Official EPCR Champions Cup Preview Thread - A New Hope

molloyjh · 18-10-2014 6:40pm

Leinster

Racing spared there's!

ssaye2 · 18-10-2014 6:40pm

Bahaha

18-10-2014 6:41pm

Northampton

What an unbelievable blunder. Hilarious but awful for the player.

Buer · 18-10-2014 6:41pm

Glasgow

I think the real injury he has there is shame!

Sprog 4 · 18-10-2014 6:41pm

I reckon he's just dropped it and faked that injury, lol

Tox56 · 18-10-2014 6:41pm

Pisi down with a broken ego

Buer · 18-10-2014 6:43pm

Glasgow

Sprog 4 wrote: »

I reckon he's just dropped it and faked that injury, lol

I've seen it before and I wouldn't be surprised. There was no pulling up until the ball started to fall from his arm.

Apologies to him if he's genuinely hurt but I'm doubtful.

BBDBB · 18-10-2014 6:44pm

I thought the sin bin was harsh

the intercept and drop (injury or not) was just bizarre, hope he is ok

I can see Racing holding out here

18-10-2014 6:49pm

Northampton

Northampton press release on Monday:

"In other news, Gerge Pisi is available for selection next week. The player underwent a scan on Sunday which showed a minor laceration to his Ego and some bruising to his confidence but his leg was completely fine".

Kanrith · 18-10-2014 6:55pm

Sexton has been kicking really well today.

Hagz · 18-10-2014 6:56pm

Saracens

He's deceptively strong in contact isn't he.

Buer · 18-10-2014 6:59pm

Glasgow

Gorgeous George loves a good whistle.

yosser hughes · 18-10-2014 7:01pm

Clancy is taking the piss here. He's screwing Racing.

Buer · 18-10-2014 7:03pm

Glasgow

Clancy, brilliant. "Was it you?"

"No, ref. It was one of the Saints players, best bin him."

Swan Curry · 18-10-2014 7:04pm

Is Clancy seriously going to ignore the swinging arm on Sexton?

e:Penalty reversed,fair enough

Buer · 18-10-2014 7:06pm

Glasgow

It was cynical on Sexton. I suspect if it was another player they wouldn't have tried smashing him like that. He must be utterly fed up of opposition teams trying to take him out of games.

Kanrith · 18-10-2014 7:07pm

Sexton off.

Buer · 18-10-2014 7:08pm

Glasgow

Kanrith wrote: »

Sexton off.

Think he was ok though. He took the penalty. Definitely concerning to see him clocked by a high arm given he's just back from his second jaw.

Buer · 18-10-2014 7:09pm

Glasgow

Ugh. Can't stand Dowson. People can talk about Lawes all they want. Dowson is the cheap shot master.

Larbre34 · 18-10-2014 7:11pm

Ulster

Buer wrote: »

Ugh. Can't stand Dowson. People can talk about Lawes all they want. Dowson is the cheap shot master.

Translate it into Latin and stick it over the door at the Gardens.

Buer · 18-10-2014 7:12pm

Glasgow

Philus est Phallus.

Larbre34 · 18-10-2014 7:13pm

Ulster

Bahahaha. Give em nowt.

Buer · 18-10-2014 7:13pm

Glasgow

Justice. Conversion to deny them the LBP.

Kanrith · 18-10-2014 7:13pm

Hahah that was extremely funny considering what the commentators were saying.

ktulu123 · 18-10-2014 7:14pm

Northampton

hahaha Delighted!!

Kanrith · 18-10-2014 7:14pm

Was that George North's kick that got deflected?

Buer · 18-10-2014 7:15pm

Glasgow

Ben Foden.

BBDBB · 18-10-2014 7:15pm

The pro anglo commentary has been getting on my tits all afternoon, that was fecking hilarious

ssaye2 · 18-10-2014 7:15pm

Well done racing tackled well down to 14 took their chance

Kanrith · 18-10-2014 7:15pm

Buer wrote: »

Ben Foden.

Ah right, thanks.

Buer · 18-10-2014 7:16pm

Glasgow

Just looked at their pool. Racing have a huge chance of proceeding out of this pool now.

Hagz · 18-10-2014 7:19pm

Saracens

Buer wrote: »

Ugh. Can't stand Dowson. People can talk about Lawes all they want. Dowson is the cheap shot master.

It was Tom Wood with the swinging arm on Sexton.

Or are you talking about something else...?

Buer · 18-10-2014 7:21pm

Glasgow

Hagz wrote: »

It was Tom Wood with the swinging arm on Sexton.

Or are you talking about something else...?

Dowson coming on and scoring. He's my most disliked player in the AP.

Absolute master at late shoulder charging a player getting the ball away through the hands. Nasty git and a mouth too.

