When will Zebre win a match?

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29 losses on the bounce and not so much as a draw but still (under current rules) worthy of an EC place.

Surely this is a joke side.

Standulstermen wrote:Who was the ref? Surely the officials will be sanctioned

The ref was Leo Colgan (IRFU). I don't think the ref will be punished. Remembering the Ospreys vs Tigers scenario it was clear the referees official made the mistake, probably the same here, but the club will be punished.

maestegmafia wrote:

Standulstermen wrote:Who was the ref? Surely the officials will be sanctioned

The ref was Leo Colgan (IRFU). I don't think the ref will be punished. Remembering the Ospreys vs Tigers scenario it was clear the referees official made the mistake, probably the same here, but the club will be punished.

perhaps Zebra could lie and say the Blues had 1 too many players on the pitch too!  

nathan wrote:

maestegmafia wrote:

Standulstermen wrote:Who was the ref? Surely the officials will be sanctioned

The ref was Leo Colgan (IRFU). I don't think the ref will be punished. Remembering the Ospreys vs Tigers scenario it was clear the referees official made the mistake, probably the same here, but the club will be punished.

perhaps Zebra could lie and say the Blues had 1 too many players on the pitch too!  

Is there going to be a point in your life where you actually mature from just trolling on this forum...???

maestegmafia wrote:

nathan wrote:

maestegmafia wrote:

Standulstermen wrote:Who was the ref? Surely the officials will be sanctioned

The ref was Leo Colgan (IRFU). I don't think the ref will be punished. Remembering the Ospreys vs Tigers scenario it was clear the referees official made the mistake, probably the same here, but the club will be punished.

perhaps Zebra could lie and say the Blues had 1 too many players on the pitch too!  

Is there going to be a point in your life where you actually mature from just trolling on this forum...???

I know. And to think he spends a lot of his time whinging about 'welsh trolls.'

ME-109 wrote:

hawalsh wrote:People are rightly congratulating Zebre and saying how much they will gain and learn from this win.  That's exactly why they should be in the Amlin.  The suggested change to the qualification process would have seen both Zebre and Cardiff in the Amlin this season along with similar placed teams, there would be more chance of these sort of wins and all that they do in bringing a side on.  Once they've mastered that level and learnt what it takes to consistently win they'll have given themselves the foundation to make the step up to the top tier.

Yawn.
Regardless of the crap over qualification to the HC or amlin the fact is its much more interesting to have Italian sides in the HC than some no hopers from ingerland or France

It's true. As much as I want to see a compromise, any new competition will be less interesting by definition because the teams will be less diverse.

ChequeredJersey wrote:Is the result not under investigation due to (correct) allegations that Zebre had an extra player on the pitch at a vital moment?

So yes, apparently it is

Notch wrote:

ME-109 wrote:

hawalsh wrote:People are rightly congratulating Zebre and saying how much they will gain and learn from this win.  That's exactly why they should be in the Amlin.  The suggested change to the qualification process would have seen both Zebre and Cardiff in the Amlin this season along with similar placed teams, there would be more chance of these sort of wins and all that they do in bringing a side on.  Once they've mastered that level and learnt what it takes to consistently win they'll have given themselves the foundation to make the step up to the top tier.

Yawn.
Regardless of the crap over qualification to the HC or amlin the fact is its much more interesting to have Italian sides in the HC than some no hopers from ingerland or France

It's true. As much as I want to see a compromise, any new competition will be less interesting by definition because the teams will be less diverse.

Under the proposed changes there would still have been Scottish & Italian sides in the HC this season, and by your rational there is the intended bonus that the Amlin would have become more interesting because there would be more diverse teams involved.

Unfortunately the above suggested interest in Italian rugby doesn't quite match the reality of the fans those sides visit.  In the HC & PRO12 they are consistently the least well attended matches for their hosts.  The fans clearly prefer "no hopers from ingerland or France".

Where does it say that hawalsh? All I read was that the Celtic teams are welcome to join and that its the top 6 in each league.

I was referring to the proposals put to the ERC last year when the numbers entering each cup were definable.

The initial proposal for the HC composition was 20 teams, the top 6 from each league plus the winners of the HC and the Amlin.  Glasgow finished 3rd and Treviso 7th in the PRO12 last season.  With Leinster winning the Amlin that would have seen both in the HC.

More recently, this spring, it was reported that the talks had led to an agreement that would have seen "the top four in the RaboDirect, with the other two places determined by nationality to ensure all six nations are represented".  Based on last season's final table that would have resulted in the same 7 PRO12 sides making the HC as the initial proposal.

Complaint you should change this article to when will Zebre win a HC match?

To be fair I reckon they could beat Connacht.

Well done Zebre for winning a match by the way.