2015/16 EPCR draw, Wednesday 17 June 1:15pm Irish time

aimee1

total former wrote: »

This bit is interesting:
What could they be announcing?

changes to the bonus point system?

Riskymove

total former wrote: »

What could they be announcing?

Biarritz to be included as an Honorary life member (Pool 1) in all future competitions

Riskymove

irishbucsfan wrote: »

They're shutting down the whole thing and starting a new organisation based out of Dublin called "Extreme Rugby Crowd", it's going to be run equally by the Unions and the participants will have less individual control. A progressive move, and I for one certainly welcome it.

I picture the draw just beginning as normal when suddenly theme music plays and Vince McMahon saunters up to the stage!!

Larbre34

EPCR On Ice?

Larbre34

Deleted User wrote: »

No matter what the changes are, I promise to dislike them.

So more like; No, Níl, Nej, Non, Nein, No, Nao?

aimee1

Riskymove wrote: »

Biarritz to be included as an Honorary life member (Pool 1) in all future competitions

In a group with treviso always.

connemara man

Home and away matches to be a thing of the past and all games will be double headers in large stadia across Europe

irishbucsfan

connemara man wrote: »

Home and away matches to be a thing of the past and all games will be double headers in large stadia across Europe

All games will be played in Allianz Park

Here we go. Hi Craig.

http://live.epcrugby.com/eng/player1.php

Announcement 1 : Host in 2016 -> Lyon, not a double header. Friday/Saturday as previous
Announcement 2 : Host in 2017 -> Edinburgh

bilston

Please be kind to Ulster Bruce

vienne86

Deleted User wrote: »

Here we go. Hi Craig.

http://live.epcrugby.com/eng/player1.php

Announcement 1 : Host in 2016 -> Lyon, not a double header. Friday/Saturday as previous
Announcement 2 : Host in 2017 -> Edinburgh

Edinburgh - great!

bilston

Lyon and Edinburgh are two good shouts for finals. Cardiff will have gone 5 years without a final by 2018 if it even hosts it then.

Podge_irl

Sure would be rude not to pop down the road to Lyon so.

Challenge Cup
Pool 1 Pool 2 Pool 3 Pool 4 Pool 5
Connacht Sale Sharks Montpellier La Rochelle Edinburgh
Brive Dragons Quinns Gloucester London Irish
Newcastle Castres Cardiff Zebre Grenoble
Enisei-STM Pau Calvisano Worcester Agen


Pool 2 is tough!

Connacht happy!

total former

Good start for Connacht, easiest of the tier 2 teams.

bilston

Montpellier and Gloucester could provide two cracking ties...if they bother their asses to turn up that is...which to be fair Gloucester probably will.

Edit - Scrub that I read it wrong...oops...

Sort yer formatting out Emmet:-)

Montpellier and Quins will be even better!

irishbucsfan

Connacht with the Russians!

Rigor Mortis

Sweet draw for Connacht, and plenty of air miles too

bilston

irishbucsfan wrote: »

Connacht with the Russians!

That will be a fun away trip in December or January!

vienne86

Great pool for Connacht. Glad they avoided Gloucester!

Newcastle is a smashing city for a weekend break. Great bit of travelling to be done for the Westies.

ssaye2

The Pheasant2

Has the stream stopped for anyone else?

EDIT: Ah I see Champions cup draw is on the way

total former

The Pheasant2 wrote: »

Has the stream stopped for anyone else?

Resumes at 1340

vienne86

total former wrote: »

Resumes at 1340

Phew, was beginning to worry! Sky full of football!

Teferi

What does Craig Doyle do when he isn't presenting the draw? I never see him doing anything but this.

bilston

Teferi wrote: »

What does Craig Doyle do when he isn't presenting the draw? I never see him doing anything but this.

Presents rugby on BT

total former

Munster in tier 2! Great news for Ulster, but means Leinster must be paired with either Toulon or Saints...

Munster miss out on Tier 1

errlloyd

Munster have no luck.

awec

Teferi wrote: »

What does Craig Doyle do when he isn't presenting the draw? I never see him doing anything but this.

He's on UPC channel 100 all the time.

bilston

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Munster miss out on Tier 1

Does that impact on Ulster? Or I suppose more likely the Ospreys?

errlloyd

errlloyd wrote: »

Munster have no luck.

The reason the draw was delayed was because they were making the Munster ball heavier and so more easily identified.

Buer

errlloyd wrote: »

Munster have no luck.

We'll never know if POC refused to play against them now.

total former

errlloyd wrote: »

Munster have no luck.

It could yet work out very well for them. Stade, Munster, Exeter, Treviso would be a sweet draw.

awec

Who are the preferable tier1 team?

Stade I guess?

total former

Buer wrote: »

We'll never know if POC refused to play against them now.

... until the knock-out phases, obvs

irishbucsfan

bilston wrote: »

Does that impact on Ulster? Or I suppose more likely the Ospreys?

It helped Ulster, Ulster are a tier 2 team now.

bilston

Buer wrote: »

We'll never know if POC refused to play against them now.

At least not until the final.

Champions Cup
Pool 1 Pool 2 Pool 3 Pool 4 Pool 5
Sarseholes Clermont Glasgow Stade Francais Bath
Ulster Ospreys Northhampton Munster Toulon
Toulouse Exeter Racing 92 Leicester Leinster
Oyonnax Bordeaux Scarlets Treviso Wasps

bilston

irishbucsfan wrote: »

It helped Ulster, Ulster are a tier 2 team now.

I thought that might be the case but didn't dare say it out loud. A good start then...

awec

Ulster pool 4 please!

its_phil

Very s*** start

awec

Ulster in Saracens group.

Pass me the fcuking sick bucket. :mad:

Buer

Bahaha. Ulster. Gas. The love in continues.

Quint2010

Toulon only in Tier 2??? FFS!

its_phil

its_phil wrote: »

Very s*** start

I take it back good start for Munster, okay for Ulster but they will be seriously motivated for Saracens

.ak

Betcha Leinster get pool 5...

Buer

Munster will definitely take that.

Leinster have to get Pool 5 don't they?