Super Posted October 23, 2020 Report Share Posted October 23, 2020 14 minutes ago, Gifford said: Hopefully not. The new season isn’t that far away with plenty of injuries and international players, we’d have a thin squad come first game as it is. Game off now anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolmoose Posted October 23, 2020 Report Share Posted October 23, 2020 Well done Sarries 5 minutes ago, Super said: Game off now anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted October 23, 2020 Admin Report Share Posted October 23, 2020 29 minutes ago, bristolmoose said: Well done Sarries 10 of the 12 from Saracens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midred Posted October 24, 2020 Report Share Posted October 24, 2020 Jack Willis fan club has turned up at the final! Don't BT have anyone who can represent Exeter as a pundit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted October 24, 2020 Report Share Posted October 24, 2020 Good effort this by Wasps in awful conditions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted October 24, 2020 Report Share Posted October 24, 2020 What a team. Congrats to Exeter on an amazing season. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted October 28, 2020 Admin Report Share Posted October 28, 2020 Holders Exeter will begin their Champions Cup defence with challenging group-stage matches against Toulouse and Glasgow when next season's new-look competition begins in December. Chiefs won the tournament for the first time earlier in October and will play those two sides home and away. The new format - enforced by the pandemic and only for the 2020-21 season - features two pools of 12. The four highest-ranked clubs in each pool will reach the quarter-finals. The quarter-finals will be played over two legs and the clubs ranked fifth to eighth in each pool will drop into the knockout stage of the European Challenge Cup. The opening round of games will take place 11-13 December. Alongside Premiership winners Exeter in Pool B, Pro14 finalists Ulster face Gloucester and four-time winners Toulouse in their group games. In Pool A, Pro14 champions Leinster will play Montpellier and Northampton, while Harlequins and Connacht have been drawn against last season's runners-up Racing 92. Premiership runners-up Wasps play Dragons and Montpellier, while Munster face Quins and Clermont. Clubs only play opponents in the same pool but cannot play other teams from the same domestic league. Fixture dates Round One - 11-13 December 2020 Round Two - 18-20 December 2020 Round Three - 15-17 January 2021 Round Four - 22-24 January 2021 Quarter-finals first leg - 2-4 April 2021 Quarter-finals second leg - 9-11 April 2021 Semi-finals - 30 April - 1/2 May 2021 Final - 22 May, Stade Velodrome, Marseille Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Red Posted October 29, 2020 Report Share Posted October 29, 2020 Clear as mud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Gifford Posted October 29, 2020 Report Share Posted October 29, 2020 I can’t understand why they couldn’t have 8 groups? Top of group qualifies for Quarter Finals. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelRobartes Posted October 29, 2020 Report Share Posted October 29, 2020 Truly bizarre. Even more baffling than when they vandalised the Heineken Cup a few years ago. Tough draw for Bristol but it was always going to be. The Connacht matches in particular will be something. Happy enough with our draw. Nothing to fear from Quins and we are due revenge on ASM. It's probably too early in our cycle to think about winning it but it would be good to reach the knockouts. Would have liked to draw Bristol but maybe next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted October 30, 2020 Admin Report Share Posted October 30, 2020 Thirteen Barbarians players have been charged by the Rugby Football Union after last Sunday's game against England was cancelled because of coronavirus protocol breaches. Players face a range of charges including "individual breaches of the protocols" and "providing false statements during an investigation", the RFU said. BBC Sport understands former England captain Chris Robshaw, who was among the players who apologised for the breach, is one of the players charged. Richard Wigglesworth, Sean Maitland, Jackson Wray, Manu Vunipola, Tim Swinson, Calum Clark, Tom de Glanville, Joel Kpoku, Simon Kerrod, Fergus McFadden, Juan Pablo Socino and Alex Lewington are the other players charged. It is not clear which charges relate to which players. Rugby is a laughing stock - Jones England head coach Eddie Jones, whose side can win the Six Nations this weekend, said: "We understand that rugby at the moment is a bit of a laughing stock and we all love the game. "No-one likes to see a game called off because of a breakdown in the protocols in society at the moment. That's what happened. "It's not good for rugby, but we have got an opportunity to turn that around. It's a weight we carry and it's a weight that we will enjoy carrying. "We are lucky enough to play the game at the highest level and we want to make sure we put the game back where it needs to be. "We have a great game in rugby and we don't like to see it portrayed as something that isn't a serious sport, as it has been." The cancellation of the England v Barbarians game cost the RFU around £1million in lost broadcast and sponsorship revenue, as