Haha too right on the pronunciation!

He’s not been perfect for Pau, but he’s exactly what they needed in terms of power and dynamism in that back row.

Own Try of the Season contender from Charlie Titcombe

Also, the food at the Hameau is 👌😋🤌

Envious of Saints fans who will enjoy:
> beef brisket baguette
> bavette steak with chimmichurri & duck fat potatoes
> duck breast baguette with foie gras and fig jam 🤤🤤🤤

#InvestecChampionsCup #FrenchRugby #Pau #SectionPaloise

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NEED TO KNOW: Pau🐂🏔️

And of course, here is our pre-Champions Cup Need to Know for Section Paloise.

Even the Section fan half of Rosbifs is surprised by how the season is going. They are getting it right tactically and they are more physical now.

🐺LYON: Need to Know

R1: Newcastle 🏠
R2: Dragons ✈️
R3: Lions ✈️
R4: Benetton 🏠

Will want to improve their Top 14 position but it’s a very kind fixture list and they should progress easily.

Plenty more Lyon recommendations if needed!

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Ⓜ️ MONTPELLIER: Need to Know

R1: Black Lion ✈️
R2: Zebre 🏠
R3: Connacht 🏠
R4: Ospreys ✈️

As often the case, they should be among the favourites for the Challenge Cup of the teams starting off in the pool stage.

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🌸STADE FRANCAIS: Need to Know

R1: Cardiff 🏠
R2: Cheetahs ✈️
R3: Exeter 🏠
R4: Ulster ✈️

They might be going better in the league this year, but they have put zero effort into Europe for the best part of a decade (since they won the Challenge Cup in 2017)
Paris though 😍
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We also had Tigers fly half Billy Searle on The Rosbifs Rugby Podcast this week to preview the game - absolutely brilliant to have someone at the top of the game talk us through how Leicester are shaping up!

Download & Listen here 👇
linktr.ee/rosbifsrugby

#InvestecChampionsCup #ChampionsCup #Top14

NEED TO KNOW: La Rochelle ⛵️

And of course, here is our pre-Champions Cup Need to Know for Les Maritimes.

For the hundreds of Tigers fans in La Rochelle, we are incredibly jealous.

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🍇UBB: Need to Know

Great to see them back to full strength for pretty much the first time this season - they’ve been a bit sticky so far!

#InvestecChampionsCup #ChampionsCup #Top14

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🌋CLERMONT: Need to Know

For all your need to know about the club generally, of course we had our Clermont Team Overview 👇

You can see that they don’t have all of their key players, but still plenty.

#InvestecChampionsCup

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We did a deeper dive previewing the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup on our The Rosbifs Rugby Podcast this week - and we had a bit of help from Leicester Tigers fly half Billy Searle!

Download it here 👇
linktr.ee/rosbifsrugby

#ChampionsCup #InvestecChampionsCup #EPCR #Top14

TOULOUSE 🛡️

R1: Sharks 🏠
R2: Glasgow ✈️
R3: Saracens ✈️
R4: Sale 🏠

They’ll want revenge for that semi final exit. Crushing sides at home and it feels like they haven’t clicked into gear yet. Maybe the return of You Know Who will help them with that…

Favourites for the 🏆?

TOULON 🏴‍☠️

R1: Edinburgh ✈️
R2: Bath 🏠
R3: Munster 🏠
R4: Gloucester ✈️

Arguably just as much chance of winning the Champions Cup as they do the Top 14 - and the fans are restless for silverware.

Toulon v Bath a contender for game of the group stage.

PAU 🗻🐂

R1: Northampton 🏠
R2: Bristol ✈️
R3: Scarlets ✈️
R4: Bulls 🏠

After their bright start in the Top 14, expect them to focus on that. Publicly stated aim of play offs for that. They do have so much exciting young talent, hard to know where to start!

LA ROCHELLE ⛵️

R1: Leicester 🏠
R2: Stormers ✈️
R3: Leinster ✈️
R4: Harlequins 🏠

Their list of unavailable players would make up a pretty decent XV capable of beating most international sides. ROG’s red card at the weekend shows he’s feeling the strain…

CLERMONT AUVERGNE 🌋

R1: Saracens ✈️
R2: Sale 🏠
R3: Glasgow 🏠
R4: Sharks ✈️

Urios doesn’t have a good record in these comps as a coach, but Clermont are building quite nicely. Marcel Michelin remains one of the best - if you can get there!