European Weekend

[CitizenSmiff]

Exeter vs La Rochelle is a bit of a step up from our game, we certainly do still have some way to go.

[Mark62]

2 refereeing first this weekend.
Whitehouse pings the Pau 9 for not clearing the ball within 5 seconds, one of the few things he got right.
Exeter have a try ruled out for a blocking player in front of the ball

[Mark62]

Exeter vs La Rochelle is a bit of a step up from our game, we certainly do still have some way to go.

I don’t disagree but that is Exeter’s first choice

[strawclearer]

2 refereeing first this weekend.
Whitehouse pings the Pau 9 for not clearing the ball within 5 seconds, one of the few things he got right.
Exeter have a try ruled out for a blocking player in front of the ball

Pinging the 9 for not 'using it' was great. However, I counted 3 times when he told our 9 to "Use it!" when the ball was at our 8's feet in the scrum. Have I missed a rule change here?

[Offside]

Exeter blocking and slightly holding in to defenders, rather than knocking them over, like Tigers did, was one of the differences which won them the game at Welford Road. It is good to see it being penalised as cheating, which this gamesmanship is. I would have any contact with defenders in front of the ball a free kick or scrum to the defender. Penalty would be too severe in my view.

[Mark62]

2 refereeing first this weekend.
Whitehouse pings the Pau 9 for not clearing the ball within 5 seconds, one of the few things he got right.
Exeter have a try ruled out for a blocking player in front of the ball

Pinging the 9 for not 'using it' was great. However, I counted 3 times when he told our 9 to "Use it!" when the ball was at our 8's feet in the scrum. Have I missed a rule change here?
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If the ref feels the scrum is static he can tell the 9 to use it, it does tend to negate a secondary shove though

[Mark62]

Exeter blocking and slightly holding in to defenders, rather than knocking them over, like Tigers did, was one of the differences which won them the game at Welford Road. It is good to see it being penalised as cheating, which this gamesmanship is. I would have any contact with defenders in front of the ball a free kick or scrum to the defender. Penalty would be too severe in my view.

My biggest gripe is how they fly off their feet over a tackled player before a ruck is formed but the presence of their players stops the opposition getting yo the tackled player

[OakhamTiger32]

On a slightly different note Batty got a red card today so I’m guessing he will be suspended for the Bath Tigers match in a few weeks

[Scott1]

Chiefs are one of the worse offending teams I've seen in every facet, especially at the BD, up there with Leinster, Ireland and NZ etc. How they get away with it all game angers me, maybe we need to cheat better!

[Mark62]

On a slightly different note Batty got a red card today so I’m guessing he will be suspended for the Bath Tigers match in a few weeks

Think he’s 3rd choice behind Dunn and the ex u20s hooker who’s name escapes me, so may not make much difference

[BFG]

Chiefs are one of the worse offending teams I've seen in every facet, especially at the BD, up there with Leinster, Ireland and NZ etc. How they get away with it all game angers me, maybe we need to cheat better!

I agree.
Whiter than white though ain't they!

[OakhamTiger32]

So it’s going to be:

Toulon vs Scarlets
Bristol vs Dragons
Bordeaux-Begles vs Edinburgh
Tigers vs Castres

Matches to be played 03-05 Apr 20

[OakhamTiger32]

Confirmed Challenge Cup quarter-finals
The quarter-final matches to be played on 3/4/5 April are as follows:

QF 1: RC Toulon v Scarlets, Stade Félix Mayol
QF 2: Leicester Tigers v Castres Olympique, Welford Road
QF 3: Bordeaux-Bègles v Edinburgh Rugby, Stade Chaban-Delmas
QF 4: Bristol Bears v Dragons, Ashton Gate Stadium

NB The exact dates and kick-off times for the matches will be announced towards the end of next week.

[Tiglon]

Sarries get all the luck so far today - a dangerous Racing attack cut short for a knock on that looked like it went backwards, and now a yellow card for Racing at the end of a move that started with an undeniably forward pass from Saracens on their own 22.

Looks like Salarycens will be going through to the Quarters.

[Mark62]

Billy V injury confirmed as a broken arm.