To th e top with this one
To th e top with this one
I cannot blelieve the Stomers team is real - what is clear it will not beat the Witgatwortelfontein 3rd team with that lot,
Worse still is that sharks team. They might give Spinnekopdriftsonderwater 3rds a run, but only just.
I wish the SA sides would take the Champions Cup more seriously. Embarrassing.
Stormers might surprise...team is not that bad.
Pathetic Sharks side - piss off JP - go join Plumtree
I think that the Stprmers left out three of their key players - Sacha, Roos and De Villiers and do not think they regard the match as important - sincethey face a very weak ide next week.
The S tormers afe top of their log in their group - the Bulls and Sharks bottom or very near to it on the log, so another loss will not harm them at all in any campaign to reach the play-off stage, .
The latter two teams are absically in similar positions in the URC tournment, Digrceful/ .
Draad
I thought the Stormers could win tomorrow - but chang ed therediction to a Harlequins win. The loosies are shit with neither of Roos and De Villiers playing. Hope you are right though,
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9 January 2026
Castres Olympique: 15 Theo Chabouni, 14 Christian Ambadiang, 13 Vuate Karawalevu, 12 Jack Goodhue, 11 Nathanael Hulleu, 10 Pierre Popelin, 9 Jeremy Fernandez, 8 Tyler Ardron, 7 Baptiste Cope, 6 Baptiste Delaporte (captain), 5 Florent Vanverberghe, 4 Guillaume Ducat, 3 Will Collier, 2 Teddy Durand-Pradere, 1 Quentin Walcker.
Replacements: 16 Loris Zarantonello, 17 Atunaisa Sokobale, 18 Nicolas Corato, 19 Tom Staniforth, 20 Simon Meka, 21 Gauthier Doubrere, 22 Enzo Herve, 23 Geoffrey Palis.
Bath: 15 Santi Carreras, 14 Henry Arundell, 13 Max Ojomoh, 12 Cameron Redpath, 11 Will Muir, 10 Finn Russell, 9 Ben Spencer (captain), 8 Alfie Barbeary, 7 Miles Reid, 6 Ted Hill, 5 Ross Molony, 4 Quinn Roux, 3 Billy Sela, 2 Tom Dunn, 1 Beno Obano.
Replacements: 16 Kepu Tuipulotu, 17 Francois van Wyk, 18 Thomas du Toit, 19 Josh Bayliss, 20 Guy Pepper, 21 Tom Carr-Smith, 22 Will Butt, 23 Joe Cokanasiga.
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Edinburgh: 15 Wes Goosen, 14 Darcy Graham, 13 Matt Currie, 12 James Lang, 11 Duhan van der Merwe, 10 Ross Thompson, 9 Ben Vellacott, 8 Magnus Bradbury (captain), 7 Freddy Douglas, 6 Liam McConnell, 5 Glen Young, 4 Callum Hunter-Hill, 3 Ollie Blyth-Lafferty, 2 Harri Morris, 1 James Whitcombe.
Replacements: 16 Ewan Ashman, 17 Pierre Schoeman, 18 Paul Hill, 19 Euan McVie, 20 Tom Dodd, 21 Ben Muncaster, 22 Charlie Shiel, 23 Piers
Gloucester: 15 George Barton, 14 Jack Cotgreave, 13 Will Butler, 12 Seb Atkinson (captain), 11 Josh Hathaway, 10 Charlie Atkinson, 9 Mike Austin, 8 Jack Clement, 7 Lewis Ludlow, 6 Deian Gwynne, 5 Matias Alemanno, 4 Freddie Thomas, 3 Nepo Laulala, 2 Will Crane, 1 Val Rapava Ruskin.
Replacements: 16 George Knowles, 17 Ciaran Knight, 18 Afolabi Fasogbon, 19 Cam Jordan, 20 James Venter, 21 Rhys Price, 22 Ross Byrne, 23 Jake Morris.
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10 Jauary 2026
Bulls: 15 Willie le Roux, 14 Sebastian de Klerk, 13 David Kriel, 12 Harold Voster, 11 Stravino Jacobs, 10 Handre Pollard, 9 Embrose Papier, 8 Jeandre Rudolph, 7 Elrigh Louw, 6 Marco van Staden, 5 Ruan Nortje (captain), 4 Cobus Wiese, 3 Wilco Louw, 2 Johan Grobbelaar, 1 Jan-Hendrik Wessels.
Replacements: 16 Akker van der Merwe, 17 Gerhard Steenekamp, 18 Mornay Smith, 19 Ruan Vermaak, 20 Mpilo Gumede, 21 Zak Burger, 22 Stedman Gans, 23 Sergeal Petersen.
