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Posted: **Fri Dec 18, 2020 3:52 pm**

Friday:

European Champions Cup
Pool 1
Scarlets 17:30 Toulon
Wasps 20:00 Montpellier

European Challenge Cup

Castres 17:30 Newcastle Falcons
Brive 20:00 Zebre

Posted: **Fri Dec 18, 2020 4:01 pm**

Scarlets v Toulon now off apparently

Posted: **Fri Dec 18, 2020 4:05 pm**

Margin__Walker wrote: Fri Dec 18, 2020 4:01 pm Scarlets v Toulon now off apparently

If thats true, they should play this wekeends games as scheduled then just bin the competition for this season, it will be meaningless as undoubtedly more and more games are gonna be canned due to the rona.

Posted: **Fri Dec 18, 2020 4:09 pm**

ASMO wrote: Fri Dec 18, 2020 4:05 pm
Margin__Walker wrote: Fri Dec 18, 2020 4:01 pm Scarlets v Toulon now off apparently
If thats true, they should play this wekeends games as scheduled then just bin the competition for this season, it will be meaningless as undoubtedly more and more games are gonna be canned due to the rona.

FFS, doesn't bode well for the 6N

Posted: **Fri Dec 18, 2020 4:12 pm**

Toulon left it very late to pull the plug as EPCR had said it should go ahead.

Has been pointed out, that it was odd that the game was going ahead against Scarlets in the first place, given that the Bath game was cancelled as they had come into contact with a Covid + Scarlets player.

Posted: **Fri Dec 18, 2020 4:17 pm**

Assuming no changes I've missed:

There are five changes to the starting 15 that beat Dragons last time out.

Wasps’ international quartet of Dan Robson, Will Rowlands, Jack Willis and Joe Launchbury are rested. In their places come Will Porter, Tim Cardall, Ben Morris and James Gaskell respectively.

The only other change sees Ben Harris return from injury to start at loosehead prop.

Tom Willis also makes his way back from the injury he picked up against Gloucester in November, to take his place amongst the replacements.

Montpellier : Immelman; Martin, Lozowski, Vincent, Vallee; Foursans, Paillaugue; Forletta, du Plessis, Lamositele, Van Rensburg, Chalureau, Ouedraogo, Becognee, Picamoles

Replacements: Delhommel, Nariashvili, Chilachava, Camara, Reinach, Timu, Reilhac, Ngandebe.

Posted: **Fri Dec 18, 2020 4:26 pm**

Zebre: 15 Michelangelo Biondelli, 14 Pierre Bruno, 13 Giulio Bisegni (c), 12 Federico Mori, 11 Jamie Elliott, 10 Carlo Canna, 9 Marcello Violi, 8 Renato Giammarioli, 7 Maxime Mbanda, 6 Jimmy Tuivaiti, 5 Mick Kearney, 4 Samuele Ortis, 3 Giosué Zilocchi, 2 Luca Bigi, 1 Danilo Fischetti.
A disposizione: 16 Oliviero Fabiani, 17 Andrea Lovotti, 18 Eduardo Bello, 19 Leonard Krumov, 20 Lorenzo Masselli, 21 Nicolò Casilio, 22 Antonio Rizzi, 23 Enrico Lucchin

Brive: 15 Setariki Tuicuvu, 14 Joris Jurand, 13 Guillaume Galletier, 12 Sevanaia Gaiala, 11 Valentin Tirefort, 10 Tedo Abzhandadze, 9 David Delarue, 8 Kitione Kamikamica, 7 Esteban Abadie (c), 6 Irakli Tskhadadze, 5 Stan South, 4 Renger van Eerten, 3 Mesake Doge, 2 Badri Alkhazashvili, 1 Wesley Tapueluelu
A disposizione: 16 Enzo Jouannet, 17 Daniel Brennan, 18 Luka Japaridze, 19 Steevy Cerqueira, 20 Otar Giorgadze, 21 Quentin Delord, 22 Fouad Boulaghrifa, 23 Maxence Darthou

Zebre let a potential win against French opponents slip away last weekend, Brive are bottom of the table (I think) so might not be taking this too seriously

Posted: **Fri Dec 18, 2020 4:33 pm**

Is that Jamie Elliott the former Saints wing in the Zebre side?

Posted: **Fri Dec 18, 2020 4:34 pm**

Margin__Walker wrote: Fri Dec 18, 2020 4:01 pm Scarlets v Toulon now off apparently

And La Rochelle v Bath

Posted: **Fri Dec 18, 2020 4:36 pm**

It would be terrible if a Quins substitute coughed at the wrong time and the impending slaughter at the hands of Racing92 was called off

Posted: **Fri Dec 18, 2020 4:39 pm**

Oxbow wrote: Fri Dec 18, 2020 4:33 pm Is that Jamie Elliott the former Saints wing in the Zebre side?

