NH club rugby
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So that's in NZT:
Sun 21 April, 2am: Saracens v Munster
Sun 21 April, 4.30am: La Rochelle v Sale Sharks
Sun 21 April, 7.00am: Clermont v Harlequins
Mon 22 April, 2.15am: Leinster v ToulouseIt doesn't look like any of these games will be televised in NZ.
Does anyone know whether these games are (legally) livestreamed somewhere for countries where the games aren't televised? I don't mean something like Rugbypass, but something similar to what WorldRugby does for sevens (livestreaming on its FB page or website).
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Very short highlights of European Cup and European Champions Cup games end up on Youtube on this channel:
Investec Champions Cup & EPCR Challenge Cup
🏉✅Welcome to the Official YouTube channel of European Professional Club Rugby and...
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Joe Tekori at 7 caught my eye as an interesting selection. I thought he was a Lock.
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All European semis are on Spark Sport: https://www.sparksport.co.nz/
Maybe it's time to take that free trial
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So I watched the 2 HEC semis.
Saracens vs Munster was men vs boys. Saracens remarkably had not a single Kiwi in their side. Munster had Bleyendaal starting at 10 - not our world cup 3rd choice 10 based on this anonymous display (admittedly behind a beaten pack). Munster also had Rhys Marshall off the bench at hooker and Alby Mathewson as back-up 9.
Leinster vs Toulouse. Leinster had James Lowe who scored a very good try and looked lively throughout. Leinster also had Michael Bent off the bench.
Toulouse, who were tactically and mentally a shambles, had Faumuina at 3, still in fine fettle, Kaino at 8 (pulled early in the 2nd half) and unbelievably they stuck Pita Ahki at starting 12.
Think Saracens will win, at a neutral ground, they will play smarter rugby than Toulouse and have just a little too much for Leinster.
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@Billy-Tell Sean Maitland is a kilted Kiwi.
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@sparky said in NH club rugby:
@Billy-Tell Sean Maitland is a kilted Kiwi.
Wasn’t in saracens team though for this game.
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Okay, David Strettle was a late injury replacement.
A tenuous one then. Mako Vunipola was born in Wellington.
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@Billy-Tell said in NH club rugby:
Toulouse, who were tactically and mentally a shambles, had Faumuina at 3, still in fine fettle, Kaino at 8 (pulled early in the 2nd half) and unbelievably they stuck Pita Ahki at starting 12
Whaaaaat. He is fat and a unfit and was fucked after ten minutes. He was walking and offside for most of the game that I saw and offered zero.
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@Bones said in NH club rugby:
@Billy-Tell said in NH club rugby:
Toulouse, who were tactically and mentally a shambles, had Faumuina at 3, still in fine fettle, Kaino at 8 (pulled early in the 2nd half) and unbelievably they stuck Pita Ahki at starting 12
Whaaaaat. He is fat and a unfit and was fucked after ten minutes. He was walking and offside for most of the game that I saw and offered zero.
Nah he was grand. Maybe you had a few, for this game I was stone cold sober.
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@Billy-Tell said in NH club rugby:
@Bones said in NH club rugby:
@Billy-Tell said in NH club rugby:
Toulouse, who were tactically and mentally a shambles, had Faumuina at 3, still in fine fettle, Kaino at 8 (pulled early in the 2nd half) and unbelievably they stuck Pita Ahki at starting 12
Whaaaaat. He is fat and a unfit and was fucked after ten minutes. He was walking and offside for most of the game that I saw and offered zero.
Nah he was grand. Maybe you had a few, for this game I was stone cold sober.
Yeah must have been that strong water I was drinking. I only watched the first half, so he must have had a massive energy boost in the 2nd. I was laughing at him taking ten seconds to get up off the ground everytime he did anything, then standing there for a sec and walking back. Which was happening within ten minutes of kick off.
Although I obviously made that up what with being so drunk I couldn't read numbers.
