European Champions Cup 25/26 - Round 2

[TRF_Olyy]

Munster vs Gloucester, winner gets to marry their cousin

Loser also gets to marry their cousin

 

[Which Tyler]

Munster vs Gloucester, winner gets to marry their cousin

Loser also gets to marry their cousin

YOINK

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Sale Sharks Starting XV:
15. Arron Reed, 14. Tom O’Flaherty, 13. Joe Bedlow, 12. Marius Louw, 11. Alex Wills, 10. Rob du Preez, 9. Raffi Quirke; 1. Si McIntyre, 2. Nathan Jibulu, 3. WillGriff John, 4. Tom Burrow, 5. Ben Bamber, 6. Jacques Vermeulen, 7. Ernst van Rhyn ©, 8. Ben Curry.

Replacements:
16. Ethan Caine, 17. Tumy Onasanya, 18. James Harper, 19. Hyron Andrews, 20. Tristan Woodman, 21. Gus Warr, 22. Ollie Davies, 23. Gurshwin Wehr.


eeeeeeeeehhhhhhh, not gonna be pretty

 

[Groundhog]

Could be viewed as rotation but I suspect Donk has dropped a few lads off the back of last week. By all accounts he was encouraging nasty combative pitch sessions this week which is great to see.

Ben O’Connor kind of starting from nowhere, but I’ve always rated him. I have been a Jack O’Donoghue critic in the past but pre-injury he was one of our best players. Bartley really quite an unknown quantity. By reputation an excellent scrummager at AIL level, but we will see how it translates. Think he's always been fine for us. Happy to see Haley in, he should shore up our high ball a good bit.

 

[Groundhog]

So that’s where Bleuler ended up. Was a good medical joker for us.

 

[munstermuffin]

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Could be viewed as rotation but I suspect Donk has dropped a few lads off the back of last week. By all accounts he was encouraging nasty combative pitch sessions this week which is great to see.

Ben O’Connor kind of starting from nowhere, but I’ve always rated him. I have been a Jack O’Donoghue critic in the past but pre-injury he was one of our best players. Bartley really quite an unknown quantity. By reputation an excellent scrummager at AIL level, but we will see how it translates. Think he's always been fine for us. Happy to see Haley in, he should shore up our high ball a good bit.

Be certain there is no rotation here. A midweek training game decided alot here.

 

[sCriv]

https://www.epcrugby.com/champions-cup/matches

Tigers will fancy a crack at us.

Glasgow v Toulouse and Toulon v Bath probably the other games to put on the watch list.

I genuinely never thought I'd be wishing for this comp to get out of the way because I want to watch the URC more but here we are.

Yeah some great games that you've highlighted.
I'd also add Saints vs Bulls and Stormers vs La Rochelle..
All of those games on paper are anyone's really - depends on matchday 23's I suppose.

 

[munstermuffin]

Munster vs Gloucester, winner gets to marry their cousin

Loser also gets to marry their cousin

Is this a Sale thing.
We can then go to the Sale Christmas party

 

[Groundhog]

Be certain there is no rotation here. A midweek training game decided alot here.

So I gather. I believe lads on the fringe were told to step on some toes

 

[munstermuffin]

So I gather. I believe lads on the fringe were told to step on some toes

As physio lets say after Tuesday we were busy.
All bets off now and as words of a coach "Outside Tadhg you are all Leinster back ups for Ireland so don't get comfortable thinking you're Munster"

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

As physio lets say after Tuesday we were busy.
All bets off now and as words of a coach "Outside Tadhg you are all Leinster back ups for Ireland so don't get comfortable thinking you're Munster"

I love that the Munster coach is on board with the system. Fair play to him.

It'll be great for Irish rugby.

 

[Which Tyler]

Concern for Bath is that Toulon's scrum halves each have more international caps than Bath's SH's have club matches between them