Challenge Cup 25/26 - Megathread

[TRF_Olyy]

Fixtures & Results | EPCR Challenge Cup

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[SéniorHuevo]

As a Tier2er that group for Black Lion looked qualifiable until I saw they don't get Scarlets and Mountbatten is away not at home. Zebre not great who knows what team . Maybe one possibly two wins there.

 

[davten]

Got back from Lyon yesterday, what a result for the Red Bulls. So proud of the lads to come away from Lyon with that result.

 

[Scotty]

Massive rotation this weekend, no idea how bad Racing are but still.

Exeter Chiefs:

15 Will Haydon-Wood

14 Dan John

13 Harry Ascherl

12 Will Rigg

11 Campbell Ridl

10 Ben Coen

9 Charlie Chapman


1 Ethan Burger

2 Julian Heaven

3 Jimmy Roots

4 Lewis Pearson (c)

5 Rusi Tuima

6 Richard Capstick

7 Martin Moloney

8 Kane James


Replacements:

16 Joseph Dweba

17 Will Goodrick-Clarke

18 Khwezi Mona

19 Oscar Beckerleg

20 Ethan Roots

21 Greg FIsilau

22 Tom Cairns

23 Ollie Batson

 

[dirty harry]

The big one of the weekend...

Cardiff v Ulster.

I couldnt make it to the gane, had the kids to cover the missus Xmas work do, so poured a whisky, and sat on a medicine ball in front of the TV to watch Cardiff get outmuscled

 

[dirty harry]

6 minutes in and Gerorge North has gone in untouched out wide, when did his wheels return and when did he sign for Cardiff...

Jokes, it was George Knott, lock from 30 yards out at incrrdible pace

 

[dirty harry]

Tom Bowen denied a worldy on 12 minutes...

Ulster a bit lucky, Cardiff looking sharp ball in hand, oh no its being allowed...

Cardiff lucky to get that call.

 

[Geordie]

NIce win for us again.

 

[dirty harry]

Good work from Ulster at the breakdown, unlucky not to get 2 pens before that holding on pen.

Ulster right winger is a massive lump but a bit of a donky.

 

[dirty harry]

Cracking score from Ulster hooker 12-7

 

[dirty harry]

Best and worst of Ulster 14 there...

Caught Sheedy and drive him 10m backwards, then drops a high ball under no pressure

 

[dirty harry]

Uslter beating themselves here...

Attacking lineout malfuncitoned attacking structures after 5 phases falls apart, they just seem too desperate.

If Ulster take a breath and just patiently go through the phases and systems theyll break cardiff down

 

[dirty harry]

Again snatched at it and held up over the line. Cardiff need to hold ball for a while

 

[dirty harry]

Another attacking error from Ulster. I make that 5 or 6, all overruns, poor offloads... none of them under much pressure.

 

[dirty harry]

Ulster butcher another!

 

[dirty harry]

Cardiff butxher one, Hardybis in untouched but drops it

 

[dirty harry]

FFS Cardiff give away 7, looking vracking ball in hand then Sheedy drops a big one in midfield to an Ulsterman in untouched.

Ulster have a massive kicking and power advantage, but when Cardiff get a platform and get beyond 4 phases Ulster open up like an Irish hooker whos been flashed a tenner

 

[dirty harry]

Ulster changing tac 2nd half, stop trying to over play, just kick in behind and wait for Cardiff mistakes...

Ulster try lol

 

[dirty harry]

Ulster get away with the most blatant maul bring down 5m out from their own try line, and somehow win a penalty.

Thats unbeleivably lucky

 

[dirty harry]

Ulster get out of dodge, and then overpkay again in theirnown half and knock on!

Why? They must know they have Cardiff in the air, and the power game, so why play 6 phases in their own half?