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How many teams can truly win this year's Champions Cup? Following the conclusion of the pool stages Alfie Reynolds, Stuart Barnes and Peter O'Reilly look back on the action at the weekend and question whether anyone outside of Leinster, Toulouse or Bordeaux can win it. They discuss Beno Obano's red card for Bath in Dublin, whether out of the English clubs remaining Northampton are the team who could go the furthest and some big injury news for Scotland and England ahead of the 6 Nations. Plus, they touch on Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Italy and France's squads which were announced last week.<...
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"Is the Champions Cup less competitive than ever?" is an episode of The Ruck. Runtime 44 min. Published January 20, 2025. Hit play above to stream it here, or open the free Spot Sports app for background play and offline downloads.