ajwffc Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 I see Finn and Hoggy are in the shortlst for European player of the year, 2 out of the 5 selected. I feel sorry for the Cheetahs if they get punted to make it a 16 team league as they have been fairly decent, unlike the kings. Also with all the SA talent being split across just 4 teams could see them dominating the league as well, so them having 5 or 6 teams would be better for us. Or go with 5 and then have an additional team from Georgia / Spain / Russia / Romania to make up the 18. I see they have a contract until 2023 or something to play in Pro14 so will be interestinf to see what happens I think the idea of 3 leagues of 6 (1 x Scotland and Wales, 1 x Ireland & Italy and 1 x SA and AN other) play everyone in your conference H&A then every other team once for 22 game season would mean that everyone else only has to travel to SA 3 times max - best 2 league winners into semi final, then worst winner and 3 2nd place teams play off for a semi final placeThe Cheetahs do have a contact to play in the Pro 14 until 2023 but not with the Pro 14. The contract is with SARU who have a deal with the the Pro 14 to supply 2 clubs.This has all come about as I understand it due to the quarantine laws in New Zealand making it almost impossible for Super Rugby to run next year in its normal form. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajwffc Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 Round One Match Official Appointments Friday. October 2 Zebre Rugby v Cardiff Blues Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma – KO 19:00 ITA / 18:00 UK Referee: George Clancy (IRFU, 124th competition game) AR1: Federico Vedovelli (FIR) AR2: Riccardo Angelucci (FIR) TMO: Stefano Penne (FIR) Live on eir Sport 2, Premier Sports 2, DAZN, ESPN+ (USA), pro14.tv. Ulster v Benetton Kingspan Stadium, Belfast – KO 20:15 Referee: Adam Jones (WRU, 3rd competition game) AR1: Sean Gallagher (IRFU) AR2: Robert O’Sullivan (IRFU) TMO: Brian MacNeice (IRFU) Live on eir Sport 2, Premier Sports 1, DAZN, ESPN+ (USA), pro14.tv. Leinster v Dragons RDS Arena, Dublin- KO 20:15 Referee: Andrea Piardi (FIR, 7th competition game) AR1: Frank Murphy AR2: Chris Busby (IRFU) TMO: Simon McDowell (IRFU) Live on eir Sport 1, Premier Sports 2, TG4, S4C, DAZN, ESPN+ (USA), pro14.tv. Saturday, October 3 Scarlets v Munster Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli 15:00 Referee: Sam Grove-White (SRU, 8th competition game) AR1: Nigel Owens (WRU) AR2: Dan Jones (WRU) TMO: Ben Whitehouse (WRU) Live on eir Sport 1, Premier Sports 2, TG4, DAZN, ESPN+ (USA), pro14.tv. Deferred: S4C 22:00 Sunday Connacht v Glasgow Warriors The Sportsground, Galway – KO 17:15 Referee: Craig Evans (WRU, 11th competition game) AR1: Sean Gallagher (IRFU) AR2: Eoghan Cross (IRFU) TMO: Olly Hodges (IRFU) Live on eir Sport 1, Premier Sports 1, TG4, DAZN, ESPN+ (USA), pro14.tv. Edinburgh v Ospreys BT Murrayfield, Edinburgh – KO 19:35 Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU, 66th competition game) AR1: Ben Blain AR2: Keith Allen (both SRU) TMO: Andy McMenemy (SRU) Live on eir Sport 1, Premier Sports 1, DAZN, ESPN+ (USA), pro14.tv. Deferred 22:00 Monday 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajwffc Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Edinburg team for Ospreys game Glasgow team for Connacht game 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajwffc Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Draw for the 2023 RWC group stage takes place on the 14th of December the Rankings at the start of the year are getting used . Band 1: South Africa, New Zealand, England, Wales Band 2: Ireland, Australia, France, Japan Band 3: Scotland, Argentina, Fiji, Italy Band 4: Oceania 1, Europe 1, Americas 1, Asia / Pacific 1 Band 5: Africa 1, Europe 2, Americas 2, Final Qualifier Winner Oceania 1 - winner of a 2 legged Samoa–Tonga play off games. loser, will play the winner of the 2021 Oceania Rugby Cup to advance as Oceania 2 Asia / Pacific 1 - Winner of the 2021 Asia Rugby Championship v Oceanian 2 losers enters the repechage as Asia / Pacific 2 Americas 1,2,3 - Format undecided Americas 3 enters the repechage Europe 1,2,3 - winners and runners-up of a combined 2021–2022 Rugby Europe Championship (Europe 1 and Europe 2) 3rd place side will be Europe 3 and enter the repechage Africa 1,2 - winners of the 2022 Africa Cup (Africa 1) runner up will be Africa 2 and enter the repechage Final Qualifier Winner - round-robin format Final Qualification Tournament between: Africa 2, Americas 3, Europe 3 and Asia/Pacific 2 played in November 2022 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bob Mahelp Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 3 minutes ago, ajwffc said: Draw for the 2023 RWC group stage takes place on the 14th of December the Rankings at the start of the year are