European Club Rugby
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@Higgins said in NH club rugby:
Might use combinations of those numbers as the basis of my lotto ticket this week.
Like the Jewish bloke that used his tattoo numbers.
OK I’ll get my coat.
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Johnny Sexton goooooooooooonnnnnnneeeeeeee
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Johnny Sexton goooooooooooonnnnnnneeeeeeee
@sparky said in NH club rugby:
Johnny Sexton goooooooooooonnnnnnneeeeeeee
Not totally gone, just not playing until later in the year, should be back for the cup
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Meanwhile, Stuart Hogg announces his retirement post RWC. He's only 31 but has played 100 times for Scotland, so has some miles on the clock. A shame that he's going just as the Sweaties are playing the sort of game that he revels in.
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@sparky said in NH club rugby:
Johnny Sexton goooooooooooonnnnnnneeeeeeee
Not totally gone, just not playing until later in the year, should be back for the cup
@Machpants Gone probably from Leinster rugby which is why I posted it in this thread.
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Translation for who doesn't understand French:
#TOP14 #FanDays
When coach O'Gara gives a private tackling lesson to a young ball boy... In the middle of a match
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So the Welsh salary cap being set at 5.2 then 4.5 million mean that those squads were paying more than that? More than English premiership squads - apart from Saracens ;). There's just be some severely overpriced players as the Welsh regional teams have been pretty average for a long time, unless their stars are much bigger
https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/65149876?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
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So the Welsh salary cap being set at 5.2 then 4.5 million mean that those squads were paying more than that? More than English premiership squads - apart from Saracens ;). There's just be some severely overpriced players as the Welsh regional teams have been pretty average for a long time, unless their stars are much bigger
https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/65149876?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
@Machpants said in NH club rugby:
So the Welsh salary cap being set at 5.2 then 4.5 million mean that those squads were paying more than that? More than English premiership squads - apart from Saracens ;). There's just be some severely overpriced players as the Welsh regional teams have been pretty average for a long time, unless their stars are much bigger
https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/65149876?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
100%
If other countries want to overpay our players, please be our guest
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So the Welsh salary cap being set at 5.2 then 4.5 million mean that those squads were paying more than that? More than English premiership squads - apart from Saracens ;). There's just be some severely overpriced players as the Welsh regional teams have been pretty average for a long time, unless their stars are much bigger
https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/65149876?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
It’s probably difficult to compare salary caps in Wales and England, I’m not sure Wales have the same anomalies as our lot. Certainly in the past there have been exceptions for players that have come through the club academy where their salaries are discounted. There is also the two (now one I believe) marquee player who’s salary does not count towards the cap.
Then there’s the unsubstantiated rumour about a certain NE club with a large Saffer contingent including 3 brothers, where it has been suggested one brother is the marquee player on a hugely inflated salary while his brothers are paid peanuts yet they’ve all got lovely houses back home.
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Not a single South African team has made it to the Heineken Cup and European Challenge Cup semi-finals.
Heineken Cup QF results:
It's the first time that Glasgow has reached the Challenge Cup semi-final.@Stargazer It is noted that all the Saffa teams played away from home which makes it a bit more difficult given teams up that way seem to have good records when playing at home despite where they are positioned on the overall table, this is especially so in France where bottom of the table teams regularly tip up the table toppers at home. Presumably the cumulative travel component also affects the Saffas. It's a damn long way from Johannesburg to Edinburgh etc, especially when you have to do it every second week. Still that is the way they wanted it so they have to like it or lump it.
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Not a single South African team has made it to the Heineken Cup and European Challenge Cup semi-finals.
Heineken Cup QF results:
It's the first time that Glasgow has reached the Challenge Cup semi-final.@Stargazer and an Italian team in the semis for the first time
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@Stargazer It is noted that all the Saffa teams played away from home which makes it a bit more difficult given teams up that way seem to have good records when playing at home despite where they are positioned on the overall table, this is especially so in France where bottom of the table teams regularly tip up the table toppers at home. Presumably the cumulative travel component also affects the Saffas. It's a damn long way from Johannesburg to Edinburgh etc, especially when you have to do it every second week. Still that is the way they wanted it so they have to like it or lump it.
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@Higgins said in NH club rugby:
Still that is the way they wanted it so they have to like it or lump it
No they got kicked out of SR so they didn't have much choice
@Machpants That's not entirely true. They expressed the wish to join the NH competition and leave SR well before Covid. SANZAAR just helped them to achieve it sooner.
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@Machpants That's not entirely true. They expressed the wish to join the NH competition and leave SR well before Covid. SANZAAR just helped them to achieve it sooner.
@Stargazer said in NH club rugby:
@Machpants That's not entirely true. They expressed the wish to join the NH competition and leave SR well before Covid. SANZAAR just helped them to achieve it sooner.
They were using it as a bargaining point, whether they wanted it was moot. NZR ham fisted announcement meant they had no choice
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Not a single South African team has made it to the Heineken Cup and European Challenge Cup semi-finals.
Heineken Cup QF results:
It's the first time that Glasgow has reached the Challenge Cup semi-final.@Stargazer said in NH club rugby:
Not a single South African team has made it to the Heineken Cup and European Challenge Cup semi-finals.
Heineken Cup QF results:
It's the first time that Glasgow has reached the Challenge Cup semi-final.Unlike the NZ Super teams not all of SA’s best players play for their provincial teams