well as a chance for England to warm-up for Saturday's clash with Italy in Rome. England's Jonny Hill to make debut against Italy RFU warns of £145m in lost revenue because of Covid-19 pandemic The RFU - English rugby's governing body - said it would only publish players' names after the hearings because of the public scrutiny. It said that breaches of protocols included leaving the hotel without permission or without informing organisers of their whereabouts. The players left their hotel bubble - contrary to team protocols - to have dinner, and a number of players also went to a central London pub. Players may face fines, match bans "or any other suitable sanction", but there will be no police investigation into their actions. The game's cancellation means England go into their final Six Nations fixture against Italy on Saturday having not played a competitive match since March. TAKEN FROM: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/54732478 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted November 5, 2020 Admin Report Share Posted November 5, 2020 The latest accounts have just been released https://www.bristolbearsrugby.com/media/51741/brc-2020-signed-accs.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBFC II Posted November 13, 2020 Report Share Posted November 13, 2020 Callum Sheedy has just come on for his Wales debut, fantastic for him and fully deserved. Here's hoping Ioan Lloyd joins him in the next few weeks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted November 14, 2020 Report Share Posted November 14, 2020 23 hours ago, JBFC II said: Callum Sheedy has just come on for his Wales debut, fantastic for him and fully deserved. Here's hoping Ioan Lloyd joins him in the next few weeks You will probably have more knowledge of this than me, but doesn’t that now mean that Wales will insist they sign for a Welsh club if they want to play for their country in the future? I have also been told that Pat Lam had the good sense to sign them on long, ( 4 or 5 year deals) as Wales can only insist on that rule after the players contract runs out. Is this right, if so well done Pat Lam. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBFC II Posted November 14, 2020 Report Share Posted November 14, 2020 19 minutes ago, RedM said: You will probably have more knowledge of this than me, but doesn’t that now mean that Wales will insist they sign for a Welsh club if they want to play for their country in the future? I have also been told that Pat Lam had the good sense to sign them on long, ( 4 or 5 year deals) as Wales can only insist on that rule after the players contract runs out. Is this right, if so well done Pat Lam. You're pretty much spot on. Wales (like Ireland and NZ) have a 60 cap rule which means anybody with under 60 caps can't sign a contract for a non-Welsh side and still represent the country. What you can do however, is what Exeter have done with Thomas Francis and include 1 year 'extensions' in the players deal which exempts him from that as he isn't officially signing a new deal. The new contracts for both Lloyd and Sheedy is right, and I think the lengths were about 4-5 years yep. I guess we'll have to see if we've included the same clause as Exeter did! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelRobartes Posted November 15, 2020 Report Share Posted November 15, 2020 11 hours ago, JBFC II said: You're pretty much spot on. Wales (like Ireland and NZ) have a 60 cap rule which means anybody with under 60 caps can't sign a contract for a non-Welsh side and still represent the country. What you can do however, is what Exeter have done with Thomas Francis and include 1 year 'extensions' in the players deal which exempts him from that as he isn't officially signing a new deal. The new contracts for both Lloyd and Sheedy is right, and I think the lengths were about 4-5 years yep. I guess we'll have to see if we've included the same clause as Exeter did! Ireland don't pick anyone who plays outside of Ireland irrespective of caps and I don't think that NZ do either. Can't think of many English guys who moved abroad and stayed in the side either. The only Irish exceptions that I can think of are Geordan Murphy who benched for us fairly regularly during his long career at Leicester and Sexton during his brief spell at Racing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBFC II Posted November 15, 2020 Report Share Posted November 15, 2020 1 hour ago, MichaelRobartes said: Ireland don't pick anyone who plays outside of Ireland irrespective of caps and I don't think that NZ do either. Can't think of many English guys who moved abroad and stayed in the side either. The only Irish exceptions that I can think of are Geordan Murphy who benched for us fairly regularly during his long career at Leicester and Sexton during his brief spell at Racing. I’m pretty certain I remember Nonu still playing for the All Blacks whilst at Toulon, may be wrong on that front though. Didn’t know about Ireland, I guess with the strength of the provinces they don’t need to bother about players moving to France/England for big pay cheques Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted November 15, 2020 Admin Report Share Posted November 15, 2020 1 hour ago, JBFC II said: I’m pretty certain I remember Nonu still playing for the All Blacks whilst at Toulon He joined Toulon in 2015, I remember him playing in the 2015 world Cup, but