getting used . Band 1: South Africa, New Zealand, England, Wales Band 2: Ireland, Australia, France, Japan Band 3: Scotland, Argentina, Fiji, Italy Band 4: Oceania 1, Europe 1, Americas 1, Asia / Pacific 1 Band 5: Africa 1, Europe 2, Americas 2, Final Qualifier Winner Oceania 1 - winner of a 2 legged Samoa–Tonga play off games. loser, will play the winner of the 2021 Oceania Rugby Cup to advance as Oceania 2 Asia / Pacific 1 - Winner of the 2021 Asia Rugby Championship v Oceanian 2 losers enters the repechage as Asia / Pacific 2 Americas 1,2,3 - Format undecided Americas 3 enters the repechage Europe 1,2,3 - winners and runners-up of a combined 2021–2022 Rugby Europe Championship (Europe 1 and Europe 2) 3rd place side will be Europe 3 and enter the repechage Africa 1,2 - winners of the 2022 Africa Cup (Africa 1) runner up will be Africa 2 and enter the repechage Final Qualifier Winner - round-robin format Final Qualification Tournament between: Africa 2, Americas 3, Europe 3 and Asia/Pacific 2 played in November 2022 Bad news that Scotland have slipped into Band 3. You want to avoid France as the 2nd level team, given that they're playing at home. That said, there's no way that Japan will be as strong as they were a year ago so they would be the country you want in your group. Australia are weak just now, but you've got to imagine they'll be better in 3 years time. We're paying the price for really poor start to the WC last year against (what it tuned out to be) a pretty rubbish Irish side. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honestly united Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Im sure the pool draw was supposed to take the rankings after the Summer interntionals, but Covid has obviously taken that away. if they had used the current rankings we would have been pool 2 instead of Japan POSITION TEAMS POINTS 1 (1) SOUTH AFRICA 94.20 2 (2) NEW ZEALAND 92.12 3 (3) ENGLAND 88.42 4 (4) IRELAND 84.92 5 (5) FRANCE 82.74 6 (6) WALES 82.65 7 (7) AUSTRALIA 81.91 8 (8) SCOTLAND 80.69 9 (9) JAPAN 79.29 10 (10) ARGENTINA 78.31 11 (11) FIJI 76.21 12 (12) GEORGIA 72.86 13 (13) TONGA 71.44 14 (14) ITALY 71.08 So it would have been Band 1: South Africa, New Zealand, England, Ireland Band 2: Wales, Australia, France, Scotland Band 3: Japan, Argentina, Fiji, Italy Band 4: Oceania 1, Europe 1, Americas 1, Asia / Pacific 1 Band 5: Africa 1, Europe 2, Americas 2, Final Qualifier Winner 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajwffc Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 they used the January rankings instead of the ones after the Autumn internationals as that was the last time all the sides played 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Might as well just give Leinster the title. Yawn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Shocking start by Glasgow, just clear your lines ffs 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAD Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 1 minute ago, John Lambies Doos said: Shocking start by Glasgow, just clear your lines ffs Awful, Connacht 3-0 up without touching the ball. That forward pass was horrific as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Harsh penalty on scrum there. Long afternoon ahead 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAD Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 1 minute ago, John Lambies Doos said: Harsh penalty on scrum there. Long afternoon ahead Especially when after the penalty the ref goes over to tell the Connacht guy it should actually be a pen against him and gives him a bit of coaching. Not a good look. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 f**k off, you can't make a 30 yard line break, f**k it up yourself, then go back for a penalty 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 How was that a high tackle?? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAD Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Refs now going to card anything else. We might as well let them score because we aren't getting out of here till Connacht do. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Jo Jo Junior Shabadoo Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 I'll save everybody the bother: John Lacey is a c**t. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Nigel Owens is such a good referee because he got the entire quota of Wales' refereeing talent. The rest of them are absolutely fucking abysmal 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Better 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Kebble has had him on toast since the first scrum, finally spotted by the ref 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAD Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Ahhh, sitter missed. Jones brilliant. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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