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Absolutely delighted with that draw, I think each one of the opposition are beatable at home and maybe a scalp or 2 away.
Looking at the other groups 20 points should be enough to get to the next round.
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Looks like the initial fixtures were announced on August 14th last year.
Not sure, if that was only the dates and times though
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I see sportsjoe.ie have stated at the bottom of their bookface post that all clubs will release information on their fixtures in the coming days....
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It's a nice draw and you can immediately see the importance of having a good finish in the Pro 12 going forward.
Munster and Ulster draws are fairly horrible. Leinster got some good fortune.
In a way no easy games for any team anymore, but I suspect Wasps are delighted and will fancy topping our group. If we get Wasps at home first up, I think it will be a mega game.
All very exciting.
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My ideal fixtures would be:
Toulouse (h)
Wasps (a)
Zebre (a)
Zebre (h)
Toulouse (a)
Wasps (h)
Then, beat Toulouse at home - 4 points
LBP away to Wasps - 5 points
TBP win in Zebre - 10 points
TBP win at home to Zebre - 15 points
LBP away to Toulouse - 16 points
Beat Wasps at home - 20 points
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It doesn't work like that. If you have Toulouse at home first you play them away in the last game.
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I'd say we'll get
Toulouse away
Zebre home
Wasps home
Wasps away
Zebre away
Toulouse home
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Okay,thats the pools sorted;I was getting impatient and was hoping for some info from the ERC web site as to when fixtures/dates are to be sorted.....may as well ask my 10 year old.From previous posts it'll be sometime around the same time as Leaving Cert results...must lobby my TD to bring forward exam results;its just too much to be taking in both in August.
Going to the Sportsgrounds is a bit like Mass:You stay until the players are off the pitch and never leave early!
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From Connacht email: "Fixture information will be announced by the EPCR in August and we will bring this to you as soon as it is made available."
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The weekends of the matches are already blocked out
EPCR weekends - 2016/17
Round 1: 13/14/15/16 October
Round 2: 20/21/22/23 October
Round 3: 8/9/10/11 December
Round 4: 15/16/17/18 December
Round 5: 12/13/14/15 January 2017
Round 6: 19/20/21/22 January 2017
Quarter-finals: 30/31 March - 1/2 April 2017
Semi-finals: 21/22/23 April 2017
Finals Edinburgh 2017
European Rugby Champions Cup: Saturday 13 May, BT Murrayfield Stadium.
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Reasonably happy with that draw. Toulouse still has the big name status but at the Sportsground I'd be confident enough against them.
I think Wasps will win our pool but looking at the other pools, something like 18 or 19 might be enough to get through as runner up. We need 10 against Zebre to have any chance. Need to beat Toulouse at home, 5 points from the 3 games against Wasps (home and away) and Toulouse (away) will be tough but doable depending how the fixture list plays out.
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Thank the Lord for Booking.com.
Hotels booked in the 3 locations for all of the 6 weekends.
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The fixtures for the 2016/17 European Rugby Champions Cup and Challenge Cup season will be announced on Friday (19 August) at midday UK and Irish time
www.epcrugby.com/news/33253.php#.V7ROhPkrI_4
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Podge57 wrote: The fixtures for the 2016/17 European Rugby Champions Cup and Challenge Cup season will be announced on Friday (19 August) at midday UK and Irish time
www.epcrugby.com/news/33253.php#.V7ROhPkrI_4
And The Ryanair website will crash at about 12.05...
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I updated the layout of the travel section a bit:
www.connachtclan.com/match-travel
There is a page for each away trip this side of the new year.
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