European Club Rugby
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@Higgins said in NH club rugby:
More problems up in the Valleys
https://www.msn.com/en-nz/sports/other/welsh-rugby-to-hold-crisis-meeting-amid-threat-of-player-exodus/ar-AA14UU41?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=d24e0ef6bd5f4f91a3e679429422d801Hopefully the first thing Garland will do is revoke Garland’s Law
Our best players became that way by playing outside of Wales
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@MiketheSnow Things have moved on a bit, just have to wait and see what the outcome is.
Statement from the Boards of Scarlets, Cardiff Rugby, Dragons RFC and Ospreys
The four professional regional clubs fully endorse and sympathise with the concern expressed in the statement released by the Welsh Rugby Players Association over the weekend. We recognize the stress…
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@Higgins said in NH club rugby:
More problems up in the Valleys
https://www.msn.com/en-nz/sports/other/welsh-rugby-to-hold-crisis-meeting-amid-threat-of-player-exodus/ar-AA14UU41?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=d24e0ef6bd5f4f91a3e679429422d801Don't clubs have wealthy benefactors like the Irish do?
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@antipodean said in NH club rugby:
@Higgins said in NH club rugby:
More problems up in the Valleys
https://www.msn.com/en-nz/sports/other/welsh-rugby-to-hold-crisis-meeting-amid-threat-of-player-exodus/ar-AA14UU41?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=d24e0ef6bd5f4f91a3e679429422d801Don't clubs have wealthy benefactors like the Irish do?
They have some but not enough
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@OomPB How are the Cheetahs in the European Challenge Cup given they do not appear to be competing in the United Rugby Championship? Having said that I see they are away to Pau in the first round.
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the red card in teh Sharks game set my new benchmark for "softest i have ever seen"
not that any rugby player would ever do it, but the tackled player made a meal of it, and whined to the ref.
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Came across that tweet above, when viewing this thread on reddit. https://www.reddit.com/r/rugbyunion/comments/zjzlbk/attendances_for_champions_cup_round_1/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button
In that thread, some comments about how the new format is ruining it
I didn't know about this, I assume it is related to adding South African trans to the comp. It used to be 6 groups of 4. Now, Google tells me the format is:TOURNAMENT FORMAT
The Tier 1 clubs and the Tier 4 clubs which have been drawn in the same pool, but which are not in the same league, play one another home and away. The Tier 2 clubs and the Tier 3 clubs which have been drawn in the same pool, but which are not in the same league, play one another home and away .... etc etc ....
Jeepers.
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Would be ironic if a once popular and perfectly sized comp was butchered by demands to include extra teams from South Africa.
Could I narrow it down to just that? Yes.*
.* if I ignore cold snap, FIFA world cup quarter between Eng v Fra, recession, and the fact pro rugby has become unwatchable.
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Slightly different topic.
Private eye finds 'significant leads' in Levi Davis mystery
Family of a missing rugby player issues new appeal after putting private detective on the case
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@OomPB said in NH club rugby:
@ Rather have a look at the format of the competition which changed before SA was in the picture. It's worst then the S100 on its worst format.
Yes, you're right there. Looks like they changed the format during covid, and have stuck with it.
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@Catogrande said in NH club rugby:
Christ! Are things really that bad?
Yep
Still got fucking idiots testing for Covid down this way
Midweek matches to catch up with the schedule are the hardest
People are working
