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Vaders Jester posted:Edinburgh fluff another knock out game, though Darcy Graham's efforts to put Hoyland away for a try were amazing. Leinster are doing the same at the moment. What is it about the Pro14 ?
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No idea, Leinster have walked through every team this year so they're totally undercooked for a side like Saracens. Sarries resting players last week while Leinster played a final probably not helping either. Edinburgh just lack self belief and kill themselves with really stupid errors. Vaders Jester fucked around with this message at 16:20 on Sep 19, 2020 |
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Sep 19, 2020 16:18
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Vaders Jester posted:No idea, Leinster have walked through every team this year so they're totally undercooked for a side like Saracens. Leinster are struggling to get back into the game at the moment.
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Sep 19, 2020 16:24
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At least they're making a game of it. Might be a tight finish.
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Sep 19, 2020 16:44
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Saracens were worth the win in the end.
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Sep 19, 2020 17:25
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Yeah, can't give a side like that such a big lead.
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Sep 19, 2020 18:02
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Poite's constant coughing coming through on the mic. 
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Sep 19, 2020 19:16
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Vaders Jester posted:Poite's constant coughing coming through on the mic. Yeah if Racing can't field a side next match then people will know who to blame.
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Sep 19, 2020 19:24
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bessantj posted:Yeah if Racing can't field a side next match then people will know who to blame. Leicester - Castre game already cancelled too.
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Vaders Jester posted:Leicester - Castre game already cancelled too. How are the French games handling fans?
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Sep 19, 2020 19:32
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bessantj posted:How are the French games handling fans? I think it's 5000 at the Clermont game, 1000 at the Bordeaux game. I think it depends on the stadium size but seem to be pretty well spaced out.
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Vaders Jester posted:I think it's 5000 at the Clermont game, 1000 at the Bordeaux game. I think it depends on the stadium size but seem to be pretty well spaced out. At least they're doing that. Are they changing venue for the Leicester/Castres game do you know?
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bessantj posted:At least they're doing that. Are they changing venue for the Leicester/Castres game do you know? Game is cancelled with Castre forfeiting after too many players were testing positive for COVID.
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Vaders Jester posted:Game is cancelled with Castre forfeiting after too many players were testing positive for COVID. Do you know what, I just remembered that's what happened and came to edit my post. That decision was for the best.
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Sep 19, 2020 19:41
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Yeah, absolutely. It's just not worth the risk and I'm glad people are being sensible about it.
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Sep 19, 2020 19:43
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Be interesting to see how it effects next season.
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Sep 19, 2020 19:47
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Pro14 nominally starts in a couple of weeks assuming we don't have another lockdown so we're going to see if anyone has learned anything soon. I suspect a few games will have to be postponed or cancelled through the year though.
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Goon Player Of The Year 2016 James Davies has used the £1000 that Rhys Priestland owed him, to launch an exciting business venture. James Davies has invented a suitcase for dogs. https://www.mycubbycase.com/our-story
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My god. He could make millions.
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How long before the WRU demand a share? In other news, rugby union in totally corrupt shocker, Bernard Laporte of the FRU has been brought in for questioning after pressuring the appeals board to reduce Montpelier's fine for financial misconduct. https://apnews.com/aa6598a93ef04048a68c798b3e9f7c2d
