Rabbo Pro 12 Final thread(Teams included)

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Right, now, we know the teams, we know the venue, how do we think this one will pan out ? Although there is less at stake, I think that this game will be a lot better than HC final, and with Leinster having home advantage, it is hard to look past a Leinster win, but the Ospreys have been to the RDS this season and won so they will not fear going to Dublin, also Tandy has come in and breathed fresh air into the squad, but I still think Leinster will win but it will be very close, probably just a score in it. So I am going for Leinster by 3pts.

LEINSTER:

15: Rob Kearney 14: Fergus McFadden 13: Brian O'Driscoll 12: Gordon D'Arcy 11: Isa Nacewa 10: Jonathan Sexton 9: Eoin Reddan

1: Heinke van der Merwe 2: Sean Cronin 3: Mike Ross 4: Leo Cullen CAPTAIN 5: Devin Toner 6: Kevin McLaughlin 7: Shane Jennings 8: Jamie Heaslip

REPLACEMENTS:

16: Richardt Strauss 17: Cian Healy/Jack McGrath 18: Nathan White 19: Brad Thorn 20: Dominic Ryan 21: John Cooney 22: Ian Madigan 23: David Kearney

OSPREYS:

15 Richard Fussell
14 Hanno Dirksen
13 Andrew Bishop
12 Ashley Beck
11 Shane Williams
10 Dan Biggar
9 Rhys Webb
1 Paul James
2 Richard Hibbard
3 Adam Jones
4 Alun Wyn Jones (Capt)
5 Ian Evans
6 Ryan Jones
7 Justin Tipuric
8 Joe Bearman
Replacements:
16 Scott Baldwin
17 Ryan Bevington
18 Aaron Jarvis
19 James King
20 Tom Smith
21 Kahn Fotuali'i
22 Matthew Morgan
23 Tom Isaacs[/quote]

Sorry to hear that Maestegmafia.

You're priorities are 100% in the right place.
You want me to forward you a link or is there Internet access available?


Ruby- Toner's carrying has improved hugely as has his distribution around the park. I think Reddan is also playing some great stuff at the moment. Murray will (and needs to) learn a lot from Stringer.

maestegmafia wrote:

sugarNspikes wrote:

maestegmafia wrote:Anyone know whether the game is on TV in Italy?

Im in southern Liguria...

It's seems Ospreys fans will do anything to avoid actually going to watch their side play

Actually at a retreat for sufferers of degenerative diseases, my wife suffer from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. As her main carer now that I am retired it is hard to get to all the games I would want to. I would love to be at this one obviously, but my wife will always come first.

Aye fair enough chief. Hope all's well and that you get to see the game on the telly

Right, well I don't know who else is watching this, so I'll make this the live match thread. Beautiful sunny day in Dublin, although that could make it pretty hot out there for the players. Seems like a good atmosphere there.

Good start from Leinster - they're on the attack already. They're keeping possession well. Ospreys having to defend.

Very positive start from Leinster but they do come in from the side an aweful lot.

Leinster given a soft penalty, they take a quick chip which gets them up to 3/4 way closer. They win another penalty...I think Sexytoes will kick this. But he doesn't! O's need to watch their discipline though. He won't keep missing.

Hmmm missed long ranger from Sexton.

Much better from the O's

Just a wee message for anyone like me sitting in Scotland wanting to watch the game. Just go to the welsh website S4C and the games live http://www.s4c.co.uk/clic/e_live.shtml
Stick a HDMI cable from your laptop into your tv and bobs your uncle!

Ieuan - YHM.

Come on Danny Boy!

0 - 3

Good O's contingent in the house too!

Dan

ooh Chilli was roughed up a bit there! I hope no one from the O's gets binned though.

That's weird, I've got Irish commentary over the Welsh one!

Plug looks hurt. Hopefully it's nothing serious, he's carrying on anyway. Sexytoes penalty kick.

3 - 3.

Sexton has his eye in now.

Cari wrote:ooh Chilli was roughed up a bit there! I hope no one from the O's gets binned though.

That's weird, I've got Irish commentary over the Welsh one!

Noticed that myself.

Devin Toner officially the tallest man to ever play for Ireland according to commentary I like these useless facts...

Hee hee, that was a bit cheeky LOL

Billy - are you on about Cian Healy there?

Yeah, gave me a chuckle Cari

Rob Howley picking his nose on telly....

Good O's scrum.

Yeah Cian's funny. Ross injured. I wonder if he'll come off? Seems OK at the mo.

Please god dont let Ross be injured

Mike Ross down - not want Leinster want.

Rob Howley just picked a booger and rubbed it on the bench in front of him!!!

Jaysus, the things you see on tv

Casartelli wrote:Rob Howley just picked a booger and rubbed it on the bench in front of him!!!

Nice!

Oh no, Boss IS coming off. White is on for him.

Oh great. O's got a good scrum, then buugger up the next one.

Bit of ping pong...not a good idea when you've got Chilli and Nacewa on.

Oh no Chilli down injured! Leinster could still be suffering from last week it seems.

Shoulder charge from Alun Wyn Jones, lucky not to be penalized.

Wow exciting stuff, its coming alive now

Not Kearney too please.........

American Football hit from AWJ goes unnoticed!! getting exciting now.

Great take R-Jo!!! There's some hotheads out there for sure.

Hate to say it but the Ospreys look very composed and dangerous. Leinster are going to have to fight here if they want the double.

Good defensive play by Lil' Shane there. O's not in a good position though. leinster on the attack again.

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO FFS!!!!

Yellow card here?

O's should've bloody scored there.

What a tackle by BOD there!

Sexton outpaced by Bishop! Seen it all now.

Bishop passed way too early there, the pleb. Didn't commit his man at all.

Had to be a yellow

Alywyn saying it should've been a yellow, but Poite not having it. Leinster lucky.

3 - 6.

Risca Rev wrote:Bishop passed way too early there, the pleb. Didn't commit his man at all.

Webb still should've got in, but them's the breaks.

Yup should be yellow there. Not sure what the offence was though? BOD was onside and on his feet?

Ospreys tactics seem to be kick it to Leinster and trust their own defence.

Risky tactics against the best team in Europe boys!!!!

Sounds like there's cowboys in the crowd - a bit of Yeeehawwwing going on.

Heaslip does a good impression of a steamroller.

No yellow?!

Heaslip is playing well,looks to be coming back into good form the last few weeks.