A peculiarly poor weekend for the Pro 14 in Europe.

[Tooting Carmen]

Not one Welsh, Scottish or Italian team beat an English or French team in either competition (further, Connacht lost and Munster drew against such opposition too).

 

[Tooting Carmen]

And this weekend was pretty dismal too, with only Leinster and (much more surprisingly) Zebre managing wins over English or French opposition.

 

[Al Bangor]

I can't wait until all this outside play is over and we can focus on Pro14 rugby again.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

I think that is the first time anybody has ever said that sentence

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Not surprising in the main comp anyway, bar Leinster it's a relatively weak offering from the pro 14 this year and it was a very tough set of fixtures too. If Glasgow snuck past Saints and Gloucester to get into the QF the league would have exceeded expectations.

 

[Scotty]

Has anyone found the European standings as it stands meaning a table of the top teams and who's qualified rather than just the individual pool tables?

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Has anyone found the European standings as it stands meaning a table of the top teams and who's qualified rather than just the individual pool tables?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019–20_European_Rugby_Champions_Cup

Bottom of the pool state section. Misses La Rochelle and Munster who still technically have a chance I think.

 

[Tooting Carmen]

Has anyone found the European standings as it stands meaning a table of the top teams and who's qualified rather than just the individual pool tables?

Sorry?

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Pts (Points difference)
1 Leinster (Q) 24 (+105)
2 Racing (Q) 22 (+71)
3 Exeter (Q) 22 (+62)
4 Toulouse (Q) 22 (+56)
5 Clermont (q) 20 (+86)
6 Ulster 17 (+15)
7 Saracens 14 (+30)
8 Gloucester 14 (+21)
9 Northampton 14 (-29)
10 Glasgow 12 (-12)
11 Munster 11 (0)
12 La Rochelle 10 (-20)

Here's a full one.

 

[FLOBALOB]

Looking highly likely Chiefs v Sarries QF if they both win next w/e

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

I'd predict:
Sale v Glasgow
Exe v Sarries
Toulouse v Ulster
Clermont v Racing

Can't see Saints or Glos winning in France. Semi finals of Ster v Clermont and Toulouse v Sarries would be mental, three of the four best teams ever in the comp and the best team never to win it.

 

[Scotty]

I'd predict:
Sale v Glasgow
Exe v Sarries
Toulouse v Ulster
Clermont v Racing

Can't see Saints or Glos winning in France. Semi finals of Ster v Clermont and Toulouse v Sarries would be mental, three of the four best teams ever in the comp and the best team never to win it.

Sale vs Glasgow in the QFs?

 

[Leinster Fan]

Sale vs Glasgow in the QFs?

Think he means Leinster instead of Sale.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Think he means Leinster instead of Sale.

The heart wants what it wants, let him dream

 

[Tooting Carmen]

Yet another poor weekend. Between both competitions we've lost Scarlets, Dragons, Edinburgh and most shockingly of all Leinster! Can Ulster win at Toulouse tomorrow?

 

[Tooting Carmen]

Contrast this with 2017/18, when both competitions were won by Pro 14 teams, plus two of the remaining three semi-finalists in the Champions Cup were from the Pro 14 too.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

The English/French seasons are significantly more intensive than pro14s and this extended break has levelled the playing field

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

The English/French seasons are significantly more intensive than pro14s and this extended break has levelled the playing field

Is that a troll? Terribly thought out take if not!

 

[Tooting Carmen]

The English/French seasons are significantly more intensive than pro14s

What do you mean?

 

[Not Mike Brown's Sock]

What do you mean?

Prem is a tougher comp. You can't really rest your players for games normally. The Covid break has meant the playing field is levelled somehwat