That was a poor loss, far the superior team and should have closed out the win. In fairness Ospreys defended well but got away with a lot at the breakdown I felt, our discipline was good I think 3 penalties none in the 2nd half, other than that though it's a huge missed opportunity and Ospreys getting 5 out of that is wild. Yet Another game that got away from us in the final 10 minutes, albeit we got ourselves back into it in the final quarter

Blew that - couple of terrible bits of defending for those first tries...

To gift them the game and bonus point in the last 30 seconds is an absolute sickener

To come off 7 nil down having been up a player for ten is pretty poor

Showed some great stuff to get back level but just so disappointed atm

I think it's Adamson.

Who's the ref?

Really looking forward to this - like the way Nigel Carolan put it “season shaping” as opposed to season defining....

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Mr Power has us as one point favourites now. I believe I have already made my feelings clear about being slight favourites ...

It clearly won't be easy. Having us underdog +1 to + 7 seems fair
A 4-1 split would be ok in my POV. A win would be a huge boost

salmson wrote:

Mark Mostyn wrote: Ospreys are starting 18 year old Tiaan Thomas-Wheeler at 12, need I say more.

They have the same number of internationals (7) as us, and nearly twice as many caps (if you take Lydiate out it's pretty even), and they're still favourites.

That said our odds have plunged towards even overnight and the spread has gone from 7 points to 1.

I was thinking more narrowly than that, about the prospect of Bundee running straight at him off first phase ball all night. I was surprised Leinster weren’t more ruthless in targeting N’Tamack last week, eventually Cian Healy ran straight over him and he went off injured. That being said it looks like the Ospreys kid is a big lad, 6 foot 2 and 98kg apparently.

Mark Mostyn wrote: Ospreys are starting 18 year old Tiaan Thomas-Wheeler at 12, need I say more.

They have the same number of internationals (7) as us, and nearly twice as many caps (if you take Lydiate out it's pretty even), and they're still favourites.

That said our odds have plunged towards even overnight and the spread has gone from 7 points to 1.

Mark Mostyn wrote: Ospreys are starting 18 year old Tiaan Thomas-Wheeler at 12, need I say more.

And the scrum half, Harri Morgan is 18, born 16 March 2000

Ospreys are starting 18 year old Tiaan Thomas-Wheeler at 12, need I say more.

(15-9) Tiernan O’Halloran, Niyi Adeolokun, Tom Farrell, Bundee Aki, Cian Kelleher, Jack Carty, Kieran Marmion, (1- Denis Buckley, Tom McCartney, Finlay Bealham, Ultan Dillane, Quinn Roux, Sean O’Brien, Jarrad Butler (Capt), Paul Boyle.

Replacements (16-23): Shane Delahunt, Conan O’Donnell, Conor Carey, James Cannon, Colby Fainga’a, Caolin Blade, Conor Fitzgerald, Kyle Godwin.

salmson wrote:

connachta wrote:

salmson wrote: Reckon thta's very close to the XV but Aki will play 12 and Farrell will play 13.

Was about to write in this order (Schmidt directive for Bundee), but Farrell is used as 12 only when Bundee is available (presumed defensive weaknesses). So I don't think it would change in such a key game

All three games they've started together this year Bundee's been at 12 and Farrell at 13. Don't think they've played the other way round since the Gloucester q/f where Aki had an absolute mare defensively at 13.

I've not paid attention to that, was fixed on last season.
My bad then.

But don't think Tom and Bundee are the reasons, Joe may have decided that.
Aki to compete with Henshaw for 12, as many said Ringrose is nailed as 13, C.Farrell/Arnold are only back-ups

connachta wrote:

salmson wrote: Reckon thta's very close to the XV but Aki will play 12 and Farrell will play 13.

Was about to write in this order (Schmidt directive for Bundee), but Farrell is used as 12 only when Bundee is available (presumed defensive weaknesses). So I don't think it would change in such a key game

All three games they've started together this year Bundee's been at 12 and Farrell at 13. Don't think they've played the other way round since the Gloucester q/f where Aki had an absolute mare defensively at 13.

salmson wrote: Reckon thta's very close to the XV but Aki will play 12 and Farrell will play 13.

Was about to write in this order (Schmidt directive for Bundee), but Farrell is used as 12 only when Bundee is available (presumed defensive weaknesses). So I don't think it would change in such a key game