2015-16 Champions Cup thread

Swan Curry · 22-11-2015 3:48pm

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

Strettle puts his arm across first there, no? The follow up pull back was minimal imo.

Absolutely nothing compared to the trip he ignored earlier

penybont exile · 22-11-2015 3:55pm

Ospreys very good from 1 to 10 ...... Very poor from 11 to 15.

Nice try at the end mind .....

ongarite · 22-11-2015 3:56pm

pure class
2 points for Ospreys there in impossible curcumstances

vienne86 · 22-11-2015 6:02pm

Scarlets

So all the Pro12 teams lost this weekend, but fiar play to Ospreys for getting two points.

razorblunt · 22-11-2015 6:28pm

First time watching wasps this season, looking forward to 80mins of complaining about the fact Gaskell is a professional player whereas I have to go to work in the morning.

Kiwi_knock · 22-11-2015 6:28pm

Some start by Wasps

case885 · 22-11-2015 6:28pm

Unbelievable start from wasps, would love to see Toulon getting a beating.

aimee1 · 22-11-2015 6:30pm

Kiwi_knock wrote: »

Some start by Wasps

big crowd too

case885 · 22-11-2015 6:33pm

Fella shouting ogie ogie ogie needs to be dispatched from the stadium..

Journeyman_1 · 22-11-2015 6:52pm

Wasps

wow, just turned it on!

aimee1 · 22-11-2015 7:24pm

lacey having a shocker, shocker.

Kiwi_knock · 22-11-2015 7:29pm

Wow, Wasps really capitalising on Toulon's mistakes

Journeyman_1 · 22-11-2015 7:31pm

Wasps

This group could finish up in reverse to the expected result.

funtime93 · 22-11-2015 7:35pm

This pool is just all over the place

aimee1 · 22-11-2015 7:36pm

bastereud just doesnt pass the ball.

Journeyman_1 · 22-11-2015 7:46pm

Wasps

Just found myself cheering for Wasps, then realised that we don't want them to be scoring BPs

Kiwi_knock · 22-11-2015 7:47pm

Deserved bonus point, Wasps have been great today.

Pudsy33 · 22-11-2015 7:48pm

Northampton Saints

Journeyman_1 wrote: »

Just found myself cheering for Wasps, then realised that we don't want them to be scoring BPs

I'm not sure it matters anymore

Hagz · 22-11-2015 7:49pm

I'm loving this. Wasps have always been my favourite english club side since the great Dallaglio days. It's great to see them making a resurgence.

Plus I hate Toulon.

molloyjh · 22-11-2015 7:50pm

Journeyman_1 wrote: »

Just found myself cheering for Wasps, then realised that we don't want them to be scoring BPs

At this stage it doesn't matter. Toulon have lost. Leinster now need to target Toulon home and away. They can't afford not to. In theory if Leinster can win those games they could look to go through in second place.

Bridge93 · 22-11-2015 7:53pm

Another team with a host of World Cup players struggling.

irishbucsfan · 22-11-2015 7:54pm

I'm a big fan of Wasps as well, they're a good side, but they've been made look very strong now by Leinster and Toulon. They may still get brought crashing back to ground by Bath in the double-header, who I think are a little better than them.

irishbucsfan · 22-11-2015 8:02pm

razorblunt wrote: »

First time watching wasps this season, looking forward to 80mins of complaining about the fact Gaskell is a professional player whereas I have to go to work in the morning.

James Gaskell, man of the match

CatFromHue · 22-11-2015 8:03pm

Wasps

I didn't see the game today but their defence was impressive last week and sounds like it was good again today.

Journeyman_1 · 22-11-2015 8:08pm

Wasps

There should be a way that we can go through as winners.

1. We win all remaining games obviously.
2. Wasps and Bath share their games, no LBPs/TBPs.
3. Toulon beat Wasps home and Bath home/away

Total in brackets
Leinster +16 (17)
Wasps +4 (13)
Bath +4 (8)
Toulon +12 (12)

If Bath beat Wasps twice that also doesn't hurt us if they lose twice to Toulon.

In this situation Wasps/Bath can get an extra 3 BPs and finish behind us. Toulon can get 4 and finish on 16. Never lose faith lads!

thomond2006 · 22-11-2015 8:13pm

Clean sweep this weekend.

You mad bro?

Guy:Incognito · 22-11-2015 8:15pm

Journeyman_1 wrote: »

There should be a way that we can go through as winners.

1. We win all remaining games obviously.
2. Wasps and Bath share their games, no LBPs/TBPs.
3. Toulon beat Wasps home and Bath home/away

Total in brackets
Leinster +16 (17)
Wasps +4 (13)
Bath +4 (8)
Toulon +12 (12)

If Bath beat Wasps twice that also doesn't hurt us if they lose twice to Toulon.

In this situation Wasps/Bath can get an extra 3 BPs and finish behind us. Toulon can get 4 and finish on 16. Never lose faith lads!

Theres probably a way for us to propel the moon in to the sun for the craic too, but it's equally likely.

Hagz · 22-11-2015 8:17pm

The world cup has just drained players mentally and physically it seems. Very hard to just shift your focus without a break.

irishbucsfan · 22-11-2015 8:18pm

I don't think it's unlikely at all that Bath and Wasps trade wins or that Toulon win their games.

