Rabbo Pro 12 Final thread(Teams included)

by LordDowlais Mon 14 May 2012, 09:55

First topic message reminder :

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. Sad

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]

by maestegmafia Sun 27 May 2012, 17:29

Conversion????

by eirebilly Sun 27 May 2012, 17:29

rugbydreamer wrote:Cais!!

Making up words again i see Wink

by Shifty Sun 27 May 2012, 17:29

Right now we really need last weeks Heinaken Cup final to start catching up with these Leinster players. We can only win this with better energy levels.

by Cari Sun 27 May 2012, 17:29

Leinster immediately on the attack though. Cool heads O's....

by **rodders** Sun 27 May 2012, 17:30

Fiver says theres another punch up. Nasty edge to this one.

by Thomond Sun 27 May 2012, 17:30

Is Cais yes? Anyway, very good game. As is the hurling. Thank feic for Picture in Picture!

by Guest Sun 27 May 2012, 17:30

man Nacewa is just class. Pure class.

by Guest Sun 27 May 2012, 17:30

Well done Shane. Great finish

by wales606 Sun 27 May 2012, 17:30

3rdGrandslamCame wrote:HE IS JUST THE GIFT THAT KEEP ON GIVING!

Ospreys messing around on their own line.

by Shifty Sun 27 May 2012, 17:30

20 minutes left and were hell bent on throwing the game away, lol. Whistle

by Guest Sun 27 May 2012, 17:31

Cais = try

Sorry Thomond am watching S4C so the Welsh is taking over my brain a bit Smile

by Cari Sun 27 May 2012, 17:31

O's turning up the gas now...dangerous, cause Leinster are six metres or so from the try line. O's must clear.

by GunsGerms Sun 27 May 2012, 17:31

Best NH final this year?

by wales606 Sun 27 May 2012, 17:31

Ospreys need to score next.

If Leinster get a >3pt lead they will start to close down and Ospreys will be pressed to get back into it.

by Morgannwg Sun 27 May 2012, 17:31

Kahn is just a poor player all-round to be fair. His poor kicks have rubbed off on Webb unfortunately.

by eirebilly Sun 27 May 2012, 17:31

Superb final this. What a game Very Happy

by Cari Sun 27 May 2012, 17:32

Thomond wrote:Is Cais yes? Anyway, very good game. As is the hurling. Thank feic for Picture in Picture!

Who's winning in the hurling? Did Monaghan win their football as well?

leinster will score here.

by **rodders** Sun 27 May 2012, 17:32

Nacewa is a genius! notworthy

by eirebilly Sun 27 May 2012, 17:32

Thats all she wrote i feel.

by maestegmafia Sun 27 May 2012, 17:32

23 - 21?

by Shifty Sun 27 May 2012, 17:32

Isca got to be man of the match, that is probably the game now,

by GunsGerms Sun 27 May 2012, 17:32

Os deserved a yellow again for stopping mall. Try deserved.

by Guest Sun 27 May 2012, 17:32

ah Nacewa over. TOo easy that, O's are usually a lot better at defending against that sort of play.

by Cari Sun 27 May 2012, 17:33

Yep, there's Nacewa.

28 - 21 before conversion.

by maestegmafia Sun 27 May 2012, 17:33

how long left?

by Shifty Sun 27 May 2012, 17:33

maestegmafia wrote:23 - 21?

28-21 with the penalty to come.

by wales606 Sun 27 May 2012, 17:33

leinsterbaby wrote:Best NH final this year?

Not quite the comeback of Leinster vs Northampton

But certainly more even than last week.

Try Nacewa.

Ospreys will struggle now.

Score is 30 - 21 ...in a FINAL!!!

by Shifty Sun 27 May 2012, 17:33

maestegmafia wrote:how long left?

18 minutes, but Leinster are starting to look tired to me.

by Scoped Sun 27 May 2012, 17:33

Probably the game? Is my stream delayed because mine still has 20 minutes left Rolling Eyes

by Cari Sun 27 May 2012, 17:33

eirebilly wrote:Thats all she wrote i feel.

