🚨 Crisis what crisis? Quins Stun La Rochelle, Munster Dumped Out ft Will Collier

🎙 MON is back with a blockbuster Champions Cup episode as Harlequins deliver the most Harlequins result imaginable — stunning La Rochelle just when the pressure was at its highest — while Munster crash out after a brutal, win-or-bust night in France 🇫🇷

We’re joined by Will Collier, Castres Olympique prop and former Quins & England tighthead, for elite insight into scrummaging, knockout rugby, and life at the sharp end of Europe.

🔴 MAX FOR ENGLAND?

A big push from the MON audience as comments roll in calling for Max to be capped 🏉

•⁠ ⁠What would it actually take to play for England?

•⁠ ⁠How realistic is it right now for an England tighthead?

•⁠ ⁠Contracts, timing, and the ruthless realities of international selection

🔵 BRISTOL BEARS v BORDEAUX BÈGLES

So close, yet so far for Bristol Bears against Bordeaux Bègles.

Plenty of frustration — but plenty of positives as Bristol stayed right in it until the end.

🧠 Round of 16 draw quirks unpacked:

•⁠ ⁠Bristol head to six-time champions Stade Toulousain

•⁠ ⁠Sale Sharks travel to Quins

•⁠ ⁠Northampton Saints host Castres

And yes… Bristol have beaten all three of those English sides this season 👀

🟣 GLASGOW WARRIORS – RYAN GOES FULL POET

Ryan waxes lyrical about Glasgow Warriors, who continue to look like genuine contenders as the Champions Cup sharpens 🔥

🔥 CASTRES v MUNSTER

A true knockout night as Castres silence Thomond Park.

Will Collier takes us inside:

•⁠ ⁠What it’s like to shut down one of Europe’s great fortresses

•⁠ ⁠The tension of a one-score game

•⁠ ⁠The sheer relief when Christian Ambadiang seals it late ⏱️

🔜 Looking ahead: a massive test away at Northampton Saints

🎭 THE BIG RESULT

Harlequins.

La Rochelle.

Knockout rugby.

Cue absolute chaos 🎢

Will Collier revisits Bristanbul, the final, and what it really takes to win when everything is on the line.

🔮 WHAT’S NEXT?

The boys also preview the Round of 16 and pick out the tastiest ties still to come 🍿

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