The run in

[StandUp]

We’re gonna bend the ladybais over in their own back yard!!!

[HammerTime]

And shoot the load after 5 seconds.

[BR]

Lein 80
Stor 70
Ulst 63
Glas 59
Muns 57
Bull 53
Shar 52
Conn 50

Semi in SA beckons

[Big-al]

If that is the final8, then it’ll beUlster be Bulls & Stormers vs Sharks.

What happens if both Ulster & Sharks win?

Do we go to Durban vs Sharks for the Semi-final?

[big mervyn]

If that is the final8, then it’ll beUlster be Bulls & Stormers vs Sharks.

What happens if both Ulster & Sharks win?

Do we go to Durban vs Sharks for the Semi-final?

No. The higher ranked team gets home advantage in the semi.

[jean valjean]

Where do you reckon ulster will drop points BR? At the very least I expect 3 home wins which gets us to 66 points. With the potential for 69 with bonus points. Stormers will need to beat muster and benetton with BPs and get another from leinster to get to 70.

[Dave]

Where do you reckon ulster will drop points BR? At the very least I expect 3 home wins which gets us to 66 points. With the potential for 69 with bonus points. Stormers will need to beat muster and benetton with BPs and get another from leinster to get to 70.

With 15 minutes to go.

[UlsterNo9]

The chat from Saffer fans on Reddit is that Stormers will send their extended squad to play Leinster in Dublin as they have Harlequins in Cape Town the following weekend. If they beat Harlequins they would then be away to Exeter (provided they beat Montpellier) before traveling home again to face Munster in the league.

They have real potential to come unstuck. The travel could upset things.

[jean valjean]

The chat from Saffer fans on Reddit is that Stormers will send their extended squad to play Leinster in Dublin as they have Harlequins in Cape Town the following weekend. If they beat Harlequins they would then be away to Exeter (provided they beat Montpellier) before traveling home again to face Munster in the league.

They have real potential to come unstuck. The travel could upset things.

Read some news reports that the stormers are coming fully loaded to leinster. They might see the chance to sneak a win with leinster missing 13 players. It will put them in a great spot to clinch 2nd.

[CIMANFOREVER]

That'll be a big one. Fancy Leinster regardless. Roos is a big loss and maybe a significant difference?

[paddybrown]

The awkward thing is, a big Leinster win is best for us. We can't catch Leinster, but we can catch the Stormers if they drop points. Goes against the grain, but come on Leinster!

[Big-al]

If the stormers and ulster are on the same points on the table, but ulster have a greater points difference (for/against) then do we finish 2nd?

[big mervyn]

If the stormers and ulster are on the same points on the table, but ulster have a greater points difference (for/against) then do we finish 2nd?

Games won then PD. Probably also be tied on games won in that scenario so in all likelihood yes.

[kUD]

With a Welsh side getting the 8th Heineken cup spot no matter where they come, I wonder if Connacht can get past the Sharks to finish in 7th and have all four provinces in the cup.
They'd need to beat Edinburgh and Cardiff (can't see then winning away at Glasgow) and hope that Scarlets (h) and Munster (a) can turn over the Sharks.

[HammerTime]

Think Leinster will suffer their first defeat this season tonight which ain’t good for us. Nice move by stormers their coach preferred leaving top players in SA for the upcoming home games but the big boys wanted a shot at Leinster.