PRO14 Round 8 - Nov. 28, 29 & 30

[Al Bangor]

Saturday, 28th

Connacht vs Ospreys, 11:35 @ Galway

Sunday, 29th

Benetton vs Dragons, 8:00 @ Treviso

Cardiff vs Glasgow, 11:35 @ Newport

Monday, 30th

Munster vs Zebre, 12:15 @ Limerick

Edinburgh vs Ulster, 12:15 @ Edinburgh

 

[Al Bangor]

Connacht
Benetton
Glasgow
Munster
Ulster

 

[munstermuffin]

Saturday, 28th

Connacht vs Ospreys, 11:35 @ Galway

Sunday, 29th

Benetton vs Dragons, 8:00 @ Treviso

Cardiff vs Glasgow, 11:35 @ Newport

Monday, 30th

Munster vs Zebre, 12:15 @ Limerick

Edinburgh vs Ulster, 12:15 @ Edinburgh

Those times are American or else we will be giving a walkover Monday as we are told 8.15pm

 

[big ginger 8]

ONNACHT MATCHDAY 23 VS OSPREYS RUGBY
Saturday 28th November, The Sportsground, Kick-Off 7.35pm

Number/Name/Caps (* denotes uncapped)
15. John Porch (23)
14. Peter Sullivan (4)
13. Sammy Arnold (6)
12. Tom Daly (30)
11. Alex Wootton (6)
10. Conor Fitzgerald (27)
9. Colm Reilly (3)
1. Denis Buckley (184)
2. Shane Delahunt (82)
3. Jack Aungier (6)
4. Eoghan Masterson (96)
5. Gavin Thornbury (44)
6. Sean O'Brien (58)
7. Conor Oliver (6)
8. Paul Boyle (C) (44)

Replacements
16. Jonny Murphy (9)
17. Paddy McAllister (14)
18. Dominic Robertson-McCoy (56)
19. Cian Prendergast (1)
20. Jarrad Butler (61)
21. Stephen Kerins (11)
22. Sean O'Brien (Acad) *
23. Colm de Buitlear (5)

 

[Groundhog]

Wootton has been very good for Connacht. I think he's still technically on loan with them, but imagine he won't be back with us. Nice to see Boyle captain the side at 23.

 

[Leinster Fan]

Crazy impressive for Boyle to already have 44 caps and captain. Unlucky be plays in the backrow, he's not that far away from international rugby for me.

 

[Groundhog]

Crazy impressive for Boyle to already have 44 caps and captain. Unlucky be plays in the backrow, he's not that far away from international rugby for me.

Also overcame being from Gorey, which I have on good authority is a shithole.

 

[big ginger 8]

Boyle and Wooton are definitely playing great stuff. Porch looks a great signing for them as well.

Great to see SOB 2.0 back starting after 2 years of injury.

SOB 3.0 is Conor's younger brother.

 

[big ginger 8]

Connacht match postponed due to Ospreys having someone test positive.
Third Connacht match to be cancelled without a single positive test on their end afaik.

 

[Al Bangor]

Those times are American or else we will be giving a walkover Monday as we are told 8.15pm

I copied those times directly from the PRO14 website. Can their website tell that I'm in the USA and adjust that page accordingly?

 

[munstermuffin]

I copied those times directly from the PRO14 website. Can their website tell that I'm in the USA and adjust that page accordingly?

Yes the times are linked to your jurisdiction from internet.

 

[Al Bangor]

Yes the times are linked to your jurisdiction from internet.

Gotcha', I'll remember that.

 

[big ginger 8]

Ulster team to play Edinburgh Rugby, Guinness PRO14 Round 8, Monday 30 November 2020, at BT Murrayfield (kick-off 8.15pm, live on Premier Sports):

(15-9) Michael Lowry, Matt Faddes, James Hume, Stewart Moore, Rob Lyttle, Ian Madigan, John Cooney;

(1-8) Andrew Warwick, John Andrew, Marty Moore, Alan O'Connor, Sam Carter (Capt.), Sean Reidy, Jordi Murphy, Marcell Coetzee.

