European Rugby Challenge Cup

TG4 will be showing extended highlights of Champions and Challenge Cup matches, let's hope they remember to send a camera to our games.

Exeter away to Aviron Bayonnais
15 Jack Arnott
14 Jack Nowell
13 Adam Hughes
12 Ian Whitten
11 Tom James
10 Ceri Sweeney (capt)
9 Haydn Thomas
1 Carl Rimmer
2 Elvis Taione
3 Moray Low
4 Mitch Lees
5 Ryan Caldwell
6 Don Armand
7 James Scaysbrook
8 Kai Horstmann

16 Greg Bateman
17 Brett Sturgess
18 Alex Brown
19 Damian Welch
20 Sireli Naqelevuki
21 Dave Lewis
22 Gareth Steenson
23 Fetu'u Vainikolo

Bayonne have none of the last match starters in their 23

I know this probably not the place for this but just wanted to say how happy I was that Glasgow trashed Bath. How'd you like them apples Bruce Craig!

P.S. I can't wait to see Steven Jones spin this.

connachtexile wrote: I know this probably not the place for this but just wanted to say how happy I was that Glasgow trashed Bath. How'd you like them apples Bruce Craig!

P.S. I can't wait to see Steven Jones spin this.

It IS the right place, and I was delighted also.

Bayonne self-destructing. Exeter lead 24-17 with Bayonne picking up a couple of yellows in the last few minutes.

Not over yet. 2 pens for Bayonne brings it back to 23-24 with 16 left on the clock.

Bayonne take the lead with time almost up with a converted try. 30-24.

Borders no.2 wrote: Bayonne take the lead with time almost up with a converted try. 30-24.

Yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

All over! Connacht Quarter finalist!!

All over. 3 tries for Bayonne so only the 4 points for them. You'd think that's a good result but it makes it a 3 horse race in this pool. Makes next week interesting.

Dragons leading 25-15 away to Stade.

Bonus point try away to Stade Francais for Dragons. 22-38.

Borders no.2 wrote: All over. 3 tries for Bayonne so only the 4 points for them. You'd think that's a good result but it makes it a 3 horse race in this pool. Makes next week interesting.

We may hope Exeter focuses on Premiership now, after all they could finish semi- finalist; And Bayonne should be in difficulty in top 14 so whatever they've done tonight, they can't afford to play fully concerned

And suddenly I'm interested in the Challenge Cup! I think a lot could depend on next weeks game. If we beat Exeter I expect them to throw in the towel. Also La Rochelle vs Bayoone has it's own undercurrent in that I seriously doubt either of those two teams want to lose to a competitor in the same league (which can only be good for us).

There doesn't seem to be any conclusive evidence anywhere I've looked, Pinky. Having read this recent article on Planet Rugby, they mention a convoluted play off, but then elsewhere in Wikipedia it says : For the 2015-16 season, there will be a 3-team play-off; the 7th-placed team in the English Premiership will play the 8th-placed (or highest non-qualified) team from the PRO 12, with the winner playing the 7th-placed team in the Top 14.

It seems to be somewhat messy, to say the least. Unfortunately the whole thing feels half-baked at the minute; perhaps the following year will be more savvily structured.