RaboDirect Pro 12 Round 1, 2

[welshglory]

Leinster. What more can he do?

Not be **** in the games inbetween, especially in the HC

 

[SelimNiai]

Sprays playing bit better but whenever they get within 20m of tryline start panicking and chucking it all over North Italy.

 

[Draggs]

Just turned onto the Ospreys match and Ashley Beck is cutting holes in the Treviso defence.

Wouldn't back against him scoring a winner, his record against Treviso is played 4 matches and scored 5 tries.

Can anybody update me on who is playing well and who is having a shocker?

Biggar has missed a few. Blew a possible try earlier but did well to put Beck into a good position.
King hasn't been bad, same with JT.
Kahn has been terrible, no clue what to do.

 

[SelimNiai]

Biggar has missed 4 easy kicks today. What a thrombosis

 

[Draggs]

Nipper on. Needs some water wings.

 

[Tribesmen-ce-123]

Thank god we off loaded O Connor to Ulster this year

 

[SelimNiai]

Treviso win. That game was (s)crappy. Ospreys started playing too late and when they did they looked good up until the 22 then they looked a bit clueless. 'Course everyones favourite 10 missed 4 or 5 kicks that he should have got.

 

[Draggs]

Ospreys had no direction. Kahn was headless.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Probably not used to the conditions, it never rains in Wales...

 

[welshglory]

TBF Webb wouldn't have been much better, perhaps even worse

 

[Peat]

I'll take that. Shaky and stuttery, but it's 4 points with some promise. Perfectly acceptable for first game of the season with so many changes.

 

[coonor]

I think Ulster can be quite happy with that! They were certainly better than Glasgow and worth their win. It was good to see the youngsters like Heaney, Marshall, Farrell and Allen really grow into game. All of the pack looked Busy and special mentions to Diack, Williams and Stevenson who all got threw a lot of work. Just have to sharpen up abit but other than that it looked very promising.

 

[Draggs]

Great season everybody, looking forward to next year!

 

[TRF_Ezequiel]

Oooooooooh... Dragons are on top! Well, congratulations on playing Zebre at home in the first round... Ulster will win it all! Mark my words...

 

[Draggs]

Oooooooooh... Dragons are on top! Well, congratulations on playing Zebre at home in the first round... Sharks B will win it all! Mark my words...

Fixed

 

[big ginger 8]

Fixed

Yeah what is it two former Sharks players? Bigger Blues connection now.

 

[TRF_Ezequiel]

Fixed

I think Sharks B is playing in the Premiership this year... Hargreaves, Smit, Barritt. Only Muller and Pienaar left in Belfast.

 

[Draggs]

Saracens are Sharks A, I suppose.

 

[dullonien]

Ospreys blew that. Treviso were extremely poor in the second half, but the Ospreys couldn't quite get over the line, despite Beck's best efforts. Ian Evans' red card was probably equal amount stupidity and equal amounts bad luck. His first yellow for slapping the ball out of the scrum halves was just twp, whilst his second was unlucky as his arm hit the chest first then slipped up around the head. Both were deserved yellows though, so no-one can complain.

Apart from a few strong tackles, I wasn't at all impressed with Isaacs on the wing. He doesn't seem to know how to keep his depth. The try the Ospreys blew was a combination of poor passing, and Isaacs overrunning the ball slightly. He still should have held onto the ball even if he didn't make the try line. Did the same thing moments after when Fussell tried to counter attack.

Thought Webb added a spark when he came on, even if he was responsible for conceding possession a couple of times.

Still not a fan of Jon Thomas. He was OK, but thought Bearman added a bit more physicality when he came on. If Jon Thomas is going to play, then play him in his more natural position of 6.

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Will be interesting to see how the Scarlets go tomorrow. They've put out a strong squad whilst Leinster are missing a host of their stars.

All I'll say about the Blues squad is: GAVIN FU***ING EVANS :%#%#::rahh::ranting::devil:

 

[Draggs]

You dislike Gavin Evans, Dull?
Next you'll be telling me that Lou Reed isn't very good (the rugby player, I already know how poor the other one is).