Replacements: Bradley Roberts, Kyle McCall, Gareth Milasinovich, David O'Connor, David McCann, David Shanahan, Bill Johnston, Aaron Sexton

Great to see McCann and Sexton involved.

Munster:
Matt Gallagher; Calvin Nash, Dan Goggin, Damian de Allende, Darren Sweetnam; JJ Hanrahan, Nick McCarthy;
Josh Wycherley, Rhys Marshall, Stephen Archer; Fineen Wycherley, Billy Holland (c); Jack O'Donoghue, Chris Cloete, Gavin Coombes.

Replacements: Diarmuid Barron, Liam O'Connor, Keynan Knox, Thomas Ahern, Jack Daly, Craig Casey, Ben Healy, Seán French.

Zebre:
15. Junior Laloifi (15)
14. Giovanni D'Onofrio* (7)
13. Giulio Bisegni (104) (Cap)
12. Enrico Lucchin* (13)
11. Pierre Bruno (16)
10. Paolo Pescetto (4)
9. Alessandro Fusco* (0) permit player delle Fiamme Oro Rugby

8. Lorenzo Masselli* (12)
7. Alessandro Mordacci* (1) giocatore invitato del Valorugby Emilia
6. Mick Kearney (20)
5. Leonard Krumov* (50)
4. Gabriele Venditti* (0) giocatore invitato del Rugby Calvisano
3. Alexandru Tarus (12)
2. Marco Manfredi (17)
1.Riccardo Brugnara (4) permit player del Rugby Calvisano

A disposizione:

16. Massimo Ceciliani* (32)
17. Andrea Lovotti* (99)
18. Matteo Nocera* (6)
19. Andrea Chianucci (0) giocatore invitato delle Fiamme Oro Rugby
20. Oliviero Fabiani (123)
21. Simone Marinaro* (0) giocatore invitato delle Fiamme Oro Rugby
22. Alessandro Forcucci* (0) giocatore invitato delle Fiamme Oro Rugby
23. Jamie Elliott (36)

Glad to see Josh Wycherley starting and Sean French back from injury.

 

[Groundhog]

Good Munster team. Liam O'Connor the old man on the bench at 25. He's had such a rotten time with injury. Would be great to see a bit of Ahern and French. Was hoping we'd use Flannery before Europe, but we've done a reall good job with the squad so far this year. All boxes ticked for VG so far this year lets hope for the full points tomorrow.

Munster now have a weird number of people related to each other. Two Coombes (cousins), two Wycherleys, two Scannells, two Frenches. Then Jack O'Sullivan is the Scannells' cousin. Its almost like genetics are a thing, damn.

 

[Leinster Fan]

Good Munster team. Liam O'Connor the old man on the bench at 25. He's had such a rotten time with injury. Would be great to see a bit of Ahern and French. Was hoping we'd use Flannery before Europe, but we've done a reall good job with the squad so far this year. All boxes ticked for VG so far this year lets hope for the full points tomorrow.

Munster now have a weird number of people related to each other. Two Coombes (cousins), two Wycherleys, two Scannells, two Frenches. Then Jack O'Sullivan is the Scannells' cousin. Its almost like genetics are a thing, damn.

Leinster's success if built around the rugby proficiency of two guys named Byrne and O'Brien a couple of hundred years ago.

 

[Al Bangor]

Final - Dragons 26 Benetton 19

Benetton scored with under a minute to go to make it look closer, but the Dragons were clearly in control of this game.

 

[Al Bangor]

Glasgow beat Cardiff, 19-10. But it wasn't as close as the score let's on. The Warriors had the ball in the Blues half most of the game. Good to see my Warriors get a win!

 

[Al Bangor]

Was the Connacht vs Ospreys game cancelled? I usually watch the PRO14 games on ESPN+ (on demand) because of the time difference between Europe and America, but this game is no longer listed. And I don't see a final score on the PRO14 website either.

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Was the Connacht vs Ospreys game cancelled? I usually watch the PRO14 games on ESPN+ (on demand) because of the time difference between Europe and America, but this game is no longer listed. And I don't see a final score on the PRO14 website either.

Yep, O's had covid.

 

[Al Bangor]

Yep, O's had covid.

Sorry to hear that, but thanks for letting me know.