Bristol: 15 Rich Lane, 14 Noah Heward, 13 Benhard Janse van Rensburg, 12 James Williams, 11 Kalaveti Ravouvou, 10 Tom Jordan, 9 Kieran Marmion, 8 Bill Mata, 7 Fitz Harding (captain), 6 Santiago Grondona, 5 Joe Batley, 4 Pedro Rubiolo, 3 George Kloska, 2 Gabriel Oghre, 1. Max Lahiff.
Replacements: 16 Harry Thacker, 17 Ellis Genge, 18 Jimmy Halliwell, 19 Joe Owen, 20 Benjamin Grondona, 21 Harry Randall, 22 Sam Worsley, 23 Matias Moroni.
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Clermont: 15 Axel Guillaud, 14 Bautista Delguy, 13 Alifereti Loaloa, 12 George Moala, 11 Yerim Fall, 10 Harry Plummer, 9 Lucas Zamora, 8 Selevasio Tolofua, 7 Pita-Gus Sowakula, 6 Killian Tixeront (captain), 5 Rob Simmons, 4 Thibaud Lanen, 3 Giorgi Dzmanashvili, 2 Barnabe Massa, 1 Sacha Lotrian.
Replacements: 16 Seilala Lam, 17 Etienne Falgoux, 18 Cristian Ojovan, 19 Leo Michaux Vargas, 20 Pio Muarua, 21 Niek Doornenbal, 22 Irae Simone, 23 Timeo Frier.
Glasgow: 15 Kyle Rowe, 14 Kyle Steyn (captain), 13 Huw Jones, 12 Sione Tuipulotu, 11 Jamie Dobie, 10 Dan Lancaster, 9 George Horne, 8 Jack Dempsey, 7 Matt Fagerson, 6 Euan Ferrie, 5 Scott Cummings, 4 Alex Craig, 3 Zander Fagerson, 2 Gregor Hiddleston, 1 Patrick Schickerling.
Replacements: 16 Seb Stephen, 17 Rory Sutherland, 18 Sam Talakai, 19 Max Williamson, 20 Gregor Brown, 21 Ally Miller, 22 Stafford McDowall, 23 Ben Afshar.
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Leinster: 15 Ciaran Frawley, 14 Tommy O’Brien, 13 Rieko Ioane, 12 Robbie Henshaw, 11 Joshua Kenny, 10 Sam Prendergast, 9 Jamison Gibson-Park, 8 Caelan Doris (captain), 7 Josh van der Flier, 6 Jack Conan, 5 James Ryan, 4 Joe McCarthy, 3 Tom Clarkson, 2 Dan Sheehan, 1 Paddy McCarthy.
Replacements: 16 Ronan Kelleher, 17 Jerry Cahir, 18 Andrew Sparrow, 19 Diarmuid Mangan, 20 Max Deegan, 21 Luke McGrath, 22 Harry Byrne, 23 Andrew Osborne.
LaRochelle: 15 Dillyn Leyds, 14 Jack Nowell, 13 Jules Favre, 12 Simeli Daunivucu, 11 Davit Niniashvili, 10 Ihaia West, 9 Nolann le Garrec, 8 Grégory Alldritt (captain), 7 Levani Botia, 6 Oscar Jegou, 5 Will Skelton, 4 Charles Kante Samba, 3 Uini Atonio, 2 Tolu Latu, 1 Reda Wardi.
Replacements: 16 Quentin Lespiaucq, 17 Louis Penverne, 18 Aleksandre Kuntelia, 19 Kane Douglas, 20 Kirill Fraindt, 21 Thomas Berjon, 22 Antoine Hastoy, 23 Nathan Bollengier.
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Sale: 15 Joe Carpenter, 14 Obi Ene, 13 Rob du Preez, 12 Rekeiti Ma’asi-White, 11 Tom O’Flaherty, 10 George Ford, 9 Gus Warr, 8 Tom Curry, 7 Sam Dugdale, 6 Jacques Vermeulen, 5 Ernst van Rhyn (captain), 4 Ben Bamber, 3 James Harper, 2 Nathan Jibulu, 1 Bevan Rodd.
Replacements: 16 Ethan Caine, 17 Si McIntyre, 18 Willgriff John, 19 Tom Burrow, 20 Hyron Andrews, 21 Dom Hanson, 22 Marius Louw, 23 Gurshwin Wehr.
Sharks: 15 Hakeem Kunene, 14 Yaw Penxe, 13 Francois Venter, 12 Jurenzo Julius, 11 Le Roux Malan, 10 Siya Masuku, 9 Ross Braude, 8 Nick Hatton (captain), 7 Emmanuel Tshituka, 6 Tinotenda Mavesere, 5 Emile van Heerden, 4 Corne Rahl, 3 Vincent Koch, 2 Eduan Swart, 1 Lee-Marvin Mazibuko.
