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Posted: **Sun Apr 14, 2024 10:37 am**

ASMO wrote: Sun Apr 14, 2024 9:44 am Personally i thought Finn Baxter was POM, he pretty much dismantled the Bulls at scrumtime.

I thought Baxter was exceptional around the field not just at scrum time.

Posted: **Sun Apr 14, 2024 10:40 am**

How come Leinster have a home draw for the semi?

Posted: **Sun Apr 14, 2024 10:46 am**

JM2K6 wrote: Sun Apr 14, 2024 10:01 am Aw. If someone had a pop at me I feel disappointed not to have seen it at least.

OomStruisbaai wrote: Sun Apr 14, 2024 8:57 am Jake White sending a B team to a Sauter final deserved to get a hiding.

Was Tyrone Green MOTM yesterday? Suppose he is English?
Extremely strange point. The issue is about changing the competition to benefit south African teams, not whether south African players exist or are any good.

Porter or Collier or Baxter or Evans all had better games fwiw but

Saffer selecting Green?

Posted: **Sun Apr 14, 2024 12:11 pm**

OomStruisbaai wrote: Sun Apr 14, 2024 10:46 am
JM2K6 wrote: Sun Apr 14, 2024 10:01 am Aw. If someone had a pop at me I feel disappointed not to have seen it at least.

OomStruisbaai wrote: Sun Apr 14, 2024 8:57 am Jake White sending a B team to a Sauter final deserved to get a hiding.

Was Tyrone Green MOTM yesterday? Suppose he is English?
Extremely strange point. The issue is about changing the competition to benefit south African teams, not whether south African players exist or are any good.

Porter or Collier or Baxter or Evans all had better games fwiw but
Saffer selecting Green?

Please get to your point soon

Posted: **Sun Apr 14, 2024 12:26 pm**

JM2K6 wrote: Sun Apr 14, 2024 12:11 pm
OomStruisbaai wrote: Sun Apr 14, 2024 10:46 am
JM2K6 wrote: Sun Apr 14, 2024 10:01 am Aw. If someone had a pop at me I feel disappointed not to have seen it at least.

Extremely strange point. The issue is about changing the competition to benefit south African teams, not whether south African players exist or are any good.

Porter or Collier or Baxter or Evans all had better games fwiw but
Saffer selecting Green?
Please get to your point soon

Why? It took me hours to read your long Filofaxes.

Posted: **Sun Apr 14, 2024 12:34 pm**

SaintK wrote: Sun Apr 14, 2024 10:40 am How come Leinster have a home draw for the semi?

Top seeds:

Possible venues

Toulouse (1) v Bordeaux-Begles (4) or Harlequins (5) – Le Stadium, Toulouse (capacity: 33,150)

Leinster (2) v Northampton Saints (3) or Bulls (6) – Croke Park, Dublin (capacity: 82,300)

Northampton Saints (3) v La Rochelle (10) – Stadium MK, Milton Keynes (capacity: 30,500)

Bordeaux-Bègles (4) v Exeter Chiefs (8) – Matmut Atlantique, Bordeaux (capacity: 42,100).

Harlequins (5) v Exeter Chiefs (8) – Ashton Gate Stadium (capacity: 27,000)

Bulls (6) v La Rochelle (10) – UK venue TBC

Posted: **Sun Apr 14, 2024 12:43 pm**

SaintK wrote: Sun Apr 14, 2024 10:40 am How come Leinster have a home draw for the semi?

They won all their pool games, same goes for Toulouse

Posted: **Sun Apr 14, 2024 12:57 pm**

fishfoodie wrote: Sun Apr 14, 2024 12:43 pm
SaintK wrote: Sun Apr 14, 2024 10:40 am How come Leinster have a home draw for the semi?
They won all their pool games, same goes for Toulouse

Leinster achieve this through the hardest pool. They deserve a home semi. They will walk this competition.

