The lottery cup is about to start! OK that’s perhaps a little harsh on the European Rugby Challenge Cup but from a picking point of view it can feel like that sometimes. The thing you need to understand is that teams won’t always take this competition that seriously. Domestic action can take a priority especially in the Top14 and Aviva Premiership where relegation cane a big financial hit for these clubs. You might want to check out my tournament preview before looking at my round 1 predictions.
Here are my European Rugby Challenge Cup 2017-2018 Round 1 Predictions:
In brief here are my European Rugby Challenge Cup round 1 predictions:
| Pau v Gloucester Rugby | Gloucester Rugby by 3 |
| Enisei-STM v Bordeaux Begles | Enisei-STM by 3 |
| Cardiff Blues v Lyon | Cardiff Blues by 3 |
| Agen v Zebre Rugby Club | Agen by 7 |
| Sale Sharks v Toulouse | Sale Sharks by 7 |
| Krasny Yar Krasnoyarsk v Stade Francais | Krasny Yar Krasnoyarsk by 1 |
| Newcastle Falcons v Newport Gwent Dragons | Newcastle Falcons by 7 |
| London Irish v Edinburgh | Edinburgh by 3 |
| Worcester Warriors v Brive | Worcester Warriors by 3 |
| Oyonnax v Connacht Rugby | Oyonnax by 5 |
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