Munster v Ospreys Team Selection

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Munster:
01 Marcus Horan
02 Damien Varley
03 BJ Botha
04 Donncha O'Callaghan
05 Donnacha Ryan
06 Denis Leamy
07 Niall Ronan
08 Peter O'Mahony (captain)
09 Tomas O'Leary
10 Ian Keatley
11 Simon Zebo
12 Danny Barnes
13 Will Chambers
14 Doug Howlett
15 Denis Hurley

Replacements:
16 Denis Fogarty
17 Wian du Preez
18 Stephen Archer
19 Paul O'Connell
20 James Coughlan
21 Conor Murray
22 Ronan O'Gara
23 Johne Murphy

Ospreys:
01 Duncan Jones
02 Richard Hibbard
03 Aaron Jarvis
04 Ian Gough
05 Jonathan Thomas
06 Tom Smith (Capt)
07 James King
08 Joe Bearman
09 Rhys Webb
10 Matthew Morgan
11 Richard Fussell
12 Ashley Beck
13 Andew Bishop
14 Tommy Bowe
15 Barry Davies

Replacements:
16 Mefin Davies
17 Cai Griffiths
18 Joe Rees
19 George Stowers
20 Sam Lewis
21 Tom Isaacs
22 Sonny Parker
23 Hanno Dirksen

Really pleased with this selection. A great mix of front liners and backup players.

Can't wait to see that backrow.. O'Mahoney will shine at 8! Another MOM performance from him lets hope I think when wallace returns, you will have one scary backrow! Leamy has been very impressive this season, and Wallace is just sublime, with POM as the up and coming backrower for Ireland. One to counter the Leinster backrow of O'Brien, Jennings and Heaslip I reckon!

Oh and Ulster will also be putting their hand up for the best backrow when they wise up and play Ferris, Faloon and Henry all together

Oceana and Sin City maes, bit further inwards from the Liberty.

Morgannwg wrote:Oceana and Sin City maes, bit further inwards from the Liberty.

Aye, we usually nip in the Railway Inn

Great looking team, Hurley at FB with Zebo on the wing. Love the backrow and unlike many Im warming to Ronan at 7 who was brilliant against Castres.

POM captain is just brilliant.

Was listening to Newstalk and to here Francis talk about the competition at Munster was amazing. TOL Murray, Two Donnaches for 2nd row. Leamy and Coughlan for 8. Think Boatha has worked out really well so far.

An away win tomorrow would be a real boost to the ML campaign

The Ospreys are so odd, I didnt give us a chance last week of turning over Connacht away with 18 players missing, but the team played better than they would of with their first choice players.

This week I expect Munster to win, though I have never been to the Liberty and seen the Ospreys lose so I'm hoping not to lose my record!

The Railway mm? Thats not your kind of establishment??

Breadvan wrote:The Railway mm? Thats not your kind of establishment??

???

Its a cheap pub that most fans miss so it is usually quick to get a pint in. Plus if we drive we usually park around Brynhynfrwd and walk down.

I know. We always have a few in there before a home game. Despite it being.....A dump,a swans hooligan hangout, landlord in jail, full of dodgy characters, toilets hazardous to health..the beers are quite good. Away fans always welcome.

Breadvan wrote:I know. We always have a few in there before a home game. Despite it being.....A dump,a swans hooligan hangout, landlord in jail, full of dodgy characters, toilets hazardous to health..the beers are quite good. Away fans always welcome.

Breadvan mate, twenty years ago, almost every pub in the World was like that and no one minded a dot about it...! I think it brings back the nostalgia of a bygone era...!

Liking Beck at 12 hes been great so far. Reminds a lot of Gavin Henson. Although him and Bishop don't seem to be gelling very well probably because they're both 12's.

more than likely mate...! Beck looks better with parker at 13... Be interesting to see a young faster outside center alongside him to see what happens...?

Evenin' all

Hopefully the O's can salvage some Welsh pride today (gulp!).

yea i think he needs a hard running crasher outside him or a runner

Tommy hasn't shaved off his mo!

Oh wait, panic over....he just hasn't had a close shave

haha he should be fined for that!

Minute silence for Gary speed impeccably observed. Could've heard a pin drop.

ole ole ole ole Ospreys! Ospreys!

Good break for Becky maybe should have passed or kicked it though

Good break from Beck there...I was hoping he'd go all the way. Munster on the attack now though...

Good to see Davies at FB. Ah! Forward pass from Beerman...

It'll be interesting to see if the ref will let Munster get away with their usual antics at the breakdown

Hmmm....I wonder...it'll be also interesting to see if a drop goal from ROG saves the day.

Ha! what are the Village People doing at the Lib?

Keatley kicking for a penalty. He's getting to be a decent kicker these days. I do find that little mumbling thing he does distracting though.

Kick goes wide. 0 - 0.

Eh....what did I say about Keatley? He's missed another. ROG's on the bench though...

Ospreys have got to get in the game, Munster have all the possession

Yeah, they haven't shifted from that end...until now when Davies kicks it to touch.

Jebus! what happened in that line out?!

Red no.2 is going to get binned. Yep...off Varley goes. Now the O's need to take advantage here.

Looked like his lifters left him

that's a bit harsh to be a yellow card. Reckon a penalty would have been fair, but Varley didn't need to use his boot there at all.

Typical dirty Munsterman

Munster's discipline is costing them, they get another bollocking.

oooh team warning now as well, mainly against Munster no.6. Leamy

Mr Allen is not a happy ref at the moment!

Good to see the ref not taking any Poopie Munster always do this

Leamy is a walking penalty machine, we can't talk though, we're second behind Munster in the foul play league. At least we haven't got Ianto today so we might remain card free (I hope!).

True but at least our players dont dish out cheap shots

Tommy getting a lot of camera time tonight. Ahem! meanwhile in the rugby...

Morgan kicking for a penalty, but dips it. No score.

Oh goodness Munster, why do you have so many stupid, penalty conceding players??


Ha true Cari, I was half expecting him to get a card today for Wales, but fair play to him, he just got on with it and had a really good game.

Ooo that kick was so close, bang on target but just short from Morgan.

No the ref is a penalty machine

aye of course DOD, it's got nothing to do with the players misbehaving at all

Munster need to just get on with the basics for the next 10 or so mins and not risk pissing the ref off even more. Will be interesting how long it takes them to adapt to his reffing. Adapting to the ref used to be something they were very good at but have struggled with this season.

The O's really need Morgan to start getting his kicks.....and yes this one is good, da iawn.

Morgan gets another go at the posts...

3 - 0.

that should have been a yellow card,

Ha! What was that? It was like a game of volleyball just then.

oh! superb pass there, but Gough didn;t meet it.

Keatley (Mumbles) goes for the posts.

3 - 3.

Jonathan Thomas trying to be like Sonny Bill?

High tackle

Penalty to Ospreys

Another penalty for Morgan...but it goes well wide.

Gowales - I hope not, I'm not keen on SBW!

Ah nooo....good run from Zebo. Howlett in with the try - no O. even attempted to stop that...

3 - 10. COME ON O's!!!

ah that was an unlucky ricochet off of the O's 5 foot for that kick and chase. Well taken by Howeltt though.

Awh bless Sean Holley having a go at talking in Welsh...he does make the effort.

Ospreys doing there best to lose this one at the moment coughing up to much posession