2022/23 Champions/Challenge Cup

[OomStruisbaai]

It should be an easy win, Bordeaux sent a mix group, half are rookies or coming back from injuries.

Thursday’s practice

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Hope the Sharks rip them apart. 60+

A bonus point win is all we need. Should qualify then for last 16
Remember Sharks sent a B team to the URC

Sharks have already qualified. 7 points is enough.

I want them to bliksem them hard. Sending C teams deserve it.

[ASMO]

Every time i see a replay of the JOD assault (i use the word advisedly) the worse it looks. He knew exactly what he was doing, that was clearly a deliberate shot to the head. He has his eyes locked on Ribbans head and drove that shoulder into his head with force, he could have easily pulled out of that, there was plenty of time to pull out, but he chose not to.

[Sards]

I don't know how you arrived at C team. May as well say all teams sending a second squad are sending B teams. Squad rotation between tournaments.

[Chilli]

Every time i see a replay of the JOD assault (i use the word advisedly) the worse it looks. He knew exactly what he was doing, that was clearly a deliberate shot to the head. He has his eyes locked on Ribbans head and drove that shoulder into his head with force, he could have easily pulled out of that, there was plenty of time to pull out, but he chose not to.

Is there a video of the incident?

[Marylandolorian]

Hope the Sharks rip them apart. 60+

A bonus point win is all we need. Should qualify then for last 16
Remember Sharks sent a B team to the URC

Sharks have already qualified. 7 points is enough.

I want them to bliksem them hard. Sending C teams deserve it.

B team, why send their top team knowing that they cannot qualified having already lost 2 games.

Posters here repeatedly told you that only 4 Top14 teams can play both competitions, UBB isn’t one of them, even though 2 years ago they played the semifinals.

[ASMO]

Its on a twitter account but region blocked for me

https://twitter.com/RTErugby/status/161 ... ediaviewer

[Chilli]

Its on a twitter account but region blocked for me

https://twitter.com/RTErugby/status/161 ... ediaviewer

Doesn't work in Saffer Land.

[fishfoodie]

Casey is too small to keep on trying those snipes in traffic.

Munster are going to have to dig deep to hold out

[SaintK]

Stupid neck roll from Saints on the Munster line

[fishfoodie]

Stupid neck roll from Saints on the Munster line

They've made a lot of, Top 2" errors in this match

[OomStruisbaai]

A bonus point win is all we need. Should qualify then for last 16
Remember Sharks sent a B team to the URC

Sharks have already qualified. 7 points is enough.

I want them to bliksem them hard. Sending C teams deserve it.

B team, why send their top team knowing that they cannot qualified having already lost 2 games.

Posters here repeatedly told you that only 4 Top14 teams can play both competitions, UBB isn’t one of them, even though 2 years ago they played the semifinals.

It's OK to send B/C teams. SA do the same. But then don't use it as an excuse when your team get hammered.

[Paddington Bear]

Appalling decision, and probably the game gone

[fishfoodie]

Appalling decision, and probably the game gone

I don't know how they thought that was the right decision

If any team knows how to kill ball, it's Munster

[sockwithaticket]

As we've seen, decision making is right there with execution as not being one of Saints' strong suits.

[Oxbow]

Saints are incredibly frustrating, total muck in the first half, so much better in the second. Story of the last few years, when they put 80 minutes of rugby together they're capable of beating anybody. Sadly this happens about twice a season.

[Sards]

The boys will be looking forward to getting into the shower after the game

[OomStruisbaai]

Appalling decision, and probably the game gone

Make a Rassie video.

[Uncle fester]

Its on a twitter account but region blocked for me

https://twitter.com/RTErugby/status/161 ... ediaviewer

No complaints on that one.

[ASMO]

Saints are incredibly frustrating, total muck in the first half, so much better in the second. Story of the last few years, when they put 80 minutes of rugby together they're capable of beating anybody. Sadly this happens about twice a season.

To be fair, they were playing against 14 men. Had Munster kept 15 players on the field i suspect it would have been a cricket score.

[dabooldawg]

Eben Etzebeth is a god among men. He's simply fucking amazing

[Oxbow]

Saints are incredibly frustrating, total muck in the first half, so much better in the second. Story of the last few years, when they put 80 minutes of rugby together they're capable of beating anybody. Sadly this happens about twice a season.

To be fair, they were playing against 14 men. Had Munster kept 15 players on the field i suspect it would have been a cricket score.