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The Celtic League is going to restart with two week's notice. Is it worth making a larger effort post? This seems like it'll be a trainwreck of amazing proportions. - The 2020 Guinness Pro "gently caress this, we're going to wing it" The competition is once again a single division, made up of 12 teams from Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Italy, who will all play against each other once. The concept of "Home" or "Away" games is a moot point, because most teams leased their stadiums to the NHS, and can't get them back in time. Most games now take place on Sunday and Monday evenings. Most seem to think that this is so soccer stadiums can be used to host matches, and can be deep cleaned and left sterile for 24 hours, before being used on Monday. It may also be a time zone thing, to appease our new South African overlords. In Stage 2 (December), any teams who are contractually obliged by TV deals to play additional derby matches will play each other, to earn Mega Bucks. Nobody's worked out yet whether these games will count towards league points, or if they'll have spectators. In Stage 3 (January), The Natal Sharks, Vodacom Bulls, DHL Stormers, Free State Cheetahs and Emirates Lions will join the league. All of the European teams will play against them once (?) or twice (?) in countries that haven't been decided yet. Stage 4 will be some sort of play-off system. Will the South African teams be eligable to qualify for this, after winning all 11 of their matches? Will they carry over points from their own Aotearoa? Can they qualify for the Heineken Cup? Who the gently caress knows? Let's just play rugby, and work it out later! All kick-off times are subject to change. Broadcasters are subject to change. Venues are not only subject to change, but haven't even been negotiated yet. Expect every match to take place at either Parc Y Scarlets, Rodney Parade, Scotstoun or The WWE Thunderdome. Friday, 2 October Zebre v Cardiff Blues, Stadio Lanfranchi, 18:00 BST Ulster v Benetton, Kingspan Stadium, 20:15 BST Leinster v Dragons, RDS Arena, 20:15 BST Saturday, 3 October Scarlets v Munster, Parc y Scarlets, 15:00 BST Connacht v Glasgow, The Sportsground, 17:15 BST Edinburgh v Ospreys, BT Murrayfield, 19:35 BST Friday, 9 October Dragons v Zebre, Rodney Parade, 20:15 BST Saturday, 10 October Benetton v Leinster, Stadio Monigo, 17:15 BST Ospreys v Ulster, Liberty Stadium, 17:15 BST Munster v Edinburgh, Thomond Park, 19:35 BST Cardiff Blues v Connacht, tbc, 19:35 BST Sunday, 11 October Glasgow v Scarlets, Scotstoun, 17:15 BST Friday, 23 October Leinster v Zebre, RDS Arena, 19:35 BST Benetton v Scarlets, Stadio Monigo, 20:15 BST Saturday, 24 October Ospreys v Glasgow, Liberty Stadium, 17:30 BST Sunday, 25 October Ulster v Dragons, Kingspan Stadium, 15:00 BST Edinburgh v Connacht, BT Murrayfield, 19:35 BST Monday, 26 October Munster v Cardiff Blues, Thomond Park, 20:15 BST Sunday, 1 November Dragons v Munster, Rodney Parade, 14:00 GMT Connacht v Benetton, The Sportsground, 16:30 GMT Scarlets v Edinburgh, Parc y Scarlets, 18:45 GMT Monday, 2 November Cardiff Blues v Ulster, tbc, 18:00 GMT Zebre v Ospreys, Stadio Lanfranchi, 19:15 GMT Glasgow v Leinster, Scotstoun, 20:15 GMT Round five Saturday, 7 November Benetton v Munster, Stadio Monigo, 14:00 GMT Dragons v Connacht, Rodney Parade, 17:15 GMT Sunday, 8 November Ospreys v Leinster, Liberty Stadium, 15:00 GMT Scarlets v Zebre, Parc y Scarlets, 17:15 GMT Monday, 9 November Edinburgh v Cardiff Blues, BT Murrayfield, 20:15 GMT Ulster v Glasgow, Kingspan Stadium, 20:15 GMT Saturday, 14 November Connacht v Scarlets, The Sportsground, 19:35 GMT Sunday, 15 November Munster v Ospreys, Thomond Park, 14:45 GMT Glasgow v Dragons, Scotstoun, 18:30 GMT Monday, 16 November Zebre v Ulster, Stadio Lanfranchi, 18:00 GMT Cardiff Blues v Benetton, tbc, 20:15 GMT Leinster v Edinburgh, RDS Arena, 20:15 GMT Sunday, 22 November Zebre v Connacht, Stadio Lanfranchi, 14:30 GMT Ospreys v Benetton, Liberty Stadium, 15:00 GMT Leinster v Cardiff Blues, RDS Arena, 17:15 GMT Ulster v Scarlets, Kingspan Stadium, 19:35 GMT Monday, 23 November Dragons v Edinburgh, Rodney Parade, 18:00 GMT Glasgow v Munster, Scotstoun, 20:15 GMT Saturday, 28 November Connacht v Ospreys, The Sportsground, 19:35 GMT Sunday, 29 November Scarlets v Leinster, Parc y Scarlets, 17:15 GMT Cardiff Blues v Glasgow, tbc, 19:35 GMT Monday, 30 November Benetton v Dragons, Stadio Monigo, 18:00 GMT Munster v Zebre, Thomond Park, 20:15 GMT Edinburgh v Ulster, BT Murrayfield, 20:15 GMT. December 26/27 Connacht v Ulster Munster v Leinster Zebre v Benetton Glasgow v Edinburgh Dragons v Cardiff Blues Ospreys v Scarlets January 2/3, 2021 Leinster v Connacht Ulster v Munster Benneton v Zebre Edinburgh v Glasgow Cardiff Blues v Ospreys Scarlets v Dragons January 9/10 Connacht v Munster Leinster v Ulster Zebre v Edinburgh Glasgow v Benetton Cardiff Blues v Scarlets Dragons v Ospreys Tyma fucked around with this message at 15:21 on Sep 23, 2020 |
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quote:Leinster v Dragons, RDS Arena, 20:15 BST Can't wait, just buzzing about the prospect of the kicking the Dragons will get. Blues might be down Rodney again. bessantj fucked around with this message at 15:29 on Sep 23, 2020 |
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bessantj posted:Can't wait, just buzzing about the prospect of the kicking the Dragons will get. I hope they get kicked so hard, that the hamster running The Dragons online store finally wakes up, and I can finally buy a years' worth of VX3 shorts for £3 each >_< bessantj posted:Blues might be down Rodney again. I assume that Blues play at Rodney Parade, and The Ospreys play at either St Helens or Parc y Scarlets. Their pre-season games are being played at PYS.
