Saints vs The Ospreys -HEC Round 2

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Kick-off: 12:45 local (11:45 GMT)
Venue: Franklin's Gardens
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Stuart Gaffikin (Ireland), Jonathan Peak (Ireland)
Television match official: Simon McDowell (Ireland)


Northampton: Foden; Elliott, Pisi, Luther Burrell, North; Myler, Dickson; Waller, Hartley (capt), Ma'afu, Lawes, Day, Wood, Dowson, Manoa.

Replacements: Haywood, Waller, Denman, Van Velze, Clark, Fotuali'i, Wilson, Pisi.

Ospreys: Fussell; Hassler, Bishop, Beck, Walker; Biggar, Habberfield; Bevington, Hibbard, Jones, AW Jones (capt), King, R Jones, Tipuric, Bearman.

Replacements: Baldwin, D Jones, Jarvis, Ardron, Allen, Lewis, Tebaldi, Morgan.




 

VietGwentRevisited wrote:

Cardiff Dave wrote:AKA 4 weeks of Yawnsville, Arizona. The AIs just don't do it for me i'm afraid.

I would not go any where near that far - but I do see where you are coming from.

Meetings with SH opposition used to be a rare occurrence and all the more special for it. We meet Australia for the umpteenth time in 2 years and that familiarity breeds staleness and ennui. I know we won't see tours like the amateur days when just one team would visit playing club sides, provinces and all 4 B&I countries. In clubhouses in Munster, Llanelli, Ottley they still cherish those days and famous wins.

The Scarlets narrowly lost 9-3 to the All Blacks so I understand and Llanelli pubs were left with gallons of beer to spare. Some bloke wrote a song about it.

Just watched this game. I have been critical of Saints in the past especially Lawes and Hartley for letting their aggression go over the line of legality. However in this game they were immense especially Lawes. Low penalty count from the whole team. Great breakdown work

Good to see a him getting back to the form he has displayed before. Can Lawes force his way back into the england team?

Mightly physical game. No prisoners taken.