Front Row Grunt

An opinion based rugby destination dedicated to those with, or an affinity for, the cauliflower ear ...

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Junior turn out at the Aviva ... Fans had just spent BIG bucks on getting to Spain for a final, though. The team seemed to enjoy the freedom ... Sherbet, when that Leinster attack works, it flippen WORKS!

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@pmnel Awesome performance 🫶🏻💪🏻👏🏻

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44 people at Loftus and plenty seats at CT Stadium ... Quarter finals!

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@shaunscheepers Saw that ... Fans had just spent BIG bucks on getting to Spain for a final, though. Team seemed to enjoy the freedom

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@TalkmorHub Yep, feels a bit like being on a hamster wheel ...

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@wcsteyn007 Slave to the cash ... And TV time is cash

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Results prove just how tough it is to win on the road - especially come the business end of a comp. If any 2 sides can do it, though, it's the Bulls and Stormers ... On yet another jet plane do they get ...

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3 weeks in Ireland for the Lions! Pros and cons of each strategy I guess, but not the worst way to end a season. They played some top rugby in what must be deemed a successful campaign

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Only in the front row can you be yellow carded for having a tough day at the office ...

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"The time has come to move to at least a two-tiered structure: a high-performance league at the top, and an open schools league for the rest" ... An excellent take on schools rugby in South Africa by @Oom_Rugby - https://t.co/UAPkBwcxDi

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@LeinsterGoy Tough gig!! Leinster notoriously slow starters, though. Perhaps a small gap?

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Must be a little daunting seeing the next year's fixtures before the quarters of this version have been played! #treadmill

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25

Connacht v Stormers

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26

Lions v Leinster
Sharks v Ospreys
Zebre Parma v Bulls

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@greenwatley All of them ... SF's based on current log placings ... So if Leinster and Glasgow lose their QF, then Stormers could get a home semi

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Stormers suddenly massive Ospreys fans ... 😉

Home quarter final secured with losing BP last night, but semi final now likely away should they win their QF, now likely vs winner of Munster vs Lions

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@Robbulls99 Correct, and Stormers 3rd

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A truly monumental scrum performance against Cardiff ... Home side conceded penalty after penalty, but also made use of this ultra quick feed and pick from the base to semi survive the onslaught

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@gerryposthumus @AndyRoyle6 @jaredwright17 @adrian_slabbert VERY!!! Superb loosehead!!

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@Forest__O_O If he had stopped playing, it would have counted

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Jeepers, gone HARD on Ntlabakanye ... On top of his 18 months, also a recall of all his match fees and bonuses earned since the test results in May last year!

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@DarthboerSA @hendrikcronje71 Well served by Fouche, Louw, Du Toit, Sadie and young Porthen