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Watty Friend (18)
For a game concentrated mainly in the S and SW, the support is remarkable. The FFR teaming up with the Vichy government during WW2 to have RL banned did everyone a favour.
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Watty Friend (18)
Cracking Top 14 final in sweltering conditions in Paris. Two very good teams knocking lumps off each other. Toulouse deserved it, BB rarely letting them play the Toulouse way. BB had no answer to Jalonch and Willis who were outstanding. Ntamack seems to have bunged his shoulder again.
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David Wilson (68)
Jelonch was my MoTM. Such an unsung hero of French rugby, surprising strength into contact. Showed Samu for what he is, an ineffective Wallaby bencher. BB were missing some grafters like Coleman and Swinton. Jalibert had Ntamack's number regardless of the injury, shame that neither will travel south to NZ.
I semi support Toulouse but would've been great for Bordeaux to cinch it. Amazing Toulouse can do it without Dupont and Mauvaka.
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Watty Friend (18)
Jalonch should always be first name on the French team sheet. He isn't always. As my mate in Paris pointed out, if Toulouse make a final, they win. Something like 11 in a row they've won. He's a Toulouse fan and would have been happy for Bordeaux to win for a change. Ugo Mola's tears at the end said a lot.
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Tim Horan (67)
Wales getting closer to cutting one (or possibly two) teams:
www.rugbypass.com
It'll be very interesting to see what this means for the URC going forward, they're simplest path is replacing the Welsh side(s) with some from Europe, but I think the ownership structure complicates things a bit there.
It also probably makes an anglo-welsh league that bit more likely, given one of the previous sticking points was the prem not necessarily wanting the full 4 Welsh teams.
Two regions under threat as WRU consider radical changes to failing structure
Welsh rugby's governing body has confirmed it is looking to cut the number of regional teams, possibly in half to two.
www.rugbypass.com
It'll be very interesting to see what this means for the URC going forward, they're simplest path is replacing the Welsh side(s) with some from Europe, but I think the ownership structure complicates things a bit there.
It also probably makes an anglo-welsh league that bit more likely, given one of the previous sticking points was the prem not necessarily wanting the full 4 Welsh teams.
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David Wilson (68)
One of the most disappointing things for me. Absolutely gutted that it's got to this point for Wales.Wales getting closer to cutting one (or possibly two) teams:
Two regions under threat as WRU consider radical changes to failing structure
Welsh rugby's governing body has confirmed it is looking to cut the number of regional teams, possibly in half to two.
It'll be very interesting to see what this means for the URC going forward, they're simplest path is replacing the Welsh side(s) with some from Europe, but I think the ownership structure complicates things a bit there.
It also probably makes an anglo-welsh league that bit more likely, given one of the previous sticking points was the prem not necessarily wanting the full 4 Welsh teams.