HEC Draw

Rooster · Post by **Rooster** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 12:46 pm

Alledgedly

Pool 1
Benetton Treviso, London Irish, USA Perpignan, Newport Gwent Dragons

Pool 2
Ospreys, Gloucester Rugby, Bourgoin, Ulster Rugby

Pool 3
Stade Francais Paris, Bristol Rugby, Cardiff Blues, Harlequins

Pool 4
Glasgow Warriors, Saracens, Biarritz Olympique, Viadana

Pool 5
London Wasps, Clermont Auvernge, Llanelli Scarlets, Munster

Pool 6
Leinster, Leicester Tigers, Toulouse, Edinburgh Rugby

pwrmoore · Post by **pwrmoore** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 12:48 pm

just spotted that on Munsterfans too rooster - I wonder if it's true?

Rooster · Post by **Rooster** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 12:53 pm

I didn't get it from the turnip site pwr

aarons · Post by **aarons** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 12:57 pm

just been emailed out by the D4 brigage

allow me to be the first to say

WOOHOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Harold7 · Post by **Harold7** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 12:57 pm

Not bad for Ulster if true, we avoid the big guns from France and England (i know Gloucester are a good team but they're young and won't fancy Ravenhill). We've won in Swansea before, Bourgoin probably won't turn up at Ravenhill and if we're smart we can do the business in France, Gloucester away will be tough but that group is definitely a decent result...if true and obviously all that depends on Ulster playing like they did at the end of last season/beginning of season just gone.

Rooster · Post by **Rooster** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 12:58 pm

Got it from Tigers management, so should be correct.
They were not best pleased

Gemma · Post by **Gemma** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 12:59 pm

BBC website only has info on Munster's group so far, and it's what was posted earlier.

Rooster · Post by **Rooster** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 1:02 pm

We should be fit to do something this year, the only easier group is the Glasgae one.

aarons · Post by **aarons** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 1:03 pm

Rooster wrote:We should be fit to do something this year, the only easier group is the Glasgae one.

and pool 1...

pwrmoore · Post by **pwrmoore** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 1:03 pm

Harold7 wrote:Not bad for Ulster if true, we avoid the big guns from France and England (i know Gloucester are a good team but they're young and won't fancy Ravenhill). We've won in Swansea before, Bourgoin probably won't turn up at Ravenhill and if we're smart we can do the business in France, Gloucester away will be tough but that group is definitely a decent result...if true and obviously all that depends on Ulster playing like they did at the end of last season/beginning of season just gone.

Winning in France and England still the keys to knock-out qualification. Overall the French job should be easier than last year and the English one harder.

Harold7 · Post by **Harold7** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 1:11 pm

I'm sure Carlo Del Fava will be spilling the beans on Bourgoin.

aarons · Post by **aarons** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 1:13 pm

pwrmoore wrote:Winning in France and England still the keys to knock-out qualification. Overall the French job should be easier than last year and the English one harder.

4 wins should be enough to qualify from that group, although maybe not for a home QF. 4 wins is definitely achievable if we recapture our form.

pwrmoore · Post by **pwrmoore** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 1:13 pm

We have a better draw that both Leinster and Munster. Yet again the HEC "seeding" process fails to deliver any advantage to the seeded teams. We have bnno excuse if Leinster and Munster Progress again and we fail AGAIN.

pwrmoore · Post by **pwrmoore** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 1:15 pm

aarons wrote:
pwrmoore wrote:Winning in France and England still the keys to knock-out qualification. Overall the French job should be easier than last year and the English one harder.
4 wins should be enough to qualify from that group, although maybe not for a home QF. 4 wins is definitely achievable if we recapture our form.

We shouldn't be relying on beating the Ospreys away and then winning our home games - we've come unstuck that way before. We have to start winning in France and England, probably a win in one of theose two matches will be enough though but lets play to win both.

HwoodMike2umate · Post by **HwoodMike2umate** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 1:26 pm

WOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Ospreys Cheerleaders are called rather unsurprisingly " The Birds of Prey". Will they travel to Ravenhill?

The Ulster public has a rite 2 no.