Ospreys vs Treviso

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OSPREYS (16) 38
Tries: Walker, Dirksen 2, Beck Cons: Biggar 3 Pens: Biggar 4

TREVISO (3) 17
Tries: Vosovai, McLean Cons: Burton 2 Pens: Burton


The Ospreys began their Heineken Cup Pool 2 campaign with a gritty bonus-point win over Treviso in Swansea.
After two tries from Hanno Dirksen and a memorable solo score by Eli Walker, centre Ashley Beck went over with the final move.

Walker's opening try was the highlight of an uncompromising encounter in which Dan Biggar kicked 18 points. Manoa Vosavai and Luke McLean crossed for Treviso, Kris Burton adding seven points with the boot. Having lost 12-6 to the Italians amid poor conditions in their opening Pro12 encounter in August, the Welsh side went into the encounter all too aware of Treviso's threat. But the hosts' steady opening was rewarded by the three Biggar penalties that gave them an early cushion.
Biggar's fly-half opponent Kris Burton had kicked all the points in their first encounter of the season. And when he opened his side's account in Swansea, Burton reminded the Ospreys of the damage he and his team were capable of.
But soon afterwards, the Ospreys took a decisive step towards victory.

Ospreys flanker Ryan Jones had said ahead of the match that expectations were "sky high". Wing Walker was freed on the left and had a lot to do from 30 metres out - but he did it in style. The 20-year-old side-stepped and powered his way past four defenders, displaying poise and pace on the way, and Biggar converted.

Treviso did not disappoint in their appetite for hard graft up front. And when Wales prop Adam Jones became embroiled in a bout of fisticuffs with Treviso skipper Antonio Pavanello the double sin-binning disrupted the game's flow. Visiting number eight Manoa Vosawai went the same way for some illegal breakdown work in the 33rd minute. That left the hosts with a dilemma over whether to kick for goal or go for the try. They opted for the latter and after being repulsed, the Ospreys ended the half 16-3 ahead. But the Ospreys were not to be denied at the next opportunity, this time right wing Hanno Dirksen making the most of his chance, Biggar converting from the touchline.

However, Treviso ensured that was not the opening of the floodgates. They fought back with a try by Vosawai after the Fijian's powerful charges helped set up the field position for him to strike. Burton converted and when Justin Tipuric was penalised for crossing in front of Richard Fussell, even worse was to follow for the hosts.

Treviso spurned the chance to kick for goal and launched an attack that ended with McLean cruising through the home defence and Burton's conversion left them 23-17 down. Biggar kicked a fourth penalty to halt Treviso's momentum and the initiative returned fully to the hosts when the pressure they applied in ended with flanker Simone Favaro's sin-binning in the 69th minute.

With their resources depleted there was only so much Treviso's resolute defence could achieve. And after they were stretched left and right, scrum-half Kahn Fotuali'I's cross kick found Dirksen unmarked for an unopposed stroll to the line.

The Ospreys also had to work hard for their final score, Beck finally earning their midfield's reward for persevering against a gutsy defensive line to break free.
Biggar added the final points.


Ospreys:
Richard Fussell; Hanno Dirksen, Andrew Bishop, Ashley Beck, Eli Walker; Dan Biggar, Kahn Fotuali'i; Ryan Bevington, Richard Hibbard, Adam Jones, Alun Wyn Jones (capt), Ian Evans, Ryan Jones, Justin Tipuric, Jonathan Thomas.

Replacements: Rhys Webb for Fotuali'i (74), Duncan Jones for Bevington (64), Aaron Jarvis for Adam Jones (57), George Stowers for Alun Wyn Jones (76).

Not Used: Dwyer, Lewis, Morgan, Isaacs.

Sin-bin: Adam Jones (25)


Treviso:
Luke McLean; Ludovico Nitoglia, Tommaso Benvenuti, Alberto Sgarbi, Tommaso Iannone; Kristopher Burton, Tobias Botes; Alberto De Marchi, Leonardo Ghiraldini, Jacobus Roux, Antonio Pavanello (capt), Valerio Bernabò, Simone Favaro, Alessandro Zanni, Manoa Vosawai.