Yes

Posted: **Fri Dec 18, 2020 5:03 pm**

JM2K6 wrote: Fri Dec 18, 2020 4:36 pm It would be terrible if a Quins substitute coughed at the wrong time and the impending slaughter at the hands of Racing92 was called off

Easier to fake a cough than blood.

Should explain that RCT were unhappy with some of Scarlets' testing and reported to Eurofools. Now, the game could have been pp'd to Sunday to allow Scarlets to be tested again for fever but........... RCT would still have refused to play because the players have 3 mandatory rest days and they feel that would not allow enough prep for their next T14 match (ASM).

http://www.rctoulon.com/news/article/sc ... -du-match/

So, this is new. A side refusing to play. Let's see how this pans out.

Posted: **Fri Dec 18, 2020 5:04 pm**

sturginho wrote: Fri Dec 18, 2020 4:26 pm Zebre: 15 Michelangelo Biondelli, 14 Pierre Bruno, 13 Giulio Bisegni (c), 12 Federico Mori, 11 Jamie Elliott, 10 Carlo Canna, 9 Marcello Violi, 8 Renato Giammarioli, 7 Maxime Mbanda, 6 Jimmy Tuivaiti, 5 Mick Kearney, 4 Samuele Ortis, 3 Giosué Zilocchi, 2 Luca Bigi, 1 Danilo Fischetti.
A disposizione: 16 Oliviero Fabiani, 17 Andrea Lovotti, 18 Eduardo Bello, 19 Leonard Krumov, 20 Lorenzo Masselli, 21 Nicolò Casilio, 22 Antonio Rizzi, 23 Enrico Lucchin

Brive: 15 Setariki Tuicuvu, 14 Joris Jurand, 13 Guillaume Galletier, 12 Sevanaia Gaiala, 11 Valentin Tirefort, 10 Tedo Abzhandadze, 9 David Delarue, 8 Kitione Kamikamica, 7 Esteban Abadie (c), 6 Irakli Tskhadadze, 5 Stan South, 4 Renger van Eerten, 3 Mesake Doge, 2 Badri Alkhazashvili, 1 Wesley Tapueluelu
A disposizione: 16 Enzo Jouannet, 17 Daniel Brennan, 18 Luka Japaridze, 19 Steevy Cerqueira, 20 Otar Giorgadze, 21 Quentin Delord, 22 Fouad Boulaghrifa, 23 Maxence Darthou

Zebre let a potential win against French opponents slip away last weekend, Brive are bottom of the table (I think) so might not be taking this too seriously

It's a 3rd team. I don't even recognise some of the players. If you take it seriously, you should win.

Posted: **Fri Dec 18, 2020 5:07 pm**

Brive are taking the piss with an internet name generator, surely

Mesake Doge was the real giveaway

(I see ex Quin Stan South is getting a game. Lucky boy.)

Posted: **Fri Dec 18, 2020 5:10 pm**

sturginho wrote: Fri Dec 18, 2020 4:39 pm
Oxbow wrote: Fri Dec 18, 2020 4:33 pm Is that Jamie Elliott the former Saints wing in the Zebre side?
Yes

I didn't know he was still playing, he seems to have been around for ages but I looked him up and he's still only 28.

Posted: **Fri Dec 18, 2020 5:14 pm**

JM2K6 wrote: Fri Dec 18, 2020 5:07 pm Brive are taking the piss with an internet name generator, surely

Mesake Doge was the real giveaway

(I see ex Quin Stan South is getting a game. Lucky boy.)

121st.

Posted: **Fri Dec 18, 2020 5:30 pm**

Trev Brennans sprog is on the bench.

Posted: **Fri Dec 18, 2020 5:34 pm**

Torquemada 1420 wrote: Fri Dec 18, 2020 5:14 pm
JM2K6 wrote: Fri Dec 18, 2020 5:07 pm Brive are taking the piss with an internet name generator, surely

Mesake Doge was the real giveaway

(I see ex Quin Stan South is getting a game. Lucky boy.)
121st.

A normal healthy sport, this

Posted: **Fri Dec 18, 2020 5:47 pm**

The broadcasters are very fortunate that it’s December, the weather is awful, and there is a lockdown. Unappetising match ups everywhere deliberately created by a crap format. Should have just gone knockout

Posted: **Fri Dec 18, 2020 6:08 pm**

Margin__Walker wrote: Fri Dec 18, 2020 4:12 pm Toulon left it very late to pull the plug as EPCR had said it should go ahead.

Has been pointed out, that it was odd that the game was going ahead against Scarlets in the first place, given that the Bath game was cancelled as they had come into contact with a Covid + Scarlets player.

Is it 28-0 to the Scarlets then?

