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Re: 13 / 14 HEC draw
Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2013 3:16 pm
by mikerob
Pool 1: Leinster ; Northampton ; Ospreys ; Castres
Pool 2: Toulon ; Cardiff ; Glasgow ; Exeter
Pool 3: Toulouse ; Saracens ; Connacht ; Zebre
Pool 4: Clermont ; Harlequins ; Scarlets ; Racing Metro
Pool 5: Ulster ; Leicester ; Montpellier ; Treviso
Pool 6: Munster ; Perpignan ; Edinburgh ; Gloucester
Re: 13 / 14 HEC draw
Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2013 3:16 pm
by ruckover
Racing Metro are in Pool 4 with Clermont, Harlequins and Scarlets
Re: 13 / 14 HEC draw
Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2013 3:17 pm
by ruckover
Not happy with that. Not happy at all. Leicester and Montpellier two tough tough sides and Treviso are vastly improving. We'll do well to get out of this.
Re: 13 / 14 HEC draw
Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2013 3:20 pm
by Jackie Brown
I'll take that!
Every group is tough for the teams in it, although Glasgow will fancy their chances. Pool 2 and Pool 6 are the easier groups with no stand out teams in either, bar Toulon.
How easy is it to get to Montpellier?
Re: 13 / 14 HEC draw
Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2013 3:20 pm
by pip14
Munster are jammy as get out!
Re: 13 / 14 HEC draw
Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2013 3:21 pm
by troupe86
We are at a point now where other teams will fear us.
Re: 13 / 14 HEC draw
Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2013 3:24 pm
by AndyB
That's quite a tough draw. Leicester and Treviso are the best teams in their countries and Montpellier looked like a really tough side in last year's comp.
Re: 13 / 14 HEC draw
Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2013 3:25 pm
by tigerburnie
Well boys an' girls we meet again, not a bad draw, we could both go through from here, must make an effort to get to Ravers and meet up wiv you lot.
Re: 13 / 14 HEC draw
Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2013 3:25 pm
by mikerob
pip14 wrote:Munster are jammy as get out!
Absolutely. last qualifying T14 team, third from bottom of Pro12, last qualifying AP team.
Re: 13 / 14 HEC draw
Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2013 3:26 pm
by breakdown
Fairly happy with that I think, it is certainly do-able to finish top. Montpellier are a good team but can be fairly inconsistent when I've seen them, Treviso are going to be a better team next year but I'd still expect home and away wins, and lets not forget Matt O'Connor has left Tigers for Leinster so depending how they deal with his departure, they could well be slightly weaker off. Should be an interesting year, just be thankful we aren't in pool one!
Re: 13 / 14 HEC draw
Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2013 3:27 pm
by BR
troupe86 wrote:We are at a point now where other teams will fear us.
Not speaking for teams, but looking around the supporters' forums, most of them wanted us as their tier 1 side... and not because they fancied a trip to Belfast.
How the hell will Munster fans be able to claim group-of-death status on that?
Re: 13 / 14 HEC draw
Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2013 3:28 pm
by breakdown
ruckover wrote:Not happy with that. Not happy at all. Leicester and Montpellier two tough tough sides and Treviso are vastly improving. We'll do well to get out of this.
Wise up Ruck. You have to beat the best to be the best, in some ways I'd rather be in that group than an easy group
Re: 13 / 14 HEC draw
Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2013 3:29 pm
by mikerob
BR wrote:troupe86 wrote:We are at a point now where other teams will fear us.
Not speaking for teams, but looking around the supporters' forums, most of them wanted us as their tier 1 side... and not because they fancied a trip to Belfast.
How the hell will Munster fans be able to claim group-of-death status on that?
It's the group of dearth.
Re: 13 / 14 HEC draw
Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2013 3:30 pm
by AyeYerMa
I bet we get Montpelier away in bloody January.
Re: 13 / 14 HEC draw
Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2013 3:32 pm
by Wee Woman
ruckover wrote:Not happy with that. Not happy at all. Leicester and Montpellier two tough tough sides and Treviso are vastly improving. We'll do well to get out of this.
Someone's in need of a positivity transplant
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troupe86 wrote:We are at a point now where other teams will fear us.
SPOT ON Troupe
Oooh, where to go... decisions, decisions.