Heineken & Challenge Cup 2018/19 Pool Draws

[Leonormous Boozer]

Tomorrow at 2pm IST.

Tier 1 clubs: Castres Olympique (TOP 14 winners), Saracens (Premiership winners) Leinster Rugby (PRO14 winners) and two of Montpellier, Exeter Chiefs and Scarlets.

Tier 2 clubs: Racing 92, Wasps, Glasgow Warriors, one of Montpellier, Exeter Chiefs and Scarlets as well as the fourth-ranked club from the same league as the one not drawn into Tier 1.

Tier 3 clubs: Toulouse, Leicester Tigers, Edinburgh Rugby and the two remaining fourth-ranked clubs.

Tier 4 clubs: RC Toulon, Bath Rugby, Cardiff Blues, Ulster Rugby, Gloucester Rugby

Leinster Racing 92 Leicester and Toulon wouldn't be all that nice!

Give me Leinster Glasgow Toulouse and Gloucester instead! If we get Toulouse I'll be doing my best to get back out there anyway!

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

I swear to fecking lord master Martin Johnson if we get Munster and/or Racing again I will lose my mind!!!

 

[Leinster Fan]

Getting Toulon would be pretty **** given how much better they are than the rest of the teams in that group especially at this level. I'm not that worried about the rest given we can't draw Sarries. We deserve a good draw after last year anyway.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Pool 3 is a good one in the challenge cup.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Happy with our group,
Really wanted to get USAP, definitely going to the away leg of that

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Yes Tigers can't get Munster

 

[MikeTheNative]

Challenge Cup Pools

POOL 1: Northampton, Clermont Auvergne, Dragons, Timisoara Saracens

POOL 2: Pau, Ospreys, Worcester, Stade Francais

POOL 3: Sale, Connacht, Bordeaux-Begles, Perpignan

POOL 4: La Rochelle, Zebre, Bristol Bears, Enisei-STM

POOL 5: Benetton Rugby, Harlequins, Agen, Grenoble

 

[MikeTheNative]

Dragons aren't getting out of that group, Ospreys have a good chance.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

FFS WE GET RACING AGAIN!!!!!

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

I'll take that pool TBH.
No real group of death with 4 dangerous teams this year.

Pool 2 is a good one.

 

[Groundhog]

Clermont in the Challenge Cup just looks wrong. They're going to absolutely rock everyone in their pool I suspect, but Northampton could take them at home.
Pool 3 looks to have the highest quality all round I'd say. Jackson playing in Ireland again.... I'll have to go watch that.

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Delighted with that. Nothing much to worry about and hopefully the dates line up so I can get to Toulouse.

 

[MikeTheNative]

Champions Cup

POOL 1: Leinster, Wasps, Toulouse, Bath

POOL 2: Castres, Exeter, Munster, Gloucester

POOL 3: Saracens, Glasgow, Lyon, Cardiff Blues

POOL 4: Scarlets, Racing 92, Leicester, Ulster

POOL 5: Montpellier, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Toulon

 

[Groundhog]

Castres, Exeter and Gloucester. Could be worse.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Early prediction.
Leinster
Exeter
Munster
Racing
Tigers (Obviously....)
Montpellier
Toulon

 

[Leinster Fan]

Clermont in the Challenge Cup just looks wrong. They're going to absolutely rock everyone in their pool I suspect, but Northampton could take them at home.
Pool 3 looks to have the highest quality all round I'd say. Jackson playing in Ireland again.... I'll have to go watch that.

I suspect he might have a minor cut on his left pinkie and unfortunately he'll miss that game.

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Early prediction.
Leinster
Exeter
Munster
Racing
Tigers (Obviously....)
Montpellier
Toulon

Fair enough giving us a bye to the semi, we'll deserve it.

My prediction.
Ster
Sarries
Racing
Exe
Toulon
Montpellier
Munster
Glasgow

 

[curtbob7]

Racing again hahahaha who'd have thought

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Fair enough giving us a bye to the semi, we'll deserve it.

I er internationally missed out Sarries..... Yes er right.

 

[Groundhog]

Thank god we didn't get Leicester again. Only just got rid of the smell from the last time they visited. In all seriousness though, having played Leicester 4 times in the last two years and Racing 5 times, it's nice to avoid them. Heart goes out to Leicester of playing Racing again. It just gets annoying. Not sure if we've ever played Exeter, and haven't met Gloucester in years now.