European Club Rugby
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Anyone else watching Leinster vs Wasps? Kurtley Beale with an absolutely scintillating break to put Le Roux away - who dropped it over the line. Otherwise Leinster a class above so far, just steamrolling what is currently the top side of the English championship. Cipriani has been woeful for Wasps.
@Billy-Tell said in NH club rugby:
Anyone else watching Leinster vs Wasps? Kurtley Beale with an absolutely scintillating break to put Le Roux away - who dropped it over the line. Otherwise Leinster a class above so far, just steamrolling what is currently the top side of the English championship. Cipriani has been woeful for Wasps.
And Jimmy Goperth looking like one of Wasps best players in that game & all season at 12. Jeez he has had a great second career up north
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@MN5 said in NH club rugby:
@Stargazer said in NH club rugby:
Sad to read this: Conrad Smith's French rugby horror show continues
http://www.newshub.co.nz/home/sport/2017/04/conrad-smith-s-french-rugby-horror-show-continues.html
He had a pretty blessed run with the ABs compared to most and I could think of worse things than being an injured pro rugby player in France.
Strange comment. Does that make it any less sad for him to be out injured like that? Badly injured is badly injured.
@Stargazer said in NH club rugby:
@MN5 said in NH club rugby:
@Stargazer said in NH club rugby:
Sad to read this: Conrad Smith's French rugby horror show continues
http://www.newshub.co.nz/home/sport/2017/04/conrad-smith-s-french-rugby-horror-show-continues.html
He had a pretty blessed run with the ABs compared to most and I could think of worse things than being an injured pro rugby player in France.
Strange comment. Does that make it any less sad for him to be out injured like that? Badly injured is badly injured.
Agree with MN5, Conrad's had a great career and it's now winding down. If I was the POTUS and I was about to end a tweet I'd say "Not that sad!"
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Next year's champions cup final is going to be in Spain. Bilbao the place. It's good timing because rugby is on the rise in Spain. They got 25,000 for their own league final last season.
@profitius said in NH club rugby:
Next year's champions cup final is going to be in Spain. Bilbao the place. It's good timing because rugby is on the rise in Spain. They got 25,000 for their own league final last season.
Steven Jones will be happy, his dream of Spain replacing the ABs in world rugby is one step closer!
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Next year's champions cup final is going to be in Spain. Bilbao the place. It's good timing because rugby is on the rise in Spain. They got 25,000 for their own league final last season.
@profitius Nice! Last year's top 14 final was in Barcelona (Nou Camp), with a crowd of 90,000.
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@profitius said in NH club rugby:
Next year's champions cup final is going to be in Spain. Bilbao the place. It's good timing because rugby is on the rise in Spain. They got 25,000 for their own league final last season.
Steven Jones will be happy, his dream of Spain replacing the ABs in world rugby is one step closer!
@Nepia said in NH club rugby:
@profitius said in NH club rugby:
Next year's champions cup final is going to be in Spain. Bilbao the place. It's good timing because rugby is on the rise in Spain. They got 25,000 for their own league final last season.
Steven Jones will be happy, his dream of Spain replacing the ABs in world rugby is one step closer!
Their U20s just missed out on qualification for this year's U20 world championship in Georgia. They led Samoa by 8th points with 9min to go in last year's U20 trophy final.
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Straight into a comentating gig on Sky last Saturday morning for the Super Rugby coverage too, he was pretty good opposite Noddy. A hell of a lot better than Fitzy tends to be, good chance to step into the roles that Ali Williams had sewn up until he got nose snuffle issues & shot his future earning in the face.
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Toulouse loosie and former France captain (80 caps) Thierry Dusautoir has announced today that he will retire from rugby at the end of the season.
http://www.lequipe.fr/Rugby/Actualites/Thierry-dusautoir-annonce-la-fin-de-sa-carriere/794413
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Nasi Manu moving from Edinburgh to Treviso at the end of the season
http://www.scrummagazine.com/2017/04/19/lifelong-friends-made-edinburgh-manu-away-italy/
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Andre Taylor moving from Kintetsu Liners to Sanix Blues. All fine, but geez, playing for Japan? Trying not to judge because if you're not good enough for the ABs but are still dreaming of playing international footy.... I can - sort of - understand that.
