Challenge Cup 20/21 - Round of 16

[TRF_Olyy]

How close to full-strength were London Irish, Newcastle and Northampton?.

Irish and Newcastle were close,
Northampton rested/rotated a few but closer to full strength than Tigers are

 

[Tooting Carmen]

Irish and Newcastle were close,
Northampton rested/rotated a few but closer to full strength than Tigers are

Do you think it was more a case that the Welsh teams played badly or the English teams played well?

 

[big ginger 8]

Connacht gonna Connacht.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Come on Zack "Quade Cooper" Henry

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Wtf was that try haha

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

This is such a *****ly performance

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Do you think it was more a case that the Welsh teams played badly or the English teams played well?

Realistically all those games came down to a coin toss,
Both sides played well and both sides had lapses of concentration

Newcastle were the luckiest - I think without the cards they'd have lost as ospreys looked better for the majority, but you can only play what's in front of you

The way you're talking the pro 14 sides should've been expected to win all these games comfortably because you're so shocked that they didn't. I don't get why, because the English sides are in good form and have some quality players

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Potter and Porter have both been excellent finds by Tigers.
English players from Sydney Uni

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Moroni is on fire

 

[Tooting Carmen]

Well having watched all three Anglo-Welsh clashes, it seemed that looseness, ill-discipline and shoddy lineouts ultimately proved the undoing for the Welsh sides.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Moroni is on fire

We got lucky that Jaguares went bust when Manu left.

 

[Tooting Carmen]

Realistically all those games came down to a coin toss,
Both sides played well and both sides had lapses of concentration

Newcastle were the luckiest - I think without the cards they'd have lost as ospreys looked better for the majority, but you can only play what's in front of you

The way you're talking the pro 14 sides should've been expected to win all these games comfortably because you're so shocked that they didn't. I don't get why, because the English sides are in good form and have some quality players

I am not shocked so much as disappointed, especially as the Blues and Ospreys (less so the Dragons) had several players returning from a successful 6N.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

That maul defence was a thing of beauty, almost pushed the Connacht pack into the stands

 

[big ginger 8]

No idea why they didn't take the scrum or the tap. Their all round maul is very bad.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Borthwick really has changed Tigers a lot from the last 4 seasons

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Is this yet another Pro14 apocalypse in Europe? So far only Leinster (due to a covid bye) and much more surprisingly Benetton have gone through.

I think the prem has been a considerably higher standard this year to be honest. It happens, look at 2016. Wasn't long after that no prem sides made the semis and only one the QFs.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Youngs has a future at 7, at this rate

 

[big ginger 8]

Headless stuff from Connacht, people love giving out about Carty and Marmion not getting into Ireland 23s but they're absolutely failing at their core jobs here.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

And you think this pack is missing
Genge, Youngs, Montoya, Cole, Green, Wells, Liebenberg, Reffell, Brink

 

[Tooting Carmen]

I think the prem has been a considerably higher standard this year to be honest. It happens, look at 2016. Wasn't long after that no prem sides made the semis and only one the QFs.

Yes like I said, only three years ago Pro14 teams won both Cups.