Replacements: Fabio Semenzato for Nitoglia (21), Andrea Pratichetti for Sgarbi (74), Ignacio Fernandez-Rouyet for De Marchi (46), Enrico Ceccato for Ghiraldini (46), Pedro Di Santo for Roux (35), Giovanni Maistri for Bernabo (74), Francesco Minto for Derbyshire (40), Robert Barbieri for Vosawai (74).

Sin-bin: Pavanello 25, Vosawai 33, Favaro 69

Att: 8,746

Referee: Neil Paterson (Scotland)

3 yellow cards in 30 minutes, unusual.

Hibbard having the best game I've seen him play so far... Big hits, turn overs, great throwing...!

Vasovie gets a yellow

14 os vs 13 trevs

Well deserved try from Marc Andreau for Castres.

20 - 10 after 34 minutes.

Wow massive scrum, without AJ too. What do you think of Hibbard maes?

wales606 wrote:3 yellow cards in 30 minutes, unusual.

Three in ten mins

First two for fighting fair decision, lock hit Adam, he retaliated

Vasovie was one of many players offside, or coming in at the side at rucks trying to spoil...


Another great ospreys scrum and so we get another penalty...

It's kick able but we go for touch.

If there ever was a case of attributing the scrum to the boiler room this is it, a good Treviso scrum being anhialated with Jarvis and Bevington at LH and TH!!!

Ospreys getting back to their form at the end of last season after a dreadful start this year.

Adam Jones and the Treviso prop are back on.

Awful osprey line out

Idiots

Score please?

23 - 10 here.

Good but messy maul by treviso on osprey 22. Os collapse and treviso get a penalty. They go for the corner

16-3 still

Two mins left first half

Definately wrong decision not to hit the 3 from O's, should be 19 - 3 half ttime

Cheers Maes.

23 - 10 HT.

Why didn't the O's boot it off the field, awful decision making at the end of the first half.

But they get away with it

HT - 16 - 3

Half time

Vy scrappy last few minutes

Same old from the Ospreys then.

Morgannwg wrote:Same old from the Ospreys then.

They are playing well. Treviso are brutish and pretty robust in all open play.

Os scrum is going well though.

Khan and Biggar playing well.

Highlights from Belfast looked good. Nice two tries for ulster

Burton kicks for the corner from a penalty and kicks the ball dead, scrum to os from where the penalty was awarded.

Free kick ospreys. Taken quick treviso not back ten.

Os go for scrum and win a penalty

Great line out and drive. Good phases. Biggar goes for gap slips ball Dirksen in the corner

Good start again for Ulster 28 - 10 after Marshall's second try but the conversion is missed.

Fussell lovely pass to Dirksen.

Biggar converts 23-3 45 min

JT having his best game in years

Great phases by ospreys but lacked patience, penalty to treviso for in at the side.

Silly kicking away possession by khan but burton overshoots and it goes dead

maestegmafia wrote:

Morgannwg wrote:Same old from the Ospreys then.

They are playing well. Treviso are brutish and pretty robust in all open play.

Os scrum is going well though.

Khan and Biggar playing well.

Was referring to some of the sloppy play and poor decisions.

10 into the 2nd half and Treviso's pack look very trodden, knees and arms are dropping already!!!

Khan is falling apart. Was playing well but he is losing it fast.

Ospreys pack is all over treviso

Would be wise to sub Adam jones and khan now.

Ospreys seem to be letting Treviso off the hook here, silly infringements when in total control of the game!!!

I agree.

Adam is not match fit. Jarvis would do well now.

31 - 17 in Belfast now.

Push over for treviso, it's going up stairs...

All those stupid infringements culminating in noone brave enough to drop the maul...

No it was awarded strait away.

23-10

There was no way Fitzgibbon could see that...

Jarvis on for Adam...

Good move, let's get Webb on too

Try maclean

hahahahahahahahaha

WTF was that???

Just oh dear.

23-15

Good run by maclane

Converted 23-17 58:32

I count 5 penlties Ospresy gave away in the last 5 mins totally unopposed...

Still 31 - 17 after 59 minutes and Court's in the bin which won't help Ulster.

That'll get the O's going... Yellow submarine?!?!?!?!

Ospreys have to pick their socks up and get back into this quickly

Get khan off quick