EPCR Challenge Cup 23/24

[Al Bangor]

Gloucester 35 Castres Olympique 5
Great job!

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Dimes arrives, Falcons win away in France
Simple as

 

[Geordie]

Dimes arrives, Falcons win away in France
Simple as

And he doesn't start for a few weeks. Wardy in charge today.

A win finally....

 

[Welsh Exile]

Great comeback win out in SA for the Ospreys. Morgan Morse running in an intercept try from the halfway line to secure the win. I think there's something like 20 odd injuries at the minute and George North went off injured with what looked like a shoulder injury so hopefully it's just a stinger but knowing our luck he'll be out for the rest of the season or something.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

 

[West Country Wail]

Is this on ViaPlay again?

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Sale Sharks Starting XV:
15. Telusa Veainu, 14. Arron Reed, 13. Sam James, 12. Rekeiti Ma-asi-White, 11. Tom O'Flaherty, 10. Rob du Preez, 9. Raffi Quirke, 1. Ross Harrison, 2. Agustin Creevy, 3. Asher Opoku-Fordjour, 4. Ben Bamber, 5. Hyron Andrews, 6. Ben Curry ©, 7. Sam Dugdale, 8. JL du Preez.

Replacements:
16. Tommy Taylor, 17. Si McIntyre, 18. James Harper, 19. Tom Ellis, 20. Cam Neild, 21. Nye Thomas, 22. Connor Doherty, 23. Alex Wills.

Rotated but reasonable, will probably get nilled by 50 knowing our consistency this season
With Ellis back now the short term signing of Andrews really does seem pointless

 

[Welsh Exile]

Sale Sharks Starting XV:
15. Telusa Veainu, 14. Arron Reed, 13. Sam James, 12. Rekeiti Ma-asi-White, 11. Tom O'Flaherty, 10. Rob du Preez, 9. Raffi Quirke, 1. Ross Harrison, 2. Agustin Creevy, 3. Asher Opoku-Fordjour, 4. Ben Bamber, 5. Hyron Andrews, 6. Ben Curry ©, 7. Sam Dugdale, 8. JL du Preez.

Replacements:
16. Tommy Taylor, 17. Si McIntyre, 18. James Harper, 19. Tom Ellis, 20. Cam Neild, 21. Nye Thomas, 22. Connor Doherty, 23. Alex Wills.

Rotated but reasonable, will probably get nilled by 50 knowing our consistency this season
With Ellis back now the short term signing of Andrews really does seem pointless

Niled by Ospreys? More like the other way round. Looking forward to the game though.

 

[Welsh Exile]

Ospreys: Jack Walsh; Luke Morgan, Keiran Williams, Owen Watkin, Keelan Giles; Owen Williams, Reuben Morgan-Williams; Gareth Thomas, Sam Parry, Tom Botha, James Ratti, Adam Beard, Harri Deaves, Justin Tipuric (C), Morgan Morris.

Replacements: Lewis Lloyd, Nicky Smith, Rhys Henry, Huw Sutton, Morgan Morse, Luke Davies, Dan Edwards, Max Nagy.

 

[dullonien]

Ospreys: Jack Walsh; Luke Morgan, Keiran Williams, Owen Watkin, Keelan Giles; Owen Williams, Reuben Morgan-Williams; Gareth Thomas, Sam Parry, Tom Botha, James Ratti, Adam Beard, Harri Deaves, Justin Tipuric (C), Morgan Morris.

Replacements: Lewis Lloyd, Nicky Smith, Rhys Henry, Huw Sutton, Morgan Morse, Luke Davies, Dan Edwards, Max Nagy.

Decent side that. Not a huge fan of Luke Morgan tbh, but options out wide are a bit slim atm. Kieran Williams is a better 12, but with North out, needs must probably. Ratti been going well in the row recently, but Rhys Davies is a big loss imo. Lightweight backrow, but full of quality. Having Tipuric back has made a big difference, he's still quality; but Deaves is getting better and better, future international there!

Decent bench too. Smith, Morse, Edwards and Nagy can all add impact. Morse enjoyed his last game at the Brewery field that's for sure.

 

[Tooting Carmen]

Ospreys struggling against this understrength Sale team. HT 8-3.

 

[die_mole]

Both challenge cup games are good

 

[Tooting Carmen]

Ospreys struggling against this understrength Sale team. HT 8-3.

Though not so much now. 20-3 following a wonderful interception try.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Only half watching but we look garbage

Quirke really poor, supposed to be RMW's coming out party but he's giving away penalties every touch of the ball

Scrum refereeing has been....interesting. Think there's been some questionable calls, especially awarding their loosehead for walking round the outside and then collapsing

Ospreys backrow is bossing ours - their 6 is going to be sore till Christmas, he's been through the ringer and keeps throwing himself in full force every contact

 

[Tooting Carmen]

I don't see why it was moved to Bridgend - the Swansea Stadium is available this weekend and they could've attracted a good round for such a cruciam match. Had it been in Swansea I might have gone.

 

[Tooting Carmen]

Was that really forward? I've seen far more ambiguous passes than that - including one of those that led up to Giles' try.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Come back is on?

Tbh I think that should've been a PT - Morse brought that maul down

 

[Tooting Carmen]

Spoke too soon!

 

[Tooting Carmen]

Ospreys make history by winning a European knockout match for the first time ever! Congratulations guys.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

God we were ****