Champions Cup Qualification 2017/18

Just popped into my head if we be going against quins... if we go England anyways... would much be interested in putting bus over... did anyone on this try before

I wonder would ye give it a try or would it be affordable do it

The lad wearing 9 for Rochelle looks like the Andy Goode of scrum halves.

Edit: should point out I'm watching Gloucester V La Rochelle in the challenge cup as it could have an influence on our opponent in the playoffs

pinky wrote: By "the lad wearing 9" I assume you mean 47 times capped Springbok Ricky Januarie? He's earned his few strips of biltong.

Gloucester win complicates things a bit. Probably best for us if they finish seventh now so we know that they'll be the English representative without having to wait for the final ...

That'd be him alright. Not familiar with him at all to be honest, looking at his record with the boks I was a teenager in most of his active years but even then I'm (obviously) familiar with Pienaar but not him for whatever reason!

so who ye think we get for play off checking hotels

Martinclanconroy wrote: so who ye think we get for play off checking hotels

Honestly it's too tight to tell between Northampton, Quins and Gloucester.

Martinclanconroy wrote: so who ye think we get for play off checking hotels

As it stands Gloucs have a 50% chance of winning the Challenge Cup and making the Premiership standings irrelevant, so they're hot favourites. If they fail to win the cup they haven't a rashers in the league, they'd need to beat Bath away *and* Exeter at home, and hope both Northampton and Quins lose in round 21, as Northampton host Quins on the final day.

Northampton hosting Quins on the final day should see them home (Quins away record is as shocking as their home one is good), but Quins could go into that game ahead if Quins beat Wasps at home in round 21 and Northampton lose away to Exeter.

Overall I'd say the probabilities are about 50% Gloucs, 33% N/hampton, 17% Quins.

Bazzo wrote: Honestly it's too tight to tell between Northampton, Quins and Gloucester.

salmson wrote:
As it stands Gloucs have a 50% chance of winning the Challenge Cup and making the Premiership standings irrelevant, so they're hot favourites. If they fail to win the cup they haven't a rashers in the league, they'd need to beat Bath away *and* Exeter at home, and hope both Northampton and Quins lose in round 21, as Northampton host Quins on the final day.

Northampton hosting Quins on the final day should see them home (Quins away record is as shocking as their home one is good), but Quins could go into that game ahead if Quins beat Wasps at home in round 21 and Northampton lose away to Exeter.

Overall I'd say the probabilities are about 50% Gloucs, 33% N/hampton, 17% Quins.

Or you could assign exact values to the odds

Stade through to play Gloucester, came back from the dead with a try and dropped goal, George Ford missed a penalty to level it.

Unless I'm mistaken Stade have been pretty abysmal away from home this season. I'd fancy Gloucester to take them in Edinburgh.