Northern Hemisphere Club Season 2012-2013

[kronic]

The season kicked off last weekend.

EuroSport currently have 2 games LIVE a round.

Round 1 results:

Aug 17, 2012
Toulouse 23 - 22 Castres

Aug 18, 2012
Agen 20 - 24 Racing Metro
Biarritz 35 - 10 Mont-de-Marsan
Bordeaux Begles 28 - 29 Grenoble
Stade Français 32 - 16 Montpellier
Bayonne 6 - 13 Clermont Auvergne
Perpignan 15 - 21 Toulon

 

[kronic]

This weekend's Eurosport games:

Saturday 25/08
04:50 Bordeaux vs Perpignan

Sunday 26/08
04:40 Agen vs Biarritz

 

[tigerland12]

Perpignan's clean out and new recruitments makes me think they'll go well this year.

Toulouse and Clermont to be top two by a mile. Montpellier are me darkhorses when they get their Argies back.

 

[kronic]

Support a team Tigerland?

I'm a Toulouse supporter.

The highlights package from the Castres game showed some great breaks from Burgess, as well as suspect defense.

 

[qwerty51]

The Toulon side is ridiculous, they can put out a side with only 2 French players starting

1. Gethin Jenkins/David Kubriashvili
2. Sebastien Bruno
3. Andrew Sheridan/Carl Hayman
4. Bakkies Botha
5. Simon Shaw
6. Joe van Niekerk
7. Steffon Armitage
8. Chris Masoe/Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe
9. Sebastien Tillous-Borde
10. Jonny Wilkinson/Frederic Michalak
11. David Smith
12. Matt Giteau/Maxime Mermoz
13. Kefu Mafi/Mathieu Bastareaud
14. Luke Rooney/Alexis Palisson
15. Delon Armitage

 

[Bardon]

IS there any further news on Steffon Armitage's failed drugs test? Last I saw he was provisionally suspended and was to appear in front of the French anti doping commission yesterday. Haven't seen any reports on how that went though.

 

[qwerty51]

I believe the suspension was lifted, he played on the weekend

 

[Bardon]

Thanks Qwerty

 

[kronic]

Can the mods rename this to "Northern Hemisphere Club Season 2012-2013" or something like that.

Combined Top 14/Aviva/Pro 12/Amlin/Heineken thread.

 

[kronic]

Round 1 Aviva fixture:
Sat 1London Wasps v Harlequins, Twickenham Stadium, London
14:00 local, 13:00 GMT, 23:00 EST, 22:30 CST, 21:00 WST

Sat 1Exeter Chiefs v Sale Sharks, Sandy Park
15:00 local, 14:00 GMT, 00:00 EST +1d, 23:30 CST, 22:00 WST

Sat 1Gloucester Rugby v Northampton Saints, Kingsholm, Gloucester
15:00 local, 14:00 GMT, 00:00 EST +1d, 23:30 CST, 22:00 WST

Sat 1Worcester Warriors v Bath Rugby, Sixways, Worcester
15:00 local, 14:00 GMT, 00:00 EST +1d, 23:30 CST, 22:00 WST

Sat 1Saracens v London Irish, Twickenham Stadium, London
16:30 local, 15:30 GMT, 01:30 EST +1d, 01:00 CST +1d, 23:30 WST

Sun 2London Welsh v Leicester Tigers, Kassam Stadium, Oxford
14:00 local, 13:00 GMT, 23:00 EST, 22:30 CST, 21:00 WST

 

[kronic]

Massive upset in the first round of the Pro12 this morning. Reigning champion Ospreys were knocked off 12-6 by Treviso.

Pro12
Dragons 37 - 6 Zebre
Ulster 18 - 10 Glasgow

Top 14
Grenoble 26 - 12 Stade Français

 

[kronic]

Shit storm brewing between ERC, Prem Rugby & LNR.

BT have just won the rights for Prem Rugby, which includes games played in Europe by Prem Rugby clubs when the current Heinken Cup agreement expires.

"Dazzling" new euro tournament in the pipeline http://www.espnscrum.com/heineken-cup-2012-13/rugby/story/169762.html

European Rugby chiefs query BT rights deal http://www.espnscrum.com/heineken-cup-2012-13/rugby/story/169756.html

 

[kronic]

Heineken Cup starts next weekend

 

[qwerty51]

Looking forward to it, tipping Ulster to go one better. Excellent start to the season under former NZ u20s coach, Mark Anscombe.

 

[kronic]

Pools:

Pool 1:
- Edinburgh
- Munster
- Racing Metro 92
- Saracens

Pool 2:
- Treviso
- Leicester
- Ospreys
- Toulouse

Pool 3:
- Biarritz
- Connact
- Harlequins
- Zebre

Pool 4:
- Castres
- Glasgow
- Northampton
- Ulster

Pool 5:
- Clermot
- Exeter
- Leinster
- Scarlets

Pool 6:
- Cardiff
- Montpellier
- Sale
- Toulon

 

[kronic]

Pool 2 looks like the pool of death. I think Pool 6 is probably the easiest, can see Toulon finishing on top of that pool.

 

[qwerty51]

Pool 5 looks the toughest imo. Exeter and Scarlets aren't mugs at home.

 

[qwerty51]

http://www.rugbydump.com/2012/10/2795/gloucesters-andy-hazell-sees-red-following-alleged-eye-gouge

Check this out from last night's Mont-de-Marsan vs Gloucester game.

How many weeks do we reckon? He was eye-gouged..

 

[kronic]

I'll wait for the full footage to judge.

 

[qwerty51]

http://www.rugbydump.com/2012/10/2795/gloucesters-andy-hazell-sees-red-following-alleged-eye-gouge

Check this out from last night's Mont-de-Marsan vs Gloucester game.

How many weeks do we reckon? He was eye-gouged..

He got 14 weeks. Should've been 30 minimum imo.