EPCR Challenge Cup

[The Seeker]

View attachment 22671over Aviron Bayonnais.

I was wrong. Gloucester was blown out, 55-17. Oops!

 

[TRF_Olyy]

 

[Tooting Carmen]

Looking forward to Ospreys v Scarlets. I bought the tickets today.

 

[Which Tyler]

8.00pm BST, Friday Night
Ref: Hollie Davidson (Sco)
TJs: Rob McDowell (Sco) and Finlay Brown (Sco)
TMO: Mike Adamson (Sco)

Pau:
1 Ignacio David Calles
2 Youri Delhommel
3 Harry Williams
4 Thomas Jolmes
5 Lekima Tagitagivalu
6 Joel Kpoku
7 Thibaut Hamonou
8 Carwyn Tuipulotu

13 Olivier Klemenczak
09 Thomas Souverbie
10 Axel Desperes
11 Aaron Grandidier Nkanang
12 Fabien Brau-Boirie
14 Eliott Roudil
15 Aymeric Luc

16 Romain Ruffenach, 17 Hugo Parrou, 18 Siate Tokolahi, 19 Remi Picquette, 20 Jimi Maximin, 21 Reece Hewat
22 Dan Robson, 23 Tumua Manu

Bath:
1 Beno Obano
2 Tom Dunn
3 Archie Griffin
4 Quinn Roux
5 Ross Molony
6 Josh Bayliss
7 Sam Underhill
8 Miles Reid

09 Ben Spencer (c)
10 Ciaran Donoghue
11 Will Muir
12 Will Butt
13 Max Ojomoh
14 Joe Cokanasiga
15 Ruaridh McConnochie

16 Kepueli Tuipulotu, 17 Francois van Wyk, 18 Kieran Verden, 19 Ewan Richards, 20, Ted Hill, 23 Jaco Coetzee
21 Tom Carr-Smith, 22 Orlando Bailey


Stuart rested AND no TdT/Sela
Tuipuluto, Verden, Richards rewarded for the PRC win
Ewels injured
Barbeary, Redpath, DeGlanville (presumably) rested
Young FB Ciaran Donoghue starts at FH, whilst Bailey sits the bench (first game back from injury)
McConnochie at FB

 

[Tooting Carmen]

Welsh involvement:

Connacht: Mack Hansen; Shayne Bolton, Hugh Gavin, Bundee Aki, Finn Treacy; JJ Hanrahan, Matthew Devine; Jordan Duggan, Dave Heffernan (capt), Finlay Bealham, Oisín Dowling, Darragh Murray, Josh Murphy, Shamus Hurley-Langton, Sean Jansen.

Replacements: Dylan Tierney-Martin, Denis Buckley, Jack Aungier, Niall Murray, Paul Boyle, Caolin Blade, Josh Ioane, Piers O'Conor.

Cardiff: Cameron Winnett; Josh Adams, Rey Lee-Lo, Ben Thomas, Harri Millard; Callum Sheedy, Johan Mulder; Danny Southworth, Liam Belcher (capt), Keiron Assiratti, Josh McNally, Teddy Williams, Alun Lawrence, James Botham, Taulupe Faletau.

Replacements: Evan Lloyd, Corey Domachowski, Rhys Litterick, Rory Thornton, Alex Mann, Thomas Young, Ellis Bevan, Rory Jennings

Referee: Luc Ramos (FFR)

Assistant referees: Jeremy Rozier & Flavien Hourquet (FFR)

TMO: Eric Gauzins (FFR).


Ospreys: Jack Walsh; Dan Kasende, Evardi Boshoff, Keiran Williams, Keelan Giles; Dan Edwards, Reuben Morgan-Williams; Gareth Thomas, Dewi Lake, Tom Botha, Rhys Davies, Adam Beard, Jac Morgan (capt), Justin Tipuric, Morgan Morris.

Replacements: Sam Parry, Garyn Phillips, Ben Warren, James Fender, Morgan Morse, Luke Davies. Owen Williams, Iestyn Hopkins.

Scarlets: Blair Murray; Macs Page, Joe Roberts, Eddie James, Ellis Mee; Ioan Lloyd, Gareth Davies; Alec Hepburn, Ryan Elias, Henry Thomas, Jac Price, Sam Lousi, Vaea Fifita, Josh Macleod (capt), Taine Plumtree.

Replacements: Marnus van der Merwe, Sam O'Connor, Sam Wainwright, Alex Craig, Jarrod Taylor, Efan Jones, Ioan Nicholas, Dan Davis.

Referee: Matthew Carley (RFU)

Assistant referees: Anthony Woodthorpe & Jamie Leahy (RFU)

TMO: David Rose (RFU)

 

[Which Tyler]

Pau 24 - 49 Bath
Red card for Sam Underhill, MotM for Ciaran Donoghue, who's looking to the manor born since moving to FH.
Maybe Bailey really is surplus to requirements now?

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Red card for Sam Underhill

Anything major? Or just a clumsy tackle?

 

[Jimbo]

Pau 24 - 49 Bath
Red card for Sam Underhill, MotM for Ciaran Donoghue, who's looking to the manor born since moving to FH.
Maybe Bailey really is surplus to requirements now?

What was underhills card for head contact?

 

[Which Tyler]

Can't really argue with the Underhill red under current guidance.
It was high, head on head as first contact with force, and he could easily have got lower. Yes there was a step, which changed his reaction time, but it didn't noticeably change the head heights.
IMO, it's the sort of step you have to anticipate, and which Sam is usually so good at doing.

 

[The Seeker]

Gloucester over Montpellier in France.

I'm going with my gut on this one.

 

[Which Tyler]

Glos desperate to grab defeat from the jaws of victory here

 

[Which Tyler]

Glos desperate to grab defeat from the jaws of victory here

but they fail, and will come visit us next week.
A QF as a warm up for the SF between the same two teams?

 

[TommiG88]

I disagree that a team dropping down from a competition should be given any home draws against a team that's played throughout a tournament. Bit of rewarding failure in my opinion

 

[Which Tyler]

I disagree that a team dropping down from a competition should be given any home draws against a team that's played throughout a tournament. Bit of rewarding failure in my opinion

I disagree that a team dropping down from a competition should be a thing that ever happens.
I also disagree that a European rugby competition should include non-European teams.
I further disagree that a competition wanting to be "the best of the best" should have a "more the merrier" approach to how many teams are included

 

[TommiG88]

I disagree that a team dropping down from a competition should be a thing that ever happens.
I also disagree that a European rugby competition should include non-European teams.
I further disagree that a competition wanting to be "the best of the best" should have a "more the merrier" approach to how many teams are included

I agree with all of that too. They've tampered too much. The Champions Cup had the formula spot on a few years ago

 

[IT157]

I agree with all of that too. They've tampered too much. The Champions Cup had the formula spot on a few years ago

I'm okay with the South African teams being in it. Agree with the other points though.

 

[The Seeker]

Gloucester over Montpellier in France.
View attachment 23252
I'm going with my gut on this one.

Final: Gloucester 24 Montpellier 17

Alright Cherry & Whites!