Thought Saracens were the best team in Europe and the World on recent form ?.Peg Leg wrote:You'd want Newcastle, the best team in Europe, in your group?CiaranIrl wrote:Newcastle/Lyon/Cardiff would be the easiest group, Wasps/Toulouse/Toulon probably the hardest (or is Racing/Leicester/Toulon harder?). I'd love to get Bath from pot 4 for my favourite away weekend.
Draw for H Cup / Champions Cup 2019
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Heineken returns as Champions Cup title sponsor from next season http://the42.ie/4052008
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Peg Leg wrote:You'd want Newcastle, the best team in Europe, in your group?CiaranIrl wrote:Newcastle/Lyon/Cardiff would be the easiest group, Wasps/Toulouse/Toulon probably the hardest (or is Racing/Leicester/Toulon harder?). I'd love to get Bath from pot 4 for my favourite away weekend.
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Always was for me !.elfan wrote:Heineken returns as Champions Cup title sponsor from next season http://the42.ie/4052008
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Love this. They wanted to break that sponsorship monopoly when the comp reformatted..now they're back to the same sponsors. Asshatselfan wrote:Heineken returns as Champions Cup title sponsor from next season http://the42.ie/4052008
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Probably for less moneysuisse wrote:Love this. They wanted to break that sponsorship monopoly when the comp reformatted..now they're back to the same sponsors. Asshatselfan wrote:Heineken returns as Champions Cup title sponsor from next season http://the42.ie/4052008
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I'd imagine the final will be Sarries vs Newcastle and if Newcastle win it won't mean much because the final will be there so their inevitable bonus point win in the RDS is irrelevant.footrush wrote:Thought Saracens were the best team in Europe and the World on recent form ?.Peg Leg wrote:You'd want Newcastle, the best team in Europe, in your group?CiaranIrl wrote:Newcastle/Lyon/Cardiff would be the easiest group, Wasps/Toulouse/Toulon probably the hardest (or is Racing/Leicester/Toulon harder?). I'd love to get Bath from pot 4 for my favourite away weekend.
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It's what the fans want.....artaneboy wrote:Jaysus- swipes at the knaves and fools of the EPRC is shooting fish in a barrel. These genius businessmen- huh!
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You doing too much thinking.footrush wrote:Thought Saracens were the best team in Europe and the World on recent form ?.Peg Leg wrote:You'd want Newcastle, the best team in Europe, in your group?CiaranIrl wrote:Newcastle/Lyon/Cardiff would be the easiest group, Wasps/Toulouse/Toulon probably the hardest (or is Racing/Leicester/Toulon harder?). I'd love to get Bath from pot 4 for my favourite away weekend.
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In my case the Saracens cheer leader that is Stephen Jones !.artaneboy wrote:Jaysus- swipes at the knaves and fools of the EPRC is shooting fish in a barrel. These genius businessmen- huh!
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From that The42 article posted earlier,
Although new format has less games tbf.
And the average is the 2nd highest ever after last year.
Ave attendance has increased by a whopping 108 people/game since 2009. The lone star year
Too many games at Allianz Park!
No final has broken the 60K barrier since the Nigels took over, and next year's can't.
Total attendances for the last 10 years in the Champions cup.That deal expired at the end of this season and on the back of another year of impressive growth which saw attendance records soar to more than one million fans, Heineken has returned as European Rugby’s title sponsor.
So they didn't soar they fell.2008–09 1,177,064
2009–10 1,080,598
2010–11 1,139,427
2011–12 1,172,127
2012–13 1,063,218
2013–14 1,127,926
2014–15 985,717
2015–16 955,647
2016–17 1,018,026
2017–18 1,005,537
Although new format has less games tbf.
And the average is the 2nd highest ever after last year.
Ave attendance has increased by a whopping 108 people/game since 2009. The lone star year
Too many games at Allianz Park!
No final has broken the 60K barrier since the Nigels took over, and next year's can't.
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Amsterdam, the home of the brewing company, is also expected to host the 2021 Champions Cup final.
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Long time till then, dude. By then Gerd Wilders or some other right wing yahoo could've become prime minister and banned the "coffee shops".blockhead wrote:Amsterdam, the home of the brewing company, is also expected to host the 2021 Champions Cup final.
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If this was based on some plan to expand the reach of Rugby into new markets it would be a good thing but playing one game there is not going to help much. It is not surprising that we are slowly coming back to the event we had before the babies had their tantrum. The next steps are to move the organisation back to Dublin and to look at the seeding.blockhead wrote:Amsterdam, the home of the brewing company, is also expected to host the 2021 Champions Cup final.
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Really hope Stade Toulouse end up in our mix !.
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Better than some left wing yahoo tho'.riocard911 wrote:Long time till then, dude. By then Gerd Wilders or some other right wing yahoo could've become prime minister and banned the "coffee shops".blockhead wrote:Amsterdam, the home of the brewing company, is also expected to host the 2021 Champions Cup final.
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I'm gonna get sooooo stoned in 2021.
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what's making you bring Luke Fitz into the conversation?Oldschool wrote:Better than some left wing yahoo tho'.riocard911 wrote:Long time till then, dude. By then Gerd Wilders or some other right wing yahoo could've become prime minister and banned the "coffee shops".blockhead wrote:Amsterdam, the home of the brewing company, is also expected to host the 2021 Champions Cup final.
JohnG has a gaff in Amsterdam!!
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I wasn't aware he was coming out of retirement.Oldschoolsocks wrote:what's making you bring Luke Fitz into the conversation?Oldschool wrote: Better than some left wing yahoo tho'.
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I can see it now. The Left Wing podcast as the launching pad for a stellar political career. Luke Fitz - Man of the People, roight!!!!Oldschool wrote:I wasn't aware he was coming out of retirement.Oldschoolsocks wrote:what's making you bring Luke Fitz into the conversation?Oldschool wrote: Better than some left wing yahoo tho'.