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<blockquote data-quote="Leonormous Boozer" data-source="post: 838740" data-attributes="member: 45598"><p><strong>Friday</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong>Edinburgh v Blues</p><p>Dragons v The Champions Elect</p><p>Munster v Scarlets</p><p></p><p><strong>Sunday</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong>Ospreys v Glasgow</p><p>Zebre v Ulster</p><p>Treviso v Connacht</p><p></p><p>Edinburgh v Blues - Embra looked like a side with potential last week, possibly because they looked like a large u16 side but there was something, a huge turnaround is needed to get something this week and I don't think they're quite capable to do that and are destined to sadly and quietly wait until Cockers comes steaming at the ears. Cardiff to win a close match while never looking like losing.</p><p></p><p>Dragons v The Champions Elect - The tournament's most aesthetic squad has had to field a weak side after last week's orgy of injuries, Kirchner at 13 would have even Leinster's most biased fan (me) extremely worried. However, by using the logic of a similarly weak Leinster side who played the majority of the game against the Scarlets with 14 men getting a lbp and Scarlets being better than the Dragons - Leinster will scrape it!</p><p></p><p>Munster v Scarlets - Munster at home, with no major injuries beat the Scarlets, its getting boring at this stage. I'd advise any Ulster fans not to look at the Munster starting backline...</p><p></p><p>Ospreys v Glasgow - You'd expect this to be the tie of the round, its not considering Glasgow are playing Wales in Murrayfield this weekend... Ospreys to stroll it with Glasgow starting to sweat about an Irish province coming up their rear... Or not because Embra are ****e!</p><p></p><p>Zebre v Ulster - Maybe when the North Americans come I'll get to preview the Italian sides every now and then.</p><p></p><p>Treviso v Connacht - Or Ze Germans!</p><p></p><p><strong><strong>Edinburgh Rugby team to play Cardiff Blues at the Myreside in the Guinness PRO12 tomorrow (Friday 24 February, kick-off 7.05pm) â€" live on BBC Scotland</strong></strong></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #373737"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><div style="text-align: center">15. Blair Kinghorn</div></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #373737"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></div></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #373737"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">14. Damien Hoyland</div></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #373737"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">13. Glenn Bryce</div></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #373737"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">12. Chris Dean</div></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #373737"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">11. Rory Scholes</div></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #373737"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></div></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #373737"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">10. Jason Tovey</div></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #373737"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">9. Sam Hidalgo-Clyne</div></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #373737"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></div></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #373737"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">1. Jack Cosgrove</div></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #373737"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">2. Neil Cochrane CAPTAIN</div></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #373737"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">3. Murray McCallum</div></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #373737"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">4. Fraser McKenzie</div></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #373737"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">5. Ben Toolis</div></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #373737"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">6. Magnus