Not Heineken Cup 23/24

[fishfoodie]

How come Leinster have a home draw for the semi?

They won all their pool games, same goes for Toulouse

[OomStruisbaai]

How come Leinster have a home draw for the semi?

They won all their pool games, same goes for Toulouse

Leinster achieve this through the hardest pool. They deserve a home semi. They will walk this competition.

[PCPhil]

How come Leinster have a home draw for the semi?

They won all their pool games, same goes for Toulouse

Leinster achieve this through the hardest pool. They deserve a home semi. They will walk this competition.

They'll walk Toulouse?

Actually, that could be true in one way or another.

[SaintK]

How come Leinster have a home draw for the semi?

Top seeds:

Possible venues

Toulouse (1) v Bordeaux-Begles (4) or Harlequins (5) – Le Stadium, Toulouse (capacity: 33,150)

Leinster (2) v Northampton Saints (3) or Bulls (6) – Croke Park, Dublin (capacity: 82,300)

Northampton Saints (3) v La Rochelle (10) – Stadium MK, Milton Keynes (capacity: 30,500)

Bordeaux-Bègles (4) v Exeter Chiefs (8) – Matmut Atlantique, Bordeaux (capacity: 42,100).

Harlequins (5) v Exeter Chiefs (8) – Ashton Gate Stadium (capacity: 27,000)

Bulls (6) v La Rochelle (10) – UK venue TBC

Thanks
Didn't realise it was down to the seedings
I am delighted Saints have got this far considering they didn't win a match in last seasons comp.
t will be no disgrace to go out to Leinster on their own turf and I'm sure they'll give it a lash!!!

[topofthemoon]

Incident was in the diddy cup but Paul Willemse getting a 5-week suspension from a 6-week entry point for yet another head shot blows my mind.

How can a player on their 5th ban (and with 20 yellow cards across the last 10 years) receive no add on under aggravating factors for their 'status as an offender of the Laws of the Game' and ultimately still end up with a ban lower than the entry point?

[ASMO]

Allez Toulousin

[Tichtheid]

It's a simple game played like that

[Mahoney]

Completely deliberate finger in a Toulouse eye by an Exeter player there?

[sockwithaticket]

Incident was in the diddy cup but Paul Willemse getting a 5-week suspension from a 6-week entry point for yet another head shot blows my mind.

How can a player on their 5th ban (and with 20 yellow cards across the last 10 years) receive no add on under aggravating factors for their 'status as an offender of the Laws of the Game' and ultimately still end up with a ban lower than the entry point?

Judiciary process is a joke. The framework exists for them to issue meaningful sanctions to repeat offenders, but they opt not to.

[Uncle fester]

How come Leinster have a home draw for the semi?

Leinster have home country advantage because Northampton didn't score enough and Leicester conceded a bonus point after the clock had gone red.

[Tichtheid]

oofya, sit down

[ASMO]

How was that hit by Roots not looked at. This ref is out of his depth.

[Slick]

Only turned on in the last 10 minutes but an absorbing game

[Slick]

How was that hit by Roots not looked at. This ref is out of his depth.

Looks very much worth a look. Probably a pen/yellow borderline one, but strange not to refer it.

Point of order, the ref may have asked for help, or missed it, so it’s up to the TMO really.

[Slick]

Is that the usual Toulouse ground?

[GrahamWa]

Is that the usual Toulouse ground?

yes

[Tichtheid]

That's should be a card

[ASMO]

That's should be a card

Not with this ref, he is fucking dire

[Tichtheid]

Straight off the training paddock, that one

[Slick]

Is that the usual Toulouse ground?

yes

Had it in my head they played in some massive cathedral type stadium

[Tichtheid]

It's just so good

[sockwithaticket]

Toulouse fully unlocked and starting to run riot now.

[ASMO]

Exeter being blown off the park now.

[Stranger]

Toulouse in full flight are a joy to watch.

[Stranger]

Willis v Roots makes you want to cry as an England fan.

[ASMO]

Willis has just been incredible, vs Roots, a Ferrari v a Trabant.

[Tichtheid]

Toulouse are an easy team to support.

[GrahamWa]

Is that the usual Toulouse ground?

yes

Had it in my head they played in some massive cathedral type stadium

They play their big games at the football stadium. Their Semi will be there, but Stade Wallon is their home ground.

[Tichtheid]

That'll do Donkey, that'll do.

[JM2K6]

Mad that this was a proper contest for the entire first half and it's ended with Exeter conceding 64 points. Huge gap between the two very best teams in the tournament and the rest.

[Slick]

yes

Had it in my head they played in some massive cathedral type stadium

They play their big games at the football stadium. Their Semi will be there, but Stade Wallon is their home ground.

Ahh, that’s probably it

[laurent]

Had it in my head they played in some massive cathedral type stadium

They play their big games at the football stadium. Their Semi will be there, but Stade Wallon is their home ground.

Ahh, that’s probably it

Ernest Wallon will get 4000 more seats soon.

Incredible second half.

[Sards]

Well done to all teams to make the semi finals of the 2 competitions

[SaintK]

They play their big games at the football stadium. Their Semi will be there, but Stade Wallon is their home ground.

Ahh, that’s probably it

Ernest Wallon will get 4000 more seats soon.

Incredible second half.

Bonkers
47 points in 40 minutes

[Mahoney]

Completely deliberate finger in a Toulouse eye by an Exeter player there?

Umm...

[Mahoney]

The video's worse, makes it look really deliberate:

[Biffer]

That’s a really bad one.

[fishfoodie]

That should really be a ban until about the New Year 2025 in any sensible world

[SaintK]

That really doesn't look good. So very unlike Jack Yeandle!

[assfly]

Yikes