Heineken/Challenge Cup Format 23/24

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Lets hope we take advantage of these opportunities. (unlikely)
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Could equally end up with 4 losses but definitely gives the best chance of progressing to a home knock out.
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Paddy is playing in Bristol at 8pm after we’ve taken our Bath.
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justinr73 wrote: Thu Jul 13, 2023 9:30 am Paddy is playing in Bristol at 8pm after we’ve taken our Bath.
Interesting, was that move officially confirmed? I can't remember.
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That's a new level of sh*t.

Honestly never even contemplated that there would not be a french team at home and the other french team away.
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Neill_M wrote: Thu Jul 13, 2023 9:32 am
justinr73 wrote: Thu Jul 13, 2023 9:30 am Paddy is playing in Bristol at 8pm after we’ve taken our Bath.
Interesting, was that move officially confirmed? I can't remember.
Yeah confirmed in June

https://www.lourugby.fr/paddy-jackson-1-au-lou-rugby
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Neill_M wrote: Thu Jul 13, 2023 9:32 am
justinr73 wrote: Thu Jul 13, 2023 9:30 am Paddy is playing in Bristol at 8pm after we’ve taken our Bath.
Interesting, was that move officially confirmed? I can't remember.
Believe so, on a one year deal.
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Dave wrote: Thu Jul 13, 2023 8:05 am Put the covers on the pitch now.
What pitch?
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Bobbievee wrote:
Dave wrote: Thu Jul 13, 2023 8:05 am Put the covers on the pitch now.
What pitch?
Well at least it can't freeze if we don't have one.
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Sat/Sun flights Belfast/Bristol have gone up from 60 quid to 250 over the course of the day.
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justinr73 wrote: Thu Jul 13, 2023 4:04 pm Sat/Sun flights Belfast/Bristol have gone up from 60 quid to 250 over the course of the day.
Shameless >#
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solidarity wrote: Thu Jul 13, 2023 7:37 pm
justinr73 wrote: Thu Jul 13, 2023 4:04 pm Sat/Sun flights Belfast/Bristol have gone up from 60 quid to 250 over the course of the day.
Shameless >#
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And for 24:25?
Hopefully not behind pay wall
http://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/ ... rticle/NaN
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If URC goes down to 6 reps in Europe, UR could be in for a scrap!I
But surely English Premier has no case to argue that 6 of their 10 should quakify?
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Bobbievee wrote:And for 24:25?
Hopefully not behind pay wall
http://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/ ... rticle/NaN
I like the idea of the "coefficient calculation" to adjust the places per league based on performance.
I just hope it's more transparent than the other algorithms they've used recently to determine match order and home advantage.
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