Bradbury</div></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #373737"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">7. Jamie Ritchie</div></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #373737"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">8. Cornell Du Preez<strong></strong></div></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #373737"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><strong></strong></div></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #373737"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><strong>Replacements</strong></div></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #373737"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><strong></strong></div></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #373737"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><strong></strong>16. George Turner</div></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #373737"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">17. Derrick Appiah</div></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #373737"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">18. Kevin Bryce</div></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #373737"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">19. Grant Gilchrist</div></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #373737"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">20. Lewis Carmichael</div></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #373737"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">21. Nathan Fowles</div></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #373737"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">22. Junior Rasolea</div></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #373737"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">23. Michael Allen</div></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #373737"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></div><p></span></span><span style="color: #373737"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><strong>Cardiff Blues:</strong><span style="color: #848484"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"> Matthew Morgan; Alex Cuthbert, Willis Halaholo, Steve Shingler, Tom James; Gareth Anscombe, Lloyd Williams; Rhys Gill, Kristian Dacey, Anton Peikrishvili, George Earle, Jarrad Hoeata, Macauley Cook, Josh Sion Bennett, Nick Williams.</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #373737"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #373737"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><strong>Replacements:</strong><span style="color: #848484"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"> Matthew Rees, Corey Domachowski, Scott Andrews, James Down, Kirby Myhill, Tomos Williams, Garyn Smith, Aled Summerhill.</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #373737"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #848484"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #373737"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #848484"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #111111">[FONT=&amp]<span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit">Newport Gwent Dragons team to face Leinster</span></span>[/FONT]</span></p><p><span style="color: #111111">[FONT=&amp]<span style="font-family: inherit">15 Carl Meyer, 14 Adam Hughes, 13 Tyler Morgan, 12 Jack Dixon, 11 Pat Howard, 10, Dorian Jones, 9 Tavis Knoyle; 1 Sam Hobbs, 2 Elliot Dee, 3 Brok Harris, 4 Nick Crosswell, 5 Rynard Landman, 6 Ollie Griffiths, 7 Nic Cudd, 8 Lewis Evans ©</span>[/FONT]</span></p><p><span style="color: #111111">[FONT=&amp]<span style="font-family: inherit">Replacements; Rhys Buckley, Thomas Davies, Lloyd Fairbrother, Matthew Screech, Harrison Keddie, Sarel Pretorius, Angus O’Brien, Adam Warren.