where does the URC rate against the Top14 and super rugby? 🤔
@peternicolaides7679
14 күн бұрын
Super Rugby not in the convo. Just URC and Top 14
@KamogeloRakgalakane
14 күн бұрын
I'd say top 14 for now but the urc is slowly getting there I love both leagues I just want south african teams to be more competitive in the champions cup
@ThePirateRugbyPodcast
13 күн бұрын
@@KamogeloRakgalakane 💪
@seanofarrell8896
13 күн бұрын
@@KamogeloRakgalakane the sharks won the challenge cup so it is a start
@hanoitripper1809
13 күн бұрын
super rugby is total 🗑
@SekuruJohan
13 күн бұрын
The reaction from Irishmen to the merger talks is really heartwarming as a Stormers/SA supporter. Growing up I never would have imagined that Ireland would become one of our greatest rivals, but I welcome it!
@ThePirateRugbyPodcast
13 күн бұрын
magic isn't it!
@sc1837
5 күн бұрын
As a munster fan I think South African injection has turned the tournament around went from a training league to the real deal in one season. We are in your debt
@OscarOSullivan
14 күн бұрын
As a Munster supporter, Munster vs Stormers URC final 2023 was one of the best club matches I have seen. Hopefully they repeat the success.
@ThePirateRugbyPodcast
13 күн бұрын
awesome game!
@StormBoi
13 күн бұрын
I was there for that match in Cape Town. Pretty sad that the Stormers. Thank you for a awesome game!
@jmurphy69420
12 күн бұрын
Semi final win over Leinster was oretty sweet too
@hanoitripper1809
13 күн бұрын
This is the best comp to happen to rugby in a long time
@ThePirateRugbyPodcast
13 күн бұрын
❤
@ryanfreeman8097
12 күн бұрын
@@ThePirateRugbyPodcast Sadly its about to become a British and Irish League. South Africa will return to Super Rugby with NZ, Australia will do its own thing / with Japan. Italian teams to join the French system.....
@stiofain88
7 күн бұрын
@@ryanfreeman8097 You clearly haven't got the message from Irish fans. We have no interest in joining the soon to be bankrupt Premiership. Their teams can join ours and the URC will comprise of the best teams from 6 nations.
@MB-xq9hu
12 күн бұрын
Looking forward to watching for the first time some URC... A year ago I didn't know that there are two sports Rugby Union, and Rugby League 🤣But the Springboks, All Blacks and some highlights from leagues around the world turned this American to an admirer of the sport! Love my first passion our American Football, but I still have time in my day to watch and follow some good Rugby! Greetings to all from Miami! 👍
@ThePirateRugbyPodcast
11 күн бұрын
say hi to LRZ for me!
@MB-xq9hu
11 күн бұрын
@@ThePirateRugbyPodcast He is in Florida actually, but 6 hour drive up the coast to Jacksonville from here... Jacksonville is not an attractive city, poor guy would have done better to end up with us in Miami or in Tampa, but hey he is making good money!
@Dor150
14 күн бұрын
Everybody was worried about the addition of the Super Rugby teams and it was justified, but it worked pretty well and I feel like the URC is getting new blood now. As a tier 2 fan I would just like to see more international players. My dream is to have a second URC division with teams imported from Rugby Europe Super Cup, but it's just a dream.
@ThePirateRugbyPodcast
14 күн бұрын
a lot of people have been asking for that!
@seanofarrell8896
13 күн бұрын
@@ThePirateRugbyPodcast I'll be surprised if they do urc division 2. My prodiction a wemons version of urc
@yldan1753
13 күн бұрын
As a South African I'd be thrilled if they added a Namibian XV to the second division, they could really use the development.
@BaneofBalor
13 күн бұрын
I'd love to see it too, but I'm not sure how it'd work financially with all the travel. I'd love to see developing nations like Spain, Georgia and Portugal in clubs playing against African teams etc but it'd be expensive...
@SekuruJohan
13 күн бұрын
@@yldan1753As a Zimbabwean, I need to remind you that you forgetting about the Sables, who beat Namibia this year and are African Champions 😉
@Hoc-zc6vx
7 күн бұрын
This is so well done. Love it
@ThePirateRugbyPodcast
7 күн бұрын
@@Hoc-zc6vx thanks!!
@jonathanvanrensburg6699
14 күн бұрын
Stormers! Will be at plenty of the games in Cape Town!
@ThePirateRugbyPodcast
13 күн бұрын
hope you enjoy it!
