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International trio to play final game for Bristol

By Ian Cameron

03 Jun 2022

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A trio of internationals are set for their final Bristol Bears bow after being named in the squad that is set to play Sale this weekend in the final round of the Gallagher Premiership regular season.

John Afoa, Alapati Leiua and Nathan Hughes will make their last outings for the club before departing at the end of the season.

All three at set to depart the club following a difficult season for Pat Lam’s side, with a named number of players having to be cut from the books following a salary cap administration error behind closed doors.

James O’Connor is brilliantly open about his life & career | RugbyPass Offload | Episode 36

James O’Connor joins the lads this week to walk us through his phenomenal and often misunderstood career. He talks to us about being the youngest player to line out in Super Rugby and for the Wallabies, struggling with alcohol, fame and partying, as well as playing in London, Manchester and Toulon before returning to Australia. One of the most talented players of his generation, he gives us an incredible insight into the highs and lows of his career so far and what his plans are next. Max and Ryan also cover off the Champions Challenge Cup Finals and the jubilant scenes in La Rochelle

James O’Connor is brilliantly open about his life & career | RugbyPass Offload | Episode 36

Afoa and Leiua – who leave for RC Vannes in the ProD2 – start, while Hughes. who is set to join Clermont, is named on the bench for the game at the AJ Bell Stadium.

Elsewhere Jack Bates comes into the back line, while Jake Kerr, John Hawkins and Dan Thomas earn starts in the pack for the Sale Sharks encounter.

Kick-off is at 3pm.

BRISTOL BEARS: 15. Charles Piutau (63 apps), 14. Luke Morahan (97 apps), 13. Jack Bates (21 apps), 12. Alapati Leiua (102 apps), 11. Toby Fricker (28 apps); 10. Callum Sheedy (131 apps), 9. Harry Randall (84 apps); 1. Jake Woolmore (107 apps), 2. Jake Kerr (20 apps), 3. John Afoa (87 apps), 4. John Hawkins (35 apps), 5. Chris Vui (92 apps), 6. Steven Luatua (c) (98 apps), 7. Dan Thomas (109 apps), 8. Sam Jeffries (53 apps).

REPLACEMENTS: 16. Bryan Byrne (31 apps), 17. Jono Benz-Salomon (6 apps), 18. George Kloska (15 apps), 19. Ed Holmes (84 apps), 20. Nathan Hughes (53 apps), 21. Andy Uren (134 apps), 22. Ioan Lloyd (61 apps), 23. Henry Purdy (40 apps).

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fl 12 minutes ago

‘The problem with this year’s Champions Cup? Too many English clubs’

So was I right to infer that you assumed a 1:1 correspondence between points and places?

If so why were you so evasive about admitting that?

I don't have much of an opinion about how it should be done. It isn't my preferred system as I think there should be a significant number of teams who qualify directly as a result of their performance in the previous year's CC. But I think 6/5/5 or 6/6/4 would probably make the most sense as splits if they ever did go over to the UEFA model.

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Ed Pye 13 minutes ago

Jamie Cudmore: I want to help rescue Canada from a 'slow agonising death'

Stopping the drop off out of high school has to be of highest priority - there is a lot of rugby played at high school level, but the pathways once they leave are not there. Provincial unions need support here from Rugby Canada to prop up that space.

Concussion is also an issue that has seen sports like ultimate frisbee gain ground. All competitions and clubs should integrate touch rugby teams into their pathways. Whenever clubs play XVs games, they should also be taking 20mins to play a competitive touch rugby game too.

Then take rugby branding and move it away from the fringe game that only crazy people play and make it an exercise-first sport that caters to everyone including people who don't want contact.

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Ed the Duck 28 minutes ago

Glasgow coach jumps to defence of McDowall who faces possible huge ban

Yeah so it is not deliberate but does appear to make possible eye contact briefly when contesting the ball. If you look closely at the slow mo, when his left hand comes round, McDowalls eyes are closed so in that situation it’s not possible to be deliberate, and when you rewatch at full speed having seen that, it is clearly a messy scrap for the ball with the players concerned. Ban for reckless play, if anything for me. Definitely NOT deliberate eye gouging.

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AlanP 32 minutes ago

‘The problem with this year’s Champions Cup? Too many English clubs’

Sure.

And what do you suggest should be the number of teams for the league with the most points?

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Ed the Duck 34 minutes ago

Glasgow coach jumps to defence of McDowall who faces possible huge ban

Clearly. Haven’t seen it but will take a look, if deliberate then deserved ban incoming…

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Ed the Duck 38 minutes ago

Does the next Wallabies coach have to be an Australian?

Kiss was doing very well indeed with Irish but Ulster had other off field issues going on, to say the least!!

Not sure it would be fair to judge McKellar on Leicester, it’s a tough gig with that dressing room and looked more like a poor fit more than anything else.

Would be a shock if O’Gara would touch it, he publicly dismissed Wales recently but covets France, England and Ireland - in that order.

Cotter would be interesting and he’s got qualities but he’s also got some elements of Eddie Jones about him believe it or not - he had the Scotland wc squad in camp, believe it or not, with the French foreign legion and ripping the heads off chickens!

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fl 42 minutes ago

‘The problem with this year’s Champions Cup? Too many English clubs’

You haven't told me how you did it. I can infer that you assumed a 1:1 correspondence between points and places, but you kept insisting that you didn't after JW pointed out that "you can't use maths like that".

You also insisted you knew how the UEFA system works, despite the fact that the UEFA system doesn't assume a 1:1 correspondance between points and places.

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AlanP 43 minutes ago

‘The problem with this year’s Champions Cup? Too many English clubs’

Come on surely this post is more interesting than the trash talk. Any response?

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AlanP 44 minutes ago

‘The problem with this year’s Champions Cup? Too many English clubs’

Feel free to come with another conclusion and show your proof.

I've told you twice already how I did it but your refuse to listen and it is getting late.

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fl 46 minutes ago

‘The problem with this year’s Champions Cup? Too many English clubs’