2017-18 Continental Shield

[Bruce_ma_goose Profile]

Interesting that the improvements in the Italian Pro14 sides are not being replicated in the Eccellenza ones. Viadana have the best chants but the worst side.

Timisoara should walk this if they find form. Are any of the other sides professional or semi-pro?

And good to see Bathumi making a splash on the Didi debut in this tournament. :p

[RugbyPUBtbilisi Profile]

Are any of the other sides professional or semi-pro?

I doubt that HRK is pro team. They were lacking shirts for players and substitutes were putting on worn shirts.

Well Batumi is Semi-Pro team thats for sure. Also is HRK. Only non Italian Pro team is Saracens from Romania.

[4N Profile]

With great elegance and fair-play the president of Petrarca Padova said, according to a newspaper: "these experiments with georgians, french or tongans (referees) are useless; whoever sent here these social impaired ("disadattati sociali", "social misfits") has to be ashamed. They are mysterious object collocated in the middle of the field. I'll write to someone about".
The Petrarca president also criticized the Shield: "just 500 people at the stadium, it's the sign that this cup has no beauty and no appeal"
http://rovigooggi.it/articolo/2017-10-2 ... eyUk0xaZ99

There are lots of morons in Italian rugby administration. I guess the serious people go to other sports there.

[Canalina Profile]

Most of the rugby people are nice also here. I didn't know this Petrarca president, I don't know if this is his habitual behavior or if for some reason he has gone mad for an afternoon. Maybe they were private complaints, "stolen" by the journalist. Anyway, a club's president insulting the referee is a bad thing also if those insults are said in private

[Canalina Profile]

I've found only the highlights of Batumi v Heidelberg (just the tries)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5G3LQUTY22A

Nothing about the other three games

[Bogdan_DC Profile]

Timisoara is always surprising...doing well in Europe&miserable in Superliga.

[suofficer Profile]

lack of coverage though unsurprising is very very annoying. who does the resposnibilty actually lie with and is there a contact we can lobby?

[Canalina Profile]

Highlights of Padova (in black) v Rovigo (red & blue)

[Black Sabbath Profile]

Pictures from CDUL vs Timisoara

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set ... ed69333dac

[Bogdan_DC Profile]

Pictures from CDUL vs Timisoara

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set ... ed69333dac

And a try scored by young international V.Popa from the same game:
https://www.facebook.com/rugbytimisoara ... 417714003/

[suofficer Profile]

I still have my fingers crossed for CDUL but really i think is the Romanians who take this shield.

[RugbyPUBtbilisi Profile]

I still have my fingers crossed for CDUL but really i think is the Romanians who take this shield.

Its not yet clear who will take the shield. Lets wait for play offs.

[FLIDTA RISXVA Profile Website]

STILL no OFFICIAL confirmation of hosting order for TIM=BTM and CLV=HDL

EPCR urged UNIONS not to publish INFO until they decide

[FLIDTA RISXVA Profile Website]

I suggest to the Forum to post in THIS thread about the COMP
instead of this one viewtopic.php?f=3&t=277
which has outdated HEADING

If possible (not sure), MOD can merge both into ONE --
keeping posts in chrono order

[FLIDTA RISXVA Profile Website]

According to RUGBY.GE

BTM.GEO - TMS.ROM on 13/01 in Batumi at 15.00 GEO = 11.00 UTC
TMS.ROM - BTM.GEO on 20/01 in Cluj at 14.00 ROM = 12.00 UTC

[Canalina Profile]

Confirmed also the first leg in Germany, by the HRK website

Continental Shield

Heidelberger RK – Pataro Calvisano

Samstag, den 13.01.2018 um 15:00 Uhr TBC

Harbigweg 14, 69124 Heidelberg

[datodato Profile]

Come on lads, let's follow FR here!

[Canalina Profile]

A facebook page, very unofficial, about Continental Shield

https://www.facebook.com/Continental-Sh ... 631533059/

[Bogdan_DC Profile]

A facebook page, very unofficial, about Continental Shield

https://www.facebook.com/Continental-Sh ... 631533059/

Who is manage this page? He is doing a nice job .

