2018-2019 Champions Cup

ScrubsfanChris · 31-03-2019 5:08pm

That's textbook ref/AR/TMO work there

yosser hughes · 31-03-2019 5:09pm

why did Toulouse kick that away? Mad stuff

troyzer · 31-03-2019 5:09pm

Why would you kick it away?

Clegg · 31-03-2019 5:10pm

HOME SEMI

troyzer · 31-03-2019 5:10pm

Super Rugby is better

Diabhal Beag · 31-03-2019 5:10pm

Toulouse are legends

vienne86 · 31-03-2019 5:10pm

YEEEESSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!

Well deserved win for Toulouse.

cameramonkey · 31-03-2019 5:11pm

That will do, come on Leinster.

Dave_The_Sheep · 31-03-2019 5:12pm

They're going to take some beating if they continue playing like that.

31-03-2019 5:12pm

troyzer wrote: »

Why would you kick it away?

Because sometimes territory is more important than possession. Racing can't kick a penalty from their own half.

yosser hughes · 31-03-2019 5:12pm

Great match! Really enjoyed that and Toulouse did so well with 14 men for an hour. Leinster are well capable of strangling them though at home .
Great boost to get a home semi. Leinster need to get their act together though.

Exclamation Marc · 31-03-2019 5:13pm

So well deserved.

Incredible performance from Toulouse who thoroughly worked hard for it.

Incredibly enjoyable game.

Roll on the Aviva on Easter weekend!

bennyl10 · 31-03-2019 5:13pm

Toulouse will have no fear of the Aviva

Can’t even compare the RDS game, Toulouse wanted Racing in the QF.

The Aviva game is going to be an absolute cracker!

Larbre34 · 31-03-2019 5:13pm

A suicidal day of decision making by Racing all day, but fair player to Toulouse, a 100% win from the neck up

Can we beat them 3 times in that form with our injuries? Great day beckons.....

Exclamation Marc · 31-03-2019 5:14pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Because sometimes territory is more important than possession. Racing can't kick a penalty from their own half.

Absolutely. And Racing weren't set up to return a kick. A bit of a gamble yes but very very smart.

Buer · 31-03-2019 5:14pm

yosser hughes wrote: »

why did Toulouse kick that away? Mad stuff

Far too long to survive with the ball in their own half. High risk of conceding a penalty.

ScrubsfanChris · 31-03-2019 5:14pm

If it were yesterdays Leinster v Toulouse today it would probably be victory for the French team.

Pretty sure Leinster will be much improved but Toulouse will also have 15 players

is_that_so · 31-03-2019 5:15pm

yosser hughes wrote: »

Great match! Really enjoyed that and Toulouse did so well with 14 men for and hour. Leinster are well capable of strangling them though at home .
Great boost to get a home semi. Leinster need to get their act together though.

Not sure about strangling them. Toulouse were very impressive today.

A-Train · 31-03-2019 5:16pm

Unreal match. Toulouse were brilliant. Home semi for Leinster who will have to completely up there game now.

Podge_irl · 31-03-2019 5:16pm

Not entirely convinced that I’m happy with that outcome.

yosser hughes · 31-03-2019 5:18pm

So any dates and times for the semi's? I think they are Easter weekend? I could be wrong.

Larbre34 · 31-03-2019 5:18pm

Podge_irl wrote: »

Not entirely convinced that I’m happy with that outcome.

Neither would be ideal because if fully Racing clicked with that game we'd be on the back foot in Paris anyway.

I'll take a home semi with a French team to travel any day of the week and work hard on the rest....

shrapnel222 · 31-03-2019 5:19pm

Poor game by Racing tbh. good example of how not to play with an extra man for 60 minutes. delighted for toulouse though. really hope they make it to the final as they're the most exciting team in Europe at the moment.

ScrubsfanChris · 31-03-2019 5:19pm

yosser hughes wrote: »

So any dates and times for the semi's? I think they are Easter weekend? I could be wrong.

Yeah

Sarries v Munster Saturday 3:15
Leinster v Toulouse Sunday 3:15

OldRio · 31-03-2019 5:20pm

yosser hughes wrote: »

So any dates and times for the semi's? I think they are Easter weekend? I could be wrong.

Munster game on Saturday
Leinster Sunday.

shrapnel222 · 31-03-2019 5:20pm

yosser hughes wrote: »

So any dates and times for the semi's? I think they are Easter weekend? I could be wrong.

20th and 21st April

yosser hughes · 31-03-2019 5:21pm

Easter Sunday. At least there's a bank holiday to recover

Clegg · 31-03-2019 5:23pm

Zebo and Russell went missing today. Racing were a man up for 60 minutes. That's when your playmakers are expected to take control.

