Pro 12
Friday
Edinburgh v Dragons
Edinburgh: Greig Tonks; Tom Brown, Chris Dean, Matt Scott,
Will Helu; Phil Burleigh, Sam Hidalgo-Clyne; Alasdair Dickinson, Ross Ford, WP
Nel, Alex Toolis, Fraser McKenzie, Mike Coman (capt), John Hardie, Cornell Du
Preez.
Replacements: Neil Cochrane, Rory Sutherland, John Andress,
Jamie Ritchie, Hamish Watson, Sean Kennedy, Mike Allen, Blair Kinghorn.
Newport Gwent Dragons: Carl Meyer;Tom Prydie, Adam Hughes,
Adam Warren, Ashton Hewitt; Dorian Jones, Charlie Davies; Boris Stankovich,
Elliot Dee, Shaun Knight, Matthew Screech, Rynard Landman (capt), Nick Crosswell,
Ollie Griffiths, Ed Jackson.
Replacements: Thomas Rhys Thomas, Phil Price, Lloyd
Fairbrother, Cory Hill, Nic Cudd, Sarel Pretorius, Jason Tovey, Ross Wardle.
I think that this will be a very close game with no more
than a kick between the 2 sides. I would have to go with Edinburgh for the win
as I think that they have got more quality in their squad
Glasgow v Treviso
Glasgow Warriors: Stuart Hogg, Taqele Naiyaravoro, Mark
Bennett, Alex Dunbar, Sean Lamont, Finn Russell, Grayson Hart, Gordon Reid,
Shalva Mamukashvili, Mike Cusack, Tim Swinson, Jonny Gray (captain), Rob Harley,
Chris Fusaro, Adam Ashe.
Replacements: James Malcolm, Ryan Grant, Sila Puafisi, Greg
Peterson, Josh Strauss, Ali Price, Duncan Weir, Sam Johnson.
Benetton Treviso: Luke McLean (captain), Andrea Pratichetti,
Tommaso Iannone, Sam Christie, Simone Ferrari, Jayden Hayward, Chris Smylie,
Matteo Zanusso, Ornel Gega, Filippo Filippetto, Filo Paulo, Jeff Montauriol,
Marco Barbini, Francesco Minto, Braam Steyn.
Replacements: Luca Bigi, Alberto De Marchi, Salesi Manu,
Dean Budd, Marco Lazzaroni, Andrea De Marchi, Edoardo Gori, James Ambrosini.
Glasgow needs to get a win in this type of match and I would
be surprised if they did not get the bonus point with them getting there team
back from the world cup and no sense of the team working together this tie could be tricky
Leinster v Ulster
Ulster: P Nelson; A Trimble, D Cave, S McCloskey, C Gilroy;
P Jackson, R Pienaar; K McCall, R Best (capt), W Herbst, I Henderson, D Tuohy;
R Diack, S Reidy, N Williams
Replacements: R Herring, A Warwick, R Lutton, R Wilson, C
Henry, P Marshall, I Humphreys, L Ludik
Leinster: R Kearney; Z Kirchner, Ben Te'o, I Madigan, L
Fitzgerald; J Sexton, L McGrath; J McGrath, S Cronin, T Furlong; D Toner, M
McCarthy; R Ruddock, J van der Flier, J Heaslip (capt).
Replacements: J Tracy, P Dooley, M Moore, R Molony, D Ryan,
E Reddan, N Reid, G Ringrose.
I think that with neither team doing that well in Europe
there teams have not gelled and this is probably the match to do that I could
see an easy win for both but think it will be close. I think Leinster will win
by more than 7 but find it difficult to get the bonus point.
Saturday
Ospreys v Blues
The blues have not had the form to make you think that
anything less than a comfortable win for the Ospreys will be possible. I think
that the Ospreys will find this a lot trickier and think they will get the
bonus point but not much more than that
Munster v Connacht
2 teams on the top of the table and Connacht are the team
sitting on top and I do not think that will change on Saturday as I think that
it is taking a lot more time for certain teams to advance and I think that Connacht
have little to change while Munster have a lot. I think that Connacht will win by a fair margin but find not get the bonus
point.
Sunday
Scarlet’s v Zebre
Anything here except for a Scarlet’s bonus point will be a
huge disappointment especially as they are the best Non Irish team in the
league
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