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Tyma posted:I assume that Blues play at Rodney Parade, and The Ospreys play at either St Helens or Parc y Scarlets. Their pre-season games are being played at PYS. It's nice to see Welsh rugby teams helping each other out.
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bessantj posted:It's nice to see Welsh rugby teams helping each other out. Both teams donated all of their unsold 2020 merchandise and unused training gear to amateur teams, and sent out free face masks to disabled supporters registered in both regions. I can't believe we're only a year removed from the two regions stubbornly refusing to merge into a Saracens-esque super team.
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What a mess. At this stage I'm just looking forward to Glasgow fans weird QAnon style conspiracy theories about how the SRU hate them when they get pumped by Zebre or something.
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Tyma posted:Both teams donated all of their unsold 2020 merchandise and unused training gear to amateur teams, and sent out free face masks to disabled supporters registered in both regions. I can't believe we're only a year removed from the two regions stubbornly refusing to merge into a Saracens-esque super team. These are interesting times. Which is more than can be said for the rugby.
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I knew things were going to be different but  Anyone planning/attempting to go to games? Ulster were selling a £60 fan membership that gets you entered into a raffle that allows you to buy a ticket, season ticket holders got partial refunds for last season and were gently encouraged to use the credit on the membership instead of any new tickets - I've held off so far but I'd love to get back 
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Bath were supposed to be trialling fans at the game last night but it got called off on six hours notice. I do not think there is any chance I will be able to attend a sporting event for six months.
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Gloucester let 1000 people in to the quins game a couple of weeks back but ticket priority was given to the people who are members of the VIP club and season ticket holders who waived the chance of a pro-rata refund, of which I am neither. And since the rules have recently tightened I'm assuming there will be even fewer games where they let people in in the near future.
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I renewed my Glasgow season ticket at a reduced rate. The first game is behind closed doors, but they might have something in place for November.
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I signed up for the SRU membership and let Edinburgh keep the money from my ticket, mostly because I suspect that everything is up in the air and I'd rather see rugby in Scotland survive at some level rather than worry about physically going to games. Hopefully there will be some scope for fans at Murrayfield because it's so big so social distancing is possible but if not, such is life in these weird COVID times.
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MyChemicalImbalance posted:I knew things were going to be different but The weirdest change is going to be whatever the gently caress the kits look like. I'm hope everyone has something along the lines of that horrific Scarlets shirt with 20 different obscure local sponsors on it, rather than everyone shirt just saying "DIOLCH NHS". Vaders Jester posted:I signed up for the SRU membership and let Edinburgh keep the money from my ticket, mostly because I suspect that everything is up in the air and I'd rather see rugby in Scotland survive at some level rather than worry about physically going to games. I have a match against Stirling County in February, and the WRU and SRU both think it's still on track, so you'll at least be able to watch -some- rugby, even if it's just me getting hammered by Scottish props who haven't tackled anyone in 12 months.
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 Terrible Kits Sponsored By Local Gas Stations And Pubs Are Finally Here    Meanwhile, Zebre have gone with the interesting strategy of not having ANY sponsors, but producing two kits that are so loving cool that every rugby fan will buy both. 
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I prefer the black one. It pops more. Odd to see Doom Bar (slightly askew?) sponsoring a Welsh team.
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