Challenge Cup 2022/23
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So my absinthe-fuelled ravings were almost right, but we do get the excitement of a draw.
Pity they're all opponents we've played fairly recently. I'd still prefer Brive and Newcastle for the away trips. Not really much in it in terms of beatability.
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They say that the distance between insanity and genius is measured only by success and your ravings are usually spot on.
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Not sure there's more I need to see of Brive, nice enough place and craic was good last time but sorta peaked at Bar Basque...
Yeah Newcastle, yeah but nah because you know it'll be depths of winter and at my age hypothermia is now a real risk... 
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If it Paris, we'll need to find a new base.
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Brive and Newcastle it is.
POOL A
Glasgow Warriors
RC Toulon
Bristol Bears
Connacht Rugby
Cardiff Rugby
CA Brive
Newcastle Falcons
Zebre Parma
USAP
Bath Rugby
POOL B
Scarlets
Section Paloise
Wasps
Lions
Benetton Rugby
Stade Francais Paris
Worcester Warriors
Dragons RFC
Bayonne
Cheetahs
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It's probably the tougher of the two pools in terms of getting a high seeding for the last sixteen. You'd expect Glasgow, Toulon and Bristol to make hay in their various games against Zebre, Bath and Perpignan, which makes it a battle for the last home knockout game.
You'd be hoping that Van Graan can turn around Bath's fortunes sufficiently to take a few points off Toulon and Glasgow.
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Jaysus these draws have gotten even more monotonous.
They could do the whole thing just by tossing a coin a bunch of times ...
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Knockout Stage – Round of 16
2.7 The six highest-ranked clubs in Pool A, the six highest-ranked clubs in Pool B, and the 9th and 10th ranked clubs from each of the Heineken Champions Cup pools will qualify for the Round of 16. The four highest-ranked EPCR Challenge Cup qualifiers from each pool will have home advantage as follows:
R16 1: number 1-ranked club in ECC Pool A v number 6-ranked club in ECC Pool B
R16 2: number 2-ranked club in ECC Pool A v number 5-ranked club in ECC Pool B
R16 3: number 3-ranked club in ECC Pool A v number 10-ranked club in HCC Pool B
R16 4: number 4-ranked club in ECC Pool A v number 9-ranked club in HCC Pool B
R16 5: number 1-ranked club in ECC Pool B v number 6-ranked club in ECC Pool A
R16 6: number 2-ranked club in ECC Pool B v number 5-ranked club in ECC Pool A
R16 7: number 3-ranked club in ECC Pool B v number 10-ranked club in HCC Pool A
R16 8: number 4-ranked club in ECC Pool B v number 9-ranked club in HCC Pool A
Quarter-finals
2.8 Clubs with the higher rankings from the pool stage will have home venue advantage in the quarter-final matches as follows:
QF 1: winner R16 1 v winner R16 8
QF 2: winner R16 3 v winner R16 6
QF 3: winner R16 2 v winner R16 7
QF 4: winner 4 v winner Match 5
Semi-finals
2.9 Clubs with the higher rankings from the pool stage will have home venue advantage in the semi-final matches as follows:
SF 1: winner QF 1 v winner QF 2
SF 2: winner QF 3 v winner QF 4
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