Round 5

[ajwffc]

Sunday, November 8

Ospreys v Leinster – KO 15:00

• Liberty Stadium, Swansea
• Referee: Sam Grove-White (SRU, 10th Championship Appearance)
• Assistant Referees: Adam Jones and Ben Whitehouse (both WRU)
• TMO: Tim Hayes (WRU)
• Live on TG4, Premier Sports 1, eir Sport 1, Super Sport Rugby, , ESPN+ (USA), pro14.tv.

Scarlets v Zebre – KO 17:15

• Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli
• Referee: Sean Gallagher (IRFU, 20th Championship Appearance)
• Assistant Referees: Craig Evans and Gwyn Morris (both WRU)
• TMO: Wayne Davies (WRU)
• Live on S4C, Premier Sports 1, eir Sport 1, Super Sport Rugby, DAZN, ESPN+ (USA), pro14.tv.

Monday, November 9

Edinburgh v Cardiff Blues – KO 20:15

• BT Murrayfield, Edinburgh
• Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU, 58th Championship Appearance)
• Assistant Referees: Hollie Davidson and Ian Kenny (both SRU)
• TMO: Sam Grove-White (SRU)
• Live on Premier Sports 2, eir Sport 2, ESPN+ (USA), pro14.tv.

Ulster v Glasgow Warriors – KO 20:15

• Kingspan Stadium, Belfast
• Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU, 186th Championship Appearance)
• Assistant Referees: Frank Murphy and Chris Busby
• TMO: Joy Neville (IRFU)
• Live on Premier Sports 1, eir Sport 2, Super Sport Rugby, ESPN+ (USA), pro14.tv.

 

[cgedin]

Monday, November 9

Edinburgh v Cardiff Blues – KO 19:45

• BT Murrayfield, Edinburgh
• Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU, 58th Championship Appearance)
• Assistant Referees: Hollie Davidson and Ian Kenny (both SRU)
• TMO: Sam Grove-White (SRU)
• Live on Premier Sports 2, eir Sport 2, ESPN+ (USA), pro14.tv.

 

[big ginger 8]

Leinster Rugby (caps in brackets):

15. Jimmy O'Brien (21)
14. Cian Kelleher (16)
13. Rory O'Loughlin (72)
12. Tommy O'Brien (6)
11. Dave Kearney (151)
10. Harry Byrne (13)
9. Luke McGrath (131)
1. Michael Milne (11)
2. James Tracy (113)
3. Michael Bent (144)
4. Ross Molony (99)
5. Scott Fardy (64)
6. Josh Murphy (35)
7. Scott Penny (16)
8. Rhys Ruddock (177) CAPTAIN

16. Dan Sheehan (2)
17. Peter Dooley (78)
18. Ciarán Parker (1)
19. Devin Toner (251)
20. Dan Leavy (65)
21. Hugh O'Sullivan (22)
22. David Hawkshaw (1)
23. Liam Turner (1)

Milne's first start. Mad that Moloney is on 100 caps already.

 

[The Seeker]

Glad to have a thread for round 5, I didn't see one for round 4.

Leinster (they'll roll to a road victory)
Scarlets (Zebre has improved, but not enough)
Edinburgh (home pitch advantage, canned crowd noise)
Ulster (although I hope the Warriors win)

 

[Leinster Fan]

Ref hasn't given us anything so far.

 

[big ginger 8]

Great response. Byrne's kicking from hand was inconsistent last week but he's put in two beauts so far.

 

[Leinster Fan]

Lovely try. Great hands through the backs followed by a great finish by the world's 57th most powerful man.

 

[big ginger 8]

Some lovely stuff now. Milne really putting himself about in his first start.

 

[big ginger 8]

Ulster team to play Glasgow Warriors, Guinness PRO14 Round 5, Monday 9 November 2020, at Kingspan Stadium (kick-off 8.15pm, live on Premier Sports):

(15-9) Michael Lowry, Craig Gilroy, Luke Marshall, Stewart Moore, Matt Faddes, Ian Madigan, John Cooney;

(1-8) Jack McGrath, John Andrew, Marty Moore, Kieran Treadwell, Sam Carter (Capt.), Matty Rea, Sean Reidy, Marcell Coetzee.

Replacements: Adam McBurney, Eric O'Sullivan, Gareth Milasinovich, Alan O'Connor, Marcus Rea, David Shanahan, Bill Johnston, Ethan McIlroy.

 

[Groundhog]

TG4 are weirdly obsessed with reminding us Scott Fardy is Australian every time he carried the ball

 

[big ginger 8]

TG4 are weirdly obsessed with reminding us Scott Fardy is Australian every time he carried the ball

Sounds better than Eddie Butler and Shane Williams consistently getting names wrong.

 

[Tooting Carmen]

Ospreys started well but have deteriorated since.

 

[big ginger 8]

Solid win, Ruddock, Moloney and Jimmy O'Brien the stand outs. Milne also impressive in his first start.

Could be in trouble next week if Byrne and TO'B are out.

 

[The Seeker]

Ospreys started well but have deteriorated since.

The same applies to the Warriors.

 

[The Seeker]

Edinburgh defeated Cardiff 18-0. As you can see it got really foggy in the second half. That fog is so thick it would make Jack The Ripper envious.