Champions Cup 2019/20 Round 5

Burkie1203 · 07-01-2020 7:48pm #1

Friday 10th January
Bath - Harlequins
La Rochelle - Sale Sharks

Saturday 11th January
Clermont Auvergne - Ulster
Ospreys - Saracens
Connacht - Toulouse
Glasgow Warriors - Exeter
Gloucester - Montpellier

Sunday 12th January
Leinster - Lyon
Northampton - Benetton Rugby
Racing 92 - Munster

Game of the week is in Clermont.

Predictions
Bath
La Rochelle
Clermont
Saracens
Toulouse
Exeter
Gloucester
Leinster
Northampton
Racing

10-01-2020 10:23am

Nice spread of fixtures this weekend. Thought Leinster was tomorrow but two provincial games tomorrow and two on Sunday is a nice spread.

Glasgow v Exeter probably the only non provincial game with both teams still in the hunt?

sydthebeat · 10-01-2020 10:54am

Bath putting out the dirt trackers versus quins, who will be raring to go after last weeks humiliation away to sale... so possibly expect an away win here.

saracens will wipe the floor with ospreys, regardless of ospreys getting some of their test players back.

I can see exeter beating glasgow as they are vying for those valuable top 2 QFs spots.

La rochelle by 10 in a dead rubber

It would be surprising for toulouse not to win, but stranger things have happened. Connacht getting some first liners back will mean they will have to be better than they have been over the christmas period. i still think toulouse' skills will be too much for connacht here but this will be a good game to watch for the neutral.

everywhere else will be home wins. Clermont v ulster will be a cracker, but i still expect clermont to have too much.
similar for racing v munster, i think munster will huff and puff a lot but this racing team can score 14 within a blink of an eye... and i can see them get 4 tries here... whereas munster are finding try scoring hard to come by these days.

saints will win easy enough, and leinster... well.... 25+

10-01-2020 11:09am

I have a sneaky feeling about Ulster this weekend.

10-01-2020 11:19am

Adele Famous Stoplight wrote: »

I have a sneaky feeling about Ulster this weekend.

Same, I think they can do it but have to play their best rugby of the season and probably find something a bit special on top of that in the final quarter.

vienne86 · 10-01-2020 11:54am

Deleted User wrote: »

Same, I think they can do it but have to play their best rugby of the season and probably find something a bit special on top of that in the final quarter.

I think this game will be a cracker - but Clermont at home.....Ulster will have to play out of their skins.

Digifriendly · 10-01-2020 6:10pm

Bath vs Harlequins a non event tonight as neither can qualify so I might watch La Rochelle vs Sale instead.
Clermont/Ulster obviously takes precedence over Ospreys/Saracens.
Connacht/Toulouse up against Glasgow/Exeter tomorrow so will be in a dilemma which one to concentrate on.
Leinster/Lyon on Sunday obviously preferred to Northampton/Benetton.

10-01-2020 6:31pm

Any point in watching either match tonight?

Squidgy Black · 10-01-2020 6:46pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Any point in watching either match tonight?

La Rochelle Sale might be slightly entertaining, but the Quins Bath game is pretty much a dead rubber, Bath gone full B team.

Digifriendly · 10-01-2020 8:37pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Any point in watching either match tonight?

Neither La Rochelle nor Sale or completely out of the picture as it stands, so better game to watch than Bath vs Harlequins as both those teams are already out of contection.

errlloyd · 10-01-2020 8:41pm

Digifriendly wrote: »

Neither La Rochelle nor Sale or completely out of the picture as it stands, so better game to watch than Bath vs Harlequins as both those teams are already out of contection.

What channel is that on.

vienne86 · 10-01-2020 8:48pm

errlloyd wrote: »

What channel is that on.

BT3.

Dunney848 · 10-01-2020 9:01pm

That barf outhalf Burns is the spit of Chris Ashton

Buer · 10-01-2020 9:06pm

Dunney848 wrote: »

That barf outhalf Burns is the spit of Chris Ashton

Always thought he looked really like the Ulster outhalf.

Dunney848 · 10-01-2020 9:09pm

Buer wrote: »

Always thought he looked really like the Ulster outhalf.

No not the Ulster outhalf tha Barf outhalf who is his brother

Speaking of which is Craig Doyle on Dermot Bannon levels of annoyance

10-01-2020 9:09pm

McGinty is such a quality player. Best player on the pitch LaRochelle v Sale.

errlloyd · 10-01-2020 9:11pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

McGinty is such a quality player. Best player on the pitch LaRochelle v Sale.

Just cost his team a try tho.

errlloyd · 10-01-2020 9:12pm

Ihia West disappointing so far.

10-01-2020 9:13pm

errlloyd wrote: »

Just cost his team a try tho.

Boards.ie posters curse...

Squidgy Black · 10-01-2020 9:15pm

Sale throwing this one away, silly mistakes that LR are capitalising on despite having not been in the game at all really.

vienne86 · 10-01-2020 9:15pm

La Rochelle in front now, despite missing two shots at goal. Sale have looked the better side, but made some bowlers.

RugbyLover123 · 10-01-2020 9:15pm

How far in advance were these games picked for tv? 2 dead rubber games on the Friday.

vienne86 · 10-01-2020 9:16pm

Good kick by McGinty to put Sale back in front.

errlloyd · 10-01-2020 9:17pm

RugbyLover123 wrote: »

How far in advance were these games picked for tv? 2 dead rubber games on the Friday.