Clegg · 18-10-2014 7:31pm

Not a good day for prospective English internationals. Cipriani and Myler didn't hold their bottle when it mattered. I suppose Cipriani can at least point at a decent overall performance whereas Myler didn't impress at all.

thelad95 · 18-10-2014 7:58pm

Watching Leicester and Ulster and I'm not sure if it's the BT coverage or the fact that it's a sponsor-less, soul-less tournament with no history but I'm just not getting the same buzz of excitement I used to get from the 1st round of Heineken cup games.

Dravokivich · 18-10-2014 8:12pm

thelad95 wrote: »

Watching Leicester and Ulster and I'm not sure if it's the BT coverage or the fact that it's a sponsor-less, soul-less tournament with no history but I'm just not getting the same buzz of excitement I used to get from the 1st round of Heineken cup games.

But the main change with playoff for qualification doesnt really have an affect until next season? Contrary to the promotions on the telly, theres very little different right now for the people viewing. And I dunno... I found the match last night to be uninspiring, but the matches today on bt werent all that bad.

Clermont and sarries kept things fairly tight on the scoreboard. Bath under acheived big time, for all they seemed to be playing when I was flicking back and forth to it.

Buer · 18-10-2014 8:18pm

Glasgow

Absolutely no difference whatsoever in terms of the games on the field aside from the participants actually being of a higher calibre.

iroced · 18-10-2014 8:32pm

thelad95 wrote: »

Watching Leicester and Ulster and I'm not sure if it's the BT coverage or the fact that it's a sponsor-less, soul-less tournament with no history but I'm just not getting the same buzz of excitement I used to get from the 1st round of Heineken cup games.

I really don't get that point

.

I mean nothing changed really...

Fireball07 · 18-10-2014 8:36pm

Racing

Clegg wrote: »

Not a good day for prospective English internationals. Cipriani and Myler didn't hold their bottle when it mattered. I suppose Cipriani can at least point at a decent overall performance whereas Myler didn't impress at all.

Was Myler considered a prospective? He's just average, very average. Like Ryan Lamb.

Cipriani has talent but is an idiot. Freddie Burns... I rate him quite highly, but he's made plenty of mistakes against Ulster already.

phog · 18-10-2014 10:11pm

So far in round one, the home team has won their games bar Sale and looking ahead to tomorrow's fixtures then it looks like Munster will be the only team to get an away win this weekend.

matthew8 · 18-10-2014 10:26pm

Leinster

Metro odds on to go through if they get a losing bonus next week. Each team in that pool should get 10 off Treviso which sets them up really well. I'd expect Northampton to pick up the BP next week at home to Ospreys and the 10 off Treviso so still plenty of prospect for them. This is the only pool that resembles the old competition standard. If Metro are serious they'd want to keep the foot on the gas and run the tries in next week.

sydneybound · 18-10-2014 10:51pm

thelad95 wrote: »

Watching Leicester and Ulster and I'm not sure if it's the BT coverage or the fact that it's a sponsor-less, soul-less tournament with no history but I'm just not getting the same buzz of excitement I used to get from the 1st round of Heineken cup games.

Don't get you at all tbh. Thinks it's been a great day of rugby.

matthew8 · 18-10-2014 11:03pm

Leinster

I think some people are less excited because it's no longer a cakewalk to the quarters. Much easier to get excited if you feel closer to winning it. The rugby today was terrific entertainment.

BBDBB · 18-10-2014 11:08pm

not sure that's true, some folk remember when there was only one Irish province who had won a HEC........I forget who it was as they never mentioned it, it was rarely a cakewalk for any of our sides, its one of the things that made the competition such a good one to enjoy.

Ive enjoyed todays rugby, the debacle last year has made watching it more of a challenge, a stream is never going to match a quality picture on a TV screen, but the games have been pretty good so far

CatFromHue · 18-10-2014 11:10pm

I think there's a bit of looking through rose tinted glasses when talking about previous seasons as I'm not sure if people where that excited about first round games last season.

connemara man · 18-10-2014 11:11pm

As a connacht fan I gotta say the lack of coverage in the second tier comp and coz of that the lack of tmo is annoying.

CatFromHue · 18-10-2014 11:16pm

From years past I thought Sky used to cover some Challenge Cup (Thurs, Sunday night, and maybe a red button option on a Saturday) games so it's strange that it's abandoned completely this season.

BBDBB · 18-10-2014 11:16pm

Agreed, the debacle of last year has left me paying the same amount for less of a product. I no longer have the same range of choice on HEC weekends. That's annoying to say the least.

(Im a sky subscriber but not BT)

Hagz · 18-10-2014 11:58pm

Saracens

Chris Ashton is just two tries shy of equalling Shane Horgan's record, having played less than half the amount of games. Love him or hate him....

bilston · 19-10-2014 12:14am

Ulster

Hagz wrote: »

Chris Ashton is just two tries shy of equalling Shane Horgan's record, having played less than half the amount of games. Love him or hate him....

He knows his way to the try line, every his worst critic couldn't deny that. He is also by most accounts a top fella, but on the pitch, jeez...I can't help but wish him ill fortune!

Official EPCR Champions Cup Preview Thread - A New Hope

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