EDF Final

Stev_o

So Ospreys take on Leicester in a rematch of last year's final lets hope that it ll be a similar match. Line up's are

Leicester Tigers
15 Johne Murphy
14 Ollie Smith
13 Dan Hipkiss
12 Aaron Mauger
11 Alesana Tuilagi
10 Andy Goode
9 Harry Ellis
1 Boris Stankovich
2 George Chuter
3 Martin Castrogiovanni
4 Louis Deacon
5 Ben Kay
6 Martin Corry (c)
7 Ben Herring
8 Jordan Crane

Replacements
16 Benjamin Kayser
17 Julian White
18 Richard Blaze
19 Tom Croft
20 Christophe Laussucq
21 Sam Vesty
22 Tom Varndell

Ospreys
15 Lee Byrne
14 Johnny Vaughton
13 Sonny Parker
12 Andrew Bishop
11 Shane Williams
10 James Hook
9 Justin Marshall

1 Paul James
2 Richard Hibbard
3 Adam Jones
4 Alun-wyn Jones
5 Ian Evans
6 Ryan Jones (capt)
7 Marty Holah
8 Filo Tiatia

Replacements:

16 Huw Bennett
17 Duncan Jones
18 Ian Gough
19 Jonathan Thomas
20 Gareth Owen
21 Jonathan Spratt
22Aled Brew

Tigers to win hopefully

marco_polo

Tigers -4 @ evens I'll have some of that Paddy power

Inquitus

I went for a Hairsprays and Munster double at 5-1.

Shame it seems it's last weeks Hairsprays that have turned up.......

marco_polo

Weak defence there 7-6 Os

Inquitus

A great last 20 for the O's but I can't help feeling the fact that it yielded no further scores could make them pay, unless they continue to dominate in the 2nd 40.

Sherifu

Try O's. Great work by Byrne.

marco_polo

marco_polo wrote: »

Tigers -4 @ evens I'll have some of that Paddy power

Worst bet ever. Mna the Tigers have gone backwards this season under Loffreda. He will surely be coming under a little bit of pressure if they lose this and will have to get into the GP playoff positions.

Must say Jonny Murphy looks like he is turning into a fine player

Diamondmaker

Yeah JM looking very good.

Sherifu

Leicester are a disaster. Hoping for the final whistle i'd say.

Inquitus

well first leg of the double in, will lay off the initial stake on Leinster so it's basically a free 2/1 punt on Munster.

damnyanks

And they've a game on Tuesday.

How many games are all these teams playing a year? It really seems too much.

Stev_o

Hasnt been a great season for Leicester has it, they have some really bad selection issues why Varndell wasnt starting i ll never know but anyway they never looked like winning or scoring they will loose to Bath on Tuesday and wont make the finally four. JM was their only real bright spark today and he looked fairly strong

Podge_irl

Leicester were shocking. It was clear trying to move the ball around the fringes wasn't working, but then they never looked like making much ground through the backs either. Ospreys were never really in danger of conceding a try.

escobar

Stev_0.. I see your shamelessly promoting anything to do with the Gp ,when your not denigrating the CL, again... You wouldn't be a GP fan from across the water would you...

Remind me again ....did leinster just beat the team that beat the best team in the GP...oh and who won that cup anyway..not a CL team was it

toomevara

escobar wrote: »

Stev_0.. I see your shamelessly promoting anything to do with the Gp ,

This game wasn't in the GP it's the EDF...a competition between English and welsh teams...and what's with the "across the water" nonsense...puh-leeze!

Anyhoo, just watched it on the sky+, Leicester shocking. looked ponderous and flatfooted...allowed Opsreys to play (unlike Sarries in the HC last week)...hopelessly outplayed..Goode was his usual up and down self, while Corry and had a quiet day. The Leicester backrow comprehensively outplayed by the superb Ospreys unit...but Murphy..how good is he shaping up to be? Easily the best Tiger on the field....looking forward to seeing him in a green shirt...