Buer · 31-03-2019 5:24pm

Racing finished with a 66% tackle success rate. I don't think I've seen a team finish with such a low percentage. Russell missed 8 alone.

errlloyd · 31-03-2019 5:24pm

Mad that both semis would be different under last seasons rules.

ScrubsfanChris · 31-03-2019 5:29pm

errlloyd wrote: »

Mad that both semis would be different under last seasons rules.

Munster lose out twice :mad:

*Although this years system is fairer.

OldRio · 31-03-2019 5:33pm

We were discussing flights for the final during the week.
Just for the craic I checked prices at the moment.
Flying out Friday back on Sunday. Dublin Newcastle.
Ryanair is now 430 euro return.
Aer Lingus just short of 700 or 800 euro return.
Wow.

P_1 · 31-03-2019 5:47pm

OldRio wrote: »

We were discussing flights for the final during the week.
Just for the craic I checked prices at the moment.
Flying out Friday back on Sunday. Dublin Newcastle.
Ryanair is now 430 euro return.
Aer Lingus just short of 700 or 800 euro return.
Wow.

Feeling rather smug at the flights I booked to Manchester for that weekend now. I think a daytrip to Newcastle may be on the cards

Burkie1203 · 31-03-2019 5:55pm

Bitching on Twitter, mostly from Wales, because Leinster play Toulouse in Dublin. Like Leinster must have had a say in how today's game went to make this happen

shrapnel222 · 31-03-2019 5:55pm

OldRio wrote: »

We were discussing flights for the final during the week.
Just for the craic I checked prices at the moment.
Flying out Friday back on Sunday. Dublin Newcastle.
Ryanair is now 430 euro return.
Aer Lingus just short of 700 or 800 euro return.
Wow.

flights are pretty cheap to Edinburgh or glasgow that weekend, then it's 2 hours on the train

Former Former · 31-03-2019 5:59pm

For anyone who missed it,

https://twitter.com/i/status/1112370036818264064

Incredible.

sliabh 1956 · 31-03-2019 6:07pm

Zebo did n't cover himself in glory there falling off tackles

Exclamation Marc · 31-03-2019 6:08pm

OldRio wrote: »

We were discussing flights for the final during the week.
Just for the craic I checked prices at the moment.
Flying out Friday back on Sunday. Dublin Newcastle.
Ryanair is now 430 euro return.
Aer Lingus just short of 700 or 800 euro return.
Wow.

I picked up my flights on Tuesday this week and they were 240 return from Dublin to Newcastle on Ryanair. Thank god I got them before they both qualified.

Buer · 31-03-2019 6:19pm

Sniper!

https://v.redd.it/5rl41njupgp21

eagle eye · 31-03-2019 6:30pm

Former Former wrote:

For anyone who missed it,

Thing to s they are doing things like this almost every week for the last couple or months.
I think they will give Leinster a real scare.

ScrubsfanChris · 31-03-2019 6:35pm

Turn on Clermont Northampton, it's all kicking off!

Exclamation Marc · 31-03-2019 6:40pm

ScrubsfanChris wrote: »

Turn on Clermont Northampton, it's all kicking off!

Moronic challenge there.

Proper melee afterwards. The fact that they fell into the crowd/hoardings probably saved a card or two more given the angles were limited to review.

ScrubsfanChris · 31-03-2019 7:38pm

A Scotland esque comeback on the cards from Northampton here....

Diabhal Beag · 31-03-2019 7:39pm

WTF they were 22-3 down I think when I left the room

ScrubsfanChris · 31-03-2019 7:43pm

ScrubsfanChris wrote: »

A Scotland esque comeback on the cards from Northampton here....

Nevermind

ScrubsfanChris · 31-03-2019 7:49pm

It's just gone from incredible comeback to out right embarrassing in the space of 10 minutes.

is_that_so · 31-03-2019 7:50pm

Clegg wrote: »

Zebo and Russell went missing today. Racing were a man up for 60 minutes. That's when your playmakers are expected to take control.

Both can do that in big games, Russell is far too inclined to play his own game.

ScrubsfanChris · 31-03-2019 7:51pm

Northampton get one back, mad stuff Ted.

ScrubsfanChris · 31-03-2019 7:52pm

61-38

Biggest score I've seen in a while

Flincher · 31-03-2019 8:01pm

Burkie1203 wrote: »

Bitching on Twitter, mostly from Wales, because Leinster play Toulouse in Dublin. Like Leinster must have had a say in how today's game went to make this happen

I don't know if anyone is seriously suggesting it's within Leinster's control. However, semi finals have always been played in neutral venues. Leinster certainly have an advantage by getting to play in one of their home grounds.

2018-2019 Champions Cup

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