pretty sure he never played for NZ after the tournament 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelRobartes Posted November 15, 2020 Report Share Posted November 15, 2020 1 hour ago, JBFC II said: I’m pretty certain I remember Nonu still playing for the All Blacks whilst at Toulon, may be wrong on that front though. Didn’t know about Ireland, I guess with the strength of the provinces they don’t need to bother about players moving to France/England for big pay cheques It doesn't happen often. Keith Wood would be another exception but there's been nobody that I can think of since Sexton. We've really missed Donnacha Ryan and Simon Zebo but the threat of international exile has definitely kept the vast majority of our top players in the provinces. I'm pretty sure that Phantom is right. I don't think Nonu played for NZ again after the 2015 World Cup final. I think that he went to Toulon immediately after the tournament. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBFC II Posted November 15, 2020 Report Share Posted November 15, 2020 18 minutes ago, phantom said: He joined Toulon in 2015, I remember him playing in the 2015 world Cup, but pretty sure he never played for NZ after the tournament Yep, you’re right, got my dates mixed up! It’s an interesting method, and although I can see the benefits of it, especially in NZ and Ireland where the clubs/provinces are so strong. Then you look at South Africa, who got rid of the rule a couple of years back, and the difference getting rid of it has made there is obvious. Wales don’t have club sides as strong as Ireland or NZ, so I feel that it will only hamper them. It’s no wonder players often look to move to England/France as soon as they hit 60 caps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS15_RED Posted November 16, 2020 Report Share Posted November 16, 2020 Wasn’t Jonathan Sexton still picked for Ireland when he was at Racing 92? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelRobartes Posted November 17, 2020 Report Share Posted November 17, 2020 17 hours ago, BS15_RED said: Wasn’t Jonathan Sexton still picked for Ireland when he was at Racing 92? Yes, as I said above: On 15/11/2020 at 09:33, MichaelRobartes said: Ireland don't pick anyone who plays outside of Ireland irrespective of caps and I don't think that NZ do either. Can't think of many English guys who moved abroad and stayed in the side either. The only Irish exceptions that I can think of are Geordan Murphy who benched for us fairly regularly during his long career at Leicester and Sexton during his brief spell at Racing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted November 18, 2020 Admin Report Share Posted November 18, 2020 Hadn't realised that the season starts again this weekend, all games being shown on BT sports platform through the first weeks of the season Couldn't have started with a much tougher game. . . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBFC II Posted November 18, 2020 Report Share Posted November 18, 2020 Made even tougher with this unavailable list: Thacker, Sinkler, Lahiff, Attwood, Luatua, Earl, Eadie, Hughes, Uren, Sheedy, Lloyd, Radradra, Morahan and C Piutau Could nearly make a very decent prem team out of that! Big chance for some of the fringe/academy players to make an impression though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted November 19, 2020 Admin Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 13 hours ago, JBFC II said: Made even tougher with this unavailable list: Thacker, Sinkler, Lahiff, Attwood, Luatua, Earl, Eadie, Hughes, Uren, Sheedy, Lloyd, Radradra, Morahan and C Piutau Could nearly make a very decent prem team out of that! Big chance for some of the fringe/academy players to make an impression though Excuse my ignorance, are these all missing because they are playing international matches? I notice Joe Launchbury and Dan Robson are in the England squad, along with Kyle Sinckler and Ben Earl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Red Posted November 19, 2020 Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 (edited) 42 minutes ago, phantom said: Excuse my ignorance, are these all missing because they are playing international matches? I notice Joe Launchbury and Dan Robson are in the England squad, along with Kyle Sinckler and Ben Earl Sinckler, Earl, Malins and Sheedy are on international duty. The rest are injured whilst Radrada has Covid (although even if he didn't he'd have been with Fiji). Edited November 19, 2020 by Northern Red 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elhombrecito Posted November 19, 2020 Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 Callum starting for Wales on the weekend. I feel like a proud father! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBFC II Posted November 19, 2020 Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 47 minutes ago, elhombrecito said: Callum starting for Wales on the weekend. I feel like a proud father! With Ioan Lloyd on the bench, for a 19 year old to earn international honours is a fantastic achievement! Our future at 10 is incredibly bright with those 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Red Posted November 19, 2020 Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 Didn't realise Lloyd had been called up as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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