Challenge Cup : Montpellier se refait le moral face aux Ospreys

The Anglo Welsh cup is long gone but in any case, the reason why England doesn't pick from overseas isn't because their players play in the European comps. They'd still play in those if they played for French clubs. It's because they want to access to their players and don't want to weaken their domestic comp.

The Blues were transformed this year because of Vern Cotter, not Harry Plummer.

Personally I think he is going to have to pick up an overseas contract soon. Jacobson is going to have to play in his position of openside next year with Sititi taking his 8 spot, and with Finau on the other flank I can only think this is going to make Jacobsen look extremely good and an automatic AB inclusion given given his cohesion with Vaa'i and Lord as well (though he may also decide to leave if back up isn't doing it for him). Then there are a number of young players who are 7/6 dual flankers like him that it's just very doubtful he doesn't get overtaken. He's going to have some tough competition at the Crusaders alone, Cristie, Kellow, Lio-Willie, Cullen, the other young 6, some pretty good depth.

Oh, and Hotham played behind Christie and both the XV and Tasman level, so you clearly just can't handle the Chiefs being a better team than the Crusaders.

You'll need to give a reference for that Robinson quote, I've not heard him say anything of the sort.

So yeah, you can see why I don't try to elaberate my posts so everyone can understand and sadly theyre too succinct for some with a slightly different lingo or thought.

and two years of >85% win ratio on the trot - I’d love to see how he’d have down with better coaching.

the none TLDR version reply..

two years = but weren't you following the similar line of this article that Razor needs to open it up? Why would you think that when you're suggesting he's got another 3 or 4 years before he reaches that point in tenure when he should also be trying to hit the 85 mark?

>85% win ratio on the trot = WC years are short and provide easy opposition, you don't normally include them. 22 would be more relevant, and this year you had both other top teams at home, so you'd think that 85 number is overs, or 'above' average based on circumstances (85 is a really fabulous number however so going back to 80 would also still be great)

love to see how he’d have done with better coaching. = well it's exactly the opposite of above isn't it, it's operating at well over 70 for 4 (excl covid) of those 7 years instead of his 60%, before hitting the 80s mark.

You might also ask well how could that be possible when he's done so bloody well just to do what he's done? Well I'm not going to take him (or SA) down a beg or two, instead I'll give you the hint (because I'm over thinking how to type long versions of replys), the answer is in this article!

Can you think of any specific players that became instrumental to the team from those 36 new players? One's plucked out of nowhere so to speak? I know for the first two years after covid he switched up you're team and tactics after each game against NZ (for the second), I think winning both 1st games and losing both rematch's? You don't think he should ever have done that differently, not been so happy to give up a victory against the ABs?

You're not good. That is no shock. Perhaps Barnes will come out of retirement to give the saffa yet anothry undeserving victory.

Until then, get better and stop spewing ignorant 💩

So you'd have the top 8 in the URC, top 7 in Top 14, and top 5 of the Premiership.

This really seems like a pretty obvious no brainer. There are three top flight leagues across Europe/Africa, with 40 clubs total. The numbers are all very obvious. I think the biggest reason this isn't done is because it leaves with a choice of eliminating a knockout round, or, letting so many from the pool stage through, it makes the pool stage almost meaningless.

That said, I think this still makes sense. You know players are going to be happy with one less round of fixtures. Also allows the Top 14 one less week when they have to overlap with international rugby too.