</span>[/FONT]</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #333333">[FONT=&amp]<strong>LEINSTER (Leinster caps in brackets) :</strong>[/FONT]</span></p><p><span style="color: #333333">[FONT=&amp]15. Joey Carbery (14)</span></p><p><span style="color: #333333">14. Adam Byrne (16)</span></p><p><span style="color: #333333">13. Zane Kirchner (80)</span></p><p><span style="color: #333333">12. Noel Reid (76)</span></p><p><span style="color: #333333">11. Fergus McFadden (144)</span></p><p><span style="color: #333333">10. Ross Byrne (16)</span></p><p><span style="color: #333333">9. Jamison Gibson-Park (20)</span></p><p><span style="color: #333333">1. Peter Dooley (31)</span></p><p><span style="color: #333333">2. Richardt Strauss (139) <strong>CAPTAIN </strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333">3. Michael Bent (79)</span></p><p><span style="color: #333333">4. Ross Molony (36)</span></p><p><span style="color: #333333">5. Mike McCarthy (73)</span></p><p><span style="color: #333333">6. Rhys Ruddock (123)</span></p><p><span style="color: #333333">7. Peadar Timmins (5)</span></p><p><span style="color: #333333">8. Jack Conan (44)[/FONT]</span></p><p><span style="color: #333333">[FONT=&amp]16. James Tracy (34)</span></p><p><span style="color: #333333">17. Ed Byrne (5)</span></p><p><span style="color: #333333">18. Mike Ross (146)</span></p><p><span style="color: #333333">19. Hayden Triggs (23)</span></p><p><span style="color: #333333">20. Max Deegan (1)</span></p><p><span style="color: #333333">21. Luke McGrath (67)</span></p><p><span style="color: #333333">22. Cathal Marsh (17)</span></p><p><span style="color: #333333">23. Barry Daly (7)</span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"><strong>Munster:</strong><span style="color: #3E3E3E"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"> Jaco Taute; Darren Sweetnam, Francis Saili, Dan Goggin, Ronan O'Mahony; Tyler Bleyendaal Capt., Duncan Williams; Dave Kilcoyne, Rhys Marshall, Stephen Archer; Dave Foley, Billy Holland; Dave O'Callaghan, Tommy O'Donnell, Conor Oliver.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"><strong>Replacements:</strong><span style="color: #3E3E3E"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"> Kevin O'Byrne, Peter McCabe, Brian Scott, Darren O'Shea, Fineen Wycherley, Abrie Griesel, Ian Keatley, Andrew Conway.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #3E3E3E"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #3E3E3E"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"></span></span><span style="font-family: 'HelveticaL'">Scarlets team to take on Munster at Thomond Park, Friday 24</span><span style="font-family: 'HelveticaL'">th</span><span style="font-family: 'HelveticaL'"> February, kick-off 7.35pm;</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'HelveticaL'">15 Johnny Mcnicholl, 14 DTH van der Merwe, 13 Steff Hughes, 12 Hadleigh Parkes ©, 11 Tom Williams, 10 Dan Jones, 9 Jonathan Evans, 1 Wyn Jones, 2 Ryan Elias, 3 Werner Kruger, 4 Tom Price, 5 Tadhg Beirne, 6 Aaron Shingler, 7 James Davies, 8 Will Boyde</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'HelveticaL'">Replacements: Dafydd Hughes, Luke Garrett, Nicky Thomas, Rynier Bernardo, Morgan Allen, Aled Davies, Aled Thomas, Ioan Nicholas</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'HelveticaL'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'HelveticaL'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'HelveticaL'">... Edinburgh really aren't good enough to have such a lavish layout in their team announcement! If only everyone could be from South Dublin!</span>[/FONT]</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Leonormous Boozer, post: 838740, member: 45598"] [B]Friday [/B]Edinburgh v Blues Dragons v The Champions Elect Munster v Scarlets [B]Sunday [/B]Ospreys v Glasgow Zebre v Ulster Treviso v Connacht Edinburgh v Blues - Embra looked like a side with potential last week, possibly because they looked like a large u16 side but there was something, a huge turnaround is needed to get something this week and I don't think they're quite capable to do that and are destined to sadly and quietly wait until Cockers comes steaming at the ears. Cardiff to win a close match while never looking like losing. Dragons v The Champions Elect - The tournament's most aesthetic squad has had to field a weak side after last week's orgy of injuries, Kirchner at 13 would have even Leinster's most biased fan (me) extremely worried. However, by using the logic of a similarly weak Leinster side who played the majority of the game against the Scarlets with 14 men getting a lbp and Scarlets being better than the Dragons - Leinster will scrape it! Munster v Scarlets - Munster at home, with no major injuries beat the Scarlets, its getting boring at this stage. I'd advise any Ulster fans not to