Challenge Cup Final: Gloucester v Sharks

[TigerFeetSteve]

Shedhead 1 here:

I'd support Tigers if you were the last English club in a European Finals match.....................I may still wear my Glaws shirt mind.

Bob

I think most of us (if slightly reluctantly) will be supporting Gloucester in the final, but won't be too unhappy with a loss...

[Pellsey]

Shedhead 1 here:

I'd support Tigers if you were the last English club in a European Finals match.....................I may still wear my Glaws shirt mind.

Bob

I think most of us (if slightly reluctantly) will be supporting Gloucester in the final, but won't be too unhappy with a loss...

In every other circumstance, I would be supporting a European club over a SA club! Gloucester is an extremely decent, proper club, but if it means that we have to play in the lower competition, especially with the financial implications, then for me it is a no brainer to support the opposition.

[RagingBull]

Yeah for me tigers come above all else if it benefits tigers I hope sharks win

[Big Dai]

Shedhead 1 here:

I'd support Tigers if you were the last English club in a European Finals match.....................I may still wear my Glaws shirt mind.

Bob

My mate Posh Richard will be in his Gloucester garb. I have to support Sharks or else the banter and the pint per try drinking game doesn't work!

[Cagey Tiger]

Shedhead 1 here:

I'd support Tigers if you were the last English club in a European Finals match.....................I may still wear my Glaws shirt mind.

Bob

My mate Posh Richard will be in his Gloucester garb. I have to support Sharks or else the banter and the pint per try drinking game doesn't work!

That could be challenging if you supported Quins or Brizzle

[Big Dai]

Shedhead 1 here:

I'd support Tigers if you were the last English club in a European Finals match.....................I may still wear my Glaws shirt mind.

Bob

My mate Posh Richard will be in his Gloucester garb. I have to support Sharks or else the banter and the pint per try drinking game doesn't work!

That could be challenging if you supported Quins or Brizzle

I think there was a 5 try all draw at WR that left us in bother with our respective other halves!

[Bunchy]

massive drop in revenue for the club if playing in the junior competition - so lets all be sharks this week !!!

Is it though? I’m not sure that the champions cup is very lucrative and the travelling makes it costly to take 35 odd staff overseas.

yep - in gate receipts and TV revenue - and you arguably travel further. It's a significant financial hit.

[TigerFeetSteve]

Read the Sharks team, thought I was looking at the SA team till I reached ex Gloucester player Grobler at no.5


Don't see the Glaws front row getting much change out of

Nche, Mbonambi, Koch


Especially with Etzebeth one of the ones shoving...

[Rugbygramps]

Read the Sharks team, thought I was looking at the SA team till I reached ex Gloucester player Grobler at no.5


Don't see the Glaws front row getting much change out of

Nche, Mbonambi, Koch


Especially with Etzebeth one of the ones shoving...

I hope it’s a decent game. It’s both teams only chance to get in the senior competition next season so can’t get past a Sharks win

[Robespierre]

Looking grim for Glaws, who are getting well and truly stuffed in the set scrum by the Springboks’ front row.

[Old Hob]

Gloucester quick out of the blocks but for no reward. A team that starts frantically, I always feel, is the weaker. When we were in our pomp, we just managed the fury and then dominated the rest of the game. When we were completely rubbish we were one of those teams that started frantically and then fell away.
Glaws look like that.
A severe drubbing is coming, I think.

[sam16111986]

Need some changes in the second half. Changing the whole front row might help, though I'd have left Seb Blake on. The Glaws kicking game has had little result so far.

[Rugbygramps]

Changed their whole front row at half time

[Tigerbeat]

Gloucester are getting battered....well outplayed

[MrG2]

Looks like we can look forward to Leinster again next year