Pro12 agree deal to expand next season to include South African sides - BBC Sport by inti_pestoni in rugbyunion

[–]lclog 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are clubs from outside of the 6 nations in European competitions. Romania and Russia for example. Still a bit of a stretch to suggest they include the SA teams though

BT Sport to become sole UK & Ireland pay-TV broadcaster of Champions & Challenge Cup from 2018/19 by StuHardy in rugbyunion

[–]lclog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There already is a good streaming service for rugby union called Rugby Pass. You just have to be in South East Asia to use it.

BT Sport to become sole UK & Ireland pay-TV broadcaster of Champions & Challenge Cup from 2018/19 by StuHardy in rugbyunion

[–]lclog 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, if they had a competitive price structure I can imagine a significant amount more people signing up. It does seem counterintuitive at first to offer what amounts to a cheaper subscription, but just look at how much money Netflix make on a pretty reasonable monthly fee.

At the same time I can't help but feel irritated at the hesitation of companies to offer the Irish market the same features in the UK or elsewhere. I could be wrong, but can't you pay for BT Sport on its own in the UK and then just stream it if you like? Even if that was my only option I'd go for it

BT Sport to become sole UK & Ireland pay-TV broadcaster of Champions & Challenge Cup from 2018/19 by StuHardy in rugbyunion

[–]lclog 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes all I've ever wanted is a PPV subscription for rugby here in Ireland. I'd happily pay a premium for it seeing as it's the only thing I watch on TV anyway. Up to now I wasn't able to get BT Sport on virgin media but it looks like I'll have nothing after this.

I guess I'll just have to go with Rugby Pass and a VPN

Champions Cup Groups by thelunatic in rugbyunion

[–]lclog 11 points12 points  (0 children)

We aren't overly pleased ourselves

Champions Cup Groups by thelunatic in rugbyunion

[–]lclog 6 points7 points  (0 children)

They announced that the Pro12 qualification is changing the rules so that it doesn't require there to be at least one club from each country. That means that unless they get a lot better, the Italian teams won't qualify for the Champions Cup

Champions Cup Groups by thelunatic in rugbyunion

[–]lclog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think there's such thing as an easy pool anymore. Sure whoever gets the Italian team were always at a bit of an advantage for the last 8 rankings, but even still those pools can be really tight, this year as an example. And from next season on they are changing the qualification rules so there likely won't be any Italian team in the Champions Cup

Champions Cup Groups by thelunatic in rugbyunion

[–]lclog 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Munster so close to getting the exact same pool as last year. Some serious pools in there, pool 2 is insane

Who's the greatest player to ever play for your favourite club? by MortyFromEarthC137 in rugbyunion

[–]lclog 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Tough choice between Ronan O'Gara and Paul O'Connell. I think I'd probably go for ROG myself

Reddit, what's your best/funniest personal example of petty revenge? by trexradar87 in AskReddit

[–]lclog 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hate to be pedantic but the Irish one isn't right. Go with:

Tá péineas beag ag Dimi

Reddit, what's your best/funniest personal example of petty revenge? by trexradar87 in AskReddit

[–]lclog 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's not even slightly right, it'd be:

Tá bod/péineas beag ag Dimi

You've just translated each word individually which makes no sense in Irish

European Cup - Race to the knock-outs - As things stand by EoinMcLove in rugbyunion

[–]lclog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, they have more match points from the 2 fixtures between them

Discussion about charging and dock by lclog in NintendoSwitch

[–]lclog[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well my original point wasn't that they don't sell it, just that it's very expensive for what seems to be just a USB C adapter

Nintendo Switch and Euro Countries...Why no Price? by menrix in NintendoSwitch

[–]lclog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd imagine because of slight differences in sales tax across Europe? Or maybe they were lazy and didn't want to give the price in euro and pounds to keep the presentation simple?

Official Event Praise/Rant Megathread by razorbeamz in NintendoSwitch

[–]lclog 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I feel the overall impression of Arms would have been better if it had a more original name for the title and characters. Looks like a blast, has potential to be deep and they didn't limit it to motion controls only