2022/23 Champions/Challenge Cup

[bok_viking]

Hope Tambwe will be ok ands its just precaution. My favourite ex bull player of last few years.

[Torquemada 1420]

That ball needed to go to the outside man or be kicked ahead for him. Bordeaux squandered a chance they could ill afford to.

A game they were only semi interested in. No Lucu or Jalibert.

PS How was Kok not a red card?

It was not a red card because the player landed on his lower back. So was not deemed dangerous enough for red.

Total nonsense from the officials. There was a high degree of danger to the neck from that action.

[Sards]

Damn that was hard to watch in the last 10 minutes.
Fantastic effort from the Sharks. The French looked very determined at the start and I was worried. Especially after the Werner card. But the Sharks slowly poisoned them. Sucked out all the earlier enthusiasm. And just dominated in the forwards. Fantastic effort from Bosch tonight. Eben as well. Hard to call MOTM.

At least a Saffer side managed 1 against the French in a very cold and hostile environment. Maybe this is why the French don't want us here. They don't like being exposed.

[Sards]

Hope Tambwe will be ok ands its just precaution. My favourite ex bull player of last few years.

And Werner did nothing wrong. Hard to blame a player that takes the ball and dots down

[sockwithaticket]

Damn that was hard to watch in the last 10 minutes.
Fantastic effort from the Sharks. The French looked very determined at the start and I was worried. Especially after the Werner card. But the Sharks slowly poisoned them. Sucked out all the earlier enthusiasm. And just dominated in the forwards. Fantastic effort from Bosch tonight. Eben as well. Hard to call MOTM.

At least a Saffer side managed 1 against the French in a very cold and hostile environment. Maybe this is why the French don't want us here. They don't like being exposed.

Steady on, it was a 3 point win.

[Sards]

And Thomas gets MOTM.

I did have to laugh. That French prop comes on and it's ooooh and aaaah because he is such a big and rated lad. Then Thomas bends him over in no time and teaches him how to scrum

[Sards]

Damn that was hard to watch in the last 10 minutes.
Fantastic effort from the Sharks. The French looked very determined at the start and I was worried. Especially after the Werner card. But the Sharks slowly poisoned them. Sucked out all the earlier enthusiasm. And just dominated in the forwards. Fantastic effort from Bosch tonight. Eben as well. Hard to call MOTM.

At least a Saffer side managed 1 against the French in a very cold and hostile environment. Maybe this is why the French don't want us here. They don't like being exposed.

Steady on, it was a 3 point win.

I will take it. That match was fought amongst the forwards. Was never about big scores. This was about leaving a marker .

[Sards]

And outstanding effort by the Lions in the challenge cup. Putting away another French side.

[Niegs]

Christ! Yellow only I hear...

[Sards]

Christ! Yellow only I hear...

Embarrassing for the Frenchman. That's all

[OomStruisbaai]

And outstanding effort by the Lions in the challenge cup. Putting away another French side.

Yep Lions should have put 50 past that French rabble.

There should be no excuse for fielding B or C teams.

French are overrated.


The Sharks was outstanding. Great win.

[Chilli]

Great effort and results from both the Lions and $harks.

[Sards]

South Africans smashing the French.
Maybe that French scrumhalf knew it was coming so whined like a girl about our participation in the tournaments.

[Torquemada 1420]

And outstanding effort by the Lions in the challenge cup. Putting away another French side.

It's the Mickey Mouse which Fre sides have rarely bothered with. Paris 3rd team.

[Torquemada 1420]

And outstanding effort by the Lions in the challenge cup. Putting away another French side.

Yep Lions should have put 50 past that French rabble.

There should be no excuse for fielding B or C teams.

French are overrated.


The Sharks was outstanding. Great win.

See my post. It was a C team. You safas are new to these comps. You'll get used to it.

French overrated? What does that make SA after Marseille?

[Sards]

And outstanding effort by the Lions in the challenge cup. Putting away another French side.

Yep Lions should have put 50 past that French rabble.

There should be no excuse for fielding B or C teams.

French are overrated.


The Sharks was outstanding. Great win.

See my post. It was a C team. You safas are new to these comps. You'll get used to it.

French overrated? What does that make SA after Marseille?

They played the team presented. Which represents the club. Not the Lions fault there is no depth and they fielded a weakened side. Did the Sharks also play a C team.
And did the Stormers play a A team

[OomStruisbaai]

Yep Lions should have put 50 past that French rabble.

There should be no excuse for fielding B or C teams.

French are overrated.


The Sharks was outstanding. Great win.

See my post. It was a C team. You safas are new to these comps. You'll get used to it.

French overrated? What does that make SA after Marseille?

They played the team presented. Which represents the club. Not the Lions fault there is no depth and they fielded a weakened side. Did the Sharks also play a C team.
And did the Stormers play a A team

Exactly. The NH clubs like that stupid excuse. If you field shite teams then take the loss that go with it. Was the same last year when Leinster lost to the Sharks & Stormers.

[sockwithaticket]

Torq's right, you guys don't get it yet. We don't all know the strength of the squads from across the respective leagues, so it's common for those who do know to point it out. That way we can better understand our teams' performances in context.

I remember several years ago Wasps beat Leinster which was a really big deal for us (Wasps) given our historically poor results against them in the competition. But that was the first season Matt O'Connor was in charge and they'd been doing really poorly (by their standards) in their league too, something of which I was unaware. So beating them wasn't quite the achievement I'd thought and I didn't let my expectations for the season inflate unreasonably.

