Newport, Rhode Island would fit the bill nicely.blockhead wrote: ↑May 19th, 2022, 6:05 pmDo you mean Newport or Cork?Oldschool wrote: ↑May 19th, 2022, 4:57 pmAdd in a trip to the sophisticated delights of the NH as opposed to a jet lagged trip east/west.blockhead wrote: ↑May 19th, 2022, 3:38 pm The fact that the teams in the URC are weaker (bar the top 3 Irish) than those in Super Rugby, could be a good thing. The South Africans won 3 Super Rugby Titles in 24 attempts (all Bulls) and those were way back in the day. Being more competitive and lets face it, thrashing teams at home should bring in more fans. Competing for titles and European rugby too all in all could make it a much more enjoyable experience for the Saffer punters. Not to mention all games on during non-sleeping hours.
Leave a gap between semis and final, have home country advantage to the top seed.
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Stormers Team to play Scarlets:
Stormers to play Scarlets — Warrick Gelant; Seabelo Senatla, Ruhan Nel, Damian Willemse, Leolin Zas; Manie Libbok, Stefan Ungerer; Evan Roos, Hacjivah Dayimani, Deon Fourie; Marvin Orie, Salmaan Moerat; Frans Malherbe, JJ Kotze, Steven Kitshoff (captain). Substitutes: Andre-Hugo Venter, Brok Harris, Neethling Fouche, Ernst van Rhyn, Nama Xaba, Marcel Theunissen; Godlen Masimla, Cornel Smit.
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I'd hate to be a commentator for that one.blockhead wrote: ↑May 20th, 2022, 11:59 am Stormers Team to play Scarlets:Stormers to play Scarlets — Warrick Gelant; Seabelo Senatla, Ruhan Nel, Damian Willemse, Leolin Zas; Manie Libbok, Stefan Ungerer; Evan Roos, Hacjivah Dayimani, Deon Fourie; Marvin Orie, Salmaan Moerat; Frans Malherbe, JJ Kotze, Steven Kitshoff (captain). Substitutes: Andre-Hugo Venter, Brok Harris, Neethling Fouche, Ernst van Rhyn, Nama Xaba, Marcel Theunissen; Godlen Masimla, Cornel Smit.
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Benetton beating Cardiff 43-14 can’t really get any worse this season for the Welsh teams
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It got worse. Finished 69-21!Theleinsterlad wrote: ↑May 20th, 2022, 7:15 pm Benetton beating Cardiff 43-14 can’t really get any worse this season for the Welsh teams
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A lot worse. Some lovely tries from the makers of fine italian sweaters
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I never could figure out the Benetton shop in Stephen’s green, was there a guys and a girls section? Were all the clothes unisex. I do know for sure that they did sizes S M and L but didn’t seem to cater for LHP
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Conceding 69 to an Italian team is nothing short of a disgrace. The attitude of Welsh teams in our league is mystifying. It must be dreadful being a supporter of such consistently apathetic sides
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Benetton 69-21 Cardiff
Holy sh!t, and its 29 points for Rhyno Smith.
Probably a Team and player record for the reigning Rainbow Cup Champions.
Cardiff.....hang your heads.
Holy sh!t, and its 29 points for Rhyno Smith.
Probably a Team and player record for the reigning Rainbow Cup Champions.
Cardiff.....hang your heads.
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Ospreys get a TBP and a LBP in the last minute to really put it up to Scarlets tomorrow. Scarlets really need to beat Stormers or they're out of the Heino.
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The fans and the media tend to be on the apathetic sides themselves, just waiting for the English to swoop in and save them.
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Just what the Premiership needs, 3 or 4 more sh!te teams in the League.
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Welsh rugby is in a really poor way from the looks of things. I remember when I was a kid growing up [late 80s into the 90s] that Wales were bad – not far off being as bad as us.* Back then the bugbear was rugby league taking their best players. So it must have been the amateur era.
Jonathan Davies, John Devereaux, Richard Webster, Scott Gibbs and Scott Quinnell were the ones I remember leaving for the northern code, but the biggest fuss was about Davies [by a mile]. There was article after article about 'The Welsh Flyhalf Factory' having shut down along with the coal mines. They were always talking about the teams of the 1970s.
