16,973 ✭✭✭✭Neil3030


    Maybe they need to wait for the South African Soccer league or whatever it's called.


  • #29
    CatFromHue
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 18,134 Mod ✭✭✭✭CatFromHue


    it's going to be strange having someone else coaching Wales, Gatland started in Nov 07.

    That was only a couple of months after Bertie said
    I don't know how people who engage in that (talking the economy down) don't commit suicide

    It's that long ago!!


  • #30
    Neil3030
    Registered Users Posts: 16,973 ✭✭✭✭Neil3030


    Eggchasers proposed the terrifyingly logical scenario where Gatland takes over the England job after Jones...


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  • #31
    Buer
    Registered Users Posts: 24,174 ✭✭✭✭Buer


    Neil3030 wrote: »
    Eggchasers proposed the terrifyingly logical scenario where Gatland takes over the England job after Jones...

    I would have thought he's done with this part of the world. Doesn't his family still live back in NZ? He'll be 56 after the RWC and won't be short of some cash. Unless he has specific ambitions to coach England, I don't see what is left for him in the northern hemisphere; he has won everything there is to win really.


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