The truly unlikely part is us winning all our remaining games. If we do manage to do that though we have a chance. However I'd much rather we focus on squad-building for the next 3-4 months and then make a push for a league win leading into a European challenge for next season.

pickarooney · 22-11-2015 8:35pm

Hagz wrote: »

The world cup has just drained players mentally and physically it seems. Very hard to just shift your focus without a break.

The five Toulon starters who participated did very little to be tiring them. Lobbe and Habana maybe but they weren't the worst performers.

captbarnacles · 22-11-2015 8:43pm

English clubs delighted with Englands WC.

Hagz · 22-11-2015 8:53pm

pickarooney wrote: »

The five Toulon starters who participated did very little to be tiring them. Lobbe and Habana maybe but they weren't the worst performers.

Yeah but it's what it does behind the scenes. A big disruption to the day-to-day goings on.

errlloyd · 23-11-2015 12:45am

Ospreys

David Strettle's two tries today were pretty incredible. Worth watching, his career should have been so much better.

razorblunt · 23-11-2015 9:56am

irishbucsfan wrote: »

James Gaskell, man of the match

... and I'm having a good day at work today too.

Winters · 27-11-2015 1:07pm

In your face Bruce Craig..

Postponed matches to be rescheduled on 8/9/10 January 2016

Champions Cup - Round 1: Oyonnax v Ulster Rugby, Racing 92 v Glasgow Warriors, Bordeaux-Bègles v ASM Clermont Auvergne, RC Toulon v Bath Rugby. Round 2: Stade Francais Paris v Munster Rugby

Challenge Cup - Round 1: Pau v Castres Olympique

http://www.epcrugby.com/europeanrugbychallengecup/news/31663.php#.VlhG1HbhDIU

Larbre34 · 27-11-2015 1:27pm

In everybody's face really. Those Pro12 matches that now have to be kicked down the road could be crucial for qualfication later on, although in fairness its a decent solution given the league games involved.

errlloyd · 27-11-2015 1:30pm

Ospreys

Larbre34 wrote: »

In everybody's face really. Those Pro12 matches that now have to be kicked down the road could be crucial for qualfication later on, although in fairness its a decent solution given the league games involved.

It's pretty much the ideal solution for ERCC. Which is perhaps the first time we've really seen the interests of Europe put first. I love that.

Winters · 27-11-2015 2:01pm

Larbre34 wrote: »

In everybody's face really. Those Pro12 matches that now have to be kicked down the road could be crucial for qualfication later on, although in fairness its a decent solution given the league games involved.

I meant in Bruce's face whereby he said that fixture cannot be played.

Best result all round, agree re prioritising European Cup games.

irishbucsfan · 27-11-2015 2:06pm

Winters wrote: »

I meant in Bruce's face whereby he said that fixture cannot be played.

Best result all round, agree re prioritising European Cup games.

Mourad as well, let's not forget Mr. Toulon

Cookiemunster · 27-11-2015 2:17pm

Leinster

I fail to understand why people are so surprised/upset about this. Once mid week fixtures were ruled out there were always going to be league games postponed. These games have to be played before round 6 or the integrity of the group stages goes out the window.

Riskymove · 27-11-2015 4:12pm

Cookiemunster wrote: »

I fail to understand why people are so surprised/upset about this.

?

vienne86 · 27-11-2015 5:40pm

Scarlets

So we have an extra weekend of European rugby on TV in January - bonus!

I think this was the only possible solution and am just surprised they took so long to announce it.

Pink Fairy · 27-11-2015 10:23pm

State of emergency still in effect in France, away fans not allowed travel to games , all it takes is one flashpoint over the next 4 weeks and all this rescheduling goes out the window

vienne86 · 28-11-2015 2:48pm

Scarlets

Pink Fairy wrote: »

State of emergency still in effect in France, away fans not allowed travel to games , all it takes is one flashpoint over the next 4 weeks and all this rescheduling goes out the window

Just turned on Racing v Toulouse on Sky - big crowd there. Singing Le Marseillaise.

pickarooney · 29-11-2015 9:14am

Really confusing headline in the IT!

"European fixtures postponed after Paris attacks rescheduled"

Dave_The_Sheep · 12-12-2015 2:25pm

Naiyaravoro is having a field day out there. Running through players for craic.

BBDBB · 12-12-2015 2:26pm

Scarlett's are just disintegrating in defence

vienne86 · 12-12-2015 3:37pm

Scarlets

Very one-sided affair. Glasgow have their BP now.

CatFromHue · 12-12-2015 3:38pm

Wasps

Dave_The_Sheep wrote: »

Naiyaravoro is having a field day out there. Running through players for craic.

He's just got his second after a lovely cross field kick.

His first try the defenders took terrible options at tackling him.

Glasgow now have the TBP which I think they need badly.

Edit: and now he's got an intercept, the Lanelli guy pretty much threw the ball straight to him too!

vienne86 · 12-12-2015 3:39pm

Scarlets

Dave_The_Sheep wrote: »

Naiyaravoro is having a field day out there. Running through players for craic.

He's just rambled in for another try. Announced as MOTM before 72 minutes!

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