look at the Munster starting backline... Ospreys v Glasgow - You'd expect this to be the tie of the round, its not considering Glasgow are playing Wales in Murrayfield this weekend... Ospreys to stroll it with Glasgow starting to sweat about an Irish province coming up their rear... Or not because Embra are ****e! Zebre v Ulster - Maybe when the North Americans come I'll get to preview the Italian sides every now and then. Treviso v Connacht - Or Ze Germans! [B][B]Edinburgh Rugby team to play Cardiff Blues at the Myreside in the Guinness PRO12 tomorrow (Friday 24 February, kick-off 7.05pm) – live on BBC Scotland[/B][/B] [COLOR=#373737][FONT=Arial][CENTER]15. Blair Kinghorn 14. Damien Hoyland 13. Glenn Bryce 12. Chris Dean 11. Rory Scholes 10. Jason Tovey 9. Sam Hidalgo-Clyne 1. Jack Cosgrove 2. Neil Cochrane CAPTAIN 3. Murray McCallum 4. Fraser McKenzie 5. Ben Toolis 6. Magnus Bradbury 7. Jamie Ritchie 8. Cornell Du Preez[B] Replacements [/B]16. George Turner 17. Derrick Appiah 18. Kevin Bryce 19. Grant Gilchrist 20. Lewis Carmichael 21. Nathan Fowles 22. Junior Rasolea 23. Michael Allen [/CENTER] [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#373737][FONT=Arial][B]Cardiff Blues:[/B][COLOR=#848484][FONT=Calibri] Matthew Morgan; Alex Cuthbert, Willis Halaholo, Steve Shingler, Tom James; Gareth Anscombe, Lloyd Williams; Rhys Gill, Kristian Dacey, Anton Peikrishvili, George Earle, Jarrad Hoeata, Macauley Cook, Josh Sion Bennett, Nick Williams.[/FONT][/COLOR] [B]Replacements:[/B][COLOR=#848484][FONT=Calibri] Matthew Rees, Corey Domachowski, Scott Andrews, James Down, Kirby Myhill, Tomos Williams, Garyn Smith, Aled Summerhill. [/FONT][/COLOR][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#111111][FONT=&][FONT=inherit][FONT=inherit]Newport Gwent Dragons team to face Leinster[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#111111][FONT=&][FONT=inherit]15 Carl Meyer, 14 Adam Hughes, 13 Tyler Morgan, 12 Jack Dixon, 11 Pat Howard, 10, Dorian Jones, 9 Tavis Knoyle; 1 Sam Hobbs, 2 Elliot Dee, 3 Brok Harris, 4 Nick Crosswell, 5 Rynard Landman, 6 Ollie Griffiths, 7 Nic Cudd, 8 Lewis Evans ©[/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#111111][FONT=&][FONT=inherit]Replacements; Rhys Buckley, Thomas Davies, Lloyd Fairbrother, Matthew Screech, Harrison Keddie, Sarel Pretorius, Angus O’Brien, Adam Warren.[/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=&][B]LEINSTER (Leinster caps in brackets) :[/B][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=&]15. Joey Carbery (14) 14. Adam Byrne (16) 13. Zane Kirchner (80) 12. Noel Reid (76) 11. Fergus McFadden (144) 10. Ross Byrne (16) 9. Jamison Gibson-Park (20) 1. Peter Dooley (31) 2. Richardt Strauss (139) [B]CAPTAIN [/B] 3. Michael Bent (79) 4. Ross Molony (36) 5. Mike McCarthy (73) 6. Rhys Ruddock (123) 7. Peadar Timmins (5) 8. Jack Conan (44)[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=&]16. James Tracy (34) 17. Ed Byrne (5) 18. Mike Ross (146) 19. Hayden Triggs (23) 20. Max Deegan (1) 21. Luke McGrath (67) 22. Cathal Marsh (17) 23. Barry Daly (7) [B]Munster:[/B][COLOR=#3E3E3E][FONT=Calibri] Jaco Taute; Darren Sweetnam, Francis Saili, Dan Goggin, Ronan O'Mahony; Tyler Bleyendaal Capt., Duncan Williams; Dave Kilcoyne, Rhys Marshall, Stephen Archer; Dave Foley, Billy Holland; Dave O'Callaghan, Tommy O'Donnell, Conor Oliver.[/FONT][/COLOR] [B]Replacements:[/B][COLOR=#3E3E3E][FONT=Calibri] Kevin O'Byrne, Peter McCabe, Brian Scott, Darren O'Shea, Fineen Wycherley, Abrie Griesel, Ian Keatley, Andrew Conway. [/FONT][/COLOR][FONT=HelveticaL]Scarlets team to take on Munster at Thomond Park, Friday 24[/FONT][FONT=HelveticaL]th[/FONT][FONT=HelveticaL] February, kick-off 7.35pm;[/FONT] [FONT=HelveticaL]15 Johnny Mcnicholl, 14 DTH van der Merwe, 13 Steff Hughes, 12 Hadleigh Parkes ©, 11 Tom Williams, 10 Dan Jones, 9 Jonathan Evans, 1 Wyn Jones, 2 Ryan Elias, 3 Werner Kruger, 4 Tom Price, 5 Tadhg Beirne, 6 Aaron Shingler, 7 James Davies, 8 Will Boyde[/FONT] [FONT=HelveticaL]Replacements: Dafydd Hughes, Luke Garrett, Nicky Thomas, Rynier Bernardo, Morgan Allen, Aled Davies, Aled Thomas, Ioan Nicholas ... Edinburgh really aren't good enough to have such a lavish layout in their team announcement! If only everyone could be from South Dublin![/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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