Posted: **Fri Dec 18, 2020 6:15 pm**

Paddington Bear wrote: Fri Dec 18, 2020 5:47 pm The broadcasters are very fortunate that it’s December, the weather is awful, and there is a lockdown. Unappetising match ups everywhere deliberately created by a crap format. Should have just gone knockout

Exactly. FA Cup KO. Best thing give the congestion.

Posted: **Fri Dec 18, 2020 6:15 pm**

GogLais wrote: Fri Dec 18, 2020 6:08 pm
Margin__Walker wrote: Fri Dec 18, 2020 4:12 pm Toulon left it very late to pull the plug as EPCR had said it should go ahead.

Has been pointed out, that it was odd that the game was going ahead against Scarlets in the first place, given that the Bath game was cancelled as they had come into contact with a Covid + Scarlets player.
Is it 28-0 to the Scarlets then?

This might be that + i.e. maybe RCT will get fined and a ban.

Posted: **Fri Dec 18, 2020 7:16 pm**

JM2K6 wrote: Fri Dec 18, 2020 5:07 pm Brive are taking the piss with an internet name generator, surely

Mesake Doge was the real giveaway

(I see ex Quin Stan South is getting a game. Lucky boy.)

Mesake's highlight reel

Posted: **Fri Dec 18, 2020 8:05 pm**

Amazing brake from Will Porter to take Wasps from inside their 22 to a 10m attacking lineout.

Posted: **Fri Dec 18, 2020 8:09 pm**

That has to be yellow as a minimum against Immelman.

Posted: **Fri Dec 18, 2020 8:09 pm**

Found a stream. Surely a red card?

Posted: **Fri Dec 18, 2020 8:10 pm**

Another week another dull Saffa with a red card...

Posted: **Fri Dec 18, 2020 8:11 pm**

Lemoentjie wrote: Fri Dec 18, 2020 8:09 pm Found a stream. Surely a red card?

It's Brace. He needs to check if it's an English team before deciding.

Posted: **Fri Dec 18, 2020 8:11 pm**

Ref could have dropped it to yellow if he really wanted to, but I'm not going to complain about a red there (that's without a Wasps hat on).

Posted: **Fri Dec 18, 2020 8:12 pm**

Should've been a pen there for going high on Ben Harris too...

Posted: **Fri Dec 18, 2020 8:13 pm**

Raggs wrote: Fri Dec 18, 2020 8:11 pm Ref could have dropped it to yellow if he really wanted to, but I'm not going to complain about a red there (that's without a Wasps hat on).

Really? Clear red to me. Immelman lined him up. No care. Shoulder to head.

Posted: **Fri Dec 18, 2020 8:13 pm**

You wonder at what point the message will sink in to these morons on keeping the tackles down.

Posted: **Fri Dec 18, 2020 8:13 pm**

Looked like a couple of highs there?

Posted: **Fri Dec 18, 2020 8:13 pm**

Definite red, well done ref for not bottling it.

Posted: **Fri Dec 18, 2020 8:13 pm**

Lemoentjie wrote: Fri Dec 18, 2020 8:13 pm
Raggs wrote: Fri Dec 18, 2020 8:11 pm Ref could have dropped it to yellow if he really wanted to, but I'm not going to complain about a red there (that's without a Wasps hat on).
Really? Clear red to me. Immelman lined him up. No care. Shoulder to head.

Oh I'm not arguing, just wouldn't have been surprised to see yellow there either from some refs. It's red for me.

Posted: **Fri Dec 18, 2020 8:15 pm**

notfatcat wrote: Fri Dec 18, 2020 8:13 pm Definite red, well done ref for not bottling it.

It wasn't hard: quick check... is it England.... nope.... red.

Posted: **Fri Dec 18, 2020 8:16 pm**

Torquemada 1420 wrote: Fri Dec 18, 2020 8:15 pm
notfatcat wrote: Fri Dec 18, 2020 8:13 pm Definite red, well done ref for not bottling it.
It wasn't hard: quick check... is it England.... nope.... red.

Colour me surprised that Torq is bitching about a ref... even in a decision he agrees with

Posted: **Fri Dec 18, 2020 8:18 pm**

Pests must be close to yellow for repeateds.

Posted: **Fri Dec 18, 2020 8:18 pm**

Raggs wrote: Fri Dec 18, 2020 8:16 pm
Torquemada 1420 wrote: Fri Dec 18, 2020 8:15 pm
notfatcat wrote: Fri Dec 18, 2020 8:13 pm Definite red, well done ref for not bottling it.
It wasn't hard: quick check... is it England.... nope.... red.
Colour me surprised that Torq is bitching about a ref... even in a decision he agrees with

It's Brace.

Posted: **Fri Dec 18, 2020 8:18 pm**

Jeez, how'd he miss that?

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