URC - Round 10

[Leonormous Boozer]

There's games on, watch them and discuss.

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Getting Benetton a week out from the 6n is a gift. Over to the prem damning the lack of a Friday night Top 14 game.

 

[The Seeker]

Glasgow over Connacht.

 

[Welsh Exile]

Getting Benetton a week out from the 6n is a gift. Over to the prem damning the lack of a Friday night Top 14 game.

Getting Ospreys anytime is a gift normally. Tipuric class act as always. He's still got it. I'd play him at 10 for Wales to be honest.

 

[dullonien]

Benetton lose a lot to Italy, so gottta take that result with a grain of salt, but Ospreys did look good! They have been getting better and better under Mark Jones, with their shape in attack totally transformed from looking absolutely clueless under Booth.

They'll take a lot of confidence from that anyway, and hopefully that will allow them to have a decent season.

 

[Welsh Exile]

Benetton lose a lot to Italy, so gottta take that result with a grain of salt, but Ospreys did look good! They have been getting better and better under Mark Jones, with their shape in attack totally transformed from looking absolutely clueless under Booth.

They'll take a lot of confidence from that anyway, and hopefully that will allow them to have a decent season.

Regions not too bad so far. Minus Dragons obviously.

 

[AlRums]

Just got totally confused, looked up the Scarlets v Edinburgh score to see van Der Merve had scored for scarlets. Didn't realise there was another in British rugby.

 

[big ginger 8]

Any man is like an adult playing keep-away with a child,

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Any man is like an adult playing keep-away with a child,

 

[big ginger 8]

Nice cobweb duster for Sheehan, Lowe has an incredible ability to come back from long lay offs without missing a beat.

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Totally dominant. Stormers seem shocked at what they have faced but nice to get the monkey off our back stress free.

It's not the most entertaining but I like what we're doing this year. Can't see us being in a game against any team and not have a good chance to win in the dying moments.

 

[Groundhog]

BP secure within 20 minutes, Jesus H Christ this Dragons team don't want to be here

 

[Groundhog]

Bleuler has been a great player for us. His last game tonight but he probably stopped the arse coming off our season a bit

 

[Bluemoon]

Tricky game for Cardiff against a stacked Sharks team. Sheedy continuing to look uncomfortable in the team and not really clicking with Rory Jennings.

20point difference felt harsh as it was pretty competitive for the majority of the game. A good effort given the players missing but think we might miss out on too 8 given the second half of the season fixtures.

 

[Tooting Carmen]

Tricky game for Cardiff against a stacked Sharks team. Sheedy continuing to look uncomfortable in the team and not really clicking with Rory Jennings.

20point difference felt harsh as it was pretty competitive for the majority of the game. A good effort given the players missing but think we might miss out on too 8 given the second half of the season fixtures.

Well no, because you'll have your players back for most of them. Anyway, very good win for the Ospreys against a surprisingly strong (on paper) Benetton side, while Scarlets did scrape past Edinburgh (though from what I understand, the latter had to travel by bus rather than plane due to the storm, so maybe they were a bit disrupted). However, while Cardiff put up a fight against a strong Sharks side, it was same old same old from Dragons tonight.

 

[Bluemoon]

Well no, because you'll have your players back for most of them. Anyway, very good win for the Ospreys against a surprisingly strong (on paper) Benetton side, while Scarlets did scrape past Edinburgh (though from what I understand, the latter had to travel by bus rather than plane due to the storm, so maybe they were a bit disrupted). However, while Cardiff put up a fight against a strong Sharks side, it was same old same old from Dragons tonight.

Leinster, Connacht, Benetton, Ospreys, Stormers and Bulls left away. Likely two wins max in that list as SA tour is at business end of season. Munster and Lions left at home. That many away games will make it a challenge for top 8, probably didn't stack enough points first half of season.

Good to see Scarlets and Ospreys win. Edinburgh as always a tough team to break down, think the scarlets have probably surprised me more than the ospreys good form.

 

[Tooting Carmen]

Leinster, Connacht, Benetton, Ospreys, Stormers and Bulls left away. Likely two wins max in that list as SA tour is at business end of season. Munster and Lions left at home. That many away games will make it a challenge for top 8, probably didn't stack enough points first half of season.

Good to see Scarlets and Ospreys win. Edinburgh as always a tough team to break down, think the scarlets have probably surprised me more than the ospreys good form.

N.B. Your "away" game against the Ospreys is going to be at the Millennium Stadium as part of Judgement Day. Still, I get your point, though I can see wins against Munster and Lions (despite the former running rings around the Dragons tonight - Cardiff are much better than that), plus you have a high chance of at least beating Benetton and one of the SA teams away too.

 

[Groundhog]

Second half wasn't great from us yesterday but we had the game won snd we had a 9 on the wing at one stage and finished with a backrow at centre. Desperately need some players to come fit and stop shipping injuries