NPR

Tigers vs Clermont teams
STARTING XV
15 Freddie Steward [49]
14 Chris Ashton [5]
13 Matías Moroni [28]
12 Dan Kelly [41]
11 Harry Potter [34]
10 George Ford [121]
9 Jack van Poortvliet [43]
1 Ellis Genge (c) [103]
2 Nic Dolly [20]
3 Joe Heyes [94]
4 Harry Wells [148]
5 Eli Snyman [17]
6 Ollie Chessum [25]
7 Tommy Reffell [70]
8 Hanro Liebenberg (vc) [51]

REPLACEMENTS
16 Charlie Clare [45]
17 Francois van Wyk [15]
18 Dan Cole [282]
19 Calum Green [84]
20 Jasper Wiese [37]
21 Ben Youngs [275]
22 Freddie Burns [95]
23 Matt Scott [43]

CLERMONT: 15 Cheik Tiberghien, 14 Marvin O'Connor, 13 George Moala, 12 Wesley Fofana, 11 Alivereti Raka, 10 Camille Lopez, 9 Baptiste Jauneau; 1 Giorgi Beria, 2 Yohan Beheregaray (c), 3 Christian Ojovan, 4 Thibaud Lanen, 5 Miles Amatosero, 6 Clement Lanen, 7 Lucas Dessaigne, 8 Fritz Lee

16 Etienne Fourcade, 17 Daniel Bibi Biziwu, 18 Sipili Falatea, 19 Paul Jedrasiak, 20 Judicaël Cancoriet, 21 Morgan Parra, 22 John Joseph Hanrahan, 23 Samuel Ezeala

Don't think there will be any major surprises this weekend. Apart from Munster, I'm not sure too many of the resultsa from last weekend will be overturned.
Good to see Will Evans returning for Quins today

Starting soon 17:30, Leinster with a 5 pt lead from the 1st leg.

Leinster V Connacht

Leinster: Hugo Keenan; Jimmy O'Brien, Garry Ringrose, Robbie Henshaw, James Lowe; Johnny Sexton (capt), Jamison Gibson-Park; Andrew Porter, Ronán Kelleher, Tadhg Furlong; Ross Molony, Josh Murphy; Caelan Doris, Josh van der Flier, Jack Conan.

Replacements: Dan Sheehan, Ed Byrne, Michael Ala'alatoa, Devin Toner, Rhys Ruddock, Luke McGrath, Ross Byrne, Ciarán Frawley.

Connacht: Tiernan O'Halloran; John Porch, Tom Farrell, Bundee Aki, Mack Hansen; Jack Carty (capt), Caolin Blade; Matthew Burke, Dave Heffernan, Finlay Bealham; Gavin Thornbury, Leva Fifita; Cian Prendergast, Conor Oliver, Jarrad Butler.

Replacements: Jonny Murphy, Denis Buckley, Jack Aungier, Oisín Dowling, Abraham Papali'i , Kieran Marmion, Sammy Arnold, Conor Fitzgerald.

Referee: Luke Pearce (RFU).

Oh well.

It was nice while the dream lasted, but Leinster 28 - 3 up at HT, & barely got into 3rd gear

fishfoodie wrote: ↑Fri Apr 15, 2022 5:22 pm Oh well.

It was nice while the dream lasted, but Leinster 28 - 3 up at HT, & barely got into 3rd gear

And another try within a minute of the restart
Going to be a long evening for Connacht

Not sure how a shoulder to the head isn't high danger.

It was also far more malicious than the tackles by JGP and Aki.

Well, I think you'd call that laying down a marker.

Nice little chip through from Byrne for the last try, I really like his wee brother though, he is going to be class.

Tichtheid wrote: ↑Fri Apr 15, 2022 6:28 pm Well, I think you'd call that laying down a marker.

Nice little chip through from Byrne for the last try, I really like his wee brother though, he is going to be class.

Definitely favourites to win it.

Sale really do take the piss with imports - 7 Saffas in their starting pack. And the other one is a Jock poach!

2 very good kicks in a row from Randall.

Very well taken try.

Night and day between this and the last match.

Jake Kerr will be gutted

I really don’t see how that is not a penalty try

Basically 2 teams playing for the pleasure of losing in the next round

Christ alive that's a horrible tackle. Starts high and is driving nearly vertically, straight into the jaw.

That needs to be red. No way is Morahan dropped enough to justify mitigating a rising shoulder like that.

Ugo getting on his high horse about crowds cheering a card. Dream on.

No wonder Sanderson was out there in support of the 20 minute red this week...

Ugo needs to stfu. When fans see one of their players hit like that, at a time when uncertainty has been introduced into outcomes by ref interpretations of the framework application, of course they're happy when the right colour card comes out.

Sheedy stinking the place out again

sockwithaticket wrote: ↑Fri Apr 15, 2022 7:47 pm No wonder Sanderson was out there in support of the 20 minute red this week...

Ugo needs to stfu. When fans see one of their players hit like that, at a time when uncertainty has been introduced into outcomes by ref interpretations of the framework application, of course they're happy when the right colour card comes out.

Indeed, Ugo not in touch with rugby here

What are the odds of Lam being at Bristol next season?

Boo that, you cider-dependent web-toed bunch of cousin fuckers

ASMO wrote: ↑Fri Apr 15, 2022 7:40 pm Basically 2 teams playing for the pleasure of losing in the next round

Ah well; trip to France, pick up some duty free, & get hammered on the pitch & off.

We really need to talk about Pat Lam...

Tbf he's banking on the subs, so I'd be a little cautious

(I think it's a mad selection decision but the red might make it more worthwhile)

ASMO wrote: ↑Fri Apr 15, 2022 7:54 pm What are the odds of Lam being at Bristol next season?

6 years x £800k per year. Even for a billionaire that's going to sting a bit to stump up for total failure.

Brazil wrote: ↑Fri Apr 15, 2022 7:54 pm Boo that, you cider-dependent web-toed bunch of cousin fuckers

Must admit, that comment made me laugh

Sale need another score early because radrada and piutau will cause havoc against a disrupted defence. Still, better than I'd hoped, and Bevan Rodd is looking world class.

Wee Cup news

Glasgow 19-3 up at half time away to The Toon

Ldn Irish beat Castres 64 -27

Like that, for example

Tichtheid wrote: ↑Fri Apr 15, 2022 8:08 pm Wee Cup news

Glasgow 19-3 up at half time away to The Toon

Ldn Irish beat Castres 64 -27

That'll bring back happy memories to Kidney

12 seconds on the clock including a second or two after the whistle and ball in the air time

Brazil wrote: ↑Fri Apr 15, 2022 8:04 pm Sale need another score early because radrada and piutau will cause havoc against a disrupted defence. Still, better than I'd hoped, and Bevan Rodd is looking world class.

Quick, wish for a blowjob tonight while you're in this lucky streak!

That is a nonsense that penalty

Hit on ball/ shoulder ffs move on.

Piece of shit TMO and Ref. Didn't spot several yellow cards from briz on their line but call that?

These slow motion sagas are truly tiresome.

Is anyone coming around to my view that we stop showing these replays on the stadium screens ?

Fucking hell.Ugo and Ben, they're down to thirteen against a homer ref and a TMO who apparently wants to see what happens when seven men play fifteen. Shut the fuck up about our structure.

Always weird when someone steals the ball at the ruck and wins the penalty anyway