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    Posted: 15 September 2023 at 10:03pm
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If it’s been previously announced, I’ve missed it. However, today i found out that the Champions Cup i being sponsored by Investec.

Anyone know if this applies to the Challenge as well?
I reckon not Steve. The branding seems to be "Investec Champions Cup" and "EPCR Challenge. Cup"
So it’s a separate sponsorship opportunity!!!!

Here’s hoping they find a suitable and deep-pocketed business.
I reckon £500 and a few bottles of red would have your branding on the cup Steve LOL
I’d prefer a deep-pocketed business with huge sponsorship budgets Wink
Save that one for our shirt sponsor next season Smile
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Originally posted by Eastern outpost Eastern outpost wrote:

Originally posted by Wasp Wasp wrote:

Originally posted by Eastern outpost Eastern outpost wrote:

Originally posted by Wasp Wasp wrote:

Originally posted by Eastern outpost Eastern outpost wrote:

If it’s been previously announced, I’ve missed it. However, today i found out that the Champions Cup i being sponsored by Investec.

Anyone know if this applies to the Challenge as well?
I reckon not Steve. The branding seems to be "Investec Champions Cup" and "EPCR Challenge. Cup"
So it’s a separate sponsorship opportunity!!!!

Here’s hoping they find a suitable and deep-pocketed business.
I reckon £500 and a few bottles of red would have your branding on the cup Steve LOL
I’d prefer a deep-pocketed business with huge sponsorship budgets Wink
Save that one for our shirt sponsor next season Smile
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Originally posted by Wasp Wasp wrote:

Originally posted by Eastern outpost Eastern outpost wrote:

Originally posted by Wasp Wasp wrote:

Originally posted by Eastern outpost Eastern outpost wrote:

If it’s been previously announced, I’ve missed it. However, today i found out that the Champions Cup i being sponsored by Investec.

Anyone know if this applies to the Challenge as well?
I reckon not Steve. The branding seems to be "Investec Champions Cup" and "EPCR Challenge. Cup"
So it’s a separate sponsorship opportunity!!!!

Here’s hoping they find a suitable and deep-pocketed business.
I reckon £500 and a few bottles of red would have your branding on the cup Steve LOL
I’d prefer a deep-pocketed business with huge sponsorship budgets Wink
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Originally posted by Eastern outpost Eastern outpost wrote:

Originally posted by Wasp Wasp wrote:

Originally posted by Eastern outpost Eastern outpost wrote:

If it’s been previously announced, I’ve missed it. However, today i found out that the Champions Cup i being sponsored by Investec.

Anyone know if this applies to the Challenge as well?
I reckon not Steve. The branding seems to be "Investec Champions Cup" and "EPCR Challenge. Cup"
So it’s a separate sponsorship opportunity!!!!

Here’s hoping they find a suitable and deep-pocketed business.
I reckon £500 and a few bottles of red would have your branding on the cup Steve LOL
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Originally posted by Wasp Wasp wrote:

Originally posted by Eastern outpost Eastern outpost wrote:

If it’s been previously announced, I’ve missed it. However, today i found out that the Champions Cup i being sponsored by Investec.

Anyone know if this applies to the Challenge as well?
I reckon not Steve. The branding seems to be "Investec Champions Cup" and "EPCR Challenge. Cup"
So it’s a separate sponsorship opportunity!!!!

Here’s hoping they find a suitable and deep-pocketed business.
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Originally posted by Eastern outpost Eastern outpost wrote:

If it’s been previously announced, I’ve missed it. However, today i found out that the Champions Cup i being sponsored by Investec.

Anyone know if this applies to the Challenge as well?
I reckon not Steve. The branding seems to be "Investec Champions Cup" and "EPCR Challenge. Cup"
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If it’s been previously announced, I’ve missed it. However, today i found out that the Champions Cup i being sponsored by Investec.

Anyone know if this applies to the Challenge as well?
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Clermont, fly to Lyon then approx 3hr train journey to Clermont or fly to Paris and train down or train all the way via Eurostar and change in Paris. Obviously allowing for our annual struggles with strikes in France.Confused
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Why can't we allways have a 3pm Saturday , it's as rediculous as an irish side haveing all games on a Friday evening ...it will never happen 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

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Originally posted by SA14 SA14 wrote:

Originally posted by Seagultaf Seagultaf wrote:

Originally posted by scarletsrules scarletsrules wrote:

09/12/23 - Castres (A) - 16:15
15/12/23 - Black Lion (H) - 20:00
13/01/24 - Clermont (A) - 14:00
19/01/24 - Edinburgh (H) - 20:00

From a financial perspective, these are shockingly bad fixtures. Night time Friday kick offs against Georgian and Scottish teams, so very few traveling supporters and far from ideal for Scarlets supporters from the outlying areas also. Then two expensive trips to France for the team any any supporters to play the most attractive fixtures with sensible kick off times, which would have drawn good support had they been at home.
I presume that the Welsh Regions are represented by the WRU on the Challenge Cup competition board? If so they are certainly not looking after the interests of their teams.

Thankfully our home league games have excellent kick off times so no one can use the late kick off excuse there. 

Looking at the published fixtures 5 of the 10 home game are late (after 19.30) kick off times. The Scarlets have always had lower attendances for the late lick offs, as its less convenient for visiting fans and indeed Scarlets fans from the outer reaches of the region to attend, particularly with the poor public transport in West Wales.
I accept that we cant have all games at 3.00pm on a Saturday afternoon, but half the home games with late kick offs will seriously dent the finances of the club, something the WRU should be doing everything they can to prevent.


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Originally posted by SA14 SA14 wrote:

Thankfully our home league games have excellent kick off times so no one can use the late kick off excuse there. 
True, but there’s only so much good Ko times will do when 8 of our 11 home games are on BBC/S4C.
Cardiff (4 Nov, 17:15) Glasgow (30 Mar, 19:35) Ulster (11 May, 15:05) are the only home games behind a paywall.

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Originally posted by Seagultaf Seagultaf wrote:

Originally posted by scarletsrules scarletsrules wrote:

09/12/23 - Castres (A) - 16:15
15/12/23 - Black Lion (H) - 20:00
13/01/24 - Clermont (A) - 14:00
19/01/24 - Edinburgh (H) - 20:00

From a financial perspective, these are shockingly bad fixtures. Night time Friday kick offs against Georgian and Scottish teams, so very few traveling supporters and far from ideal for Scarlets supporters from the outlying areas also. Then two expensive trips to France for the team any any supporters to play the most attractive fixtures with sensible kick off times, which would have drawn good support had they been at home.
I presume that the Welsh Regions are represented by the WRU on the Challenge Cup competition board? If so they are certainly not looking after the interests of their teams.

Thankfully our home league games have excellent kick off times so no one can use the late kick off excuse there. 
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For Castres, fly to Toulouse, and an hour or so's train journey from there. Flights are available from Bristol.

No idea on Clermont.
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No direct flights from UK to either Castre or Clermont for that time of year? Or am I missing something 
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On the TV front, any idea who FloRugby are? 
Think they're just the USA coverage holders
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Gutted was looking forward to Tiblisi. Clermont great trip but might go Castres this time 
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