Ospreys v Scarlets - Bonfire Night, (Saturday 05/11/11) BOOM!

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Liberty Stadium, Swansea. Kick off 6.30 pm. Live on S4C from 6:10pm. Match coverage repeated from 9:00am on S4C Sunday 06/11/11.

Roll up! Roll up! It's the West Wales derby Part One - can the Scarlets beat the Ospreys for the first time at the Liberty since 2007 or will the Ospreys determination to make up for the loss they incurred last week in the Rabo spoil the Scarlets party? Their previous meetings have looked like this:

27/12/10 Ospreys 60 - 17 Scarlets
02/10/10 Scarlets 18 - 21 Ospreys
02/04/10 Ospreys 27 - 19 Scarlets

It should be a very exciting encounter, and I can't wait to be there Let the banter begin!

OSPREYS
15 Richard Fussell
14 Tommy Bowe
13 Andrew Bishop
12 Ashley Beck
11 Eli Walker
10 Dan Biggar
9 Kahn Fotuali'i

1 Duncan Jones
2 Richard Hibbard
3 Cai Griffiths
4 Alun Wyn Jones (Capt)
5 Ian Evans
6 Joe Bearman
7 Justin Tipuric
8 Jonathan Thomas

Replacements:

16 Huw Bennett
17 Ryan Bevington
18 Aaron Jarvis
19 Ryan Jones
20 Tom Smith
21 George Stowers
22 Rhys Webb
23 Shane Williams

REFEREE: Mathieu Raynal (FFR)
Assistant Referees: Neil Hennessy, Jon Mason (both WRU)
Citing Commissioner : Richard Gwynn (WRU)
TMO: Tony Rowlands (WRU)

SCARLETS
15 Daniel Evans
14 Liam Williams
13 Adam Warren
12 Scott Williams
11 Sean Lamont
10 Stephen Jones
9 Tavis Knoyle

1 Iestyn Thomas
2 Matthew Rees (capt)
3 Rhys Thomas
4 Dominic Day
5 Damian Welch
6 Aaron Shingler
7 Rob McCusker
8 Ben Morgan.

Replacements:

Ken Owens
Phil John
Rhodri Jones
Sione Timani
Richie Pugh
Rhodri Williams
Jon Davies
George North.

PS: There will also be a Food Fair that will get underway at 4.00pm ahead of kick off. The food suppliers confirmed for the event including Gower Cottage Brownies, La Crème Patisserie, Swansea Hog Roast, the Waffle Trailer and Welsh Premium Burgers, giving fans a real taste of Wales ahead of the big match. YUMMO!!

Ospreys:

Richard Fussell

Tommy Bowe

Andrew Bishop

Ashley Beck

Eli Walker

Dan Biggar

Kahn Fotuali'i

Duncan Jones

Richard Hibbard

Cai Griffiths

Alun Wyn Jones (capt)

Ian Evans

Joe Bearman

Justin Tipuric

Jonathan Thomas.

Replacements: Huw Bennett, Ryan Bevington, Aaron Jarvis, Ryan Jones, Tom Smith, George Stowers, Rhys Webb, Shane Williams.

Not a bad team...

Tom smith looked great vs saints.

Stowers looked good as did Fotuali'i in the RWC.

Interesting that there is no back up at flyhalf?

I want that banana character soooo much!
I would use it after a team lost,it would be symbolic to me shaking my Winkle into the face of the fan whos team lost.

Maes - the team is posted in my original thread...not sure why you reposted it?

Anyway, any news of the Scarlets?

Strange, a full back row on the bench and only two backs subs.

The comedy coaching trio are obviously concerned about the legendary Scarlets pack!

Maes, Fotuali'i can play 9 and 10 so i'm guessing he's cover.

Looks like Bowe's being centre cover... Not sure who moves to 15 if there's an injury, possibly Biggar.

Can't wait, should be a cracking match, hope the Scarlets name a stong side.

All I know is that the scarlets are sticking with Wellies at ten..

Sorry cari, didn't see you altered the op

No worries Maes

Still no news from the Scarlets then...?

Can't believe it but can't go to the game now - Gutted. Too much bleeding work to do - I guess this is what you get for trying to develop your professional career. I have the Blues/Dragons game as a sop instead, it's not the same (everyone knows the best rugby is played down West )

Cari wrote:No worries Maes

Still no news from the Scarlets then...?

On the web page they have Sean Holley down as Osprey Head Coach (is that right?) and Nigel down for the Scarlets, but no team.

We have until about 12noon to announce the team, so just over an hour to go.

There's exciting!

I'll put the kettle on...

Priest - just seen your post. hard luck on not being able to make the match


Also latest ticket sales are looking at about 10,500 (apparently, that could be completely wrong!), so not great. Hope they have a lot of drive up/walk up people tomorrow to boost numbers.

Priest - bummer about that mate. Are you watching it on TV though? It's repeated on Sunday morning if you can watch it live.

I still think a lot more people will head to the match on the night. Ideal night for it.

Also latest ticket sales are looking at about 10,500 (apparently, that could be completely wrong!), so not great. Hope they have a lot of drive up/walk up people tomorrow to boost numbers.

My parents take my nephew to every home game that they can. They don't buy season tickets because they like to sit somewhere different every match. There will be plenty like them I imagine. Do you remember that game when the cues in the ticket office were still 100 yards long a quarter of an hour into the match!

It's not good just 10,000 sold so far - but I agree with a lot of other people that there will be at least a few thousand picking up tickets on the day.

