Champions Cup 24/25 - Saturday, 24 May

[Becca]

It's bizarre how UBB seem to be on about him instead of their own achievement

As I said before, obsessive.
All very strange….

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

UBB are a great story in that they're a fairly low budget French side, had 9 academy grads playing yesterday and attracted other top French guys through success and good vision. I thought yesterday was innocent enough.

This screams another French team who'll have 12 - 24 months in the sun and fade away. Like ROG and Aldritt losing the head after the 2023 final for perceived slights that had nothing to do with Leinster.

I don't think they will fade away, unlike La Rochsmell they have an identity and actually built on it. ROG always seemed to me like he was trying to speed run to any T1 international gig and made the team more about him than the players. But I don't see Bru looking to leave anytime soon (and only to Toulouse and France).

The French supporters, clubs and players have generally always been shithousers always will be especially in Europe. I've always loved the French supporters the Clermont fans especially have been my favourite supporters to have hanged out with. But my god do they go on with the talking ****.

 

[Horacito]

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Ok I thought it was all bants before but this is pretty pathetic, guy didn't even play in the final

He's also leaving at the end of the season, what a massive twat

 

[Crash Hamster]

Had a great weekend out in Cardiff and enjoyed both games. A few random thoughts:

Both games went as expected; Bath far too good for Lyon and Bordeaux just getting the better of Northampton. Based on Saints having a transitional season and Bath being excellent this year with a strong squad, Bath-BB and Saints-Lyon might have been more competitive.

Saints had no luck with injuries, either before the game or during.

Furbank stopping a knee to the head like that really is foul play and deserved a card. Losing 2 of your back 3 in the first 5 minutes is always going to make life difficult, especially against such a talented back line.

Losing Mayanavanua to a cheap shot and having him replaced by Prowse after half an hour is a significant downgrade. I know it's been suggested on here before, but if a player is injured and out of the match due to foul play, the player who caused the injury should be required to be replaced, rather than returning from his yellow card. Sort of a 10 minute red, if you like.

Northampton should have taken the points from that penalty immediately.

Bordeaux missed a trick for their mascot, it really should have been a beagle.

The mascot race was fixed, the Saints mascot (apparently a Saint Bernard, despite looking like a beagle) had costume overshoes on, whereas the Bordeaux lion ran in trainers. Poor refereeing.

Speaking of poor refereeing, Amashukeli did not have his greatest game, which was a shame. Constant TMOage made it very stop-start... and what was Brace doing, allowing players to constantly be 2-3m offside?

Overall, we had a great time laughing with BB fans.

I hope we're not going to hear any more 'English clubs aren't competitive in Europe' nonsense when the competitions restart next season, but I won't hold my breath

 

[Which Tyler]

Poirot cited for the Pollock incident

EPCR name player cited over Henry Pollock Champions Cup final scrap

A Union Bordeaux-Bègles player has been cited following a post-match incident involving Northampton Saints’ back-rower Henry Pollock...

www.rugbypass.com

 

[Which Tyler]

Journalist Charlie Morgan, Telegraph on X

" My view of the scuffle at the end FWIW: Jalibert tackles Dingwall as Dingwall cross-kicks. Tangle afterwards as final whistle goes. Langdon confrontation with Jalibert. Pollock tries to break that up. Some of Bordeaux bench, including Poirot, rush Pollock.
" And I can't be completely certain, but I 99 per cent sure that the push Pollock gets from Tatafu isn't what upsets him. What upsets him has already happened, potentially from Poirot"
" I don't think what he's gesturing about is the push that was caught by TV cameras"

 

[Becca]

Poirot has a two match ban for grabbing Pollock by the throat.

 

[Don't Skip Leg Day]

Journalist Charlie Morgan, Telegraph on X

" My view of the scuffle at the end FWIW: Jalibert tackles Dingwall as Dingwall cross-kicks. Tangle afterwards as final whistle goes. Langdon confrontation with Jalibert. Pollock tries to break that up. Some of Bordeaux bench, including Poirot, rush Pollock.
" And I can't be completely certain, but I 99 per cent sure that the push Pollock gets from Tatafu isn't what upsets him. What upsets him has already happened, potentially from Poirot"
" I don't think what he's gesturing about is the push that was caught by TV cameras"

I mean Langon kicking off would be a 100% expected, he's a fiery player who loves to kick off.

 

[AlRums]

Poirot has a two match ban for grabbing Pollock by the throat.

Personally I believe Pollock deserved a smack for his after whistle actions.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Personally I believe Pollock deserved a smack for his after whistle actions.

His after whistle reactions were the result of being hit in the throat though - journo on the scene said that the cameras didn't catch the initial flash point just what happened after

 

[LIONSxv]

His after whistle reactions were the result of being hit in the throat though - journo on the scene said that the cameras didn't catch the initial flash point just what happened after

He is only saying that as he is bitter that he chose to play for England...it's all rent free in his head

 

[AlRums]

His after whistle reactions were the result of being hit in the throat though - journo on the scene said that the cameras didn't catch the initial flash point just what happened after

Then why did he only claim the throat action after going for poirot and then being pushed in the face?

 

[Ddanno]

Then why did he only claim the throat action after going for poirot and then being pushed in the face?

Pollock didn't say anything as far as anyone knows (reports), that was Dowson

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Then why did he only claim the throat action after going for poirot and then being pushed in the face?

You weren't there, people that were there have a different report on the events - including Poirot, who pled guilty

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

The game has gone so ******* soft. My God.

 

[Ddanno]

The game has gone so ******* soft. My God.

Looseheads "sprinting" what the hell

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

The game has gone so ******* soft. My God.

I get he was unfairly targeted but like why did this need to happen?
It's like interview from crime watch.

And my god if I keep hearing "Going after a 20 year old"

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Me watching a 100kg international backrower get pushed during some handbags

 

[AlRums]

Pollock didn't say anything as far as anyone knows (reports), that was Dowson

No he indicated on camera after the spat that he had been grabbed by his throat, hence the french taking the **** out of him.

 

[Ddanno]

No he indicated on camera after the spat that he had been grabbed by his throat, hence the french taking the **** out of him.

You mean the pulse check thing? That was a celebration he did from the game the week before. UBB were aping that in the photos I saw