Replacements: 16 Ethan Bester, 17 Phatu Ganyane, 18 Mawande Mdanda, 19 Vincent Tshituka, 20 Matt Romao, 21 Ceano Everson, 22 Jean Smith, 23 Marnus Potgieter.
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Leicester: 15 Freddie Steward, 14 Adam Radwan, 13 Will Wand, 12 Orlando Bailey, 11 Gabriel Hamer-Webb, 10 Billy Searle, 9 Jack van Poortvliet, 8 Olly Cracknell, 7 Tommy Reffell, 6 James Thompson, 5 Ollie Chessum (captain), 4 Cameron Henderson, 3 Joe Heyes, 2 Charlie Clare, 1 Nicky Smith.
Replacements: 16 Jamie Blamire, 17 Tarek Haffar, 18 Will Hurd, 19 Joaquin Moro, 20 Emeka Ilione, 21 Tom Whiteley, 22 Joseph Woodward, 23 George Pearson.
Bayonne: 15 Tom Spring, 14 Gabriel Lapegue, 13 Guillaume Martocq, 12 Manu Tuilagi, 11 Victor Hannoun, 10 Pyrénées Boyle-Tiatia, 9 Baptiste Tilloles, 8 Manex Ariceta, 7 Raphael Marchesin, 6 Rob Leota, 5 Alvaro Garcia Iandolino, 4 Arthur Iturria, 3 Pascal Cotet, 2 Lucas Martin, 1 Ignacio Calles.
Replacements: 16 Facundo Bosch, 17 Emosi Tumania, 18 Junior Tagi, 19 Ewan Johnson, 20 Noa Traversier, 21 Herschel Jantjies, 22 Jonah Thompson, 23 Bastien Rasal.
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Scarlets: 15 Blair Murray, 14 Tom Rogers, 13 Joe Roberts, 12 Eddie James, 11 Ellis Mee, 10 Joe Hawkins, 9 Archie Hughes, 8 Fletcher Anderson, 7 Josh Macleod (captain), 6 Taine Plumtree, 5 Jake Ball, 4 Sam Lousi, 3 Henry Thomas, 2 Ryan Elias, 1 Kemsley Mathias.
Replacements: 16 Marnus van der Merwe, 17 Alec Hepburn, 18 Harri O’Connor, 19 Jac Price, 20 Dan Davis, 21 Dane Blacker, 22 Carwyn Leggatt-Jones, 23 Ioan Nicholas.
Pau: 15 Theo Attissogbe, 14 Gregoire Arfeuil, 13 Nathan Decron, 12 Quentin Valentino, 11 Toshi Butlin, 10 Axel Desperes, 9 Thibault Daubagna (captain), 8 Carwyn Tuipulotu, 7 Reece Hewat, 6 Sacha Zegueur, 5 Mickael Capelli, 4 Thomas Jolmes, 3 Jon Zabala Arrieta, 2 Youri Delhommel, 1 Alexandre Etchebehere.
Replacements: 16 Lucas Rey, 17 Remi Seneca, 18 Siate Tokolahi, 19 Brent Liufau, 20 Xander Iosefo, 21 Paulo Pelesasa, 22 Dan Robson, 23 Clément Mondinat.
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11 January 2026
Harlequins: 15 Tyrone Green, 14 Nick David, 13 Luke Northmore, 12 Bryn Bradley, 11 Cadan Murley, 10 Marcus Smith, 9 Lucas Friday, 8 Alex Dombrandt (captain), 7 Jack Kenningham, 6 Chandler Cunningham-South, 5 Kieran Treadwell, 4 Guido Petti Pagadizábal, 3 Pedro Delgado, 2 Jack Walker, 1 Simon Kerrod.
Replacements: 16 George Turner, 17 Will Hobson, 18 Harry Williams, 19 Elliot Williams, 20 Zach Carr, 21 Tom Lawday, 22 Max Green, 23 Jarrod Evans.
Stormers: 15 Warrick Gelant, 14 Dylan Maart, 13 Suleiman Hartzenberg, 12 Damian Willemse (captain), 11 Luke Burger, 10 Jurie Matthee, 9 Dewaldt Duvenage, 8 Marcel Theunissen, 7 Ben-Jason Dixon, 6 Louw Nel, 5 Ruben van Heerden, 4 Connor Evans, 3 Zachary Porthen, 2 Lukhanyo Vokozela, 1 Oli Kebble.