Predictable dead rubbers too I'd have thought

Squidgy Black · 10-01-2020 9:20pm

MacGinty down and in a lot of pain

10-01-2020 9:21pm

I regret saying anything.

vienne86 · 10-01-2020 9:22pm

Squidgy Black wrote: »

MacGinty down and in a lot of pain

Shame for him. He was having a decent game.

ionadnapokot · 10-01-2020 9:22pm

Botia just broke another player
Full steam into McGinty.

Looks like his shoulder is busted
Was playing well

ClanofLams · 10-01-2020 9:28pm

Think Mcginty has done his shoulder couple of times already. Quality player, seems to be struggling to get a clean run at a season the last couple of years.

ionadnapokot · 10-01-2020 9:30pm

RugbyLover123 wrote: »

How far in advance were these games picked for tv? 2 dead rubber games on the Friday.

Keep watching. Hopefully Ashton will get Botiaed

errlloyd · 10-01-2020 9:32pm

I sort of like Ashton now. His first break was class.

JimmyCorkhill · 10-01-2020 9:38pm

Havent seen any of the match but have a bet on La Rochelle as part of an accum, they are the final leg!!!

Thinking of laying it off a bit.

Who looks more likely to win?
Does either team have wind advantage in the second half?

Thanks

ionadnapokot · 10-01-2020 9:40pm

Ashton is enjoyable to watch in his club jersey...sometimes!

For all his talent with the ball. I get much much more enjoyment when I see him getting smashed.

Squidgy Black · 10-01-2020 9:56pm

ClanofLams wrote: »

Think Mcginty has done his shoulder couple of times already. Quality player, seems to be struggling to get a clean run at a season the last couple of years.

He went under the knife for it back in 2018 and it's been a niggly one since. Always a sad sight to see a player going off with recurring injuries.

Squidgy Black · 10-01-2020 9:57pm

Ihia West is just throwing points away, brutal off the tee so far

vienne86 · 10-01-2020 10:07pm

Excellent try for La Rochelle.

vienne86 · 10-01-2020 10:13pm

........and Ashton gets a yellow!

Squidgy Black · 10-01-2020 10:16pm

This has turned into an absolute shítshow

Synode · 10-01-2020 10:22pm

Mindless red card. The teams would have been 14 v 14 had he not retaliated

razorblunt · 10-01-2020 10:28pm

Bath are so poor. Well both teams are but Bath are worse.

Really bad tackle on de Glanville there, a weird WWE move but play on almost landed on his face by had the ball in front of his chest.

vienne86 · 10-01-2020 10:31pm

La Rochelle much better in the second half.......score would be huge if they'd slotted their kicks at goal.

razorblunt · 10-01-2020 10:34pm

razorblunt wrote: »

Bath are so poor. Well both teams are but Bath are worse.

Really bad tackle on de Glanville there, a weird WWE move but play on almost landed on his face by had the ball in front of his chest.

They lost a lineout at the death, their sub Hooker could only throw to 2. Appalling stuff from both teams. BT trying to polish a turd.

Eod100 · 10-01-2020 10:57pm

Not a whole lot at stake in tonight's matches really. Watched La Rochelle v Sale. Fairly high scoring but not a whole lot to write home about.

Looking like Clermont/Ulster's group will have best runner up (6th)

Think final table could look something like this. I'm more than happy to be proven wrong (especially if Munster and/or Connacht get through).

Last place is nearly hardest to predict at this with 3 teams but think Northampton have slightly easier remaining games despite their worst points difference.

1) Leinster 28
2) Exeter 27
3) Toulouse 26
4) Clermont 25
5) Racing 23
6) Ulster 22
7) Saracens 19
8) Northampton 15

Burkie1203 · 11-01-2020 2:07pm

Sarries red card after 5 min

Dunney848 · 11-01-2020 2:09pm

Burkie1203 wrote: »

Sarries red card after 5 min

Hopefully they lose

Dunney848 · 11-01-2020 2:09pm

Ulster 8-3 after 7 mins

Clegg · 11-01-2020 2:10pm

Saracens picked a B team for this game. Now they're down to 14 men with 75 minutes to play. They're in trouble.

Could an Ospreys win keep Munster in the competition even if the latter loses to Racing?

sydthebeat · 11-01-2020 2:13pm

Clegg wrote: »

Saracens picked a B team for this game. Now they're down to 14 men with 75 minutes to play.

Could an Ospreys win keep Munster in the competition even if the latter loses to Racing?

I've a feeling 17 points will be needed to get through... Which means munster would need to take at least 1 point home tomorrow

stephen_n · 11-01-2020 2:30pm

Looking at the Saracens game on Tribe and seeing M Vinopola and thinking for a second why was Mako taking kicks. Doh!

Cookiemunster · 11-01-2020 2:37pm

sydthebeat wrote: »

I've a feeling 17 points will be needed to get through... Which means munster would need to take at least 1 point home tomorrow

I think Saracens are still going to win this handily, so Munster will need to win tomorrow.

Bridge93 · 11-01-2020 2:38pm

Ospreys have turned down 3 penalties in the Sarries 22. What is wrong with them as a club. Stupidity and mediocrity seems to spill from everywhere

Champions Cup 2019/20 Round 5

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