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Properly topsy turvy game this. Sarries will have to dig deep
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ASMO
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Toiuon finally wake up
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Torquemada 1420
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Watching something else but this doesn't surprise me. What is a surprise is how well Toulon have gone this season playing an outmoded style of rugby like Montpellier. CW how the likes of Saints, Quins and UBB are trying to play and, of course, Toulouse who can combine power and style......
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ASMO wrote: ↑Sat Apr 05, 2025 12:12 pm Toiuon finally wake up
Fun while it lasted!
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I reckon Ribbans should be on the Lions tour.
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Toulon showing too much power now
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Sarries cooked now
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Problem with this power game is you just don’t touch the ball. Don’t think Sarries have been through more than three phases in this half.

Toulon likely will finish with 60
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Paddington Bear wrote: ↑Sat Apr 05, 2025 12:52 pm Problem with this power game is you just don’t touch the ball. Don’t think Sarries have been through more than three phases in this half.

Toulon likely will finish with 60
Could be 100 the way it's going.
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Oxbow wrote: ↑Sat Apr 05, 2025 12:36 pm I reckon Ribbans should be on the Lions tour.
Been a revelation for RCT this season.
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Torquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 05, 2025 12:59 pm
Oxbow wrote: ↑Sat Apr 05, 2025 12:36 pm I reckon Ribbans should be on the Lions tour.
Been a revelation for RCT this season.
Word is that he is wanting to be a Springbok.
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Toulon took their foot off the brake in the second half and powered their way to the end
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Take the points Quins.
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That Leinster team is ridiculous. Arguably stronger than Ireland.
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NieNaber poison.
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Hopping between the 2 games this afternoon. Not surprised with the Leinster game but there is a crazy game at Stade Pierre-Fabre with Castre down to 14 against Benetton - currently 27-27
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Oxbow
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Yeah, I switched over from Leinster v Quins, it's a good game this.
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Kawazaki
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Quins are pathetic. Gutless.

Leinster would get a tougher game against their academy grunts.

And as for Marcus Smith... :think:
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Blackmac
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That high tackle yellow is very harsh against Benetton.
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Uncle fester
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Leinster crushing opposition in early knockout games. Seems kind of familiar.
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Blackmac wrote: ↑Sat Apr 05, 2025 3:52 pm That high tackle yellow is very harsh against Benetton.
Yeah, I though so too. And that's the game.
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Very harsh yellow to Benetton and game over. What a bonkers game.
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This is why I am glad we don’t have whichever channel has paid the most to show the European cup this year :oops:
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Main event coming up in LAR.
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sockwithaticket
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Only really watch French clubs in this competition, Teddy Thomas at 13 seems like an odd selection choice?
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sockwithaticket
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He was on the wing for that one!

Hell of a start from Stade Rochelais.

Edit - he's in touch. As an aside, not a fan of being able to chalk off tries once the conversion has been kicked and we're about to restart. Should be getting all this out of the way beforehand.
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Some nice continuity from LaRoch, Munster are spoiling well but not well enough there.
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TMO really is interminable- how does this still take so long
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sockwithaticket
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Don't like that from Coombes, standing over West and screaming at him after scoring is deeply unnecessary.
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sockwithaticket wrote: ↑Sat Apr 05, 2025 4:31 pm Only really watch French clubs in this competition, Teddy Thomas seems like an odd selection choice?
Corrected for you :cool:
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It's remarkable how a rugby team can go off so quickly like spoiled food.

Another team well past its sell by date and requires a complete reset.
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Superb drop and smart play.
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sockwithaticket
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How's that legal from Beirne? Looks like he's second man in.

Beginning to look like Munster pashun will carry them against La Rochelle's blowing hot and cold.
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TKB and West must be the only sh*te 1/2 back pairing ever to ply their trade away from NZ.
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sockwithaticket wrote: ↑Sat Apr 05, 2025 6:28 pm How's that legal from Beirne?

You could post that at any point of any game he plays.

He gets away with it and that's what makes him a brilliant player

I don't like the dirty stuff, though
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sockwithaticket wrote: ↑Sat Apr 05, 2025 4:32 pm He was on the wing for that one!

Hell of a start from Stade Rochelais.

Edit - he's in touch. As an aside, not a fan of being able to chalk off tries once the conversion has been kicked and we're about to restart. Should be getting all this out of the way beforehand.
And we almost had another go at that.
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Inexperience there from Jegou, obvious rolling in the tackle.
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Tichtheid
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Munster incredibly lucky
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sockwithaticket
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Oof, have certainly seen those given for the wrap around the neck regardless of player height.
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LaR deservedly going out and with it, one hopes grinding teams to death as a way to success.
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