@neillscan
9 күн бұрын
SUAF We're coming through with our young lads
@jamesnewto
13 күн бұрын
Huw, first time your platform has popped up in my feed. Subscribed already. Best of luck with the content going forward. Greetings from Hong Kong, a fervent Leinster supporter, one of many URC followers in this location. We do need the Welsh franchises to improve and I hope you can record progress this year. I have great memories of four seasons in Wales back in my youth and I was privileged. At 18, I left my north west, Lancashire home in 1972,for a Welsh college and to play where rugby was at its best in UK. The game was mighty at national level, senior clubs and junior rugby. However, it was so sad to observe the WRU lose the plot from the 1980’s onwards. Your generation must be sick of your grandfathers regaling the golden years. Well it was true and awesome to be a part of, even for an English blow in told to F off at the first training session at college.
@ThePirateRugbyPodcast
13 күн бұрын
greetings! thanks!
@markmacken1
13 күн бұрын
Great video and appreciated the humour!
@ThePirateRugbyPodcast
13 күн бұрын
cheers!
@robingill9940
13 күн бұрын
id like to see them group some smaller teams together like Ireland did into provinces then have four new teams representing Georgian Portuguese Spanish and Dutch rugby
@ThePirateRugbyPodcast
13 күн бұрын
you might like Rugby Europe!
@kevindevane6175
13 күн бұрын
The provincial teams in Ireland have always existed but when rugby went pro obviously no single Irish team could compete financially but collectively it was game on! it was just one of those perfect solutions to a problem.
@hanoitripper1809
13 күн бұрын
Georgias growth is being retarded by the ban on Russian teams.
@robingill9940
13 күн бұрын
@@kevindevane6175 it shows it worked maybe it could work for other people too
@danielsummerton2259
12 күн бұрын
Sharks! Our Galactico's didnt quite click last year, but watch this space...Real good squad with depth
@ThePirateRugbyPodcast
11 күн бұрын
it's your year!
@markclements6046
13 күн бұрын
Another good video Huw , I'm really looking forward to the season starting again, was absolutely delighted that the city of my birth Glasgow became Champions 🏆 last season , however as I've mentioned previously to your good selves at Pirates Rugby Podcast I'd like to to see the semi-finals as a double header at one of our great rugby stadiums with the Grand Final at the same venue the following weekend, think it could be a great way to promote the game and for tourism in Edinburgh, Cardiff, Dublin, Rome and Cape Town etc, also I think the striking while the iron is hot and bringing in the Super Rugby teams could be a great way forward and having an Atlantic Conference and a Pacific Conference with the best two or four from each hemisphere meeting up in a finals series hosted in either South Africa, Europe or Australia/New Zealand, I'm sure a competition where we each hemisphere plays a sixteen game regular season before best teams heading to the play-offs in June could be devised by the Rugby Boffins at the URC as remember the Pacific Conference would play their games while the 6 Nations is in progress 😀
@ThePirateRugbyPodcast
13 күн бұрын
thanks Mark!
@hotbeefymcd8162
8 күн бұрын
The URC is cooking. I hope Leinster treat it more seriously this year. The Welsh sides will be strong again one day soon, I am certain of it
@ThePirateRugbyPodcast
8 күн бұрын
one day!
@nickysebastianmiller
13 күн бұрын
Pretoria and I am backing my beloved Bulls
@ThePirateRugbyPodcast
13 күн бұрын
exciting season ahead!
@arctrader
13 күн бұрын
Very informative, thank you
@ThePirateRugbyPodcast
12 күн бұрын
pleasure!
@OscarOSullivan
14 күн бұрын
Having two tiers with promotion and relegation would be great
@seanofarrell8896
13 күн бұрын
@@OscarOSullivan I would 1st strengthen the 2nd tier if one is created to make sure if some team gets relegated they don't go straight back up
@chesterdonnelly1212
13 күн бұрын
I'm English and I back the Welsh to leave the URC and join the premiership.
@ThePirateRugbyPodcast
13 күн бұрын
@@chesterdonnelly1212 given the english had a meeting about that on Thursday and openly rejected it, with one source saying ‘it won’t work without the Irish’, thats a bold prediction
@kevindevane6175
13 күн бұрын
And if that happens Welsh rugby will be dead within 10 years.
@chesterdonnelly1212
13 күн бұрын
@@ThePirateRugbyPodcast it's not a prediction. It's my preference. I've always wanted that. It makes sense to me. This is how we organise our leagues in almost every other team sport.
@subbie5498
13 күн бұрын
@@chesterdonnelly1212no they are ours go home
@chesterdonnelly1212
13 күн бұрын
@@subbie5498 you don't even like them. URC isn't working for them. If they leave the URC they'll lose nothing.
@galinor7
10 күн бұрын
Scarlets fan here. Let's be honest. We're crap. 😢better than the Dragons and almost as good as Caerdydd. Gates are down and only playing better rugby and some Internet presence and advertising will change that. I guess for all four regions, this year will be a little better than the last, but at the end of the year the trophy cupboard will be empty.
