Treviso v Ospreys - Pro12 07/09/13 Match Thread

[Cari]

At Stadio Monigo, 7.30pm local time (6.30pm UK & Ireland) Live on MEDIASET/S4
Referee: Neil Paterson (SRU, 53rd competition game)
Assistant Referees: Giuseppe Vivarini, Stefano Traversi (both FIR)
Citing Commissioner: Achille Reali (FIR)
TMO: Carlo Damasco (FIR)

Treviso:
Brendan Williams 15
Ludovico Nitoglia 14
Luca Morisi         13
Alberto Sgarbi 12
Luke McLean 11
Alberto di Bernardo 10
Fabio Semenzato 9
Michele Rizzo 1
Leonardo Ghiraldini 2
Alberto de Marchi 3
Antonio Pavanello 4
Valerio Bernabo 5
Manoa Vosawai 6
Alessandro Zanni 7
Robert Barbieri     8

Ospreys

Richard Fussell 15
Ben John            14
Andrew Bishop     13
Ashley Beck        12
Eli Walker        11
Dan Biggar        10
Tito Tebaldi        9
Ryan Bevington 1
Scott Baldwin   2    
Joe Rees   3
Ryan Jones   4
James King  5
Tom Smith  6
Sam Lewis    7
Joe Bearman 8


Anyone watching?  Not a bad start from both sides - great scrum from the O's early on, but unfortunately Andrew Bishop has just been binned.  Treviso get a penalty after ten minutes.  They did attempt a drop goal earlier but it went wide.  Will this be history repeating for the O's and they lose their first season game to Treviso again?

[Cari]

Dan Biggar equalizes after 13 minutes. He's also just overtaken ROG's record in the Celtic League point scoring - only Dan Parkes has scored more than Biggar in this league now.

[LeinsterFan4life]

Treviso are looking good but are just making some silly mistakes. Good start to the game.

[Cari]

Evening LF4L. Treviso are getting a bit cross too...there's been some scuffling, nothing serious as yet though.

[LeinsterFan4life]

Nothing wrong with a bit of scuffing . The ospreys scrum loooks really good. I think their pack will win them this game.

[Cari]

Ghiraldini binned now. Hopefully the O's can get a try out of that. They managed not to concede any points during Bishop's binning.

Try Ospreys!!!  Good decision not to take the penalty there.

3-10 at 23 minutes.

[maestegmafia]

Good performance so far. Treviso are their usual abbrassive selves but we are dealing with them well. Especially considering how many non first choice front five players we have out there.

[Cari]

Yeah the scrum is looking good. Jones and Hibbard are still on the bench too. The line out's been nothing to complain about either. Hopefully they'll have a better start to the season than usual!

[Cari]

ooh dear...the O's pinged for a crooked feed in the scrum, which is fair enough. Them's the rules now. Treviso will welcome the three points if this goes over...but it doesn't. It taps the post and goes out.

3-10 at 30 minutes.

[Cari]

O's pinged again and Treviso take the points.  

6-10 at 33 minutes.

[LeinsterFan4life]

Nice to see the stadium near full.

[Guest]

Interesting refereeing. This is the first "live" game I've watched with the new rules that hasn't been on a dodgy Internet stream, and it seems very awkward. Lots of boobie for tat decisions, and not much flow in the game. Whether that's the fault of the two sides, neither able to grasp dominance, perhaps, but I do feel, as a neutral, the ref isn't having the best of games.

[maestegmafia]

ooh dear...the O's pinged for a crooked feed in the scrum, which is fair enough.  Them's the rules now.  Treviso will welcome the three points if this goes over...but it doesn't.  It taps the post and goes out.

3-10 at 30 minutes.

That was ridiculous. The scrum was moving as both sides were pushing and the ref told Tito to put the ball in...! We are seeing this a lot with the new rules.

Referees need to smarten up fast.

[Cari]

Oh FFS! Ospreys doing their usual giving away daft penalties. Treviso get another three.

9-10.

Italian rugby really seems to be popular these days. You can tell these pictures are from Italian telly - they keep showing the best looking women in the crowd.

[Cari]

Maybe it's the new rules and people getting used to them. Watching this and last night's Scarlets game, I do think it slows things down a bit as the ref has to blow up so many times for infringements. Be interesting to see how these new rules work internationally.