[Canalina Profile]

The famous Canalina

Of course if you (you plural) want to be manager as well of the page you are welcome

[Bogdan_DC Profile]

The famous Canalina

Of course if you (you plural) want to be manager as well of the page you are welcome

Thank you for the offer but i prefer to be the only liker&viewer of this page )).
Now on a serious note, great job man !

[Canalina Profile]

The Timisoara v Batumi return match (jan 20) will be played in Cluj Arena, equipped with a sub-soil heating system, to avoid the problems of Challenge Cup 2016/17, when the game against Stade Francais was called off. Cluj is circa 300 km east of Timisoara, in the northern Romania

EPCR has updated the Continental Shield fixtures

http://www.epcrugby.fr/infos/37045.php#.WlSLu0z9t98

Play-offs - Round 1

Saturday, 13 January
RC Batumi v Timisoara Saracens, Rugby Arena, Batumi (15.00)
Heidelberger RK v Pataro Rugby Calvisano, Sportzentrum Süd, Heidelberg (15.00)

Saturday, 20 January
Timisoara Saracens v RC Batumi, Cluj Arena, Cluj, Romania (14.00)
Pataro Rugby Calvisano v Heidelberger RK, Pata Stadium, Calvisano (15.00)

Play-offs - Round 2

First leg: 31 March / 1 April
Krasny Yar RC v Enisei STM (order to be decided by EPCR)
RC Batumi or Timisoara Saracens v Heidelberger RK or Pataro Rugby Calvisano (order to be decided by EPCR)

Second leg: Saturday, 14 April
Krasny Yar RC v Enisei STM (order to be designated by EPCR)

Second leg: 21/22 April
RC Batumi or Timisoara Saracens v Heidelberger RK or Pataro Rugby Calvisano (order to be decided by EPCR)

[Bogdan_DC Profile]

Timisoara Team for Batumi match:
1. Badiu 2.Radoi 3. Pungea 4.Poparlan 5. Drenceanu(C) 6. Morrison7.Rus 8.Stewart 9. Seniloli 10.Rose 11.Shennan 12. Umaga 13 Manumua 14.Lemnaru 15 Popa
Subs 16. Sabau 17.Apoua 18.Maris 19.Ianus 20.Doyle 21.Luiters 22.Simionescu 23.Conache

Lazar,Fercu,Samoa,Capatana, Leiataua - injured. All but Leiataua are set to be recovered and receive some game time in the match from Cluj. Fonovai it is suspended 3 weeks following Calvisano match so he will miss both games.
Solid team for Timisoara, it will be a close game few points for either side will decide this game.

[olivier Profile]

Calvisano Team for Heidelberg (15-1) : Chiesa ; Susio, De Santis, Lucchin, Balocchi ; Novillo, Semenzato ; Tuivaiti, Zdrilich, Archetti ; Zanetti, Cavalieri ; Biancotti, Morelli (C), Rimpelli. Subs: Giovanchelli, Cafaro, D’Onofrio, Martani, Casilio, Mortali, Dal Zilio, Zilocchi.
Injured : Andreotti, Casolari, Fischetti, Paz, Pettinelli, Luccardi.

[olivier Profile]

HRK squad : Jörn Schröder, Thore Schmidt, Antony Dickinson, Samy Füchsel, Mark Fairhurst, Paul Schüle, Timo Vollenkemper, Michael Poppmeier, Dasch Barber, Julio Rodriguez, Marcel Henn, Jacobus Otto, Luis Ball, Sebastian Ferreira, Jarrid Els, Sean Armstrong, Hagen Schulte, Raynor Parkinson, Steffen Liebig, Pierre Mathurin, Marcel Coetzee, Nikolai Klewinghaus, Ayron Schramm, Felix Lammers, Wynston Cameron-Dow, Donovan O’Grady.

A full squad.