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Machpants

QF predictions : Bordeaux vs La Rochelle - Toulouse vs Toulon - Leinster vs Glasgow and Northampton vs Castres.

So picking the favourites/higher placed teams to win? You rebel, you.

Bovidae

Cheika having a bitch about BOK's referring in the Gloucester-Leicester game. Hint: his team lost.

Machpants

Looks a little suspect

https://www.planetrugby.com/news/ronan-ogara-accuses-france-forward-of-neymar-esque-simulation-after-will-skelton-sent-off-in-dark-day-for-rugby

MiketheSnow

Skelton led with the shoulder into the neck/head area

YC and off-field review

ROG is dying on the wrong hill

Daffy Jaffy

At 42, Ma'a Nonu just played for Toulon and is now the oldest player ever to play in the top 14.

Machpants

Fucking legend
https://twitter.com/i/status/1906594811659903031

MN5

This is beyond inspirational. Ma'a is the man.

I remember someone telling me he REALLY focused obsessively on stretching/yoga in an effort to prolong his career. It's paying dividends and then some. A lesson there for all of us with our mid 40s aches and pains ( MN5 types this while stretching the hammies )

He's been retired from the ABs for 10 years now, surely he coulda had a crack in 2019 at least ?

Shit he would have been good value in 2023 from the sounds of things too.

I'd take him over Jordie or David Havili right now.

sparky

Toulon against Saracens ends in a Basketball scoreline with the French side the winners. Leicester Faingaanuku on the score sheet. I'm sure he'll be back in the Black Jersey in the next 18 months

sparky

Jordie Barrett only on the bench for Leinster's HEC Knock out game against Harlequins.

sparky

Toulon put 70 on Saracens. Leinster put 60 on Harlequins. Absolute thrashings. The English club sides are really struggling to compete at this level. Maybe they need to enter English regions or something into the European Cup to make these games more competitive and interesting?

sparky

And to add to today's misery for English clubs, Glasgow put 40 on Leicester.

Machpants

Leicester was bloody good for Toulon, hard as. Hopefully good for next year back here

Higgins

@Machpants He is looking good and with the fluffying around of wingers down here he might sneak in under Scott Robertsons seemingly Crusaders first policy.

sparky

Sale leading Toulouse at half time.

sparky

Toulouse comfortably ahead in the second half, but at least it's not another blow out.

sparky

Toulouse scored 28 unanswered second half points to run out 38-15 winners.

The English club sides have been dreadful this weekend.

Machpants

This guy is never going to live this down, and will be buying endless drinks for the rest of his squad/platoon/team

https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/04/07/parachutist-rescued-after-dangling-from-stadium-roof-in-france/

Machpants

@sparky said in NH club rugby:

Toulouse scored 28 unanswered second half points to run out 38-15 winners.

The English club sides have been dreadful this weekend.

Thankfully they won't be having the same problems in the knock outs, apart from Northampton

2024-25 Investec Champions Cup quarter-final draw (seeds in brackets)

Friday April 11th
QF2: Leinster (2) vs. Glasgow Warriors (7), KO 20:00, Aviva Stadium

Saturday April 12th
QF1: Bordeaux-Begles (1) v Munster (9), KO 16:00, Stade Chaban Delmas
QF3: Northampton (3) vs. Castres (6), KO 17:30, Franklin’s Gardens

Sunday, April 13th
QF4: Toulon (4) v Toulouse (5), KO 16:00, Stade Felix Mayol

MiketheSnow

Leinster
Munster
Northampton
Toulouse

cgrant

Leinster, Bordeaux, Northampton. Toulouse will have a tough game in Toulon. They have a six-day turnover and the game is played in Toulon where it is not always easy to win.
Bordeaux took the game a bit lightly against Ulster. They will be more motivated against Munster. They have a deadly backline (Lucu, Jalibert, Bielle-Biarrey, Moefana, Penaud) against which Munster has no equivalent. Their forwards are not bad either.

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