2024/25 Pool Draws

[TRF_Olyy]

If the PRL and LNR had half as much power as the Irish think they do then the South African sides wouldn't be in Europe

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Had they not changed the format and rewards system the Pro 12 would never have looked to SA.

 

[General Melchett]

Time to add SA to the common travel area. Who needs Schengen anyway.

If cost is that much of an issue surely then there must be an opportunity to partner with an airline & hotel group from a sponsorship point of view?

 

[munstermuffin]

Time to add SA to the common travel area. Who needs Schengen anyway.

If cost is that much of an issue surely then there must be an opportunity to partner with an airline & hotel group from a sponsorship point of view?

In URC we got Qatar Airways and it great. They were interested in Europe too but we're told no. Turkish Airlines were the preference but that was mess from start

 

[Reiser99]

Qatar airways seems to be massively using sport to advertise. Qatar in general. This is on top of this: https://www.sportspromedia.com/news...onship-finals-qatar-hosting-bid-negotiations/

 

[Reiser99]

Tbh the draws are ridiculous, but that's nothing new. Same happens in the WC. With basically the same teams and small number of groups there's a good chance of the same teams playing each other. Does make it rather boring though.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

We're at home to Racing and Toulon, away to Glasgow and Stormers

Another away game in South Africa, what a joke

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Sunday away game to Bristol to start is ****.

La Rochelle away also on a Sunday is doubly ****.

Is this really the best way to treat the second best team to ever do it?

 

[munstermuffin]

Sunday away game to Bristol to start is ****.

La Rochelle away also on a Sunday is doubly ****.

Is this really the best way to treat the second best team to ever do it?

Ye actually got rewarded by getting Bath at home. And a poor team like La Rochelle away.

We are away again to Northampton. We should be away but meh. Castres on a Friday night is a pain.
And 2 primetime slots for home games is great.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Sounds like Premier Sports are buying 50% of the broadcasting rights for European rugby after TNT spent all their funds on International rugby and EPCR weren't happy with their offer

Can you even get Premier Sports in the UK? Is it like Santander Sports (i.e. overly expensive, obscure, and on the brink of financial ruin)?

Back to sailing the seven seas it is

 

[TRF_Olyy]

European rugby secures TV deal at last – but fans to foot bill

The Investec Champions Cup and Premier Sports agree cut-price broadcast deal for European action – and 5.30pm Sunday kick-offs – but it will cost viewers an extra £10.99 per month

www.thetimes.com

Binned off the free to air games as well, brilliant

 

[Reiser99]

European rugby secures TV deal at last – but fans to foot bill

The Investec Champions Cup and Premier Sports agree cut-price broadcast deal for European action – and 5.30pm Sunday kick-offs – but it will cost viewers an extra £10.99 per month

www.thetimes.com

Binned off the free to air games as well, brilliant

Rugby's slow death continues.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

"What if we were to get significantly less money and bar non subscribers from seeing any games at all? Delightfully devilish, EPCR"

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Premier Sports is for niche sports or niche competitions of popular ones. Club rugby seems to be falling into the latter which is ****.

At least we might only be a handful more heartbreaking final losses away from the tournament no longer existing.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Shouldn't have hard-balled TNT, they're much bigger/richer than the EPCR considering they have the weight of Discovery behind them - they don't need rugby, but EPCR need them

Considering the reports are all saying Premier are paying pennies on the dollar because TNT straight up walked away from negotiations I bet TNT offered better terms before EPCR came back wanting more

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Shouldn't have hard-balled TNT, they're much bigger/richer than the EPCR considering they have the weight of Discovery behind them - they don't need rugby, but EPCR need them

Considering the reports are all saying Premier are paying pennies on the dollar because TNT straight up walked away from negotiations I bet TNT offered better terms before EPCR came back wanting more

Haven't heard a story like that before...

Is it too early for a Heineken?

 

[General Melchett]

Shouldn't have hard-balled TNT, they're much bigger/richer than the EPCR considering they have the weight of Discovery behind them - they don't need rugby, but EPCR need them

Considering the reports are all saying Premier are paying pennies on the dollar because TNT straight up walked away from negotiations I bet TNT offered better terms before EPCR came back wanting more

That's **** poor. No doubt the suit responsible for the botched negotiation will be getting a pay rise and a fat bonus.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

CBA buying Premier sports.

God I wish just one provider would buy all the rugby stuff. I get TNT free with EE so that's ok. But I'm not paying the extra to watch European rugby, rather just find streams.
No free to air tv is a major blow

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Some perspective though. Premier sports now has NH rugby's three Premier club competitions in one place.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

And the production is terrible

It annoys me when people say only it's only two pints of fancy larger.