Interesting 24 hrs ahead!

Bazzo wrote:

connachta wrote: Except if a club finishing 2nd can be ranked ahead of a club finishing 1st of its pool.
Which on 2nd reading, seems to be the case..

? A team finishing 2nd in their group can't be ranked ahead of a team who wins their group. Ranks 1-5 are reserved for the group winners and 6-8 for the 3 best second place teams. Leinster have won their group.

So I was right.
With a TBP, and other results going as logic goes :
Leinster with 1 or 2 points didn't change anythying (except "official hosting" for finances). The same game, Pro12 final remake, would have taken (and still could take) place in the Aviva.
PS : don't think Connacht would have chosen Thomond and Leinster the RDS, I doubt anyone of the clubs, players, fans, IRFU, and EPRC would have had real interest to push for that

Is it up to the "home" club (Leinster in this example) to decide whether to host at the RDS or Aviva...or would the EPCR/IRFU get involved? Would it be possible that Leinster may want to keep the match in a smaller venue after seeing the numbers that turned out in Murrayfield last year?

Yeah, Connacht can only get a home qf with a bp win, which means they'd win their group.

And, apart from the fact that the other results might not go as expected, financially speaking I'm sure there's a big advantage to being the 'home' team, even if it is in the Aviva.

connachta wrote: Except if a club finishing 2nd can be ranked ahead of a club finishing 1st of its pool.
Which on 2nd reading, seems to be the case..

? A team finishing 2nd in their group can't be ranked ahead of a team who wins their group. Ranks 1-5 are reserved for the group winners and 6-8 for the 3 best second place teams. Leinster have won their group.

Except if a club finishing 2nd can be ranked ahead of a club finishing 1st of its pool.
Which on 2nd reading, seems to be the case..

Decadence wrote: Why the hell did Castres not kick one of those penalties and win the game! Leinster are beyond Wasps now, and we realistically will not pass them on points difference even with a bonus point win in Toulouse.

Assuming we have a TBP win on Sunday, it doesn't change anything, in all likehood (with Munster/Clermont/Sarries winning as expected).
We will end 5th overall against the 4th, Leinster
We would have ended 4th, against the 5th (Leinster)
Same game in the Aviva in both case!

Why the hell did Castres not kick one of those penalties and win the game! Leinster are beyond Wasps now, and we realistically will not pass them on points difference even with a bonus point win in Toulouse.

Lads, it's seriously late, ye should be tucked up in bed, unless you are working as I am.On a quick coffee fix,and reading about Allianz Park brings me out in hives. It's a kind of allergic reaction to an external "agitator", and the combination of Saracens and Allianz Park has me scratching. All we can do is pray Toulon do the job on them..
Now to go out explain to folk why I'm scratching....
ABS, Anyone But Saracens.

pinky wrote: A Toulon win would be nice on Saturday. It would take the whole idea of a trip to Allianz Park off the table and let me at least fantasise safely about a bonus point win

Eliminating the Plastic Fantastic is towards the top of my fantasies. I doubt it's just me.

A Toulon win would be nice on Saturday. It would take the whole idea of a trip to Allianz Park off the table and let me at least fantasise safely about a bonus point win

My brother got me a Ryanair voucher for Christmas. "use that for the quarter final" he said.

It's going to be ironic when it turns out he should have gotten an Irish rail voucher instead!!

In all seriousness the likelihood is that we will get the sixth seed, if any at all of course. If we won that quarter final we would be the 'home' team for the semi so presumably we could be going to Limerick twice???

Ah.... Limerick!...... The Paris of the Mid West.......

Conn Not 65 wrote: Suppose I'd better not break out the Speedos just yet.....

Keep them on standby, sure Limerick is beautiful in April.

Suppose I'd better not break out the Speedos just yet.....

Bazzo wrote:

Conn Not 65 wrote: Completely agree with mikey By far the most unfriendly fans I've encountered. Personally I wouldn't mind Toulon . The Med in late Spring , jersey on and a pair of shorts... We can but dream !! Roll on Sunday..... Connacht abu!

Toulon would have to win away to Saracens with a TBP and by more than 8 points to get a home quarter so it seems pretty unlikely.

Dammit.... It's all down to numbers. Toulon would be a grand trip....