Ospreys Away, 21st of Feb

[cormac]

None of our players in the Ireland training squad have been released back to Leinster.

[D4surfer]

None of our players in the Ireland training squad have been released back to Leinster.

Assuming we get a few back who aren't in Irish plans, I'd go for something like:

Dooley, Tracy, Bent, Fardy, Molony, Murphy, Connors, Ruddock, JGP, Frawley, Lowe, Tomane, JOB, DK, RK
Milne, Cronin, Aungier/Salanoa, Baird, Penny, McGrath, HB, Ferg

Will Connors, Dave Kearney and Luke McGrath from the group above are still in camp with Ireland.

[Pilotman123]

Will Connors is a serious prospect. Playing Phenomenal this season

[Laighin Break]

Will Connors is a serious prospect. Playing Phenomenal this season

Good insight. Hadn't noticed.

[Pilotman123]

Will Connors is a serious prospect. Playing Phenomenal this season

Good insight. Hadn't noticed.

Haha good one. Don’t get cheeky with me

[Dwarf]

Will Connors is a serious prospect. Playing Phenomenal this season

Who would you rate higher - Connors or Penny?

[Oldschool]

Just finished watching the Ulster highlights.
Ospreys could prove to be a difficult opposition.
Their forwards handled the conditions really well.
It was Ulster's handling skills that kept them in the game.

[LeinsterLeader]

[wixfjord]

Really nice looking backline, could do some damage if we get ball.

Good to see Dunne back.

[LeinsterLeader]

Ospreys
1 Nicky Smith
2 Scott Otten
3 Simon Gardiner
4 Adam Beard
5 Bradley Davies
6 Dan Lydiate
7 Olly Cracknell
8 D. Baker
9 Aled Davies
10 Luke Price
11 Luke Morgan
12 Kieran Williams
13 Owen Watkin
14 Hanno Dirksen
15 Cai Evans

SUBSTITUTES

16 Sam Parry
17 Gareth Thomas
18 Gheorge Gajion
19 Lloyd Ashley
20 Sam Cross
21 Shaun Venter
22 Tiaan Thomas-Wheeler
23 James Hook

[LeinsterLeader]

Interestingly that's the exact same Ospreys 23 that went up against Ulster with only an enforced (i think) change at 8.

[wixfjord]

This could be tight. On paper that Ospreys side isn't bad. Backrow battle will be very interesting.

[OTT]

Very similar team to the one that beat Glasgow away in one of my favorite performances of the season with 10 of the 15 starters. Missing the experience of Dev and Ross Byrne from that night but have added Fardy and Lowe to the mix.

[arsebiscuits1]

Leinster 14 point favourites for this one.

Pretty accurate I reckon

[paddyor]

Very similar team to the one that beat Glasgow away in one of my favorite performances of the season with 10 of the 15 starters. Missing the experience of Dev and Ross Byrne from that night but have added Fardy and Lowe to the mix.

Also very similar to the team that beat Zebre 3-0 earlier in the season.....

[OTT]

Very similar team to the one that beat Glasgow away in one of my favorite performances of the season with 10 of the 15 starters. Missing the experience of Dev and Ross Byrne from that night but have added Fardy and Lowe to the mix.

Also very similar to the team that beat Zebre 3-0 earlier in the season.....

I would take 3-0

[Mickado]

Leinster Rugby (caps in brackets):

15. Hugo Keenan (12)
14. Cian Kelleher (13)
13. Jimmy O’Brien (15)
12. Conor O’Brien (22)
11. James Lowe (41)
10. Ciarán Frawley (23)
9. Jamison Gibson-Park (86)
1. Peter Dooley (74)
2. James Tracy (106)
3. Michael Bent (133)
4. Ross Molony (94)
5. Scott Fardy (56) CAPTAIN
6. Josh Murphy (30)
7. Scott Penny (12)
8. Rhys Ruddock (170)

16. Seán Cronin (179)
17. Michael Milne (6)
18. Jack Aungier (3)
19. Jack Dunne (5)
20. Ryan Baird (5)
21. Rowan Osborne (3)
22. Harry Byrne (7)
23. Tommy O’Brien (2)

[Ruckedtobits]

Other than Cronin, our least experienced bench for many years with 6 players in single figures.

[Twist]

I'm not sure about Ryan Baird covering the backrow. We look very thin there, and it's an area where Ospreys are especially strong

[Ruckedtobits]

I'm not sure about Ryan Baird covering the backrow. We look very thin there, and it's an area where Ospreys are especially strong

He doesn't, He's there to cover Fardy, who covers back-row.