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@DavidBhdhdh @TightFive_Rugby It's like saying Leinster does not have home advantage at the Aviva

@TightFive_Rugby Bath will have a decent chance given that Bordeaux won’t have home ground advantage. They’ll still be favourites though

Bath to beat Bordeaux, in Bordeaux.

@FCGB89900832 @Frenchthai33 @El_toulous1 @ChristooFurios Pour un 9, il a plutôt pas mal fait le taf à l'aile 😂

@rhtbb @Frenchthai33 @El_toulous1 @ChristooFurios Mais si tu veux on rajoute Retiere à la liste

Honnêtement, non ! Toulouse et son armada archi favoris pour ce 1/4 ! Dupont, Mauvaka et Ramos seront là, nous on jouera sans Buros, Depoortere et Van Rensburg. Notre 3L n’est plus la même que la saison dernière, on va essayer d’exister sur ce match. #UBBST #UBBvST #WeAreUBB

@FCGB89900832 @Frenchthai33 @El_toulous1 @ChristooFurios Quand tu es en concurrence avec LBB et Penaud, forcément on te trouve d'autres utilités. 😄

@rhtbb @Frenchthai33 @El_toulous1 @ChristooFurios Bien entendu sauf que chez nous il a souvent joué 9 (remplaçant) quand même

@FCGB89900832 @Frenchthai33 @El_toulous1 @ChristooFurios Tu peux pas comparer les derniers matchs où il fallait préserver la charnière à cause des blessés (Page-Relo, Carbery...) et toute une carrière à l'aile.

@rhtbb @Frenchthai33 @El_toulous1 @ChristooFurios Enfin sur les 5 derniers matchs Retière a quasi joué que 9

@FCGB89900832 @Frenchthai33 @El_toulous1 @ChristooFurios Ok Reus, c'est un 10 qui dépanne derrière mais Rétière c'est avant tout un ailier.

@rhtbb @Frenchthai33 @El_toulous1 @ChristooFurios Je n’ai pas compté les 9/10 tu vois bien que je n’ai pas mis Graou

@FCGB89900832 @Frenchthai33 @El_toulous1 @ChristooFurios Et Reus ? Et Rétière ?

@Frenchthai33 @El_toulous1 @ChristooFurios Tu perds Barassi/Mallia/Capuozzo mais une fois que t as placé tes titus Lebel/Chocobares/Gourgues/Thomas Ramos Il te reste encore Kinghorn/Delibes/Costes/Epee Nous une fois qu on a mis LBB/Moefana/Penaud/Tambwe Rayasi On a plus qu Uberti/Mousques Je crois que c’est assez clair.

@cihol1508 @scrumming_ten x.com/rhtbb/status/2…

@scrumming_ten What are the budgets out of interest?

Some people have clearly forgotten that the SA rugby teams have much smaller budgets than the teams in France, England, Scotland and Ireland. Expecting an SA team to win the Investec Champions Cup is like expecting a Dutch or Portuguese club to win the UEFA Champions League

@haribaldijones @grahamvivian @LekkerRugbyPod @MegafoonRugby @RugbyPodcast Let's be honest for a minute. Most of us didn't know but it turns out that it is perfectly legal.

@grahamvivian @LekkerRugbyPod @MegafoonRugby @RugbyPodcast You guys are making a leap from the definition (fairly set forth) to all the actions thus permissible if part of a defender is in goal. Are we saying a “picnic” defense is permissible? Lay down 3-4 biggest players in a blanket in goal; try to catch the carrier and pull him in?

Distinguishing Etzebeth try saver from Ollivon match winner: - Eben on feet, 1 m away - Carrier stretches to score - Eben collapses to prevent - Not merely sat on bum - Nor awaiting carry - Ollivon becomes “blanket” - Never on feet (And try was scored anyway; between legs).

@rugby_ap And yet, they never won the title in their domestic league.

Bordeaux are walking this competition. They’re so far ahead of the rest of the world. No club side in the same stratosphere atm.

Italians are systematically offside during rucks but who cares? #ZEBvPAU

How many missed tackles for Freddie Steward? #UBBvLEI #BORvLEI

@veneration1 Which one? 2023 with Ben O'Keeffe? 2011 with Craig Joubert? or 1995 with Derek Bevan?

How France has not won the rugby World Cup remains a mystery #InvestecChampionsCup

@GeorgesleP C'est la phase finale. Il n'y a plus de bonus offensif !

....36/00 ax ciitrons , les Tiggers de Leicester largement ridicules à Chaban devant l'UBB qui se régale avec déjà le bonus offensif dans la musette.....😂😂🏉🏉🏉

@scrumming_ten @Smith56351Allan Salary Cap Top 14 2025-26 (M€) Toulouse 13.5 La Rochelle 12.1 Bordeaux 11.9 Toulon 11.5 Clermont 11.4 Racing 11.4 Lyon 11.3 Montpellier 11.3 Pau 11.3 Stade Français 11.2 Bayonne 11 Perpignan 11 Montauban 10.8 Castres 10.7

@Smith56351Allan Toulouse budget: 60m South African teams: 3m Hope this helps you

@scrumming_ten That's rather low compared to French teams but that is a 4x ratio, not 20x.

@rhtbb South African teams have a salary cap of 3m in Euros

Toulon's budget is 20 x that of the Stormers All the pressure is on the French team today

@scrumming_ten @rugby_ap Budgets Pro D2 2025-26 (M€) Brive 21.8 Vannes 18.9 Provence 17.1 Nevers 14.2 Grenoble 13.5 Oyonnax 12.8 Agen 11.9 Biarritz 107 Béziers 9.5 Valence Romans 8.8 Colomiers 8.7 Mont de Marsan 8.4 Soyaux Angoulême 8.2 Dax 6.7 Aurillac 5.9 Carcassonne 5.1

@rugby_ap Saw a stat 2 seasons ago that the poorest team in Pro D2 has a bigger budget than the Bulls, Sharks and Stormers

Worth remembering that the Stormers faced a team represented by 8 nationalities they scoured the globe and hand-picked. One of their centres they bought from Benetton mid-season! The French teams operate on a different level. Struggle to see how the rest will keep up.

@RugbyPiss @rugby_ap No one but I assume he meant Ignacio Brex who arrived at the beginning of the season.

@rugby_ap Who did they buy mid season?

@scrumming_ten @MarathonManCFS @rugby_ap France has more than 40 professional clubs. Players do not need to go overseas.

@MarathonManCFS @rugby_ap We have 300 players who play overseas They don't even have 3

My thoughts are with the URC rugby fans who have to endure the whining of the Saffas all year round. Even a single match is unbearable. #RCTvSTO #InvestecChampionsCup