They were playing against 14 men for half of the first half and they were still shit. It was a totally different mindset in the second half, that's the frustrating thing. Agree that Munster would have put a lot more on them with 15 men.

[Marylandolorian]

Sharks have already qualified. 7 points is enough.

I want them to bliksem them hard. Sending C teams deserve it.

B team, why send their top team knowing that they cannot qualified having already lost 2 games.

Posters here repeatedly told you that only 4 Top14 teams can play both competitions, UBB isn’t one of them, even though 2 years ago they played the semifinals.

It's OK to send B/C teams. SA do the same. But then don't use it as an excuse when your team get hammered.

Which excuses? As I said earlier, UBB and others have other priorities than this “European” cup.
Im glad they are out .

[Sards]

Lucky they didn't get to play against the Stormers.

Would have been 60 plus

I think that's what ouboet is trying to say.

Expect Clermont to suffer that fate

[SaintK]

How many people at Loftus
Looks a bit empty

[_Os_]

2nd try Sharks. Jayden causing havoc close to the line

Sharks playing against France blind school.

$harks backline is clueless on attack.

I don't rate the Bordeaux Begles team the Sharks have played (home and away), it has been said that it's not their best and I take that on board. But I still think the Sharks should've done a bit better, I think you're correct that they're not using possession well enough. If Bordeaux Begles were good at anything it was solid defending though. Still the way the Sharks are using possession (counter attacking from turnovers/contestable kicks/running and offloading from broken play) could maybe get them past a stronger side on a good day, just because of how unstructured it is, opponents won't want to make many errors.

[sockwithaticket]

How many people at Loftus
Looks a bit empty

Always does. I imagine that if you decanted them into a reasonably sized stadium it'd be a decent crowd for a club game.

[fishfoodie]

How many people at Loftus
Looks a bit empty

It's such a barn, there could still be 15-18,000 in it

[Chilli]

Sharks playing against France blind school.

$harks backline is clueless on attack.

I don't rate the Bordeaux Begles team the Sharks have played (home and away), it has been said that it's not their best and I take that on board. But I still think the Sharks should've done a bit better, I think you're correct that they're not using possession well enough. If Bordeaux Begles were good at anything it was solid defending though. Still the way the Sharks are using possession (counter attacking from turnovers/contestable kicks/running and offloading from broken play) could maybe get them past a stronger side on a good day, just because of how unstructured it is, opponents won't want to make many errors.

A good win, but they should have put 50 over thst rubbish.

[fishfoodie]

Typical !

The only game with any scores, (& my team), isn't on tv anywhere

[SaintK]

How many people at Loftus
Looks a bit empty

It's such a barn, there could still be 15-18,000 in it

Ah yes
I forgot how big it is

[Sards]

Bulls first blood.


Exeter bounce back

[sockwithaticket]

Hodge in any kind of space is a problem for the defence.

[fishfoodie]

Well Carty seems to have gotten over his kicking yips



With the gale blowing in Galway tonight, its hard to express how brilliant this kick is !

[_Os_]

$harks backline is clueless on attack.

I don't rate the Bordeaux Begles team the Sharks have played (home and away), it has been said that it's not their best and I take that on board. But I still think the Sharks should've done a bit better, I think you're correct that they're not using possession well enough. If Bordeaux Begles were good at anything it was solid defending though. Still the way the Sharks are using possession (counter attacking from turnovers/contestable kicks/running and offloading from broken play) could maybe get them past a stronger side on a good day, just because of how unstructured it is, opponents won't want to make many errors.

A good win, but they should have put 50 over thst rubbish.

Definitely an excellent team on paper that haven't fully converted that on the field yet. A lot is going to hinge on the luck of the draw in the knockouts, if they're straight in at the deep end against a really strong side, then they could go out early.

[ASMO]

Nowell showing what a hippo running in wellies woild look like.

[Sards]

Great Bulls second try

[sockwithaticket]

Nowell showing what a hippo running in wellies woild look like.

It's painful watching him flounder in the outside channels these days.

[fishfoodie]

Only took 24' for Connacht to secure the TBP

[_Os_]

Bulls have a lineout maul problem both defending and attacking, was there in the Exeter match in the UK and some other games I've seen recently. In this one they just conceded a try from a lineout maul, then got stopped on the line using their own lineout drive attempting to score.

It's a huge weakness that's purely a technique/training issue, bit disappointing from a Jake White side.

[SaintK]

Only took 24' for Connacht to secure the TBP

Brive isn’t it