@conoromelia8435
13 күн бұрын
I think the top 4 English clubs should be invluded in the URC. I dont see the value in including all them all.
@ThistleThings
14 күн бұрын
Meow
@angusfaceful
13 күн бұрын
The URC the best league? Lol. Its not even the best comp in Europe 😂
@stiofain88
7 күн бұрын
Only the French have a better league than us and you don't sound French "mate"
@Argenswiss
14 күн бұрын
Cut two Welsh teams and add two Argentinian teams and this will become the best tournament in the world by far
@seanofarrell8896
13 күн бұрын
@@Argenswiss the Welsh out of the 5 nations where the ones more interested with the premership. There where rumours of jaguares joining seen it from Argentina rugby website. My problem if they are based out of Spain how will they grow a fan base plus they would be starting from square 1
@johanvantonder2028
13 күн бұрын
STORMERS💯
@seanofarrell8896
14 күн бұрын
I'm happy the urc denied the British and Irish league talks. I would prefer playing against the SA sides than England. Just England wanting a slice of the pie the urc created. Plus irfu would only do it if all nations are involved so unlikely. Unless they include SA and itlay
@ThePirateRugbyPodcast
13 күн бұрын
yep!
@seanofarrell8896
13 күн бұрын
@@ThePirateRugbyPodcast planet rugby says the Welsh want itlay involved Same with Scotland. Ireland wants both they say decision would be made by the end of the year but I feel with the gap between the nations it would flop unless the English change. Which is unlikely
@_peepyopee
13 күн бұрын
These 4 team professional models for nations is what's killing growth of the game
@Cameron_JK
13 күн бұрын
They may have denied it but the seeds have been planted
@seanofarrell8896
13 күн бұрын
@Cameron_JK is true, but with the support the Irish have for both SA and itlay unlikely to happy unless England change there ways
@gerardfitzpatrick60
13 күн бұрын
Are you ok Huw, Ospreys haven’t won anything in last 12 years, Leinster’s biggest rivals are Toulouse 👌
@glasblaidd
9 күн бұрын
Huw will take any opportunity to have a dig at the ospreys. After all, he is a rampant scarlet and freely admits his dislike of the Os
@evertpiek2313
13 күн бұрын
They can make it 24 team game with Argentina every country with 4teams
@ruairiodonohoe2533
14 күн бұрын
Come on Munster!
@OscarOSullivan
14 күн бұрын
Hopefully they get over last season, and start being consistent and winning bonus point matches from the start.
@stiofain88
7 күн бұрын
Player to watch is Kilgallen. Time to see if he's ready for Champions Cup.
@ConnorDoesRugby
13 күн бұрын
Can’t wait for the new season and to be bitterly disappointed when Edinburgh finish 11th 😂
@ThePirateRugbyPodcast
13 күн бұрын
I won't lie to you, that's probably going to happen.
@standard12th66
14 күн бұрын
You should do a predicted table and winner. Plus what each club will aim for.
@ThePirateRugbyPodcast
14 күн бұрын
💡
@sloth24vibes
12 күн бұрын
go connacht
@ThePirateRugbyPodcast
12 күн бұрын
its their year!
@michaelsmith3685
11 күн бұрын
New stadium on the way, regional structures improving, mixed bag for the AIL sides but club scene on the up
@Rob-wu5nc
Күн бұрын
Let's go Stormers
@ThePirateRugbyPodcast
Күн бұрын
@@Rob-wu5nc it’s your year!
@davidlee55
13 күн бұрын
Gees I hope the Welsh sides can shake it off. Coaching teams are in a better place most of the squads still relying on kids but these are kids with a years worth of experience under their belt. Still think the Ospreys will be the best Welsh side (sorry not sorry) Cardiff are intriguing. Dragons will still be woeful I am genuinely wondering if they've been cursed.
@ThePirateRugbyPodcast
12 күн бұрын
Ospreys boooooooo
@davidlee55
12 күн бұрын
@@ThePirateRugbyPodcast 🖤 on a side note can you explain why Scarlets only have two senior loose heads on their books?
@ThePirateRugbyPodcast
12 күн бұрын
@@davidlee55 Henry Thomas is expected to cover both sides and there's high hopes for Sam oConnor (Hari's brother)
@davidlee55
12 күн бұрын
@@ThePirateRugbyPodcast That just seems mental to me to put their hopes on an injury ravaged prop t(who picked up an injury) to cover both sides of the scrum when he hasn't done it well ever from what I can find. The Scarlets have a great backline I am just still not convinced by the front row still.
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