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Edinburgh make last minute change of venue for Bayonne
By Ian Cameron
Edinburgh have been forced into a very late change of venue due to 'storm forces' winds that are due to hit the Scottish capital today.
A yellow weather warning for high winds is in effect in Edinburgh from 8am to 10pm today due to Storm Kathleen.
A EPCR statement reads: "This evening’s (Saturday 6 April) EPCR Challenge Cup, Round of 16 match between Edinburgh Rugby and Aviron Bayonnais has been moved from the Hive Stadium to the adjacent Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium.
"With storm force winds in the Scottish capital, the decision was taken to relocate the fixture to the nearby larger venue with the health and safety in mind of all concerned.
"Purchased tickets for the match will remain valid and there is no change to the scheduled kick-off of 20.00 local time."
The Met Office has issued a warning about potential building damage, flying rooftop tiles, and injuries due to strong winds. Power cuts, possibly affecting mobile phones, and coastal dangers, including large waves and airborne beach materials, have led to advisories against visiting seafronts.
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Great read on a fascinating topic.
Couple of questions related to Bristol and Black Ferns.
They were properly hammered and struggled to score many points at all in the two European matches preceding the demolition of Leicester. Was it lack of ambition in those matches or a better opponent? This Tigers mob has been less than the sum of their parts since their ugly GP win under Borthwick.
I went to Twickenham with a large group of parents and young ladies from Barnes RFC to watch NZ v England last season. The dads among us were deeply frustrated by how inflexible the Black Ferns were with their strategy to run and not kick and they were duly put to the sword.
Pretty clearly, there is more depth and quality in the England squad and, whilst on any given day (and with the help of a red card), NZ might sneak one the strategy can go horribly wrong given the level of passing and catching skill in the women's game. Was Smith very lucky and it's the wrong way to play big games or was he showing us the way forward? I'm not at all sure.
Go to commentsI can't see them getting to the final of the Champons Cup.
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