Cheers dreamer and Cari - I'm going to have to do with watching the match on S4C, luckily I speak Welsh and the commentary is usually pretty good (except when talking about the technicalities of the Scrum, or any new rules). I think I will choose kick off time to take a break from my work for say around 80 mins and then go back to the grindstone.

Still it should be a good game, I'll have to go down for the next game at PYS. I'm tempting to Grow a Grav, but I did Movember last year and my moutache was pitiful (people kept asking my in the 3rd week why I'd stopped doing it as they thought I'd shaved lol) so maybe not

ah go on, Grow a Grav, why not eh? Tis all for a good cause

The O's are playing us at PYS on Boxing Day. Can't wait for that one!

Snap

It's funny coz I can't grow a beard like Brian Blessed (even ginger, which isn't a good look) but the tache part looks like a pre-pubescent boys attempt at one - I may just pencil one on when I go to games, it would look more realistic lol.

I won't be able to get to PYS on Boxing Day Just have to watch it on telly.

Any sign of the announcement yet?

Smirnoffpriest wrote:It's funny coz I can't grow a beard like Brian Blessed (even ginger, which isn't a good look) but the tache part looks like a pre-pubescent boys attempt at one - I may just pencil one on when I go to games, it would look more realistic lol.

Grow an Abe!

Scarlets team against Ospreys 5th November 2011, Liberty Stadium kick off 6.30pm: 15 Daniel Evans, 14 Liam Williams, 13 Adam Warren, 12 Scott Williams, 11 Sean Lamont, 10 Stephen Jones, 9 Tavis Knoyle, 1 Iestyn Thomas, 2 Matthew Rees (capt), 3 Rhys Thomas, 4 Dominic Day, 5 Damian Welch 6 Aaron Shingler, 7 Rob McCusker, 8 Ben Morgan.

Replacements: Ken Owens, Phil John, Rhodri Jones, Sione Timani, Richie Pugh, Rhodri Williams, Jon Davies, George North.



http://www.scarlets.co.uk/eng/news/4323.php


Really happy with that team! Got Iestyn and Smiler back in the Front Row, Tav and Stevo back, Scotty starting with Foxy and North on the bench. Lush.

I think this is our best chance of winning a the Liberty for a while.

Thanks Dreamer - OP updated.

Looking forward to seeing Schlong in the flesh, me!

ha yep, you'll enjoy that!

No Fenby though, but glad to see Liam Williams has been picked over him on the back of what's been some really, really good performances. A huge game for him.

Glas - agreed. Our pack need to turn up mentally though and we need to protect the ball more than we did against Ulster. We are far too slow at getting to the breakdown. And it's going to be such a key area with Tipuric playing.


Excited now! Still v apprehensive though. I think we can run them close, would expect minimum LBP, but the win.....ooo I hope so.

No win for you, sorry... It'll be nice to see Schlong running after Tommy anyway

It'll be nice to see Schlong running through/around Tommy anyway

Looks a good side - nice to see a strong half back patrnership - but whats happened to Tipuna (sp?) he must really not have got upto pace if he's not on the bench and Rhodri Will is favoured.

Looks a good front row and back row - lets hope they play to potential as they really need to up the pace.

PS whats an Abe? Glas a Du

Abraham Lincoln?

http://www.historyplace.com/lincoln/lincpix/last.jpg

Ahh I see, i think he's a bit too stylish for me but I do like his quiff in that photo!

Like the fact that Welch is get another crack at the whip, hopefully he put's in a performance that means he's undroppable.

I do think that's a pretty strong bench for us (apart from SH)

ah bit worried about cover for TH on the bench, as I don't like Rhodri or Phil to play there. Also no FH cover really, unless we shift Dan Evs up if something happens to Stevo. I know Monty and Liam can play there but it's still a gamble.

I'm the same though, really like that Welch is getting another start. Hope he has a great game proving he's ready for HEC rugby.

Glas a du wrote:

It'll be nice to see Schlong running through/around Tommy anyway

Schlong couldn't catch Tommy if he was chasing him on a motorbike. His...trouser snake's too big, he trips over it...

Poor PenfroPete will be taking three squealing wimmin to the match in his car...it'll be like going to a Westlife concert!

gcBlues wrote:

You don't know Cari do you!

Cari wrote: Poor PenfroPete will be taking three squealing wimmin to the match in his car...it'll be like going to a Westlife concert!

*misogyny alert*

And he only stands to gain something off one of them, and he's got it on tap from her anyhow!

maybe he just likes keeping his options open... LOL

Glas - you being Gogist again?

Would I?

I've always wondered what Cari looks like. Like one of those voices on the radio.

Don't want to spoil you Chris, but...
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_C96cWrMxBA8/R0OoVABEJII/AAAAAAAAA0M/J8j6zMKbFrw/s400/OldLady.jpg

I can see why Bowe is so intimidated by your beauty that he has had to take out a restraining order!

Chris - No, the restraining order was for something else entirely...

Glas - now everyone will think you're being sarcastic!

pretentious? Moi?

Anyway, we digress folks..

About this match tomorrow...I don't know about anyone else who's going, but I'm really looking forward to the spit roast....I mean the hog roast....the food fare (see OP), that's what I meant, honestly...

Literally cannot take you anywhere Cari.

Seriously. It should be a good night, and the food they've got there does sound lovely. Hopefully I'll get to sample some of that before kick off. Yum! I hope they get a tidy crowd in too, perhaps now that the teams are out, a few more will turn up.