Ospreys 2015/16 Season

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Head Coach Steve Tandy
Backs Coach Gruff Rees
Forwards Coach Chris Gibbes
Squad Alphabetically
TYLER ARDRON 24 Back Row                  Rhodri Hughes 20 Lock
Dimitri Arhip 26 Prop                              PAUL JAMES 33 Prop
Lloyd Ashley (Peers) 24 Lock                   AARON JARVIS 29 Prop
Dan Baker 23 Back Row                          Ben John 24 Centre
SCOTT BALDWIN 27 Hooker                    ALUN WYN JONES 29 Lock
Adam Beard 19 Lock                              JAMES KING 25 Back Row  
Joe Bearman 36 Back Row                      Brendon Leonard 30 S/H
Ashley Beck 25 Centre                            DAN LYDIATE 27 Back Row
Rynier Bernardo 24 Lock                         JOSH MATAVESI 24 Centre
Ryan Bevington 26 Prop                          Scott Otten 21 Hooker
DAN BIGGAR 25 OH                               Sam Parry 23 Hooker
Andrew Bishop 30 Centre                        Kristian Phillips 24 Wing
Jordan Collier 20 Back Row                     Martin Roberts 29 S/H
Olly Cracknell 21 Back Row                     Nicky Smith 21 Prop
Sam Davies 21 O/H                                Johnathon Spratt 29 Centre
Gareth Delve 32 Back Row                      De Kock Steenkamp 28 Lock
Hanno Dirksen 24 Wing                          Dan Suter 23 Prop
Mathew Dwyer 30 Hooker                       Gareth Thomas 23 Prop
Dan Evans 26 F/B                                  Marc Thomas 25 Prop
Lloyd Evans 24 Back Row                       Rory Thornton 20 Lock
Richard Fussell 31 F/B                            JUSTIN TIPURIC 26 Back Row  
Tom Grabham 24 Wing                           Eli Walker 23 Wing
Cai Griffiths 31 Prop                               RHYS WEBB 26 S/H
Tom Habberfield 23 S/H                         The following 2 are either temporary
JEFF HASSLER 24 Wing                          or with feeder clubs
Dafydd Howells 20 Wing                         Sam Underhill 19 Back Row
                                                           Oliver Tomaszczyk 28 Prop
The players in CAPITALS will not be available until after the first 3 games of the Guinness League due to WC call ups
The past 5 seasons we have finished 3, 5, 3, 3 and 4 at the end of the regular season, I envision us finishing around the same position this season.
We will also be without Bernardo and Suter for a while early season, we have recruited Tomaszczyk to cover Suter, Underhill came on as a substitute in the Saracens friendly and there were favourable reports about him. If we have injuries in a few key positions especially early season, that prophecy above could be out the window. There has been talk we have signed a T/H from NZ, who had a serious ankle ligament injury, we are still waiting on his rehab. It needs to be soon or we will have to rely on Jarvis, which is not a good thought.
Just to add we won our first 7 matches last season, against most peoples and my expectations, and it will be more of a shock to me if we win either of our first 2 matches this season. Too many missing through injury and International call ups.

Never a forward pass

Walker is a wsste of space

Def forward.

Walker panicked before. Butchered it!

Ospreys need to get Dan Evans out of that pitch if they want to win this.

Dan Evans is poor in this game

Savage savage mauling from Clermont.

what channel is this on?

Shifty wrote:what channel is this on?

Sky sports 3

eirebilly wrote:

Shifty wrote:what channel is this on?

Sky sports 3

Aha, thats why I cant find it

Need a link?

eirebilly wrote:Need a link?

If you got one please
Am listening on the radio

Check your email

Why was there a youth choir singing during about 10 mins of the game?! Really surreal to listen to at the same time as watching the rugby.

Ospreys needs 15 Sam Underhill to win this game, what a player.

Closing the gap... Huge effort. Clermont are a hell of a team.

15-13 Ospreys well played Davies. Feared the worst when Lopez took that.

Ospreys playing like demented dervishes for this win.

Great game!

Well done O's. Didn't see the game, but can't fault the outcome! Kudos.

Sorry, thought they'd won! Looks like it's still being played??? Sorry if I've jinxed it!

Well done guys, it sounds ugly. But all that matters is the win! Another tough test coming up so don't get complacent .

Griff wrote:Sorry, thought they'd won! Looks like it's still being played??? Sorry if I've jinxed it!

Aww come on!

2 mins to go and they're still in the lead...

Brilliant oppressive play from Ospreys to win a penalty.

That's the game right there.

Brilliant oppressive play from Ospreys to win a penalty.

That's the game right there.

Thanks Pot. I'm missing this so your running commentary is appreciated. A report would be good too .

Superb from the Ospreys!

Defence in the period before the last penalty was phenomenal!

Great win well done S Davies

Well done boys, were very proud of that effort

What a defensive effort from the O's, massive win. Still unbeaten against French opposition at the liberty.

Denied Clermont a LBP too. Ospreys for the first time in years you have it all to play for in a tough final game. Come on lads!

