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Re: Qualification for Heineken Cup 2026/2027
DIR By: SiB
Date: April 15, 2026, 11:30 am
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Fingers crossed for challenge cup
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Re: Qualification for Heineken Cup 2026/2027
DIR By: Brown Bottle
Date: April 15, 2026, 11:39 am
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Well, I didn't realise the losers' cup was so popular.
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Re: Qualification for Heineken Cup 2026/2027
DIR By: sussexquin
Date: April 15, 2026, 11:40 am
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--- Quote from: Brown Bottle link ---
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> I'm not sure 9th or 10th matters much, but missing out on the
Champions Cup might cost a few bob in attendances.
>
> Luckily PRC qualification is top 10.
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Could be made up by more knock out matches though if we
progressed
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Re: Qualification for Heineken Cup 2026/2027
DIR By: Nico Wilson
Date: April 15, 2026, 1:42 pm
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My favourite away game was in Prato (just outside Florence), in
basking hot weather in January 2011. The game was moved to the
local football stadium (with the pitch fenced in), and the home
team supporters association closed the road outside the stadium
and fed us all. Thank you Quinssa for arranging.
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Re: Qualification for Heineken Cup 2026/2027
DIR By: SiB
Date: April 15, 2026, 2:00 pm
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--- Quote from: Brown Bottle link ---
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> Well, I didn't realise the losers' cup was so popular.
>
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Rember back to Amlin, Parker pen etc
But that aside look what Bath did after a horrendous season,
used Challenge, and Prem cup to build team , it can be done
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Re: Qualification for Heineken Cup 2026/2027
DIR By: Mandator
Date: April 16, 2026, 4:59 am
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Agree with above comments re challenge cup chance to take a step
back and rebuild. However remember what happened when we won
this competition at the Madjeski Stadium in 2004 and the
following year we where relegated!
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Re: Qualification for Heineken Cup 2026/2027
DIR By: Fearless Fred
Date: April 16, 2026, 5:05 am
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--- Quote from: Mandator link ---
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> Agree with above comments re challenge cup chance to take a
step back and rebuild. However remember what happened when we
won this competition at the Madjeski Stadium in 2004 and the
following year we where relegated!
>
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Conversely, remember we won it at Cardiff in 2011, and did
"reasonably well" in the Premiership the following year!
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Re: Qualification for Heineken Cup 2026/2027
DIR By: deadlyfrom5yardsout
Date: April 16, 2026, 5:14 am
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--- Quote from: Mandator link ---
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> Agree with above comments re challenge cup chance to take a
step back and rebuild. However remember what happened when we
won this competition at the Madjeski Stadium in 2004 and the
following year we where relegated!
>
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Was that "Keoghhhhhh"?
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Re: Qualification for Heineken Cup 2026/2027
DIR By: Brown Bottle
Date: April 16, 2026, 5:21 am
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--- Quote from: Fearless Fred link ---
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> Conversely, remember we won it at Cardiff in 2011, and did
"reasonably well" in the Premiership the following year!
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Didn't we qualify having come down from the Champions Cup? In
other words, we had quite a good team anyway.
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Re: Qualification for Heineken Cup 2026/2027
DIR By: Fearless Fred
Date: April 16, 2026, 5:45 am
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--- Quote from: Brown Bottle link ---
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> Didn't we qualify having come down from the Champions Cup? In
other words, we had quite a good team anyway.
>
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Nope. We were Tier one seeds in the Challenge Cup draw. In the
Quarter and Semi-finals we beat two of the teams that dropped
down from the HC (Wasps then Munster) and for the first time in
a long time the final was played between two teams that had
started the Challenge Cup at the pool stage.
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