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liveinhope wrote:Looks quite possible three SA sides will qualify for next season's ECC.Going forward they are only likely to get stronger (assuming no ongoing covid issues/isolation) and pehaps all four of their sides might make it through one year.I wonder if the other teams ,particularly in Scotland and Wales thought this through before and realised qualification was going to become so much more difficult-with 3/4 SA sides going through ,the inevitable Leinster and Munster could well be the only route is winning the respective Welsh and Scottish/Italian shields to get through.
Perhaps a negative viewpoint and well we'll just need to get better but puts things in perspective at a time Edinburgh's fortunes seem to be on the up-going to be difficult enough getting top 7 or finishing above Glasgow this seaon alone.
Croft_No.6 wrote:I also have a vague recollection that the Shield winners getting the first 4 spots was only for this season and it would revert to top 8 from next, but may just have been a form of Dublin paranoia.
Irrespective, hoping for a win v Ulster to set up a finale v Glasgow the following week. Could really do with Glasgow beating the Bulls and for Scarlets or Ospreys squeezing into 8th (assuming both Scots teams can keep above them).
dolf_lundgren wrote:m quite nervous about the next 2 games. Its not a huge stretch to say we could lose them both. In the 1872, things have flipped a little and it now seems to be Glasgow who raise their game and we wilt a bit.
Having said that it is interesting that we have a feel good factor and are petty happy, Glasgow fans are down in the dumps and they are still ahead of us. Despite playing much better rugby etc, in league terms we are still scrabbling around trying to make sure we finish top 7, we still need to take the next step to become proper challengers.
The Feral Goat wrote:dolf_lundgren wrote:m quite nervous about the next 2 games. Its not a huge stretch to say we could lose them both. In the 1872, things have flipped a little and it now seems to be Glasgow who raise their game and we wilt a bit.
Having said that it is interesting that we have a feel good factor and are petty happy, Glasgow fans are down in the dumps and they are still ahead of us. Despite playing much better rugby etc, in league terms we are still scrabbling around trying to make sure we finish top 7, we still need to take the next step to become proper challengers.
Yeah pretty nervous for the run in, although 2 home games to finish it really should be in our hands.
Don't doubt the teams physical ability to win on Saturday it is a real test of the top 2 inches and if they have the belief and composure to get a win under big pressure.
Standing room only left for the match, it is exactly this sort of game we have needed the DAM for in the past. Ulster normally have a decent support as well which should add to a great atmosphere.
The Feral Goat wrote:dolf_lundgren wrote:
Standing room only left for the match, it is exactly this sort of game we have needed the DAM for in the past. Ulster normally have a decent support as well which should add to a great atmosphere.
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