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European Champions & Challenge Cup
Pool 2 (Connacht, Toulouse, Wasps, Zebre)
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<blockquote data-quote="Ragey Erasmus" data-source="post: 820971" data-attributes="member: 56232"><p>Last year was a stream of continuous international rugby and the Pro 12 clubs have more players on international duty than the Aviva or French clubs do. That could have led to great fatigue and, coupled with a bouncback by England and English clubs, led to such dominance. On the flip side this year many French clubs seem to not care about the European competition and English rugby domestically has suffered for whatever reason and the standard in the Aviva this year is well below last year for most clubs (Wasps and Sarries being the only exceptions). What has caused this drop off is unknown but it's affecting the entire domestic league this year and clearly filtering into Europe too.</p><p></p><p>More the point that English achievement in the 6N, internationally or at club level is dismissed regardless of how impressive but the second Celt sides start winning, it becomes an excuse to rub it in their oppositions faces and make a huge song and dance of it. Things go in cycles and this year Celt clubs are winning, they used to win all the time a few years ago.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ragey Erasmus, post: 820971, member: 56232"] Last year was a stream of continuous international rugby and the Pro 12 clubs have more players on international duty than the Aviva or French clubs do. That could have led to great fatigue and, coupled with a bouncback by England and English clubs, led to such dominance. On the flip side this year many French clubs seem to not care about the European competition and English rugby domestically has suffered for whatever reason and the standard in the Aviva this year is well below last year for most clubs (Wasps and Sarries being the only exceptions). What has caused this drop off is unknown but it's affecting the entire domestic league this year and clearly filtering into Europe too. More the point that English achievement in the 6N, internationally or at club level is dismissed regardless of how impressive but the second Celt sides start winning, it becomes an excuse to rub it in their oppositions faces and make a huge song and dance of it. Things go in cycles and this year Celt clubs are winning, they used to win all the time a few years ago. [/QUOTE]
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