Posted: **Sun Apr 14, 2024 1:13 pm**

OomStruisbaai wrote: Sun Apr 14, 2024 12:57 pm
fishfoodie wrote: Sun Apr 14, 2024 12:43 pm
SaintK wrote: Sun Apr 14, 2024 10:40 am How come Leinster have a home draw for the semi?
They won all their pool games, same goes for Toulouse
Leinster achieve this through the hardest pool. They deserve a home semi. They will walk this competition.

They'll walk Toulouse?

Actually, that could be true in one way or another.

Posted: **Sun Apr 14, 2024 1:14 pm**

GrahamWa wrote: Sun Apr 14, 2024 12:34 pm
SaintK wrote: Sun Apr 14, 2024 10:40 am How come Leinster have a home draw for the semi?
Top seeds:

Possible venues

Toulouse (1) v Bordeaux-Begles (4) or Harlequins (5) – Le Stadium, Toulouse (capacity: 33,150)

Leinster (2) v Northampton Saints (3) or Bulls (6) – Croke Park, Dublin (capacity: 82,300)

Northampton Saints (3) v La Rochelle (10) – Stadium MK, Milton Keynes (capacity: 30,500)

Bordeaux-Bègles (4) v Exeter Chiefs (8) – Matmut Atlantique, Bordeaux (capacity: 42,100).

Harlequins (5) v Exeter Chiefs (8) – Ashton Gate Stadium (capacity: 27,000)

Bulls (6) v La Rochelle (10) – UK venue TBC

Thanks
Didn't realise it was down to the seedings
I am delighted Saints have got this far considering they didn't win a match in last seasons comp.
t will be no disgrace to go out to Leinster on their own turf and I'm sure they'll give it a lash!!!

Posted: **Sun Apr 14, 2024 1:49 pm**

Incident was in the diddy cup but Paul Willemse getting a 5-week suspension from a 6-week entry point for yet another head shot blows my mind.

How can a player on their 5th ban (and with 20 yellow cards across the last 10 years) receive no add on under aggravating factors for their 'status as an offender of the Laws of the Game' and ultimately still end up with a ban lower than the entry point?

Posted: **Sun Apr 14, 2024 2:01 pm**

Allez Toulousin

Posted: **Sun Apr 14, 2024 2:10 pm**

It's a simple game played like that

Posted: **Sun Apr 14, 2024 2:28 pm**

Completely deliberate finger in a Toulouse eye by an Exeter player there?

Posted: **Sun Apr 14, 2024 2:31 pm**

topofthemoon wrote: Sun Apr 14, 2024 1:49 pm Incident was in the diddy cup but Paul Willemse getting a 5-week suspension from a 6-week entry point for yet another head shot blows my mind.

How can a player on their 5th ban (and with 20 yellow cards across the last 10 years) receive no add on under aggravating factors for their 'status as an offender of the Laws of the Game' and ultimately still end up with a ban lower than the entry point?

Judiciary process is a joke. The framework exists for them to issue meaningful sanctions to repeat offenders, but they opt not to.

Posted: **Sun Apr 14, 2024 2:31 pm**

SaintK wrote: Sun Apr 14, 2024 10:40 am How come Leinster have a home draw for the semi?

Leinster have home country advantage because Northampton didn't score enough and Leicester conceded a bonus point after the clock had gone red.

Posted: **Sun Apr 14, 2024 2:41 pm**

oofya, sit down

Posted: **Sun Apr 14, 2024 2:46 pm**

How was that hit by Roots not looked at. This ref is out of his depth.

Posted: **Sun Apr 14, 2024 2:51 pm**

Only turned on in the last 10 minutes but an absorbing game

Posted: **Sun Apr 14, 2024 2:52 pm**

ASMO wrote: Sun Apr 14, 2024 2:46 pm How was that hit by Roots not looked at. This ref is out of his depth.

Looks very much worth a look. Probably a pen/yellow borderline one, but strange not to refer it.

Point of order, the ref may have asked for help, or missed it, so it’s up to the TMO really.

Posted: **Sun Apr 14, 2024 3:10 pm**

Is that the usual Toulouse ground?

