Champion's Cup: Covid bowl edition

[Marylandolorian]

Good game. Glad everyone here is enjoying it.

It's a good contest but much lower quality than I'd expected. Second half has improved at least.

Having to watch it with no sound probably affects my enjoyment of it.

Do I need to spell out the tongue in cheek posting?

Well done Toulouse. Far too much for us and blew us away in the end.

First lost at home since 2015 ?

[ASMO]

It's a good contest but much lower quality than I'd expected. Second half has improved at least.

Having to watch it with no sound probably affects my enjoyment of it.

Do I need to spell out the tongue in cheek posting?

Well done Toulouse. Far too much for us and blew us away in the end.

Not at all. I was explaining why I wasn't really enjoying it, as that was the point of your tongue in cheek post...

Well done Newcastle, beat the mighty Ospreys away

"Mighty" Ospreys? can i have some of that crack you are smoking ;-) Not beating the Ospreys in Europe is seen as a considerable failure by Italian sides let alone anyone else.

[JM2K6]

Do I need to spell out the tongue in cheek posting?

Well done Toulouse. Far too much for us and blew us away in the end.

Not at all. I was explaining why I wasn't really enjoying it, as that was the point of your tongue in cheek post...

Well done Newcastle, beat the mighty Ospreys away

"Mighty" Ospreys? can i have some of that crack you are smoking ;-) Not beating the Ospreys in Europe is seen as a considerable failure by Italian sides let alone anyone else.

Do I need to spell out the tongue in cheek posting


Anyway Newcastle are pretty awful this season, any win is a good one

[ASMO]

I am just enjoying the wailing and gnashing of teeth going on in the other place. Barnes must be public enemy nunber 1 on the Emerald Isle. What is it with Barnes and small insignificant islands?

[laurent]

Ouch

[JM2K6]

Lyon open the scoring against Exeter. Got their offload game going early, then a bad missed tackle by Hepburn let them in

[sockwithaticket]

Exeter's mustard kit is shit. Teams should only wear change strips if there's a colour clash and Chief's regular black would be fine here.

Nice try for Lyon.

[ASMO]

Too easy, Exeter still in the changing room, i will enjoy watching them get humiliated

[ASMO]

How fucking rapid is Sam Simmons

[sockwithaticket]

Exeter strike back in less spectacular fashion than their guests.

[ASMO]

Lyon 17 - Pick and Drive RFC 5

[sockwithaticket]

Such a dumb penalty to give away, especially from a lock who, with the best will in the world, is highly unlikely to be one of the first chasers to reach the ball.

[ASMO]

O'Flatulence nearly scored a good try there

[ASMO]

Lyon 17 - Pick and Drive RFC 12

[sockwithaticket]

It's not pretty, but it is effective.

[JM2K6]

Too easy, Exeter still in the changing room, i will enjoy watching them get humiliated

I do love your predictions.

Exeter score a gorgeous try through the backs.

[ASMO]

Now that was a sweet try, Lyon 17 - Pick and Drive RFC 19

[sockwithaticket]

Woodburn probably could have stepped inside and done that himself, but he let's his light bulb headed mate take the glory instead.

Cracking conversion from Simmonds, Chiefs ahead by a nudge.

[JM2K6]

Woodburn probably could have stepped inside and done that himself, but he let's his light bulb headed mate take the glory instead.

Cracking conversion from Simmonds, Chiefs ahead by a nudge.

Or the switch pass with Hogg

[ASMO]

Woodburn probably could have stepped inside and done that himself, but he let's his light bulb headed mate take the glory instead.

Cracking conversion from Simmonds, Chiefs ahead by a nudge.

I thought Woodburn was quicker than that, he seemed like he was wading through treacle

[JM2K6]

It's really weird how shite Harry Williams' scrummaging has been at times this season

[sockwithaticket]

Woodburn probably could have stepped inside and done that himself, but he let's his light bulb headed mate take the glory instead.

Cracking conversion from Simmonds, Chiefs ahead by a nudge.

I thought Woodburn was quicker than that, he seemed like he was wading through treacle

Yeah, he's more of a work horse than an out and out pace man, but I thought he was a bit quicker than he looked there. That said, the Sandy Park pitch has been grotty recently and pitch conditions can have a fairly profound impact on stuff like that. There was a game recently where Bassett looked like he was putting full effort in, but was travelling at about half his regular speed.

[JM2K6]

Woodburn has slowed down with the injuries, I think.

[sockwithaticket]

That's true, he's had a few.

Should be a yellow for that. Repeated hair pulls. Pathetic.

[ASMO]

That's true, he's had a few.

Should be a yellow for that. Repeated hair pulls. Pathetic.

That was naughty, agree a yellow was needed there.

[sockwithaticket]

Nice, shifting the ball away from the ruck when the pick and go procession was expected.

Stroke of half time is a pretty good moment to go under the posts.

[Brazil]

That penalty is everything that's wrong with the TMO, it was a nothing incident that was played up to the level of deserving the death penalty. If we're being literal about penalties then the Exeter player should've been given a red for contact with the head.

[JM2K6]

What the fuck was that breakdown penalty? Lyon just dived off their feet

[Torquemada 1420]

Galthie should be forced to watch video of Couilloud in real time versus Serin.

[ASMO]

That penalty is everything that's wrong with the TMO, it was a nothing incident that was played up to the level of deserving the death penalty. If we're being literal about penalties then the Exeter player should've been given a red for contact with the head.

To be fair some of those hairstyles deserve the death penalty

[JM2K6]

He just flung that forward off the floor and the ref is all "yeah that's fine"

[Torquemada 1420]

Fre side in f**k up long throw lineout in oppo 22 shocker..........

[Torquemada 1420]

About 23 infringements by both sides at that breakdown. Ref need to lose some weight. Makes lucy look slim.

Hogg never releases.

[JM2K6]

Lyon goal line defence is not matching up very well.

[ASMO]

Exeter grinding them down now, French fitness under question?

[JM2K6]

Exeter grinding them down now, French fitness under question?

Exeter had four tries before half time, don't think fitness has anything to do with it. Lyon just look like a side that fancies the razzle dazzle but not the hard work.

[Torquemada 1420]

Fre side in f**k up long throw lineout in oppo 22 shocker..........

Repeat.

[JM2K6]

Chiocci binned for consistently driving straight across the scrum. Saved his scrum half a lecture, given he flung the ball into touch after the penalty was given.

[Torquemada 1420]

Chiocci binned for consistently driving straight across the scrum. Saved his scrum half a lecture, given he flung the ball into touch after the penalty was given.

This'll be a run out now.

[ASMO]

Lyon scrum decimated there