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Northern Hemisphere Rugby

Strewthcobber

Simon Poidevin (60)
Newcastle circling the drain in the English Premiership.

85-14 loss to Bristol overnight. No wins yet from 15 GP games

Bristol Stats:
- 45 Clean Breaks
- 51 Defenders Beaten
- 1093 Metres Gained
- 31 Offloads
 

Steve_Grey

Bill Watson (15)
Newcastle circling the drain in the English Premiership.

85-14 loss to Bristol overnight. No wins yet from 15 GP games

Bristol Stats:
- 45 Clean Breaks
- 51 Defenders Beaten
- 1093 Metres Gained
- 31 Offloads
No relegation this season - no money, playing with many academy players - see if the ME money materialises.
 
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Dctarget

Tim Horan (67)
Happy for Jake McIntyre, MoTM performance for Perpignan in their rout of Lyon, 51-20. He's not a world beater but he's led a pretty classic league 2 to 8th in the Top 14 without many stars which is no mean feat.
 

Steve_Grey

Bill Watson (15)
What an Autumn Series for NH.
 

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Steve_Grey

Bill Watson (15)
For NH Rugby, it is probably the equivalent of Lions Tours (annually) with all those games available for viewing..... $$$$.
 
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Wilson

Phil Kearns (64)
Peter Hewat is joining McKellar at Leicester as attack coach:
https://www.theroar.com.au/2024/04/...-prank-ahead-of-debut-hewat-answers-dan-call/

As much as it'd be nice to have the top Australian coaches coaching in Australia, McKellear, Palmer and Hewat all coaching together could easily be the wallabies setup by 2027, so having them all working together now may pay dividends later.
 

The Ghost of Raelene

Simon Poidevin (60)
Good call by them. He was someone I'd thought of if/when the Tahs make a call about the coach. Neutral on it at the moment but I thought Hewat would have been a candidate at the appropriate level for the job.
 

KevinO

Geoff Shaw (53)
For NH Rugby, it is probably the equivalent of Lions Tours (annually) with all those games available for viewing..... $$$$.
The 6N teams receive 1/7th of 90 million pounds, that includes all these games. Gate receipts obviously on top and change depending on opposition.
 

Proud Pig

Tom Lawton (22)
On the weekend I watched a replay of the Bordeaux Vs Harlequins game from last week. That is why it is called the game they play in heaven.
What an amazing game by both sides and came right down to the wire.
If we had games like that here the game would be looking a lot healthier.
 

Dctarget

Tim Horan (67)
On the weekend I watched a replay of the Bordeaux Vs Harlequins game from last week. That is why it is called the game they play in heaven.
What an amazing game by both sides and came right down to the wire.
If we had games like that here the game would be looking a lot healthier.
I disagree with this statement intensely. Did you watch Reds v Blues?
 

Steve_Grey

Bill Watson (15)
Harlequins vs Northampton at Twickenham this weekend had c60,000 crowd - that's how you pay for expensive players.

They'll still run at a loss, but that coin helps - add to the fact that it was a cracker of a game.
 

Steve_Grey

Bill Watson (15)
Leinster vs Northampton - 82300 at Croke Park sell-out for a Club (Province) game.

Final to be played at Spurs, ironically with a 63,000 capacity.

Stuff of dreams for Super Rugby.
 

Dctarget

Tim Horan (67)
Harlequins really did well against Toulouse, maybe at the Stoop there could've been a different result.

After Leinster's recent performances I don't know who the favourite is for next match, such a set up.

I think Toulouse have found France's next long term centre, Paul Costes is an absolute freak, how exciting.

Also happy/sad to see Meafou impossible to stop.
 

Italophile

Bill Watson (15)
Harlequins really did well against Toulouse, maybe at the Stoop there could've been a different result.

After Leinster's recent performances I don't know who the favourite is for next match, such a set up.

I think Toulouse have found France's next long term centre, Paul Costes is an absolute freak, how exciting.

Also happy/sad to see Meafou impossible to stop.
Suspect Toulouse would have still taken it. Great heart and effort by Quins but Toulouse always have that extra level. Fascinating couple of semis, massive second-half comebacks. Cracking final awaits.

Spot on about Costes. He's only 21, 6 foot and a bit and 13 1/2 stone. So much for smash-it-up 12s.
 

Strewthcobber

Simon Poidevin (60)
From Reddit.....
The 10 Premiership clubs had combined revenue of 191 gbp ($360m aud) and losses of 29m gbp ($55m aud)
 
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