Ospreys v Munster

[Teh Mite]

Hopefully if they appeal it it'll get doubled. Take your punishment yer over-rated shite!

 

[TRF_Cymro]

Hopefully if they appeal it it'll get doubled. Take your punishment yer over-rated shite!

 

[MunsterMan]

Holah got nothing and Mealamu got 2, 4 weeks is ridiculous!

 

[Teh Mite]

Holah got nothing and Mealamu got 2, 4 weeks is ridiculous!

OR! Maybe getting 1/3 closer to correct is better then 0/3????????

 

[durbutter]

OR! Maybe getting 1/3 closer to correct is better then 0/3????????

I'm afraid thats the view i'd take. They "should" be looking at each case individually, and prescribing the required punishment. However vested interests and politics rear their head far too often.

Not in the ERC who seem to have a pretty decent diciplinary set up. But Magners and International games for sure.

 

[munstermuffin]

Lads I don't know whe ye are surprised. I told ye earlier it wouldn't be a TE offense therefore the max was 6 weeks. He got 4 and well I predict on appeal (a decision yet to be made) that it'd be halved at best this is old news. We knew what to expect as I said because ERC was in contact with us and we apprached every action in the right frame of mind

 

[MunsterMan]

Yeah my post wasn't meant to be taken seriously, It's just what I was expecting to hear from trolls all over the net. 4 weeks is just what I was suspecting

 

[dullonien]

Yeh, 4 weeks was what I was expecting too. It should have been longer, as many other's this year shoud have been. However, if they reduce it on appeal, I'll not be very happy. 4 weeks is very fair, and I'm not keen on bans being reduced pretty much every time on appeal. Doesn't exactly portray and already appalling diciplinary syste in rugby as being any more consistent! Must agree with darbutter though, the ERC are much better than what's seen at International level, and the Magners, hopefully meaning the original punishment is upheld or even increased.

Back to the game. It will be five years to the day that the Ospreys last lost at home in the HC, and I'm confident that record will continue. Ospreys aren't great at the moment, but neither are Munster tbh. Slim Ospreys win with Munster picking up the loosing bonus point.

 

[munstermuffin]

Dullonien you are right in that Ospreys are excellent at home but this game will be a flick of coin

It is freezing in Wales but Munster same as last week excepth Donnacha Ryan replaces Paulie on bench

Tommy Bowe named at 13 obviously to attack Keith Earls channel in defense.

 

[DuncTheDoodle]

Ospreys: Barry Davies; Nikki Walker, Tommy Bowe, James Hook, Richard Fussell; Dan Biggar, Mike Phillips; Paul James, Richard Hibbard, Adam Jones, Ryan Jones, Alun Wyn Jones (c), Jerry Collins, Marty Holah, Jonathan Thomas
Replacements: Mefin Davies, Duncan Jones, Craig Mitchell, Ian Gough, Justin Tipuric, Jamie Nutbrown, Sonny Parker, Andrew Bishop





Munster: P Warwick; D Howlett, K Earls, S Tuitupou, J Murphy; R O'Gara, T O'Leary; W du Preez, D Varley, T Buckley, D O'Callaghan, M O'Driscoll, J Coughlan, D Wallace, D Leamy (c)
Replacements: M Sherry, D Hurley, J Hayes, D Ryan, A Quinlan, P Stringer, L Mafi, D Hurley





Referee: Mr Romain Poite (France)

 

[munstermuffin]

Lads we've just been informed The Millenium Stadium is a possibility for the game but Ospreys expect Liberty to be ready

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Liberty looks good from the pics posted on twitter, but I guess it's the paths and roads surrounding that count

 

[munstermuffin]

Pitch seems good from what I hear and Millenium Stadium is just incase.

 

[TRF_Cymro]

MS is on standby to be fair for any Welsh club that needs the game moved. Liberty will be fine mind.

 

[Feicarsinn]

You know guys, I've thought alot about this thread. O'Connell being banned, the O's possibly having to move and the game's ramifications for the group as a whole. I think the only conclusion I've reached is that Wonder Woman is a bit of a cracker.

 

[durbutter]

***s

 

[Feicarsinn]

Hah! I genuinely larfed out loud.

 

[MunsterMan]

Bowe vs Earls! epic! bet DK will be watching closely Gonna be a huge test of Earls. I was only 20 feet away when Jerry Collins bounced him last week (seemed to me Jerry found himself in Earls channel so frequently as Earls was being targeted by the Sprays), with Bowe in the 13 channel Earls will not only have to deal with physicality and power but pace, handling skills and intelligent lines being run at him, a huge test! good move by the Chavspreys!

 

[coonor]

I agree Bishop didn't pose as much of a threat last week and Bowe didn't get the ball enough. I Hook can put Bowe in the space he could tear through our defence but Hook has to up his game on last week a he is a key part of the Ospreys backs.

 

[dullonien]

Poor start from Bowe. Dropping a simple pass, then rushing up too quickly in defense and getting pinged. 0-3 to Munster.

Can't believe the first Ospreys lineout was allowed. A mile not straight!!!

Edit: Getting even worse now for the O's. Loads of little errors putting themselves under pressure.

How the hell did that first scrum not result in an Ospreys penalty? Completely destroyed the Munster pack. The third scrum results in a penalty though, and it all kicks off!

Edit: wtf ref. Two more scrums and Buckley pops up within seconds, yet nothing!