Podcast Appearances
Yes, the finalists are in the books.
We've got Leinster versus Bordeaux in the Champions Cup and Ulster versus Montpellier in the Challenge.
Who said Irish club rugby was in decline?
It was a little bit like DiCaprio at the Oscars when he finally won it, wasn't it?
When he finally got up there and won it.
Rob was like DiCaprio up on stage there.
Not being out there.
We could attract a different demographic with his face, couldn't we?
I just think that Bordeaux are such a brilliant team because they soak, like Bath are a team which kind of grind you down with their structure and their patterns of play and their big ball carriers and they're looking to keep the ball and stress you for phase after phase.
But Bordeaux are just the complete opposite.
They don't care about possession.
They don't care about having lots of it.
They're just able to like fire shots and score so quickly, aren't they?
They've got, and I know that this sounds really, really strange, but
You know their first two tries?
They're a team that just play to space.
And they're not looking to attack inside shoulders.
They're not looking to stay square.
They're not looking to really engage defenders too much.
They're looking to get the ball out to the wide channels or wherever the space is in Peno's hands, in Bielbares' channel.