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<blockquote data-quote="saulan" data-source="post: 1187154" data-attributes="member: 60236"><p>This has never been the playoff format. It's always been the top 4 teams getting the home quarter final. Only thing that happened before was the top of each sub-group got Champions Cup qualification.</p><p></p><p>Looking at the table again, I really do feel for the Lions and believe they deserved the quarters more than Ospreys. Ospreys had double games against 2nd, 5th and 14th (who were capable of pitching up, evidenced by their Challenge Cup win), whereas Ospreys got double games against 12th, 13th and 15th. Two of their wins featured being down to 14 men for more than half the game. In the end desperately unlucky, but in the end for overall audience engagement and having some Welsh presence, not the worst that Ospreys are there.</p><p></p><p>Also nice that all the countries are represented in the quarters.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="saulan, post: 1187154, member: 60236"] This has never been the playoff format. It’s always been the top 4 teams getting the home quarter final. Only thing that happened before was the top of each sub-group got Champions Cup qualification. Looking at the table again, I really do feel for the Lions and believe they deserved the quarters more than Ospreys. Ospreys had double games against 2nd, 5th and 14th (who were capable of pitching up, evidenced by their Challenge Cup win), whereas Ospreys got double games against 12th, 13th and 15th. Two of their wins featured being down to 14 men for more than half the game. In the end desperately unlucky, but in the end for overall audience engagement and having some Welsh presence, not the worst that Ospreys are there. Also nice that all the countries are represented in the quarters. [/QUOTE]
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