Scarlets vs Ospreys - THE BIG DERBY TEAMS ANNOUNCED and live match-day thread

[Smirnoffpriest]

First topic message reminder :

RaboDirect Pro12: Scarlets v Ospreys
Venue: Parc y Scarlets, LlanelliDate: Friday, 21 September
Kick-off: 19:05 BST
TEAMS ANNOUNCED

Scarlets team v Ospreys Friday 21st September 2012, Parc y Scarlets kick-off 7.05pm:
15 Liam Williams, 14 George North, 13 Jonathan Davies, 12 Scott Williams, 11 Andy Fenby, 10 Rhys Priestland, 9 Tavis Knoyle, 1 Phil John, 2 Ken Owens, 3 Deacon Manu, 4 George Earle, 5 Richard Kelly, 6 Aaron Shingler, 7 Josh Turnbull, 8 Rob McCusker (capt).
Replacements:
16 Matthew Rees, 17 Peter Edwards, 18 Samson Lee, 19 Sione Timani, 20 Johnathan Edwards, 21 Gareth Davies, 22 Aled Thomas, 23 Gareth Maule.

Ospreys15 Richard Fussell 14 Hanno Dirksen 13 Tom Isaacs 12 Andrew Bishop 11 Tom Grabham 10 Dan Biggar 9 Kahn Fotuali'i 1 Duncan Jones 2 Richard Hibbard 3 Aaron Jarvis 4 Alun Wyn Jones (Capt) 5 Ian Evans 6 George Stowers 7 Justin Tipuric 8 Joe Bearman
REPLACEMENTS
16 Scott Baldwin 17 Ryan Bevington 18 Joe Rees 19 Jonathan Thomas 20 Ryan Jones 21 Rhys Webb 22 Matthew Morgan 23 Jonathan Spratt

Ospreys coach Steve Tandy is hoping his players use the occasion of Friday's Welsh derby at Scarlets to put a dismal start to the season behind them.
But Tandy hopes the 21 September clash with unbeaten west Wales rivals Scarlets will provide a turning point.
"We've always performed in derbies, we're a pretty proud bunch and I know that they'll be hurting," said Tandy.
"So there's probably no better game for us than going down to the Scarlets and hopfully prove a point... really show that we are still a decent team, and get those basic areas of our game right.

An opening defeat away at Treviso - Ospreys' first loss to an Italian side - was followed by a home loss to Ulster and then another humbling at their Liberty Stadium home by Glasgow.

Scarlets' start to the season, in contrast to Ospreys, has been impressive and the Parc y Scarlets side sit unbeaten at the top of the Pro12 table with victories over Leinster, Glasgow and Connacht.

PS - THERE MAY BE A TRIBUTE TO NEVIN, GRAHAM AND NOEL SPENCE. I am unsure of the details but have heard that the crowd and announcer may sing Stand Up for the Ulstermen before the Scarlets/Ospreys game.

Could anyone with more/definate information comment please?

[Cari]

3 - 3

GAME ON!!

[Cari]

Duncan Jones!

[wales606]

What on earth was Duncan Jones doing in that scrum?

[GavinDragon]

poor mistake from duncan jones there

[Cari]

Priestland falls foul of the Commentators Curse. The penalty kick goes well wide just as the commentator says he's gained confidence...

[munkian]

Shank by Priestland, where's his confidence gone ?

[wales606]

Scarlets need another place kicker in their backline

Another penalty for the Scarlets

[munkian]

And then does a cracking 50m - I'll shurrup

[wales606]

Shank by Priestland, where's his confidence gone ?

He plays fine, just look at how the many tries the Scarlets backs score. His place kicking is abysmal though.

Although that one was pretty good.

Im just glad Wales have Halfpenny. Liam Williams should be tried out as a placekicker (he has offered apparently)

[Morgannwg]

True they need another kicker, especially when you're in the crunch European games.

