2018-2019 Champions Cup

unplayable

munster game is sat lunchtime. disaster

troyzer

unplayable wrote: »

munster game is sat lunchtime. disaster

Where did you get that?

unplayable

mate heard it said its def first game on sat. should be confirmed later i think

troyzer

unplayable wrote: »

mate heard it said its def first game on sat. should be confirmed later i think

What about the rest of them? Racing are obviously going to get the Sunday and I would imagine Saracens and BT will push pretty hard for the other Saturday game.

Leinster on the Friday would be a dream. I love Friday night games.

Riskymove

troyzer wrote: »

Leinster on the Friday would be a dream. I love Friday night games.

there may not be a Friday game

2 sat
2 Sun

F.nelson

Saturday afternoon Edinburgh v.Munster

Saturday evening Leinsterv.Ulster

Sunday afternoon Racingv.Toulouse

Sunday evening Saracens v.Glasgow Warriors

Seemingly

Buer

I'll gladly take that. Pub for the Munster match, stadium for the Leinster match then off home to iron my Toulouse jersey.

F.nelson

F.nelson wrote: »

Saturday afternoon Edinburgh v.Munster

Saturday evening Leinsterv.Ulster

Sunday afternoon Racingv.Toulouse

Sunday evening Saracens v.Glasgow Warriors

Seemingly

Heard munster are the first game anyway. And in this order then

Eod100

Don't mind that at all, if that's that. Had already booked flights to Edinburgh for the Friday evening. Wasn't sure Edinburgh game would be the Sat afternoon with Hearts game then. Thought it might be swapped with Glasgow match with Rangers v Celtic on the Sunday. Just got to wait for it to be confirmed officially.

finbarrk

That’s great. Have Friday- Sunday booked for Edinburgh.

Boscoirl

Sweet my sat morning gamble paid off

First Up

Are these confirmed yet? Not on any of the obvious websites.

Riskymove

First Up wrote: »

Are these confirmed yet? Not on any of the obvious websites.

no announcement yet

Eod100

Riskymove wrote: »

no announcement yet

Could be tomorrow at this rate

Eod100

15 nominees out for Champions Cup player of the year. https://twitter.com/C4Sport/status/1088471257245499398?s=19

Clegg

I always feel like these shortlists come out too soon. I know six games have been played already, but there are still three rounds of the tournament left. At least wait until after the quarterfinals so you've a better picture.

errlloyd

Henderson snubbed. I think medard was too.

Exclamation Marc

F.nelson wrote: »

Saturday afternoon Edinburgh v.Munster

Saturday evening Leinsterv.Ulster

Sunday afternoon Racingv.Toulouse

Sunday evening Saracens v.Glasgow Warriors

Seemingly

Perfect. Atmosphere will be cracking for the all Irish affair on a Saturday night.

bilston

Buer wrote: »

I'll gladly take that. Pub for the Munster match, stadium for the Leinster match then off home to iron my Toulouse jersey.

You'll be too sad to iron your Toulouse jersey

troyzer

bilston wrote: »

Buer wrote: »

I'll gladly take that. Pub for the Munster match, stadium for the Leinster match then off home to iron my Toulouse jersey.

You'll be too sad to iron your Toulouse jersey

That's fighting talk.

Eod100

Clegg wrote: »

I always feel like these shortlists come out too soon. I know six games have been played already, but there are still three rounds of the tournament left. At least wait until after the quarterfinals so you've a better picture.

I think players can be added after the semis too

Cookiemunster

Clegg wrote: »

I always feel like these shortlists come out too soon. I know six games have been played already, but there are still three rounds of the tournament left. At least wait until after the quarterfinals so you've a better picture.

That's why it's not a shortlist, but a longlist that will be reduced to a shortlist of 5 after the semis.

bilston

troyzer wrote: »

That's fighting talk.

Ah sure it's alright the Ulster team bus will still be stuck at the border by the time the Toulouse match kicks off

troyzer

bilston wrote: »

troyzer wrote: »

That's fighting talk.

Ah sure it's alright the Ulster team bus will still be stuck at the border by the time the Toulouse match kicks off

Maybe Ulster will start playing in Monaghan from now on.

Paul Smeenus

Bloody hell those lists are a load of aul' rubbish.

Eod100

Tomorrow morning for quarter-final match days and kick-offs: https://twitter.com/ChampionsCup/status/1088511953365024770?s=19

vienne86

Eod100 wrote: »

Tomorrow morning for quarter-final match days and kick-offs: https://twitter.com/ChampionsCup/status/1088511953365024770?s=19

Why does it take so long to make these arrangements???????

Surely it's not that difficult to figure out!

First Up

vienne86 wrote:

Why does it take so long to make these arrangements???????


Surely it's not that difficult to figure out!

TV a big part of it I'd imagine.

F.nelson

And they need to let the airlines know first too

Eod100

vienne86 wrote: »

Why does it take so long to make these arrangements???????

Surely it's not that difficult to figure out!

Would have thought with the 1 broadcaster it might have been quicker but still need to decide order of games I guess. French game likely the Sunday. Will hopefully find out soon!

The Lost Sheep

vienne86 wrote: »

Why does it take so long to make these arrangements???????

Surely it's not that difficult to figure out!

tv, venue availability in some cases, deciding order of games,

Former Former

vienne86 wrote: »

Why does it take so long to make these arrangements???????

Surely it's not that difficult to figure out!

Why do people get so stressed about this?

troyzer

Former Former wrote: »

Why do people get so stressed about this?

They want to book flights etc.?

