NH club rugby

[taniwharugby]

@antipodean I thought they had quite often sent understrength sides to games in Europe, saving the full strength for home games and their big crowds.

[Bones]

@Daffy-Jaffy said in NH club rugby:

@Bones said in NH club rugby:

Was there a hurricane?

Yes there was, his name is Jordie.

Oh come on, daffy explains the joke and gets more likes?

[Catogrande]

@Bones

you've been in the UK too long. Subtlety is creeping into your DNA.

[Kruse]

@Catogrande said in NH club rugby:

@Bones

you've been in the UK too long. Subtlety is creeping into your DNA.

Ah yes, the famous (ly overrated) British Subtlety. [insert Bennie Hill gif]

[Catogrande]

@Kruse So you don't get Benny Hill?

[cgrant]

@taniwharugby
The Sharks were playing at home against Toulouse and were poor, even with their best possible team. Their forwards were crushed by their counterparts all game long.

[Daffy Jaffy]

[OomPB]

@cgrant you missed the Stormers vs Sale Sharks game?

[OomPB]

@cgrant they missed Etsebeth. Koch, Williams, Am, AE and Fassie.

[Bovidae]

@OomPB Koch played in an all-SA front row.

[Dan54]

@taniwharugby said in NH club rugby:

@antipodean I thought they had quite often sent understrength sides to games in Europe, saving the full strength for home games and their big crowds.

Seems to work both ways doesn't it? Don't the European teams take weaker teams to SA? Thought I read an article about it, the idea of Saffa teams being there is good (financially), but noone seems to enjoy the travel?

[cgrant]

@OomPB said in NH club rugby:

@cgrant you missed the Stormers vs Sale Sharks game?

English clubs are rubbish compared to the French ones. Exeter were beaten 69-12 by Bordeaux in England, while Northampton and Harlequins were well beaten by Stade Français (ranked 13th in the Top 14) and Toulon.
BTW, the Stormers were beaten at home by Toulon.
Concerning the Sharks vs Toulouse game, Toulouse had to play in a heat which they were not accustomed and were fielding a side without Ahki, Cros, Roumat, Arnold and their new prodigy, Castro-Ferreira.

[taniwharugby]

@Dan54 no idea, maybe it was just the media making more of the SA sides sending 'lesser' teams to the away fixture.

Guess it highlights the logistics of involving the SA sides, be it the NH or SH comps.

[OomPB]

@cgrant I do agree on the French teams. T14 is by far the best club competition in rugby. The Saffer teams downfall at the moment is more the players who play all year. They need to have an 8 week break from rugby and it hasnt been figure out with the CC timing.

[gt12]

TJ playing as captain and at 10 for the Black Rams in their last game.

[antipodean]

Caught up on the Saints - Bath game from two weeks ago. Upset as top of the table Bath lose in a nine try thriller at Franklin's Gardens. This sort of defence optional rugby is why England aren't winning RWCs. It might look entertaining to the average punter, but it ain't preparing them for Test rugby.

[MiketheSnow]

WTF

[Bones]

@MiketheSnow can't see the Leicester defence coach getting too many gigs in the near future. Mind you, didn't stop the England coach...

[Machpants]

Typical fluffy defence optional NH rugby, not like SR...

[Bovidae]

I watched three of the games over the weekend. The Clermont-Bristol game was entertaining but Bristol's desire to run everything from inside their 22 cost them a draw, and benefitted Clermont in the end. Luatua still looks useful.