[2013/14 Pro12] Round 4

[TRF_Ezequiel]

Round 4 Fixtures

Ravenhill, Belfast (Friday, 18:05 GMT)

Stadio XXV Aprile, Parma (Friday, 18:30 GMT)

Murrayfield, Edinburgh (Friday, 19:35 GMT)

RDS Arena, Dublin (Friday, 19:35 GMT)

The Sportsground, Galway (Saturday, 17:00 GMT)

Musgrave Park, Cork (Saturday, 18:45 GMT)
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[Peat]

3-0 to Ulster after 15, could very easily have been a lot more.

 

[big ginger 8]

Looks like Cardiff are actually going to be involved in this yers match.

That was some punt from Kearney.

 

[big ginger 8]

Jeez I thought Cronin was BO'D for a second.

7-3

 

[Peat]

Treviso, by comparison, haven't turned up really. 15-3 to Ulster and frankly that flatters them.

 

[Peat]

Treviso knock on right in front of the line :lol: They're a bit more in it, but 20-6 to Ulster, looking for try 4 and the bonus point.

Hendy off injured, didn't look good.

 

[Peat]

Done and dusted, 32-13, 5 tries, back in business.

 

[Rich Taff]

Where did they find this ref in the Blues game?

 

[big ginger 8]

34-20 win should have been by more.

 

[Rich Taff]

Surprised the ref didn't start taking drop goals for Leinster. Leinster deserved the win, but it's impossible to play against 16 men.

 

[big ginger 8]

Surprised the ref didn't start taking drop goals for Leinster. Leinster deserved the win, but it's impossible to play against 16 men.

What? The ref was poor for both sides not just one.

 

[SelimNiai]

What? The ref was poor for both sides not just one.

He was poor for both, the kicker as far as the Blues were concerned was after that Cuthbert break which led to a Leinster player knocking it back which went to a Blues player for a walk-in unopposed but ref blew for Blues knock on. Had he played on and done TMO, then it would have been 20-20 rather than 27-13.

 

[Rich Taff]

Even Shane Byrne said the ref wasn't playing the rules correctly. Refusing to go to TMO when he was the only one who didnt see the leinster player hit it back (to make it 20-20). Then straight up the other end to score, was massive turning point, due to ref being useless.

Yeah, I was still fuming a bit when posting the drop kicks bit, but fed up with inept officials deciding games.

 

[Intent]

Connacht

15 - Gavin Duffy
14 - Danie Poolman
13 - Robbie Henshaw
12 - Eoin Griffin
11 - Matt Healy
10 - Craig Ronaldson
9 - Kieran Marmion
1 - Brett Wilkinson
2 - Sean Henry
3 - Nathan White
4 - Michael Swift (c)
5 - Craig Clarke
6 - Andrew Browne
7 - Jake Heenan
8 - John Muldoon

16 - James Rael
17 - Rodney Ah You
18 - Ronan Loughney
19 - Aly Muldowney
20 - George Naoupu
21 - Paul O'Donohoe
22 - Dan Parks
23 - Fionn Carr

Ospreys

15 - Richard Fussell
14 - Jeff Hassler
13 - Ben John
12 - Ashley Beck
11 - Eli Walker
10 - Dan Biggar
9 - ***o Tebaldi
1 - Duncan Jones
2 - Scott Baldwin
3 - Adam Jones
4 - Alun Wyn Jones (c)
5 - Ian Evans
6 - James King
7 - Justin Tipuric
8 - Morgan Allen

16 - Richard Hibbard
17 - Ryan Bevington
18 - Aaron Jarvis
19 - Tyler Ardron
20 - Joe Bearman
21 - Tom Habberfield
22 - Matthew Morgan
23 - Jonathan Spratt

 

[lynam1104]

Pretty good effort form Leinster, BOD had some really nice touches showing he still has worth in his last season. Refereeing was questionable at times something that happen a little too often in the Pro 12.

 

[sigesige00]

The bonus point system must be abolished. Glasgow has won all 4 games, and Ospreys won 3 games and draw 1 game, but both 16 points because of the bonus points.
No bonus points please!

 

[DuncTheDoodle]

The bonus point system must be abolished. Glasgow has won all 4 games, and Ospreys won 3 games and draw 1 game, but both 16 points because of the bonus points.
No bonus points please!

I'm not complaining.

Bear in mind the Ospreys have scored 16 tries in four games. That's one hell of an achievement, and rewards are deserved for the style they're winning in. This may be clouded by me being a fan, but we only scored 48 tries last leason, so to already be a third of the way to equaling that is a huge step forward and fills me with so much encouragement, especially considering we've had three away games already. It's a near-ideal start to the season which we'll be looking to try and keep up but inevitably won't.

Also worth noting we're second in the table, despite being ahead on tries scored and points difference, because Glasgow's won more games than us.

 

[gaston le gaff]

The bonus point system must be abolished. Glasgow has won all 4 games, and Ospreys won 3 games and draw 1 game, but both 16 points because of the bonus points.
No bonus points please!

If you had a bonus system as in France 3 clear tries the difference, which keeps the game alive till the final whistle you would not need to abolish the system

 

[profitius]

The bonus point system must be abolished. Glasgow has won all 4 games, and Ospreys won 3 games and draw 1 game, but both 16 points because of the bonus points.
No bonus points please!

The bonus point system is a great idea. It encourages attacking play.


Glasgow were getting plenty of bonus points last season.