F.nelson

The Lost Sheep wrote: »

tv, venue availability in some cases, deciding order of games,

It shouldn't take that long, and you know it you just need to get your speak in. All teams would know there venue, and bt and don't need 5 days to decide whether Munster should play on the friday evening or Saturday morning and it took them 5 minutes to know Leinster Ulster where prime time Saturday and Racing Toulouse were the Sunday

Former Former

troyzer wrote: »

They want to book flights etc.?

Right, so what difference does an hour or two or even a day or two make to that?

The Lost Sheep

F.nelson wrote: »

It shouldn't take that long, and you know it you just need to get your speak in. All teams would know there venue, and bt and don't need 5 days to decide whether Munster should play on the friday evening or Saturday morning and it took them 5 minutes to know Leinster Ulster where prime time Saturday and Racing Toulouse were the Sunday

Some venues are shared with other sports and there can be police etc who will need to know just like soccer/other sports.

troyzer

Former Former wrote: »

Right, so what difference does an hour or two or even a day or two make to that?

Yeah you're right, it's not like travel pricing is time sensitive.

People want to be the first ones out of the gate to book flights and hotels before they can be gouged.

Sabre0001

And people travelling for rugby are unlikely to only ones flying / staying in a city on any given weekend.

Riskymove

Former Former wrote: »

Right, so what difference does an hour or two or even a day or two make to that?

price for Saturday morning flight increased from about 80 yesterday to 240 today when first talk of Saturday afternoon game appeared

some people will await for confirmation, some will gamble

Former Former

troyzer wrote: »

Yeah you're right, it's not like travel pricing is time sensitive.

People want to be the first ones out of the gate to book flights and hotels before they can be gouged.

Yeah, I am right.

If the games are announced at 10am, the flights and hotels are more expensive by 1015.

If the games are announced at 11am, the flights are more expensive by 1115.

And so on, so on. The effect is the same regardless of when the times are released. It's easier to just assume it's a huge conspiracy but that's the reality.

So yeah, no point stressing. If you wait until the times are announced, you've already missed the boat to a large extent.

Thanos

SAT 30 MAR 2019

Edinburgh Rugby 12:45 (GMT) Munster Rugby
Quarter-Finals
BT Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh


Saracens 15:15 (GMT) Glasgow Warriors
Quarter-Finals
Allianz Park, Barnet


Leinster Rugby 17:45 (GMT) Ulster Rugby
Quarter-Finals
Aviva Stadium, Dublin


SUN 31 MAR 2019

Racing 92 15:15 (IST) Toulouse
Quarter-Finals
Paris La Defense Arena, Paris

Buer

12.45?!

Does Murrayfield need a helping hand with having an even more poxy atmosphere?!

troyzer

Former Former wrote: »

Yeah, I am right.

If the games are announced at 10am, the flights and hotels are more expensive by 1015.

If the games are announced at 11am, the flights are more expensive by 1115.

And so on, so on. The effect is the same regardless of when the times are released. It's easier to just assume it's a huge conspiracy but that's the reality.

So yeah, no point stressing. If you wait until the times are announced, you've already missed the boat to a large extent.

This is sort of my point. The later the times are announced, the more people will pull the trigger early and try to predict it making it harder for the people who are waiting for the times.

I'm not endorsing that idea. I'm one of those who tries to predict it and takes the hit if it doesn't come off. But it's not completely illogical.

There are some people hoping to book the second it comes out and try to beat the rush of casuals once it makes the Journal.ie or the Irish Times website.

Riskymove

Buer wrote: »

12.45?!

Does Murrayfield need a helping hand with having an even more poxy atmosphere?!

Its the 3 on Saturday that has caused the problem

all for TV and not clashing with the soccer as usual.

They should have just gone for Friday Night imo

Buer

Riskymove wrote: »

Its the 3 on Saturday that has caused the problem

all for TV and not clashing with the soccer as usual.

They should have just gone for Friday Night imo

I would imagine television had a big say. I can't think that Edinburgh would want that slot. A half empty stadium with all of their fans sober and quiet...I don't think any home side would want that slot, to be honest.

Riskymove

Buer wrote: »

I would imagine television had a big say. I can't think that Edinburgh would want that slot. A half empty stadium with all of their fans sober and quiet...I don't think any home side would want that slot, to be honest.

yeah I mentioned TV, it is the primary concern, people actually going have been taken for granted for years


Some talk about Edinburgh encouraging families now to attend given timeframe!

Eod100

Riskymove wrote: »

Its the 3 on Saturday that has caused the problem

all for TV and not clashing with the soccer as usual.

They should have just gone for Friday Night imo

Have Sale v Connacht match the Friday night. Worchester v Harlequins Sat night. La Rochelle Bristol 1.45, Clermont v Northampton Sun night. Looks like they're avoiding clashes with Challenge Cup games too

aloooof

Buer wrote: »

I would imagine television had a big say. I can't think that Edinburgh would want that slot. A half empty stadium with all of their fans sober and quiet...I don't think any home side would want that slot, to be honest.

Munster had a similar slot vs Toulouse a few years ago if I remember rightly, far from ideal but we had the benefit of knowing it'd be a sell out.

aloooof

Eod100 wrote: »

Have Sale v Connacht match the Friday night. Worchester v Harlequins Sat night. La Rochelle Bristol 1.45, Clermont v Northampton Sun night. Looks like they're avoiding clashes with Challenge Cup games too

Is CC televised from the knock-outs onwards?

Riskymove

aloooof wrote: »

Munster had a similar slot vs Toulouse a few years ago if I remember rightly, far from ideal but we had the benefit of knowing it'd be a sell out.

oh sure, any reasonable size place would sell out given travelling support

its just the issue of Murrayfield