Best result of the cup so far in my view.

Proper tussle. Brilliant defence and Ospreys were Munster-like in taking every point opportunity that came their way.

Can we cap Sam Underhill now? WOW.

Coleman wrote:Can we cap Sam Underhill now? WOW.

Agreed. He's gonna be a star.

Coleman wrote:Can we cap Sam Underhill now? WOW.

Offered more than what Lydiate would have and only 19, amazing player.

Congratulations Ospreys - great result there.

Well done Ospreys

No tries scored but one leaked doesn't sound good, but going by what everyone else is saying then I'm probably being too negative. Underhill was good again? Fair one, but don't see why Ospreys are developing an England U20 player when it could be a Welsh one in his place.

Coleman wrote:Can we cap Sam Underhill now? WOW.

Ummm, isn't he English? Not been here long enough for residency has he???

VinceWLB wrote:

Coleman wrote:Can we cap Sam Underhill now? WOW.

Offered more than what Lydiate would have and only 19, amazing player.

Sorry Vince but this is another comment which shows you haven't watched much of Welsh teams this season. In the games I've seen Lydiate play he has been one of the top performers, along with AWJ, Tips and Biggar - they pretty much carry the team.

Griff wrote:

Coleman wrote:Can we cap Sam Underhill now? WOW.

Ummm, isn't he English? Not been here long enough for residency has he???

He is. Why did he leave Glos? He is a right menace!

mikey_dragon wrote:

VinceWLB wrote:

Coleman wrote:Can we cap Sam Underhill now? WOW.

Offered more than what Lydiate would have and only 19, amazing player.

Sorry Vince but this is another comment which shows you haven't watched much of Welsh teams this season. In the games I've seen Lydiate play he has been one of the top performers, along with AWJ, Tips and Biggar - they pretty much carry the team.

Did you watch the match tonight? As much as Lydiate has improved his ball carrying. Underhill was everywhere, almost always braking the first up tackle and was regularly driving back Clermont players in the tackle.

VinceWLB wrote:

mikey_dragon wrote:

VinceWLB wrote:

Coleman wrote:Can we cap Sam Underhill now? WOW.

Offered more than what Lydiate would have and only 19, amazing player.

Sorry Vince but this is another comment which shows you haven't watched much of Welsh teams this season. In the games I've seen Lydiate play he has been one of the top performers, along with AWJ, Tips and Biggar - they pretty much carry the team.

Did you watch the match tonight? As much as Lydiate has improved his ball carrying. Underhill was everywhere, almost always braking the first up tackle and was regularly driving back Clermont players in the tackle.

Agreed. Lydiate and himself would be a heck of a combo.

VinceWLB wrote:

mikey_dragon wrote:

VinceWLB wrote:

Coleman wrote:Can we cap Sam Underhill now? WOW.

Offered more than what Lydiate would have and only 19, amazing player.

Sorry Vince but this is another comment which shows you haven't watched much of Welsh teams this season. In the games I've seen Lydiate play he has been one of the top performers, along with AWJ, Tips and Biggar - they pretty much carry the team.

Did you watch the match tonight? As much as Lydiate has improved his ball carrying. Underhill was everywhere, almost always braking the first up tackle and was regularly driving back Clermont players in the tackle.

No. As much as I believe Underhill did play very well saying he offered more than Lydiate would have is inaccurate and seems a bit of a dig.

Looks as if Ospreys played a pack that could move around a lot, which is what they did versus the French teams away from home. This is one game I would have liked to have watched because Ospreys played with two open-sides and a workhorse in the back row.

England have already spoke to Underhill. Exception clause may be used for him.

I have regularly given Ashley some slack but fair play to him, he was everywhere tonight.

mikey_dragon wrote:
No. As much as I believe Underhill did play very well saying he offered more than Lydiate would have is inaccurate and seems a bit of a dig.

Mikey, believe me it was not a dig at Lydiate. Underhill looks more like an hybrid between Warburton and Lydiate. He isn't an out and out openside like Tipuric.

Underhill would be a very useful player for England, real good mix of physicality and brains

VinceWLB wrote:I have regularly given Ashley some slack but fair play to him, he was everywhere tonight.

Aye he has deserved that slack until recently

Really starting to do well.

Good result tonight. Let's hope Baldwin and Bigger are just dead legs

VinceWLB wrote:I have regularly given Ashley some slack but fair play to him, he was everywhere tonight.

He's never deserved any, he always gives it his all. Tandy is the one that deserves the stick, and coaches like Gibbes deserve more credit. Ashley gets picked because he is a work-horse. Like you said it's obvious that he's more of a 6, and Ospreys would be better off with two locks on the field IMO.

yappysnap wrote:Underhill would be a very useful player for England, real good mix of physicality and brains

I admit to knowing absolutely nothing about him other than when he name suddenly starter being hailed everywhere.

I don't think he's played that much and is being a bit hyped up. Not so sure of eligibility, but he'll surely be picked for England U20s and go on to some big English club in a year or 2.