So with that question I’m assuming that you aren’t aware of the French sides with budgets 4 or 5 times bigger than the premiership clubs or the likes of Leinster that are the Irish National side in all but name, who along with the other Irish provinces regularly play weakened sides in the URC so as to save their better players for Europe.CrumblingTerrace wrote: ↑Fri Dec 09, 2022 6:58 pmAn English team has been in the final 50% of the time since it's been the Champion's Cup. Why no chance?Rugbygramps wrote: ↑Fri Dec 09, 2022 1:53 pmYou mean the same as he did for last seasons away European games for a competition that we have little or no chance of winning. Yeah you’re right it makes no sense at allCrumblingTerrace wrote: ↑Fri Dec 09, 2022 1:41 pm Resting several key players for the European Cup...
Last English winners were Saracens and we all know what happened there.
As I said for both the away games in Europe last season Tigers played a mixed side and won both. Whatever side Borthwick selects he expects them to win, but the priority has to be, particularly bearing in mind the restrictions on our English players and the work loads of the likes of Wiese and Montoya, top 4 hopefully top 2 in the premiership.
The days of playing your best team every week and running them into the ground are long gone.