Posted: **Sun Apr 14, 2024 3:11 pm**

Slick wrote: Sun Apr 14, 2024 3:10 pm Is that the usual Toulouse ground?

yes

Posted: **Sun Apr 14, 2024 3:12 pm**

That's should be a card

Posted: **Sun Apr 14, 2024 3:14 pm**

Tichtheid wrote: Sun Apr 14, 2024 3:12 pm That's should be a card

Not with this ref, he is fucking dire

Posted: **Sun Apr 14, 2024 3:18 pm**

Straight off the training paddock, that one

Posted: **Sun Apr 14, 2024 3:22 pm**

GrahamWa wrote: Sun Apr 14, 2024 3:11 pm
Slick wrote: Sun Apr 14, 2024 3:10 pm Is that the usual Toulouse ground?
yes

Had it in my head they played in some massive cathedral type stadium

Posted: **Sun Apr 14, 2024 3:26 pm**

It's just so good

Posted: **Sun Apr 14, 2024 3:26 pm**

Toulouse fully unlocked and starting to run riot now.

Posted: **Sun Apr 14, 2024 3:27 pm**

Exeter being blown off the park now.

Posted: **Sun Apr 14, 2024 3:30 pm**

Toulouse in full flight are a joy to watch.

Posted: **Sun Apr 14, 2024 3:43 pm**

Willis v Roots makes you want to cry as an England fan.

Posted: **Sun Apr 14, 2024 3:47 pm**

Willis has just been incredible, vs Roots, a Ferrari v a Trabant.

Posted: **Sun Apr 14, 2024 3:47 pm**

Toulouse are an easy team to support.

Posted: **Sun Apr 14, 2024 3:49 pm**

Slick wrote: Sun Apr 14, 2024 3:22 pm
GrahamWa wrote: Sun Apr 14, 2024 3:11 pm
Slick wrote: Sun Apr 14, 2024 3:10 pm Is that the usual Toulouse ground?
yes
Had it in my head they played in some massive cathedral type stadium

They play their big games at the football stadium. Their Semi will be there, but Stade Wallon is their home ground.

Posted: **Sun Apr 14, 2024 3:52 pm**

That'll do Donkey, that'll do.

Posted: **Sun Apr 14, 2024 3:53 pm**

Mad that this was a proper contest for the entire first half and it's ended with Exeter conceding 64 points. Huge gap between the two very best teams in the tournament and the rest.

Posted: **Sun Apr 14, 2024 4:04 pm**

GrahamWa wrote: Sun Apr 14, 2024 3:49 pm
Slick wrote: Sun Apr 14, 2024 3:22 pm
GrahamWa wrote: Sun Apr 14, 2024 3:11 pm

yes
Had it in my head they played in some massive cathedral type stadium
They play their big games at the football stadium. Their Semi will be there, but Stade Wallon is their home ground.

Ahh, that’s probably it

Posted: **Sun Apr 14, 2024 4:48 pm**

Slick wrote: Sun Apr 14, 2024 4:04 pm
GrahamWa wrote: Sun Apr 14, 2024 3:49 pm
Slick wrote: Sun Apr 14, 2024 3:22 pm

Had it in my head they played in some massive cathedral type stadium
They play their big games at the football stadium. Their Semi will be there, but Stade Wallon is their home ground.
Ahh, that’s probably it

Ernest Wallon will get 4000 more seats soon.

Incredible second half.

Posted: **Sun Apr 14, 2024 6:23 pm**

Well done to all teams to make the semi finals of the 2 competitions

Posted: **Sun Apr 14, 2024 6:29 pm**

laurent wrote: Sun Apr 14, 2024 4:48 pm
Slick wrote: Sun Apr 14, 2024 4:04 pm
GrahamWa wrote: Sun Apr 14, 2024 3:49 pm
They play their big games at the football stadium. Their Semi will be there, but Stade Wallon is their home ground.
Ahh, that’s probably it
Ernest Wallon will get 4000 more seats soon.

Incredible second half.

Bonkers
47 points in 40 minutes

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