Cooney had a small setback last week so if not fully fit for another few weeks.

wp_rathead wrote: Sam Davies and Webb are very good halfbacks for Ospreys - AJ and Blade gonna have to be on top form
Was Cooney targeting this game to be back for?

Assuming Heenan is out and Underhill fit for Ospreys gonna be a busy day for whoever filling in openside - most likely James Connolly

Can't wait but gonna be nervy

Yes, Sam Davies has been unreal for them in open play and kicking while Underhill only 19 has been making a name for himself lately.
I hope Heenan is fit for this as he could go to to toe with Underhill and target Davies.
Our kicks will have to be spot on as O's love to run it back.

Sam Davies and Webb are very good halfbacks for Ospreys - AJ and Blade gonna have to be on top form
Was Cooney targeting this game to be back for?

Assuming Heenan is out and Underhill fit for Ospreys gonna be a busy day for whoever filling in openside - most likely James Connolly

Can't wait but gonna be nervy

Westie85 wrote:

clanman wrote: only 5 players from the Ospreys involved in the wales match team\bench, I assume there is a few more involved in the wider squad but they will be available for selection in our game.

the Southern Hemisphere guys they have are all big players for them. we have stop to Sam Davies from controlling the game he mixes up the play well, I'd have preferred a wet and windy day for this one but it looks like the weather will be dry, cold and light winds

Why? when good weather and a dry firm pitch better suits the type of rugby we're trying to play. We've struggled in wet weather recently especially against Ulster and Leinster

I know but I just think Ospreys would'nt be suited by a wet and windy sportsground, it would inconvenience them more than us

clanman wrote: only 5 players from the Ospreys involved in the wales match team\bench, I assume there is a few more involved in the wider squad but they will be available for selection in our game.

the Southern Hemisphere guys they have are all big players for them. we have stop to Sam Davies from controlling the game he mixes up the play well, I'd have preferred a wet and windy day for this one but it looks like the weather will be dry, cold and light winds

Why? when good weather and a dry firm pitch better suits the type of rugby we're trying to play. We've struggled in wet weather recently especially against Ulster and Leinster

only 5 players from the Ospreys involved in the wales match team\bench, I assume there is a few more involved in the wider squad but they will be available for selection in our game.

the Southern Hemisphere guys they have are all big players for them. we have stop to Sam Davies from controlling the game he mixes up the play well, I'd have preferred a wet and windy day for this one but it looks like the weather will be dry, cold and light winds

pinky wrote: Got this update from TG4:

TG4 wrote: Due to live General Election results coverage on its main TV channel on Saturday 27 February, TG4’s live coverage of Connacht v Ospreys will be available on the following alternative platforms:

- Live on the TG4 Player ( www.tg4.ie )
- Live on Saorview TG4 Channel (Red Button)
- Live on Virgin Channel 602

I don't think any of us would have chosen democracy as a system of government if we thought it would interfere with rugby coverage.

Bloody gaeilgoirs.
That's it, I'm voting UKIP.

pinky wrote: Got this update from TG4:

TG4 wrote: Due to live General Election results coverage on its main TV channel on Saturday 27 February, TG4’s live coverage of Connacht v Ospreys will be available on the following alternative platforms:

- Live on the TG4 Player ( www.tg4.ie )
- Live on Saorview TG4 Channel (Red Button)
- Live on Virgin Channel 602

I don't think any of us would have chosen democracy as a system of government if we thought it would interfere with rugby coverage.

Let's play the election with betting on the game : Connacht to score 1st : one TD for one party. Connacht to score more than 20 points : one TD for another. That's fun politics!

Got this update from TG4:

TG4 wrote: Due to live General Election results coverage on its main TV channel on Saturday 27 February, TG4’s live coverage of Connacht v Ospreys will be available on the following alternative platforms:

- Live on the TG4 Player ( www.tg4.ie )
- Live on Saorview TG4 Channel (Red Button)
- Live on Virgin Channel 602

I don't think any of us would have chosen democracy as a system of government if we thought it would interfere with rugby coverage.

4th place guarantees a Play Off spot.

5th place guarantees a European Cup spot.

6th place guarantees a 'well done, Connacht' - and that's all.

I'm not saying we won't finish 6th and qualify, but we won't qualify for finishing 6th.

I would still say either two Welsh or two Scottish teams outside the top half are still possible. Not likely, but why target something that doesn't get us anything?

connachta wrote: Pinky, with Scarlets at 48 points, and Glasgow with two added game to play, do you honestly think there could be no Scottish or no Welsh in the top 6? It was a very worrying possibity but I think it has faded away now. Very unlikely to say the least

Edinburgh are tanking big time and are away to Scarlets next, so if the Great Glasgow Revival - which currently amounts to a home win over a ropey Munster team - turns out to be a mirage, we could well have no Scots in the top 6. No chance of no Welsh in top six given Scarlets and Ospreys form.

On the subject of targets, 5th place has been 62 points 4 of the 5 seasons with the current format. The other year it was 66 but less than 60 would have sufficed.

Pinky, with Scarlets at 48 points, and Glasgow with two added game to play, do you honestly think there could be no Scottish or no Welsh in the top 6? It was a very worrying possibity but I think it has faded away now. Very unlikely to say the least

RogueXV wrote:

pinky wrote:

RogueXV wrote: 6th

There's that number again

I guess I should word it the way BN2 does to avoid any problems. Replace 6th with European Qualification.

Good plan. I admit that "third excluding the highest ranked team from each country and the Challenge Cup winner" is a bit of a mouthful. European Qualification is the best way to put it, or EQ for the lazy.

pinky wrote:

RogueXV wrote: 6th

There's that number again

I guess I should word it the way BN2 does to avoid any problems. Replace 6th with European Qualification.