European Club Rugby
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The issue is that none of these bloody entitled clubs can cover their own fucking costs because no one goes to watch them. They all bitch and moan about the rfu but basically they’re spending money they can’t raise on the basis of a potential handout. Rugby in this country is fucked
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Premiership clubs are getting desperate for money, so this is a good time for the RU to push for more control
https://www.rugbypass.com/news/england-rugby-union-stars-could-be-placed-on-hybrid-contracts/
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Another one going to the wall, the best team in the championship
@Machpants met them on their way up, first time I've had to fly for a club league game. I think it was the second, or 3rd year of some rich guy throwing money at the club. Stacked with kiwis, Aussies and a couple of Fijians.
Clubs that buy their way to the top via talent only don't tend to last long.
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That's one example of rugby becoming NFL I can warm to
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A thing of beauty. Smith gets the assist but that was all about Tyrone Green.
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Sky, the occasional game
Edit: well it used to be, looks like they didn't bother with the licence for this year
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Just watching the Bath vs Bristol game from last night and finally believe England may have a centre worthy of the name in Olly Lawrence. Been slightly skeptical for a while that he was just a poor man’s Manu, but last night he had strength, cut great angles, through some lovely passes. Looked a class apart. Just shows sometimes you have to let a player with potential get better and not write them off too early. Hope he bring this into the England set up
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Just watching the Bath vs Bristol game from last night and finally believe England may have a centre worthy of the name in Olly Lawrence. Been slightly skeptical for a while that he was just a poor man’s Manu, but last night he had strength, cut great angles, through some lovely passes. Looked a class apart. Just shows sometimes you have to let a player with potential get better and not write them off too early. Hope he bring this into the England set up
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Champions Cup starting next weekend.
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At what point is O'Gara just a twat?
https://twitter.com/Murray_Kinsella/status/1729776492203126999
@KiwiMurph said in NH club rugby:
At what point is O'Gara just a twat?
https://twitter.com/Murray_Kinsella/status/1729776492203126999
i mean, he's Irish...
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Champions Cup starting this weekend.
ROUND 1Friday 8th December
Connacht 20:00 Bordeaux-Begles
Glasgow Warriors 20:00 NorthamptonSaturday 9th December
Toulon 13:00 Exeter
Bath 15:15 Ulster
Toulouse 15:15 Cardiff Rugby
Bulls 17:30 Saracens
Munster 17:30 Bayonne
Bristol Bears 20:00 LyonSunday 10th December
Sale Sharks 13:00 Stade Francais
La Rochelle 15:15 Leinster
Leicester Tigers 15:15 Stormers
Racing 92 17:30 HarlequinsROUND 2
Friday 15th December
Bayonne 20:00 Glasgow Warriors
Northampton 20:00 ToulonSaturday 16th December
Saracens 13:00 Connacht
Stormers 13:00 La Rochelle
Bordeaux-Begles 15:15 Bristol Bears
Leinster 17:30 Sale Sharks
Lyon 17:30 Bulls
Cardiff Rugby 20:00 Bath
Ulster 20:00 Racing 92Sunday 17th December
Exeter 13:00 Munster
Harlequins 15:15 Toulouse
Stade Francais 17:30 Leicester TigersROUND 3
Friday 12th January
Northampton 20:00 BayonneSaturday 13th January
Exeter 13:00 Glasgow Warriors
Lyon 13:00 Connacht
Bristol Bears 15:15 Bulls
Toulon 15:15 Munster
Leinster 17:30 Stade Francais
Stormers 17:30 Sale Sharks
Cardiff Rugby 20:00 Harlequins
Ulster 20:00 ToulouseSunday 14th January
Bath 13:00 Racing 92
La Rochelle 15:15 Leicester Tigers
Bordeaux-Begles 17:30 SaracensROUND 4
Friday 19th January
Connacht 20:00 Bristol Bears
Glasgow Warriors 20:00 ToulonSaturday 20th January
Bulls 13:00 Bordeaux-Begles
Harlequins 13:00 Ulster
Leicester Tigers 15:15 Leinster
Racing 92 15:15 Cardiff Rugby
Munster 17:30 Northampton
Stade Francais 17:30 Stormers
Saracens 20:00 LyonSunday 21st January
Sale Sharks 13:00 La Rochelle
Toulouse 15:15 Bath
Bayonne 17:30 Exeter -
@cgrant said in NH club rugby:
La Rochelle - Leinster should be a cracker.
We will back Leinster. The Stormers have a 6 day turn around from Leicester Tigers to La Rochelle in Cape Town. We were looking forward to a Libbok vs Pollard & Roos vs Wiese clash but it wont happen. B team will go to Leicester.