I wouldn't say that in this match Billy. There's 18 minutes to go yet.

by Thomond Sun 27 May 2012, 17:34

No worries RD, tis a nice language. I haven't learned lot from listening to it obviously! ISA is in!

Tipp won by 4, Limerick were 4 up with around ten to go. Monaghan won by 3, seems to have been a tight match judging by the title on the report http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/football/2012/0527/322578-farney-survive-saffron-scare/

by maestegmafia Sun 27 May 2012, 17:34

thank god there is 18 minutess left i thought time was almost up...

by eirebilly Sun 27 May 2012, 17:34

AlynDavies wrote:
maestegmafia wrote:23 - 21?

28-21 with the penalty to come.

by **Notch** Sun 27 May 2012, 17:34

Nice maul from Leinster to set-up the try from Nacewa, but why on earth did Ospreys go quickly from their own line?

Ospreys have just let the occasion get to them with their decision making at times. Not enough clear heads out there.

by **rodders** Sun 27 May 2012, 17:34

AlynDavies wrote:
maestegmafia wrote:how long left?

18 minutes, but Leinster are starting to look tired to me.

Good point Alyn, this is not over yet.

by wales606 Sun 27 May 2012, 17:35

Straight out from Sexton

Ospreys have a chance in Leinster's 22. They need points.

by Cari Sun 27 May 2012, 17:35

Thanks Thom. thumbsup

Come on O's, let's have another one...

by eirebilly Sun 27 May 2012, 17:35

Cari wrote:
eirebilly wrote:Thats all she wrote i feel.

I wouldn't say that in this match Billy. There's 18 minutes to go yet.

Leinster will close this out. There is still wag in the tail for the O's but Leinster are too good to lose from here.

by wales606 Sun 27 May 2012, 17:36

Kahn Fotuali Doh

- dumbest pass of the season award goes too...

by Cari Sun 27 May 2012, 17:36

Leinster struggling with a few injuries today (understandably). No wonder there's a few tired bodies out there as well. Strauss is off injured.

by Shifty Sun 27 May 2012, 17:36

rodders wrote:Good point Alyn, this is not over yet.

Leinster are the better all round team, they can still take the ball off us when they need to. Our backs are a bit out classed.

by wales606 Sun 27 May 2012, 17:37

Notch wrote:Nice maul from Leinster to set-up the try from Nacewa, but why on earth did Ospreys go quickly from their own line?

Ospreys have just let the occasion get to them with their decision making at times. Not enough clear heads out there.

Yep, that + the restart has cost them 14pts.

by maestegmafia Sun 27 May 2012, 17:37

wales606 wrote:Kahn Fotuali - dumbest pass of the season award goes too...

He has to go before next season...! He is just stopping Webb from getting valuable game time...

by wales606 Sun 27 May 2012, 17:37

AlynDavies wrote:
rodders wrote:Good point Alyn, this is not over yet.

Leinster are the better all round team, they can still take the ball off us when they need to. Our backs are a bit out classed.

Beck and Webb are the creative force for the Ospreys - so why did they take Webb off?

by Shifty Sun 27 May 2012, 17:38

I would suggest Biggar go from a drop goal and go all out for a try in the last 10 minutes, but Biggar doesnt do drop goals. Erm

Well he does he is just not quite as good as Priestland! Laugh

by Cari Sun 27 May 2012, 17:38

Oh no Fotuali'i loses possession. We were in a good position then.

Too many handling errors from the O's.

by **rodders** Sun 27 May 2012, 17:38

Ospreys are becoming a bit predicable now, Leinster look to have worked them out.

by Morgannwg Sun 27 May 2012, 17:38

Kahn and Fussell are terrible players.

by wales606 Sun 27 May 2012, 17:38

maestegmafia wrote:
wales606 wrote:Kahn Fotuali - dumbest pass of the season award goes too...

He has to go before next season...! He is just stopping Webb from getting valuable game time...

Why was Webb taken off. The O's coaches don't really have better options than Fussell, but Kahn is inexcusable.

by GunsGerms Sun 27 May 2012, 17:38

Leinster dominant at the breakdown. Great performance.

Darcys defense and breakdown work rate has been incredible.

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