Men(Saints) v Boys(Ospreys)

Now i'm an Ospreys fan before you think this is an anti O's thread but you'll understand the title when you see the teams for the game tomorrow;

NORTHAMPTON SAINTS TEAM TO PLAY OSPREYS

15 Ben FODEN
14 Chris ASHTON
13 Scott ARMSTRONG
12 James DOWNEY
11 Vasily ARTEMYEV
10 Ryan LAMB
9 Lee DICKSON

1 Soane TONGA'UIHA
2 Dylan HARTLEY (capt)
3 Paul DORAN JONES
4 Courtney LAWES
5 Mark SORENSON
6 Calum CLARK
7 Tom WOOD
8 Roger WILSON

Replacements
16 Mike HAYWOOD
17 Alex WALLER
18 Tom MERCEY
19 Samu MANOA
20 Phil DOWSON
21 Martin ROBERTS
22 Stephen MYLER
23 Jon CLARKE

The Ospreys team to play Northampton Saints at the Riverside Hardware Brewery Field on Saturday 22nd October 2011, kick off at 6.00pm will be as follows:

15 Ross Jones
14 Tom Prydie
13 Ben John
12 Sonny Parker
11 Eli Walker
10 Matthew Morgan
9 Tom Habberfield

1 Cai Griffiths
2 Scott Baldwin
3 Aaron Jarvis
4 Tom Smith (Capt)
5 Ian Evans
6 James King
7 Sam Lewis
8 Morgan Allen

Replacements:
16 Mefin Davies
17 Joe Rees
18 Duncan Jones
19 Richard Kelly
20 Chauncey O'Toole
21 Tom Grabham
22 Will Price
23 Barry Davies

Fear this could be the end of our campain in the Low Value Cup for another year. We'd need to play really well to beat a very strong looking saints team. Are the Saints taking this game really seriously or just blending their internationals back into the team? Bit of a David v Goliath isn't it? Mind you we all know who won that one! Best of luck O's!!!!!!!!!!!!

Looks like Saints are taking the LV= very seriously, not playing any of their academy players, unlike the Ospreys who are putting out a very inexperienced side

Anyone think the Ospreys might not be taking this seriously? Will be very good experience for their young guns though. Reckon this is just a run out for the world cup players. Doubt Mallinder will be looking too seriously at this.

I'll be there cheering the O's on but that Saints side looks pretty tasty.
Let's hope for a shock result. I think the Ospreys were better than the score suggested last week so you never know....

Good to see Saints using their first team continuosly again, that worked perfectly last season...

I must admit I thought the Spirit of the LV=, especially the early rounds was to try out as many young prospects as possible.

I'm just waiting to be picked up by my friends so we can go to Bridgend and se it.
I think were going to get creamed though to be honest. I'm looking forward to seeing Vasily ARTEMYEV for Northampton. But i just cant see how the ospreys will get any ball. Putting Smith at lock is a stupid move, Though having Ian Evans back should add a bit of bite back, but if he gets angry and frustrated which tends to happen when we get put under pressure then we may end up getting a yellow.

I imagine there will be quite a few cards being shown...!

Their front five should take ours to the cleaners

Have a great time...! Lets hope the nippers can do some ankle biting and create an upset..

Prydie vs Artymev and Walker vs Ashton could be interesting...

Saints are using this game to re-intergrate their England players after the world cup.

Great Start by the Ospreys...!

3-0

Ashton his usual surly self kicking an osprey line out ball away unnecessarily.

That aside this Osprey youth team with a mix of academy, third and the odd second choice players is competing very well at the moment.

Just gone ten minutes but the Ospreys look composed, intelligent, patient and skilled.

Wonderful steal at the line out by Tom Smith. Right on the Saints line. Laws lays over the ball and concedes the penalty

6-0 to the ospreys

I've been really impressed with the youngsters at the Ospreys at the start of the season. Playing good no fear running rugby.

Been impressed with Morgan's kicking, it's been pinpoint. The lad seems like a really classy player.

Edit: He's put in a high tackle on someone... Is that even possible.

Anyone got a link?