[SaintK]

And outstanding effort by the Lions in the challenge cup. Putting away another French side.

Yep Lions should have put 50 past that French rabble.

There should be no excuse for fielding B or C teams.

French are overrated.


The Sharks was outstanding. Great win.

Stay classy in victory

[Sandstorm]

Winning away is a big deal for SA sides, we’re traditionally poor overseas. Beating sides in freezing conditions is doubly impressive.

Sure the oppo might be C team on occasion, but mentally it’s important for the players to do well.

Of course some fans will get over-excited and end up with egg on their faces later in the competition.

[dabooldawg]

And outstanding effort by the Lions in the challenge cup. Putting away another French side.

Yep Lions should have put 50 past that French rabble.

There should be no excuse for fielding B or C teams.

French are overrated.


The Sharks was outstanding. Great win.

Stay classy in victory

You've been all over us saffas in numerous threads like a bitch in in heat, so I'm going to mark you down as a dribbler with an axe to grind.

[SaintK]

Yep Lions should have put 50 past that French rabble.

There should be no excuse for fielding B or C teams.

French are overrated.


The Sharks was outstanding. Great win.

Stay classy in victory

You've been all over us saffas in numerous threads like a bitch in in heat, so I'm going to mark you down as a dribbler with an axe to grind.

you can mark what you fucking well like.....twat

[Simian]

And outstanding effort by the Lions in the challenge cup. Putting away another French side.

Yep Lions should have put 50 past that French rabble.

There should be no excuse for fielding B or C teams.

French are overrated.


The Sharks was outstanding. Great win.

Are you trying to win a prize for most-south-African-poster-ever?

[Torquemada 1420]

They played the team presented. Which represents the club. Not the Lions fault there is no depth and they fielded a weakened side. Did the Sharks also play a C team.
And did the Stormers play a A team

It has nothing to do with depth. French sides have no interest in playing in the Mickey Mouse. Which is why I've argued since inception that no top tier teams should see a cent for participating unless they pick up points.

Stomers played an A Clermont side (who are at the bottom of T14) and got hammered.

[Jim Lahey]

I lost my old phone and can't remember my PR login but I can imagine the Ulster contingent there are going spare over the fiasco of today's game.

I like to think I am one of the more rational Ulster fans and don't think there is always a IRFU/ERC/URC/etc/etc. conspiracy against God's Own Country. But it seems that we have been royally shafted here.

Apparently the pitch is fine as of this morning according to Petrie but the decision was taken out of Ulster's hands. Probably half a mil in ticket sales gone. Home advantage gone.

Wouldn't matter too much in the end as we'd likely get tanked either way but seems a bit fucked.

[assfly]

It's round 2 ffs, give us a break. I'm sure we'll know soon enough what constitutes a team taking the comp seriously and a team that isn't.

For now it's 2 from 2 for the $harks so I'll take that

[OomStruisbaai]

They played the team presented. Which represents the club. Not the Lions fault there is no depth and they fielded a weakened side. Did the Sharks also play a C team.
And did the Stormers play a A team

It has nothing to do with depth. French sides have no interest in playing in the Mickey Mouse. Which is why I've argued since inception that no top tier teams should see a cent for participating unless they pick up points.

Stomers played an A Clermont side (who are at the bottom of T14) and got hammered.

It was Stormers B. Hammered you say?

[OomStruisbaai]

Bulls B will get pumped here.

[OomStruisbaai]

That was lekker.

[OomStruisbaai]

Jacobs and Muller Uys was a few years younger then Jacques Vermeulen (Chiefs) at Paarl Gym

[sockwithaticket]

Bulls need to smarten up at the breakdown. Exeter thrive on possession, you don't want to keep ceding it.

[Sandstorm]

Bulls need to smarten up at the breakdown. Exeter thrive on possession, you don't want to keep ceding it.

The only Bulls forward putting in an effort is Bismarck. The rest are asleep.

15-7 Chiefs
20 mins

[OomStruisbaai]

Chiefs play the right gameplan.

[GogLais]

Anyone know why on earth Cheetahs Scarlets is being played in Parma? Seemed unbelievable when I first read it but it seems to be the case.

[OomStruisbaai]

Anyone know why on earth Cheetahs Scarlets is being played in Parma? Seemed unbelievable when I first read it but it seems to be the case.

Cheetahs has been settled there. They are the invitation side in the competition

[Sandstorm]

Van Rooyen getting monstered at tighthead.

[Sandstorm]

Chiefs maul just quality vs the mess the Bulls pack attack with.

[sockwithaticket]

Chiefs maul just quality vs the mess the Bulls pack attack with.

Scrum, maul, breakdown; there's just no forward platform from the Bulls at the moment. Exeter having a fairly easy ride.

[Sandstorm]

Fantastic try by Chiefs. Bonus point already

29-7
37 mins

[Torquemada 1420]

They played the team presented. Which represents the club. Not the Lions fault there is no depth and they fielded a weakened side. Did the Sharks also play a C team.
And did the Stormers play a A team

It has nothing to do with depth. French sides have no interest in playing in the Mickey Mouse. Which is why I've argued since inception that no top tier teams should see a cent for participating unless they pick up points.

Stomers played an A Clermont side (who are at the bottom of T14) and got hammered.

It was Stormers B. Hammered you say?

It was Sards who said it was your A team.