Beijing time last night and this morning, the 2021-22 UEFA Rugby Champions League ended the first round of partial matches, and defending champions Toulouse and other powerful teams all passed. Meanwhile, the European Challenge Cup ended the first round of six matches, with the exception of the Saracens who lost the game, and other strong teams also won easily.
Last season's Champions League Ligue 1 double winner Toulouse visited Cardiff. Despite being led by home side Cardiff shortly after the opening, Toulouse quickly took control of the game under the leadership of Nuenko World Rugby Mr. Dupont. They chopped melons and chopped vegetables in 5 consecutive formations, of which DuPont achieved one touchdown and planned to organize 3 of the other 4 touchdowns. In the end, they won easily 39-7.
Leicester Tigers, who have recently performed well in the Premier League, traveled to Bordeaux to play bordeaux Bergerle, a final four side in last season's Champions League. Both sides won a tie at halftime, and by the 75th minute of the game, they were still on par with 13-13. At this time, the Bordeaux player failed to leave in time in the lac, giving the Tigers a near-half-court free throw, George Ford stepped on the goal, and the Tigers crossed the road 16-13.
In other Champions League first-round matches that have already ended, the Northampton Saints lost 14-45 to Athletic 92; Leinster beat Bass 45-20; Clermont lost Ulster 23-29; and The Exeter Chiefs beat Montpellier 42-6. The Red Dragons were forced to give up their match against the Bristol Bears after visiting South Africa, where the Aumechon variant had just appeared, and the Bears were awarded a 28-0 victory.
Saracen, the Champions League treble winner who was forced to relegate to the Championship last season due to a violation of the salary cap cap, can only play in the Challenge Cup this season. Their first-round rivals, Edinburgh, have never been champions of any of the top tournaments. The turning point of the game was in the 64th minute, the 18-16 leading Saracen had the player yellowed and left the field for 10 minutes, Edinburgh seized more and less opportunities to fight for the side ball + The Mori tactics pushed the hand and overtook the score.
The Saracen, who was three points behind, used the side-ball + mould tactic to honor the opponent in the 80th minute, but the referee, after checking with the video referee, believed that the ball did not touch the ground, and the Saracen failed to kill and could only hate the home court 18-21.
In other challenge cup matches in this round, Lyon beat Gloucester 19-13; The Newcastle Falcons narrowly defeated the Worcester Warriors 31-26; Parma Biancon lost 13-26 to Biarritz; Perpignan beat the Dragons 22-16; and the London Irishman beat Pau 33-17 away.
Tomorrow morning Beijing time, the first round of the Champions League group stage will be the last 5 matches. The Ospreys play at home against the Searle Sharks; Paris Saint-France away to Connaught; the Hornets vs. Munster; last season's Champions League runner-up La Rochelle hosts the Glasgow Warriors; the Defending Premier League champion Joker takes on Castell away.
Author: Wang Mingyang
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