Croke Park, Crowley, and a flawed Champions Cup format | RTÉ Rugby podcast

[@rossgalvin]

La Rochell v France will be an interesting match.

[@ConorOLeary-rl4bs]

😂

[@blackfrisbee6050]

0:11 It’s the 22nd January, not the 22nd November.

[@dronestuff1398]

Had to restart this podcast.. Heard November and had to check myself for what month we were actually in ha ha

[@michaeldunne169]

Great insight on Rabah. He's quickly becoming a fan favourite!

[@kerrylass2]

The Aviva is not available apparently...would prefer it there myself.

[@Ollyk1]

Great discussion lads. Loving the Rabah chat from Birch.

[@bernieob9577]

Come on, leinster, let's fill Croke Park 🏉

[@Cgoggin100]

I believe in the email to season ticket holders, it mentions the unavailability of the Aviva

[@donalscully448]

22nd of Nov?

[@kiaoragin]

Should be 4 groups with the 4 winners going straight to a home QF. Then the 2nd and 3rd place teams go to a play-off with home advantage going to 2nd place team. Winners go to QF.

[@j_egan6056]

That prop Bernard’s talking about was 100% Peter Bracken

[@SJKevin-h8h]

Aviva is not available-not Leinster’s choice

[@internaaffaira986]

Can’t wait to put on a La Rochelle jersey and watch ROG embarrass Munster. Been waiting a long time for this. How the tide turns huh!

[@annger8163]

Oh you sad bitter person. Was it 3 years in a row La Rochelle put ye out of the champions Cup 🙄🙄

[@noelcrowley6655]

You're grand lad, munster don't need your support. Enjoy the la Rochelle jersey😀

[@criticaltheoryofsociety7476]

I see what you're trying there but wouldn't it only make sense if Sexton was head coach of La Rochelle?

[@michaelmoynihan9591]

You will never embarress munster. A tough die hard team. Dismiss munster like that then be it 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@fizzy88]

It'll be a good investment you'll be able to wear it later in the year after they knock leinster out

[@finbaromahony6147]

Sam is a decent player especially at URC level, but no mention of his weak tackling or how eventually he was put on the wing in defense ala quaid cooper to stop centers running over him. He needs another year or two to get first team experience with Leinster and Ireland A. If Crowley played for Leinster Sam wouldn’t even be in the conversation

[@grahamshaw3802]

Only Munster fans see it. He gets on fine in defence plenty of teams pack the middle with forwards and centers in long periods of defence and leave creative kickers out side

[@finbaromahony6147]

ROG had better defence and he suffered abuse for years over it, and that was before social media

[@jimoil6372]

Like if you were here on the 22nd of November!

[@bejaysus7388]

22nd of November

[@bowlingaz]

Bring back the old Heineken Cup format

[@SJKevin-h8h]

LaR vs Benetton game of the round 😊

[@DAGATHire]

It was fun! La Rochelle are in a weird place they rise to the level of the opposition it feels so they rocked up against benetton pure arrogant and got to eat humble pie. RoG will no doubt turn that into a very surreal learning moment for them

[@9502937]

If I were Harlequins I’d be licking my chops at the chance to humble Leinster with everyone talking like their side of the table is a cake walk. Nothing is guaranteed, and Harlequins just humbled Glasgow. Pride comes before a fall… Leinster have been acting like it’s a foregone conclusion that they’re the best for years now with no silverware to show for it…

[@michaelmoynihan9591]

Stop the lights .where did quinns finish.😂😂😂😂 all hot air out your hole kid.😂😂😂😂

[@9502937]

@ hopefully your boys don’t choke again.

[@grahamshaw3802]

When did they act like this ?

[@ctorus]

It's the pundits acting like that, not Leinster themselves. I agree it's very stupid to dismiss the teams on Leinster's side of the draw, which includes the URC and Prem champions.

[@michaelmoynihan9591]

😊leinster to the final again no problems. Who will they meet ?

[@cormacpower104]

Rabah Rabah Rabah

[@joeelliott3507]

From an Irish supporter, Birch must have watched a different game from the rest of us on Saturday, Bath where in that game until they got the red card and were making Leinster look pretty ordinary. So shocking to hear him be so dismissive of Bath, and other English clubs. harlequins can beat any team on their day.His disdain for Bath and other English clubs is disgusting; he seems to have forgotten how Northampton nearly defeated Leinster in a crowded Croke Park last year and nearly won it. Ultimately that red card has to be one of the most sinister refereeing decisions in champions cup history.

[@daviiidoff]

You were watching a different game than the rest of us. Leinster were all over bath in the 2nd half. Bath had 3 good attacks and punished Leinster but that was it. Lost the collisions , eaten at the set piece all game

[@michaelmoynihan9591]

Nearly 😂😂😂 all English clubs are 50 minutes teams.leinster have 4 star behind toulouse no one comes near those two.thats why kid.try table tennis kid.😂😂😂😂

[@rossoconnor1769]

Bath were gassed after 40 minutes. No energy left

[@DAGATHire]

mate... what are you smokin. the reason they got the 2 yellows was because leinster were destroying them after their freak purple patch in the beginning leinster turn on the real class finally found their attacking game and took them to school then Bath bottled it and folded up the mental town and threw it in.

[@Nieljoyceniel]

Did you also notice how baths tries came from the fact that Leinster had two centres on the wings?

[@annger8163]

How are Ulster the second most powerful team?💤💤

[@michaelmoynihan9591]

Leinster munster prob ulster 3rd kid no where near top 2.😂😂😂😂

[@DAGATHire]

@@michaelmoynihan9591 5 munster players in a 34 man 6 nations squad.

[@paddyryan6113]

Its geeat to see the game is at croke park , hopefully some real rugby fans will be able to afford to go

[@grahamshaw3802]

Aviva doesn't always fill so where are these real supporters you speak of? Am I one?