Connacht Team Talk Thread VI - Some like it TOH

Nice try by devine

massive win, home advantage is nice, no idea where the games will be played though

Thats a good result.

Probably should have been more comfortable but wanted 5 and got 5. Yet again bundee showed up really well and I don't want to see piers play anywhere but 13 in the future, he's got so much about him there.

Chance of a number of big ticket home games coming up now which is just the boost the team and club needed.

The mystery tour continues.

Bundee has often been called out for being ineffectual for Connacht vis a vis Ireland, but he was great tonight and I feel that he has made a vital contribution this season. It's obvious he gives a ****. Great to see.

Ok so bottom place qualifier from the challenge cup in the next round.

I've a fear that that could be the Lions :(

Other options looking like maybe Scarlet or even Cardiff or Perpignan again

Connacht will win challenge Cup this year. Where's yer man posting on this saying he give 100/1 on connacht to win it?

Interested to see what they do with the R16 (& hopefully QF + SF) venue wise, you figure you're leaving money on the table if you leave them in the Sportsground, but the other side of that is you have the team playing in a venue that's new to them too.

I'm here and still not offering odds. Still think we are not good enough to win it though. Despite a decent win in Wales.

How do seedings work in the Challenge Cup for teams coming down from the Champions Cup?

Could we find ourselves against Bath or Bulls in the last 16?

Yes, they come down seeded 9 and down, so in the very possible event that they win away against the 8th place team we could be looking at one of those teams coming to Galway. Presuming we win our last 16 clash.

Cardiff look like the most likely.

I agree but it happened in the old format too. I think Biarritz finished as top seeds one year, played Northampton who finished second in the same group in the quarters and lost.

Bit of a stinker to see top of the Premiership, Bath, fall into the Challenge Cup after today. Very likely favourites to win it now if they take it any way seriously.

It does alright, Leinster played two teams from our group again last year. Having a last 16 round gives more chances for it to happen too I suppose.

If it's Cardiff I doubt we'd have it in Castlebar tbh. However if we won that I could definitely see it happening. Mayo play the week before a CCQF so it'd be available.