Gatland brought them a hell of a lot of success over a decade after Ruddock broke the duck in 2005, but they look in serious trouble now. Their U20s have finished either fourth or fifth in the last five years of the U20 Six Nations, and their regions are p*ss poor.
Five years in a row of bad U20s results means that you are going to have a huge hole in your squad at some stage [it's already happening, in my opinion]; the regions being poor means that there's not much chance of those players getting great coaching, learning good habits and making significant improvements between 20-25 years old.
*I just checked and Wales only won Five Nations trophies in the 1980s and 1990s, in 1988 and 1994. We actually won more – winners in 1982 and 1985 and a share in 1983.
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Problem is they think their club game is a great standard and while I’m sure the games are great to watch at a local level, the standard of play is at a much lower level than the likes of the URC or Europe and as a result they don’t improve. The Scot’s are even well ahead of them now and on the back of tonight Benetton have won a cup in the last year and given a serious drubbing to one of their top provinces.hugonaut wrote: ↑May 20th, 2022, 11:13 pmWelsh rugby is in a really poor way from the looks of things. I remember when I was a kid growing up [late 80s into the 90s] that Wales were bad – not far off being as bad as us.* Back then the bugbear was rugby league taking their best players. So it must have been the amateur era.
Jonathan Davies, John Devereaux, Richard Webster, Scott Gibbs and Scott Quinnell were the ones I remember leaving for the northern code, but the biggest fuss was about Davies [by a mile]. There was article after article about 'The Welsh Flyhalf Factory' having shut down along with the coal mines. They were always talking about the teams of the 1970s.
Gatland brought them a hell of a lot of success over a decade after Ruddock broke the duck in 2005, but they look in serious trouble now. Their U20s have finished either fourth or fifth in the last five years of the U20 Six Nations, and their regions are p*ss poor.
Five years in a row of bad U20s results means that you are going to have a huge hole in your squad at some stage [it's already happening, in my opinion]; the regions being poor means that there's not much chance of those players getting great coaching, learning good habits and making significant improvements between 20-25 years old.
*I just checked and Wales only won Five Nations trophies in the 1980s and 1990s, in 1988 and 1994. We actually won more – winners in 1982 and 1985 and a share in 1983.
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Regions!!
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Watching Connacht v Zebre. 17-3 after 25. It has to be said that Zebre are even worse than expected. It really is difficult to see what they offer other than a half decent scrum. Some awful defending from them.
Connacht are doing ok, nothing special. Thornbury excellent in lineout.
Connacht are doing ok, nothing special. Thornbury excellent in lineout.
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Feckin great weekend of Rugby.
Ulster/Sharks last night, Benetton giving Cardiff a very unenjoyable 69. Bulls looking really good too.
Today, Connacht squeezed past Zebre, Stormers scored a try at the death to secure a home QF and probable SF. And then of course, the Leinster whippersnappers tore Munster a new one.
Brilliant stuff.
The URC needs days like this
Ulster/Sharks last night, Benetton giving Cardiff a very unenjoyable 69. Bulls looking really good too.
Today, Connacht squeezed past Zebre, Stormers scored a try at the death to secure a home QF and probable SF. And then of course, the Leinster whippersnappers tore Munster a new one.
Brilliant stuff.
The URC needs days like this
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This weekend was, to quote Orla McCool, pure crackerblockhead wrote:Feckin great weekend of Rugby.
Ulster/Sharks last night, Benetton giving Cardiff a very unenjoyable 69. Bulls looking really good too.
Today, Connacht squeezed past Zebre, Stormers scored a try at the death to secure a home QF and probable SF. And then of course, the Leinster whippersnappers tore Munster a new one.
Brilliant stuff.
The URC needs days like this
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No doubt the usual suspects in the media will see it as the league being a rubbish relative of the Heineken Cup because Munster lost to Leinster B-, Connacht were Connact and . . . .ummm is there a 4th province?
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Connacht recruits gave real value in Aviva. Adam Byrne only needs game time. Peter Dooley will be a revelation to the West. Josh Murphy is now a senior forward for big games.
Good luck to them all. They've paid their dues in Blue jerseys.
Good luck to them all. They've paid their dues in Blue jerseys.