Genius, Matthew Morgan penalised for a high tackle on a saints center twice his height and age...!

Hartley just punched Morgan

Captain sent off for trying to get Hartley who was holding him illegally to let go...!

Penalty kicked down the touch line a driving maul, tied in the ospreys and try to the debutant ruski Armytev...!

6-10 to saints

wales606 wrote:Anyone got a link?

http://www.stream2watch.me/index.php?videoid=27852

Lovely turnover there...! Penalties to the Ospreys...!

Great work by the young Osprey openside Sam Lewis.

This Academy back row are doing very well against a Saint First choice including England Hero Tom Wood.


9-10 Saints

penalty ospreys

they take the lead back 12-10


prydie almost intercepts

knock on though

I thought the ball had to leave your hands with a quick tap? either way, its another yellow card, and the ospreys discipline hasnt been great.

I didnt think it would be, rather inconsistent by the ref when the saints have been throwing ospreys line out balls scrum balls and penalty balls away all this half.

Plus side is last time we had a man off we ended up plus three.

Ospreys playing really well here and deservedly ahead..

Turning over saints ball at ease...

Parker runs in under the posts...!

19-10 at half time to the ospreys....

Hahahahaha, Ospreys 19 - 10 - Northampton

Excellent interception,

What has happened to Northampton? This is almost their 1st team against the O's 3rd - and the O's have been down to 14 for 20 minutes.

If the Ospreys had A.Jones and P.James playing they would be killing NH.

that pass was just asking for someone to intercept, sonny duly obliges. great lead at half time.

Ryan Lamb must be long sighted, it seems like he can only float long inviting passes!

Ospreys have to sort the scrum out somehow, Saints are just pushing them around the field at will.

One of the only facet of play NH have been any good at this evening (The rolling/ driving maul) pays off.

19-15

maestag, did you see that? the osprey player just kicked the ball away on a NH penalty......

Some of these youngsters are playing very well, Sam Lewis in particular has been excellent.

Northampton players do realise that they're supposed to stay IN the field of play don't they?

Looks like it could be a try... It's got to be.

thats a try surely? Ospreys are really struggling to deal with the physicality of Northamptons forwards.

wales606 wrote:Hahahahaha, Ospreys 19 - 10 - Northampton

Excellent interception,

What has happened to Northampton? This is almost their 1st team against the O's 3rd - and the O's have been down to 14 for 20 minutes.

hahahahahahah, Northhampton 22 - 19 Ospreys

nice little kick, 29 - 19 to NH

You can almost see Northampton knocking the rustiness off. It was a good option taking the cross field kick on amd the execution was good.

19-29 (58 min)

Northampton look like they could cut loose.

22 - 29 to NH

Mefin Davies brought on for his physicality...and it gains a penalty at the scrum! Ospreys doing well these last couple of minutes.

been impressed with the osprey lads.

Reet, I'm off out. Enjoy the rest of the game gentlemen.

Don't take it personally Maesteg, I love you really.

Any other moves in their play book apart from driving maul ? Zzzz

I was worried how the youngsters would deal with Northamptons first team, but theyve been very, very impressive at times. Sam Lewis, Matthew Morgan and Eli Walker in particular looked classy all game.

GReat display by the youngsters...!

MAn of the Match Matthew Morgan...

Ospreys out of the LV cup already, so far in this comp English clubs have beaten their welsh counterparts in 4 games out of 5.

Well played by the Ospreys young lads, the returning Saints boys clearly needed that run out to shake the team rustiness prior to AP matches next week.

maestegmafia wrote:Genius, Matthew Morgan penalised for a high tackle on a saints center twice his height and age...!

It was for a high tackle on Ryan Lamb, who's 5'9" & 25yo to Morgan's 5'8" &19yo. Not quite sure what relevance age was though.

Cumbrian wrote:Ryan Lamb must be long sighted, it seems like he can only float long inviting passes!

It was the Russian winger popping up in midfield whose floated pass was intercepted.

Another good win by an English side over a Welsh one in the LV.

Well done Saints. Good chance to get the team gelling again after the world cup.