Champions Cup 2024 / 25 - Round 4

[dirty harry]

Whoa!!!!!

WTF happened to Leicester?!?!?!

 

[Stade Rochelais]

The South African teams have completely unbalanced the European Rugby Club Cup.
They must be expelled by force and returned to Super Rugby.

 

[Lé Ddanno]

Got battered up front and Toulouse broke the line at will.

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Love Dan Brennan's accent, those 3.5 years he lived in Dublin made an impact.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

That quick tap trick play was dire

 

[pagliaccio_euforico]

good skill by sale there.

 

[dirty harry]

good skill by sale there.

Toulon offering next to nothing.

I can't tell if it's a travel thing, a half hearted we've already qualified thing, or it's just that Toulon thought by dragging Sale into an arm wrestle they would get frustrated and Toulon could turn on them last 20.

Either way really poor

 

[dirty harry]

If I'm a Toulon player, I'd go and give my 9 a back handed slap for that, even if the **** was high, and powerful tuck that ******* ball under your body before the whistle goes!!!!

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

See you in April Sale. Good stuff to get through.

 

[Lé Ddanno]

Where's this Sale team been all season

 

[dirty harry]

Don't get me wrong, Sale 100% deserve this win, but every key moment has gone in their favour, there was at least 3 infringements in stopping that maul 4m out...

The last try was incredibly lucky, there was a forward pass call in the 1st half with a big overlap that was never forward...

Congrats Sale, good luck in Tolouse

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Nice easy trip to Toulouse next up, then

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Tournament's rigged for Leinster so it is.

That's a nice draw. La Rochelle v Munster will be hilarious.

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

Where's this Sale team been all season

The best sales are after Christmas.

 

[dirty harry]

My semi prediction...

Begles v Toulose
Leinster v Castres

 

[Not Mike Brown's Sock]

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Tournament's rigged for Leinster so it is.

That's a nice draw. La Rochelle v Munster will be hilarious.

Who do you want to lose more?

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Who do you want to lose more?

I want what will disappoint Munster fans most, which would obviously be if their favourite team loses. So I want La Rochelle to lose.

 

[pagliaccio_euforico]

yeah the bottom bracket looks like a consi compared to the top. Will iron sharpen iron or will they tire each other out?

 

[BPM]

My semi prediction...

Begles v Toulose
Leinster v Castres

Yeah, not far off what I'd predict.

I'd back Saints to beat Clermont and (probably) Castres to make the semis vs. Leinster.

As much as I'd love Quins to beat Leinster, I think it's highly, highly unlikely.

 

[dirty harry]

Yeah, not far off what I'd predict.

I'd back Saints to beat Clermont and (probably) Castres to make the semis.

May well happen, I reckon the other 3 slots are almost guaranteed. I'd be stunned if anything else went another way.