Replacements: 16 Scarra Ntubeni, 17 Vernon Matongo, 18 Hencus van Wyk, 19 Alex Groves, 20 Wandile Mlaba, 21 Imad Khan, 22 Clinton Swart, 23 Mfundo Ndhlovu.
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Toulon: 15 Marius Domon, 14 Gaël Drean, 13 Nacho Brex, 12 Jérémy Sinzelle, 11 Mathis Ferte, 10 Tomas Albornoz, 9 Ben White, 8 Zach Mercer, 7 Esteban Abadie, 6 Lewis Ludlam, 5 David Ribbans, 4 Charles Ollivon (captain), 3 Kyle Sinckler, 2 Teddy Baubigny, 1 Jean-Baptiste Gros.
Replacements: 16 Jeremy Toevalu, 17 Leo Ametlla, 18 Dany Priso, 19 Brian Alainu’uese, 20 Corentin Mezou, 21 Jules Coulon, 22 Paolo Garbisi, 23 Setariki Tuicuvu.
Munster: 15 Shane Daly, 14 Calvin Nash, 13 Tom Farrell, 12 Alex Nankivell, 11 Ben O’Connor, 10 Jack Crowley, 9 Craig Casey, 8 Gavin Coombes, 7 Jack O’Donoghue, 6 Tadhg Beirne (captain), 5 Fineen Wycherley, 4 Edwin Edogbo, 3 Michael Ala’alatoa, 2 Diarmuid Barron, 1 Jeremy Loughman.
Replacements: 16 Niall Scannell, 17 Michael Milne, 18 John Ryan, 19 Tom Ahern, 20 Brian Gleeson, 21 Paddy Patterson, 22 JJ Hanrahan, 23 Dan Kelly.
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Bordeaux: 15 Salesi Rayasi, 14 Damian Penaud, 13 Nicolas Depoortere, 12 Yoram Moefana, 11 Louis Bielle-Biarrey, 10 Matthieu Jalibert, 9 Martin Page-Relo, 8 Temo Matiu, 7 Cameron Woki, 6 Jean-Luc du Preez, 5 Cyril Cazeaux, 4 Adam Coleman, 3 Carlü Sadie, 2 Maxime Lamothe (captain), 1 Jefferson Poirot.
Replacements: 16 Gaetan Barlot, 17 Matis Perchaud, 18 Ben Tameifuna, 19 Boris Palu, 20 Bastien Vergnes-Taillefer, 21 Arthur Retiere, 22 Joey Carbery, 23 Rohan Janse van Rensburg.
Northampton: 15 George Hendy, 14 Ollie Sleightholme, 13 Tommy Freeman, 12 Rory Hutchinson, 11 Edoardo Todaro, 10 Fin Smith, 9 Alex Mitchell, 8 Henry Pollock, 7 Tom Pearson, 6 Callum Chick (captain), 5 JJ van der Mescht, 4 Alex Coles, 3 Trevor Davison, 2 Craig Wright, 1 Danilo Fischetti.
Replacements: 16 Robbie Smith, 17 Emmanuel Iyogun, 18 Elliot Millar-Mills, 19 Ed Prowse, 20 Chunya Munga, 21 Sam Graham, 22 Archie McParland, 23 James Ramm.
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Saracens: 15 Elliot Daly, 14 Noah Caluori, 13 Alex Lozowski, 12 Olly Hartley, 11 Rotimi Segun, 10 Fergus Burke, 9 Ivan van Zyl, 8 Tom Willis, 7 Juan Martin Gonzalez, 6 Theo McFarland, 5 Hugh Tizard, 4 Maro Itoje (captain), 3 Marcus Street, 2 Jamie George, 1 Eroni Mawi.
Replacements: 16 James Hadfield, 17 Rhys Carre, 18 Marco Riccioni, 19 Andy Onyeama-Christie, 20 Ben Earl, 21 Charlie Bracken, 22 Owen Farrell, 23 Max Malins.
Toulouse: 15 Thomas Ramos, 14 Dimitri Delibes, 13 Paul Costes, 12 Santiago Chocobares, 11 Matthis Lebel, 10 Blair Kinghorn, 9 Antoine Dupont (captain), 8 Alexandre Roumat, 7 Anthony Jelonch, 6 Jack Willis, 5 Emmanuel Meafou, 4 Thibaud Flament, 3 Dorian Aldegheri, 2 Julien Marchand, 1 David Ainu’u.
Replacements: 16 Peato Mauvaka, 17 Benjamin Bertrand, 18 Paul Mallez, 19 Joshua Brennan, 20 Efrain Elias, 21 Leo Banos, 22 Paul Graou, 23 Lucas Vigneres.
I will update the teams as soon as they are annoubced,