Ospreys 13-16 Saracens - Post Match Discussion...

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Ospreys (6) 13
Try: Gough Con: Biggar Pens: Biggar 2

Saracens (16) 16
Try: Joubert Con: Farrell Pens: Farrell 3

A couple of errors cost us. To concede a try from a charge down was very frustrating. We dominated territory and possession and some errors at crucial moments cost us. But full credit to Saracens, they have an outstanding defence and we couldn't break it down.

I can't fault the effort and attitude of the players, they went for it and didn't leave anything on the field. We couldn't ask much more than to tidy up some bits of accuracy."

Anyone else coming down to the Liberty?

maestegmafia wrote:

Pretty disappointing first leg of the two weekend head to head rounds four and five

you missed this bit.

maestegmafia wrote:Anyone else coming down to the Liberty?

No, working nights and I'm all out of leave, so my ST will be available. With it being black friday and the general apathy concerning the O's, I guess the crowd will probably scrape the 10,000 mark..

Shame Breadvan...

There is a quite a gang of us heading down now, I called a mate in Garth to ask for him to rent us one of his coaches... Must be thirty of us going from Blaengwynfi to Cymmer

This match won't be snowed off will it? Certainly warnings of heavy snow in South Wales...

Ospreys have quite a history of cancelling matched due to a bit of snow, frozen pipes, a couple of injuries, being scared of the opposition etc

Saracens biggest problem area is the lack of an experienced and in form 9. This is a huge problem which they have been papering over. To me, the position which touches the ball more than any other is the most important. I hate to say that since all 9s are annoying little snots (except for those on the 606 team, of course). If I were the Ospreys, that is where I would attack. Viciously.

Is Hersh a 9 ?

beshocked wrote:This match won't be snowed off will it? Certainly warnings of heavy snow in South Wales...

I don't think it's so bad.

Aren't you down in Swansea?

There been warnings all week, yet it has been pretty clear. The only snow we had was up on the peaks of Twm-Barlwm, now melted.

We had a bit up the cape a few days a go. At the stadium now and it's dry.

Enjoy the game all....! Fingers crossed we do well. Not many Sarries fans here yet.

Current conditions are all right in Swansea by the looks:

http://uk.weather.com/weather/today-Swansea-UKXX0146?fromSearch=true

Up the O's!!!

Come on Sarries do the double (please)...
and good luck to all the supporters its going to be baltic there tonight and hope its a good game for you to watch.
I'm watching the Disney channel tonight as i'm not allowed the remote

Minute silence for Sue Evans (she inspired the Stepping Stones charity) impeccably observed. Here we go!! Up the O's!

Knackered - I'm watching online as I don't have Sky

Oh! What an offload by Williams. Good start from both sides.

Cari i would but have to join in with the songs you know!!

0 - 3 after a Sarries penalty.

cheers keep me updated, as the bbc is as usual rubbish

Will do Knackered. The breakdown's a bit of problem for us. Can't believe the O's have such a good record at home in the Heino and it's not looking good for us at the mo! Gulp!

Bit of handbags. Tommy helps break it up - and he's got a haircut

Biggar going for a penalty. 3 - 3.

Looks bloody baltic out there too.

whats it like so far? anyone looking like scoring a try? (Please say sarries)

The Sarries kicker (Spencer?) has just got them a good opportunity by kicking into touch. They've got a lineout at the five metre line, but Gough wins it and Biggar kicks it away, possibly twinging something in the process. Sarries on the attack again now.

Farrell going for another penalty now. 3 - 6. Good kick. have to say, most of the game has been played back in the O's 22 - that's not good news for me! COME ON O's!!

Spencer the scrumhalf hows the young lad doing?

Biggar makes a bum kick, which luckily came off a Sarries boot on the way, so they're in Sarries 22 now. Just as well cause it was a shoite effort. Ryan Jones looking sore. He got a knock to the head. Hope he's OK.

Matt Stevens conceded three penalties and a free kick so far - 2 of the 3 penalties in the scrum.

Biggar also very lucky to get away with that kick.

Artful
Correct or the ref doing the usual dont have a clue so i'll ping the visiting prop

Knackered - Spencer's doing well by the looks.

More handbags between the front rowers. Massive fight now. Ref's blowing like feck! He's telling off Paul James and Matt Stevens. No cards - yet, but there could be later. Ospreys have a scrum at five metres. they should shove it over.

Bollox! Missed opportunity. Sarries win the penalty kick.

O's on the attack...Sarries not committing to the breakdown so much though which makes it harder for the O's to get through....balls! The O's make do with a penalty.

This game's a lot slower than last weeks. 6 - 6.

Oh no! Joubert scores after a chargedown. 6 - 13. Biggar should've got the ball away quicker. O's must reply with a try.

Arrrgh! brilliant kick from Biggar almost got it to Tommy, but it just bounces the wrong way. Would've been a class try if he'd got that.

Sarries luckily have a decent defence because the O's are on the attack now. the game's woken up a bit. They must get over though - all this work should come to something now.

Dan Biggar taking another penalty now. It just goes the wrong side of the sticks.
6 - 13.

Farrell gets another penalty. 6 - 16.

oh things are looking good!!! Well from my point of view
just need to ensure we keep the pens down and our defence holds

Tommy having a good game, but that Sarries defence is just too solid for him. He's putting in a lot of work though.

Paul James is binned. Now there's a surprise.

Thankfully penalty to the O's. Biggar kicks it out for HT.

6 - 16. O's must come back in the second half now.

Sarries' defence has been awesome in this half. They are showing a lot of nous, they clearly learned a lot from last year's disappointment.

fourty more mins and 3 more try's and that will do nicely
oh and not let the O's get a bp please santa!!!

USELESS

Beck over for a try?! Oh maybe not

Brilliant defence by Sarries again, just never gave up on it.

Actually Beck was short of the line - nothing to do with Sarries defence there, he just couldn't make it over the line. That was a good opportunity considering they're a man down.

goodbye heineken cup. see u next year

Cari wrote:Actually Beck was short of the line - nothing to do with Sarries defence there, he just couldn't make it over the line. That was a good opportunity considering they're a man down.

Sarries did well to get men back and stop him in the first place though, it would have been very easy just to give it up as a lost cause.

James back on just in time for a scrum.

To be fair to the O's, most of the play has been in the Sarries 22 so far, and that was without Paul James.

Sarries no.2 in the bin.

Sarries need to get a bit of control, they won't be able to keep soaking this amount of pressure up.