[LordDowlais]

Oh well, nothing I have seen in this first half has changed my mind on the initial appointment of Tibaldi, this has to be one of the worst first half no. 9 performances I have seen in a long time, dilly dallying at the back of rucks, missing players with his passing, getting on the wrong side of the ref, I could go on, but unless he is given the shepherds crook the Ospreys will lose this game, I only hope he can improve as the season goes on, but this is just another example of a NWQ player who is not up to standard who is going to get in the way of decent young Welsh players like Webb.

[LordDowlais]

Also, I agree with Daffyd Jones, Nigel Pearson is being a little whistle happy.

[maestegmafia]

Aye..

Working well in the RC matches.

It's a definite improvement and I agree it will take time.

This ref has always been average at best...

[glamorganalun]

Bishop butchered a try at the end of the half. The Ospreys seem clueless in the backs and the back row giving too many penalties away. This could end up like the Blues and Scarlets falling away.

[Cari]

Agree with you Dowlais about Tibaldi...he doesn't seem to be much cop at the moment. I'm hoping he will improve over time after more experience playing with the O's. Don't let us have another Nutbrown!  

[glamorganalun]

Treviso are up for this game Ospreys not contesting the line out and losing the first line out in the second half. So far there is only one winner.

[Cari]

Some good play from Treviso here...and a possible yellow for the O's?  They could've got a try there if it wasn't for the penalty. Ianto on. Wouldn't be surprised if he gets a yellow!

12-10 after 46 minutes now.

[glamorganalun]

Well done Bishop lost the ball again, should have kept Ryan on and move to 6 to add more beef.

[LordDowlais]

Must be a yellow.

[glamorganalun]

Well done3 Biggar, must speed the game up.

[maestegmafia]

Well played Biggar. Back in the lead.

[Cari]

Biggar gets a drop goal!

12-13 at 49 minutes. Adam Jones on now.

[Cari]

Well done Bishop lost the ball again, should have kept Ryan on and move to 6 to add more beef.

No, he's injured. They were right to take him off. He doesn't look comfortable with that shoulder.

[LordDowlais]

Aaaaaarghhhh!!!! Tibaldi, stop pizzing the ref off !!!!!!

[LordDowlais]

Well done Ben John.

[wales606]

Tibaldi look like a neat signing

[Cari]

Woop! John in with a try.  

12-18 conversion missed. 57 minutes gone.

The commentators love Tibaldi it seems.

[LordDowlais]

Tibaldi look like a neat signing

  Have you been watching the first half ?

[LordDowlais]

Woop!  John in with a try.   

12-18 conversion missed.  57 minutes gone.

The commentators love Tibaldi it seems.

Well some ones got to. 

[wales606]

Tibaldi look like a neat signing

  Have you been watching the first half ?

His box kicking has been really good, and he has been involved in a few clever moves from the base.

[maestegmafia]

Here comes Adam

[LordDowlais]

The Italian camera man really does like looking for those Mediteranian bewty's doesn't he. 

[Cari]

Another drop goal!

Ooh aah Dan Biggar say ooh aah Dan Biggar!  

12-21 at 62 minutes.

[Cari]

The Italian camera man really does like looking for those Mediteranian bewty's doesn't he. 

Where's Tommy Bowe when I need him...?  

[Cari]

Phew...the O's defence just about stops that potential Treviso try. They've not given up yet though by any means.

[Cari]

I take that back...Treviso drive over for a try.

17-21 at 65 minutes.

[maestegmafia]

Blwdi Internet failed and I missed Johns try but saw trevisos...!

They are still in this.

[Cari]

Wowsers, when the host team are kicking it's quieter than at the Irish clubs HQ.

19-21 after conversion. Gawd I hope the O's don't throw this away now...

[maestegmafia]

Been impressed with young Sam Lewis on the openside today...

[Cari]

Grabham on for Tebaldi...now we'll see what difference that makes...

[LordDowlais]

What part of use it do these idiots not understand. 

[Cari]

Bummer if I ever wanted Biggar not to miss, it was then. Could've done with the three points.

[LeinsterFan4life]

Ref just doesnt want the game to flow at all

[Cari]

Yay! Biggar gets another go at the sticks.

19-24 at 72 minutes.

[LordDowlais]

BullSH1t!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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