RuggieBear

escobar wrote: »

Remind me again ....did leinster just beat the team that beat the best team in the GP...oh and who won that cup anyway..not a CL team was it

tbh, that doesn't count for ****e. Gloucester hammered saracens who beat the ospres which was basically the welsh grandslam team but with better kiwi players too. Does that mean that Leinster are now better than Wales? But wait Leinster got hammered by Leicester a few months back...does that mean Leicester are the best team....

Need i go on?

escobar

RuggieBear wrote: »

tbh, that doesn't count for ****e. Gloucester hammered saracens who beat the ospres which was basically the welsh grandslam team but with better kiwi players too. Does that mean that Leinster are now better than Wales? But wait Leinster got hammered by Leicester a few months back...does that mean Leicester are the best team....

Need i go on?

As I remember Leinster hammered Leicester , true , and so did Edinburough... OH and Ospreys hammered saracens 30-3 and won that cup.... You'll see what munster will do to saracens... Really arn't the GP or EDF boards the best places to discuss those leagues....

toomevara

escobar wrote: »

. Really arn't the GP or EDF boards the best places to discuss those leagues....

Eh? this is a thread discussing the EDF match between Leicester and the Opsreys as advertised...if you don't like it, or have a particular axe to grind against the GP/EDF, dont read it). With all due respect a circular and spurious argument....

Stev_o

escobar wrote: »

Stev_0.. I see your shamelessly promoting anything to do with the Gp ,when your not denigrating the CL, again... You wouldn't be a GP fan from across the water would you...

Remind me again ....did leinster just beat the team that beat the best team in the GP...oh and who won that cup anyway..not a CL team was it

What are you on about? Rugby is rugby and ill watch whatever i can. Now considering that this match was on the BBC available to anyone that has a tv i knew that a certain % of this forum that actually likes to watch ever rugby they can could discuss the match. If you havent realised already this is a rugby forum and not lets all rant about how my province is better then your province and occasionally argue about our international manager which it seems to be for a selected few.

So seriously cop on watch the rugby enjoy and if you want your opinons to be taken seriously dont start posting such a bs post again.

And to answer your question no im from Leinster born in Leinster and support Leinster though im not their most avid fan for a few reasons. I enjoy rugby and will gladly watch GP, HC , EDF, Top14, Sevens , Super 14.

escobar

Stev_o wrote: »

What are you on about? Rugby is rugby and ill watch whatever i can. Now considering that this match was on the BBC available to anyone that has a tv i knew that a certain % of this forum that actually likes to watch ever rugby they can could discuss the match. If you havent realised already this is a rugby forum and not lets all rant about how my province is better then your province and occasionally argue about our international manager which it seems to be for a selected few.

So seriously cop on watch the rugby enjoy and if you want your opinons to be taken seriously dont start posting such a bs post again.

And to answer your question no im from Leinster born in Leinster and support Leinster though im not their most avid fan for a few reasons. I enjoy rugby and will gladly watch GP, HC , EDF, Top14, Sevens , Super 14.

Now Now.... seem to have hit a raw nerve..might be some truth there..eh.
Support all the provinces by the way.......love all rugby in general. Not just hate one league and promote another:(

toomevara

escobar wrote: »

Now Now.... seem to have hit a raw nerve..might be some truth there..eh.
Support all the provinces by the way.......love all rugby in general. Not just hate one league and promote another:(

What in the name of the Lord God Above in Heaven are you blandering on about? You've managed to flatly contradict yourself at least 3 times that i can be bothered to count thus far in this thread.

Fine if you've got a multiple personality disorder (in which case commiserations).If this is not,as I suspect, the case, I'd have to conclude you're a particularly virulent strain of the dreaded "Trollus Rugbicus", lord save us from the evil thing.....*crosses self, throws salt over shoulder*

RuggieBear

escobar. behave.

Any more low on content, high on irritants posts and you will not be posting on the rugby forum for a while.

escobar

RuggieBear wrote: »

escobar. behave.

Any more low on content, high on irritants posts and you will not be posting on the rugby forum for a while.

OK! OK! I've stopped. Think I have a point but anyway...