I have already seen people fuming on social media about "too many foreigners" in the Brave Blossoms taking the spots of Japanese players. Can't really blame them.
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Andre Taylor moving from Kintetsu Liners to Sanix Blues. All fine, but geez, playing for Japan? Trying not to judge because if you're not good enough for the ABs but are still dreaming of playing international footy.... I can - sort of - understand that.
I have already seen people fuming on social media about "too many foreigners" in the Brave Blossoms taking the spots of Japanese players. Can't really blame them.
@Stargazer That sort of mercenary professionalism should be dealt with by World Rugby. Time for Pichot's better rules.
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maybe he grew up dreaming of being a blossom
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Well, I'm just back from Lyon (fab city), where I saw Clermont defeat Leinster. There is one thing NH rugby definitely has over NZ rugby: atmosphere at grounds. Both sets are fans were great in this regard, but Clermont has the musical instruments to go with it. A few Kiwis on display: Isa Nacewa, Jamison Gibson-Park, Hayden Triggs and Michael Bent for Leinster; Fritz Lee for Clermont. It's a good experience going to match like that.
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Well, I'm just back from Lyon (fab city), where I saw Clermont defeat Leinster. There is one thing NH rugby definitely has over NZ rugby: atmosphere at grounds. Both sets are fans were great in this regard, but Clermont has the musical instruments to go with it. A few Kiwis on display: Isa Nacewa, Jamison Gibson-Park, Hayden Triggs and Michael Bent for Leinster; Fritz Lee for Clermont. It's a good experience going to match like that.
@Billy-Tell said in NH club rugby:
Well, I'm just back from Lyon (fab city), where I saw Clermont defeat Leinster. There is one thing NH rugby definitely has over NZ rugby: atmosphere at grounds. Both sets are fans were great in this regard, but Clermont has the musical instruments to go with it. A few Kiwis on display: Isa Nacewa, Jamison Gibson-Park, Hayden Triggs and Michael Bent for Leinster; Fritz Lee for Clermont. It's a good experience going to match like that.
Good match - Clermont deserved it although Leinster did themselves no favours in the first 20 minutes with Nacewa being binned and Clermont getting a 15-0 lead before Sexton put them on the scoreboard with a penalty at the break. Good comeback in the second half by Leinster 12-19 with Ringrose's individual try from outside his 22 a nice little highlight. Pity that Gatland didn't think he made the grade. Lopez is a cool customer and took both his drop goals very well.
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Well, I'm just back from Lyon (fab city), where I saw Clermont defeat Leinster. There is one thing NH rugby definitely has over NZ rugby: atmosphere at grounds. Both sets are fans were great in this regard, but Clermont has the musical instruments to go with it. A few Kiwis on display: Isa Nacewa, Jamison Gibson-Park, Hayden Triggs and Michael Bent for Leinster; Fritz Lee for Clermont. It's a good experience going to match like that.
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@Billy-Tell I'd say French and Italian rugby...Not sure I've seen it so much in UK/Dublin...So far...
@Bones said in NH club rugby:
@Billy-Tell I'd say French and Italian rugby...Not sure I've seen it so much in UK/Dublin...So far...
You can't find more loyal fans than those from the Irish provinces. They all travel en masse home and away. The guys I was with are just pure fanatics, putting their money where their mouths are, with the complete regalia, including the suitcases and everything. The Leinster support club hired 2 charter planes to give you an idea.
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@Bones said in NH club rugby:
@Billy-Tell I'd say French and Italian rugby...Not sure I've seen it so much in UK/Dublin...So far...
You can't find more loyal fans than those from the Irish provinces. They all travel en masse home and away. The guys I was with are just pure fanatics, putting their money where their mouths are, with the complete regalia, including the suitcases and everything. The Leinster support club hired 2 charter planes to give you an idea.
@Billy-Tell said in NH club rugby:
...pure fanatics, with the complete regalia, including the suitcases and everything.
I feel inadequate.
