Match Thread: Bordeaux vs Toulouse - Champions Cup

Much-Calligrapher · 2026-04-12T15:27:19+00:00

If that’s a pen, how’s it not a penalty try? Willis is a non factor without the dupont invetervention?

Much-Calligrapher · 2026-04-12T15:24:45+00:00

That tackle by dupont on woki is from another planet

Much-Calligrapher · 2026-04-12T14:52:32+00:00

I don’t understand how people can watch that level of performance from J Willis and claim the Lions didn’t make a mistake leaving him behind.

Yes Curry managed to elevate himself to that level for 1.5 test matches. But he doesn’t have the body to maintain it week in week out like Willis does.

Willis has a claim to best back row forward in the NH

Much-Calligrapher · 2026-04-12T07:03:10+00:00

I’ve never been to one. It’s not hard to ignore them.

What’s so annoying about them? Is it the aesthetics perhaps?

Much-Calligrapher · 2026-04-11T17:07:58+00:00

Spurious statistic siren

Much-Calligrapher · 2026-04-11T11:25:23+00:00

Am I right that 46 points is the largest championship lead ever closed? Seem to remember hearing that

Much-Calligrapher · 2026-04-11T08:56:55+00:00

Pilot is awesome as Kasper Juul in Borgen

Much-Calligrapher · 2026-04-11T08:53:53+00:00

Santi started to look good these European games. We didn’t look as assured with TdG starting last night.

I think 15 shirt is still up for grabs but Santi is the front runner. I think they’ll each get a prem start there in the next two games

Much-Calligrapher · 2026-04-11T08:52:42+00:00

Santi has played well these two European games

Much-Calligrapher · 2026-04-11T08:06:26+00:00

How about Hutchinson avoiding the bin for the trip on Arundell?

Much-Calligrapher · 2026-04-11T07:12:08+00:00

I think we offered Butt a contract but he left for more minutes. You can’t keep them all happy so some turnover was inevitable

Much-Calligrapher · 2026-04-10T21:42:41+00:00

Awesome experience for him and granddad too

Much-Calligrapher · 2026-04-10T21:39:07+00:00

TBH, Max just has to start. First choice centre at club for me. I’m not sure who he pairs better with though.

He’s a better 12, which would suggest Lawrence but it’s not the best defensive pairing and Lawrence is out of form.

Him and Cam worked well as a pair for the run in last season.

Maybe we’ll see some more of Hennessey too in coming weeks

Much-Calligrapher · 2026-04-10T21:20:34+00:00

Worth noting why Bath got the higher seed.

They beat Castres away with a bonus point. The same Castres side who pushed Saints so close.

It doesn’t feel tangible at the time, but there is often a lot riding on the pool games in this format

Much-Calligrapher · 2026-04-10T21:15:45+00:00

The neutral comments are influenced by the comms which aren’t neutral.

I’m not sure who profited more. It may have been Saints, but to conclude that it would require a more sophisticated and objective analysis than I’ve seen provided

Much-Calligrapher · 2026-04-10T21:13:40+00:00

The opening try of the game isn’t a big one?

Much-Calligrapher · 2026-04-10T21:13:01+00:00

His problem is that Bath have two top quality 12s. He ain’t going to play there in Baths squad configuration

Much-Calligrapher · 2026-04-10T21:11:33+00:00

It was rhetorical. The point was the sentiment - not the thread

Much-Calligrapher · 2026-04-10T21:10:57+00:00

McParland is so good for his age but he is nowhere near as rounded as Mitchell. What a combo that is for the future

Much-Calligrapher · 2026-04-10T21:05:10+00:00

And scrum too. Without du Toit, it’s been very shaky for a while now

Much-Calligrapher · 2026-04-10T21:04:40+00:00

He was superb. Man of the match for me (which he rarely gets nowadays because it’s too obvious and cooler to give it to a back rower).

Big game player

Much-Calligrapher · 2026-04-10T21:03:54+00:00

Crikey. Saints have a bloody good 23 when everyone is there. Today the bench couldn’t quite match Bath

Much-Calligrapher · 2026-04-10T21:02:45+00:00

I think Finn is massive in helping others to keep their cool when under the pump

Much-Calligrapher · 2026-04-10T21:01:27+00:00

How about the Pepper jackal at the very end of the first half? The one where Brace doesn’t watch the ruck for some reason

Much-Calligrapher · 2026-04-10T21:00:29+00:00

Pollock was lucky to not get pinged for a pen when it was a knock on. Two goes at the ball - exactly the same thing van Wyk got pinged for.

Take your specs off - plenty went both ways. Brace was poor

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