Round 15

[ajwffc]

Friday, March 12

Zebre v Leinster – KO 17:45 UK / 18:45 ITA
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma
Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR, 99th competition game)
Assistant Referees: Manuel Bottino, Riccardo Angelucci (both FIR)
TMO: Stefano Roscini (FIR)
Live on eir Sport 1, Premier Sports 2, DAZN, Super Sport (SA), ESPN+ (USA), pro14.tv.
Glasgow Warriors v Ospreys – KO 20:00
Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow
Referee: Sam Grove-White (SRU, 13th competition game)
Assistant Referees: Fin Brown, David Sutherland (both SRU)
TMO: Ben Blain (SRU)
Live on Premier Sports 1, eir Sport 2, Super Sport (SA), ESPN+ (USA), pro14.tv.
Deferred: 21:35 S4C Saturday
Munster v Scarlets – KO 20:00
Thomond Park, Limerick
Referee: Seán Gallagher (IRFU, 24th competition game)
Assistant Referees: Robert O'Sullivan, Peter Martin (both IRFU)
TMO: Brian MacNeice (IRFU)
Live on TG4, S4C, Premier Sports 2, Super Sport (SA), ESPN+ (USA), pro14.tv.

Saturday, March 13

Connacht v Edinburgh – KO 19:35
The Sportsground, Galway
Referee: Chris Busby (IRFU, 6th competition game)
Assistant Referees: Eoghan Cross, Stuart Gaffikin (both IRFU)
TMO: Olly Hodges (IRFU)
Live on TG4, eir Sport 2, Premier Sports 2, Super Sport (SA), ESPN+ (USA), pro14.tv.
Dragons v Ulster – KO 19:35
Rodney Parade, Newport
Referee: Adam Jones (WRU, 10th competition game)
Assistant Referees: Ben Whitehouse, Dan Jones (both WRU)
TMO: Ian Davies (WRU)
Live on Premier Sports 1, eir Sport 1, Super Sport (SA), ESPN+ (USA), pro14.tv.

Sunday, March 14

Benetton v Cardiff Blues – KO 13:00 UK / 14:00 ITA
Stadio Monigo, Treviso
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (FIR, 7th competition game)
Assistant Referees: Federico Vedovelli, Filippo Russo (both FIR)
TMO: Marius Mitrea (FIR)
Live on Premier Sports 1, eir Sport 1, DAZN, Super Sport (SA), ESPN+ (USA), pro14.tv.
Deferred: 22:00 S4C Monday

 

[Groundhog]

Munster: Mike Haley; Calvin Nash, Damian de Allende, JJ Hanrahan, Shane Daly; Joey Carbery, Nick McCarthy; James Cronin, Niall Scannell, Stephen Archer; Jean Kleyn, Billy Holland (C); Fineen Wycherley, Jack O'Sullivan, Gavin Coombes.

Replacements: Kevin O'Byrne, Jeremy Loughman, John Ryan, Thomas Ahern, Alex Kendellen, Paddy Patterson, Jack Crowley, Darren Sweetnam.


Pretty boring team to be honest.

 

[big ginger 8]

15. Max O'Reilly (5)
14. Cian Kelleher (24)
13. Jimmy O'Brien (31)
12. Rory O'Loughlin (77)
11. Dave Kearney (162)
10. Harry Byrne (20)
9. Luke McGrath (143) CAPTAIN
1. Peter Dooley (88)
2. Dan Sheehan (8)
3. Thomas Clarkson (8)
4. Ross Molony (109)
5. Jack Dunne (13)
6. Josh Murphy (43)
7. Scott Penny (23)
8. Alex Soroka (1)

16. James Tracy (123)
17. Marcus Hanan (1)
18. Michael Bent (153)
19. Devin Toner (259)
20. Seán O'Brien (0)
21. Hugh O'Sullivan (26)
22. Tim Corkery (0)
23. Jamie Osborne (4)

We are so stretched in some positions. Soroka, Hanan, SOB 4.0, Corkery and Osborne would all have been u20s this year I believe. Corkery is sub-academy and Hanan and Osborne weren't academy at the start of the season.

 

[big ginger 8]

Munster: Mike Haley; Calvin Nash, Damian de Allende, JJ Hanrahan, Shane Daly; Joey Carbery, Nick McCarthy; James Cronin, Niall Scannell, Stephen Archer; Jean Kleyn, Billy Holland (C); Fineen Wycherley, Jack O'Sullivan, Gavin Coombes.

Replacements: Kevin O'Byrne, Jeremy Loughman, John Ryan, Thomas Ahern, Alex Kendellen, Paddy Patterson, Jack Crowley, Darren Sweetnam.


Pretty boring team to be honest.

From the little I've seen of him Kendellen looks a good player. Hope Ahern and Crowley get good runs.

 

[big ginger 8]

(15-9) Jacob Stockdale, Craig Gilroy, Stewart Moore, Stuart McCloskey, Rob Lyttle, Michael Lowry, Alby Mathewson;

(1-8) Eric O'Sullivan, John Andrew, Ross Kane, Alan O'Connor (C), Kieran Treadwell, David McCann, Sean Reidy, Nick Timoney.

Replacements: Brad Roberts, Callum Reid, Gareth Milasinovich, Cormac Izuchukwu, Matty Rea, David Shanahan, Ian Madigan, Ethan McIlroy.

Good to see McCann starting, hope Reid gets a good run as well. Presume Stewart is still injured.

Name/Number/Caps ( * denotes uncapped)
15. Alex Wootton (16)
14. Ben O'Donnell (2)
13. Sean O'Brien (Acad) (4)
12. Tom Daly (41)
11. Matt Healy (146)
10. Jack Carty (152)
9. Kieran Marmion (179)
1. Denis Buckley (195)
2. Shane Delahunt (93)
3. Jack Aungier (12)
4. Niall Murray (11)
5. Gavin Thornbury (53)
6. Cian Prendergast (5)
7. Jarrad Butler (69) (C)
8. Eoghan Masterson (105)

Replacements
16. Jonny Murphy (13)
17. Jordan Duggan (8)
18. Conor Kenny (10)
19. Abraham Papali'I (7)
20. Conor Oliver (15)
21. Caolin Blade (125)
22. Conor Fitzgerald (30)
23. Oran McNulty *

I don't understand why DTM can't get a go ahead of Murphy?

 

[big ginger 8]

Crazy acceleration from Sheehan, hopefully settles the nerves.

 

[Groundhog]

Soroka probs screwed here.
Edit: Good reffing. Not fair to call that as red.

 

[big ginger 8]

DK the try scoring master. Good passes from ROL, Sheehan really likes playing Zebre.

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Dave is a beast of a man

 

[big ginger 8]

Great spot from HB, Dave having loads of fun.

 

[bushytop]

Great start for the O's in what is an important match for them tonight.

 

[big ginger 8]

Amazed that carry at Carbery has gone without review.

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Ooooh Joey sexy. Back up to HB sorted

 

[bushytop]

Suicidal play from the Ospreys in their own 22 there... I know Booth has questioned the brand of rugby lately but absolutely stupid!

 

[big ginger 8]

Love that from Joey, more of a fullback's play though...

 

[bushytop]

Suicide rescued... for now...

 

[bushytop]

Ospreys somehow managing to keep their nose in front.

 

[Groundhog]

Good result last night. Nice to see us just comfortably see someone off for once and good outings for a few important players notably Carbery who was great and our young lads. Hope Wycherley is ok I didn't properly see what happened to him but never good when a guy is stretchered off to hospital.

 

[The Seeker]

 

[The Seeker]