Richard Hibbards hair and tattoo's look terrible. Plus it looks as if he's wearing eye-liner. Really worried for that guy atm.

[wales606]

Scarlets need to sort out their catching.

[GavinDragon]

alyn wyn is putting aa good shift in so far doing good donkey work

[Cari]

Another fight!

Duncan Jones pished off again. Wonder who'll get a man in the bin first...?

[wales606]

Another fight!

Duncan Jones pished off again. Wonder who'll get a man in the bin first...?

Im going to go for Duncan and Manu send off together

[Artful_Dodger]

Ian Evans lucky not to see yellow really.

[Cari]

Ha yeah! They could do with being sat on the naughty step together.

Oh hang on...it could be Ianto again!

That was a beautiful penalty from Biggar, mind.

[wales606]

Ian Evans need to work on his discipline if he want a Wales place.

[Cari]

Great play by Scott Williams, fair play. Fenby's possibly got a try...looked like he got it down.

[GavinDragon]

great hands

[gowales]

Explosive stuff from the red backs there. Reminds me a bit of the Allblacks when they get turnover ball

[munkian]

Scot Williams is awesome at the moment. Roberts has some playing to do.

[Cari]

Oh wait! Lost it forward, scrum 5!

[wales606]

Was it a try? Looked a bit forward from that angle.

Scott Williams ran around half the O's.

[Cari]

Controversial decision. Commentators claiming dangerous tackle, should've been a penalty try.

[GavinDragon]

good scrum ospreys there!

[Morgannwg]

Nice play from the Scarlets. I'm a neutral but appreciate the rugby they can play.

Anyone know how Charteris is playing in France? I'm think Wales should reunite him with AWJ in 2nd row.

[wales606]

???

Smashes him in the head to stop a try.

Should be a penalty try and definitely a yellow card after 3 high tackles in 20minutes.

Isn't this what the new TMO laws are supposed to be about?!

[SecretFly]

are my eyes wonky or was it a forward pass anyway.... I mean the penalty try that wasn't.

[Cari]

The more they play it, the more it looks like a swinging arm that got fenby in the chops so he knocked it forward...

[Artful_Dodger]

I agree with the commentators should of been a try and a yellow card for Kahn.

[thebluesmancometh]

Is the TMO allowed to say no, lost forward but in my opinion it was a cheap shot pen try?

[Coleman]

Sighting commissioners will be having a word i recon.

[GavinDragon]

good to see a near full house

[wales606]

Is the TMO allowed to say no, lost forward but in my opinion it was a cheap shot pen try?

They should be under the new laws which came into place this season.

[Cari]

O's you bellends!!! Sloppy sloppy sloppy!

[wales606]

No confidence in the Ospreys backline.

[Morgannwg]

Different Ospreys team today. Looking like a team that wants to play again.

[GavinDragon]

kahn fotuali'l passing is poor, making biggar check his run and disrupting the flow of the o's backline

[gowales]

Ospreys pack playing with some intensity is making a huge difference

[wales606]

Some poor passing from Knoyle too.

[LordDowlais]

Well Phill Steele has just said he has talked to the main man and insists that Dereck Bevan COULD have given a penalty try.

[Cari]

No confidence in the Ospreys backline.

Aye, the forwards are putting the work in, getting nearer to the try line and the back are fluffing it.

[wales606]

Scarlets need to learn to catch

[gowales]

Whenever the backs get it though it's like watching a bunch of headless chickens

[GavinDragon]

another poor decision from fotualii and a poor kick

[wales606]

Whenever the backs get it though it's like watching a bunch of headless chickens

It was like that last year though when Webb and Beck weren't playing.

[Cari]

Bring back Ricky Januarie!

[LordDowlais]

I wish I persisted now in trying to buy a ticket for this game, but I do not want to talk about it.

[GavinDragon]

duncan getting the upper hand on manu

[Cari]

Bit of a battle going on between Manu and Jones

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