pro 12 10-10-16

FRIDAY

OSPREYS 46-24 BLUES

WALKER DOUBLE ALLOWS OSPREYS TO SHINE

Blues started well and led 10-3 after Kristian Dacey's try, but shipped 19 points after full-back Dan Fish was yellow carded for a professional foul.

Two tries by Eli Walker and scores by Alun Wyn Jones and Dmitri Arhip secured a bonus point before half-time.

Further tries by Ben John, Dan Evans and Josh Matavesi hammered home Ospreys' dominance, with Tom James and Rey Lee-Lo replying for Blues.

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This was a very convincing welsh derby win for the Ospreys and with this much of a gap between the sides I think that Ospreys might be ready for the next challenge of European Rugby. I think that a result like this can put a downer on your season being the team on the other end of it. 

EDINBURGH 45-10 TREVISO

HOYLAND AND BROWN DOUBLE MAKES THINGS SIMPLE FOR SCOTS

Wing Damien Hoyland sprinted from his own 22 to score the opener and Hamish Watson stormed over for the second.

Hoyland exchanged passes with Michael Allen for his second before Magnus Bradbury exposed more slack defence.

Marco Fuser crossed for Treviso but Tom Brown grabbed his own brace, with Blair Kinghorn adding a seventh late on.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/37575931

Little can be learned when you take control against an Italian side and get the bonus point before half time. I think that this was too easy for the Scot’s and that a Challenge would have been a good thing for them to have as challenges like this are way too easy

CONNACHT 30-25 ULSTER

ULSTER GET LEVEL BUT KELLEHER KILLS THEM OFF

The visitors were made to pay for poor tackling as fly-half Jack Carty, winger Cian Kelleher and flanker James Connolly scored first-half tries.

Ulster winger Craig Gilroy touched down for the visitors but they trailed 22-8 at the interval.

Tries by hooker Rory Best and full-back Jared Payne brought Ulster level but Kelleher got Connacht's clinching try.

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Where were the Ulster side that we had seen all season in the first half as I think that they were thinking a week ahead when they go into their European competition which the coach should have brought them back to earth they could not do enough in the second half and lost their undefeated record

SATURDAY

LEINSTER 25-14 MUNSTER

NACEWA DOUBLE SECURES LEINSTER WIN

 Nacewa scored two tries for last year's beaten finalists, with Jamison Gibson-Park also touching down.

Man-of-the-match Johnny Sexton added two penalties and two conversions.

Peter O'Mahony marked his first start for Munster since May 2015 by crossing for his side, while replacement Jaco Taute grabbed a late consolation try.

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Leinster have shown why they are the best team in the pro 12 with a simple win over Munster as this is normally considered a derby before the ages and this game was played hard and a good win for Leinster going into Europe next week

ZEBRE 28-33 GLASGOW

VENDETTI TRI MAKES THINGS EASY ENOUGH FOR GLASGOW

Tries from wing Sean Lamont and hooker Fraser Brown helped the Warriors lead 18-11 at half-time, Oliviero Fabiani replying for the hosts.

Further scores from Lamont and replacement Leonardo Sarto, against his old club, extended the lead to 30-11.

But tries from Giovanbattista Venditti and Andries van Schalkwyk left Glasgow defending before Rory Clegg's penalty.

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Glasgow would definitely consider it a disappointment that they did not get the bonus point from this match as they were leading this match by 30 point to 11 at one stage and it did look like they were bin a different class but I wonder whether that sense of desperation was what led the Italians into the game

SCARLET'S 31-27 DRAGONS

J EVENS SECURES SCARLET'S BONUS POINT BUT DRAGONS GET 2

A try by Hallam Amos and two by Adam Warren saw the visitors take a 20-7 lead after 35 minutes.

Liam Williams' score just before half-time changed the momentum and Scarlets upped the intensity after the break.

Jonathan Evans scored a superb solo try and Steff Evans added a second to his first half score to secure the bonus point just after the hour.

Sarel Pretorius' try made for a nervy finish and earned Dragons two bonus points.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/37552730

This match was an epic derby where you could not be sure who won the match at any point and I think that matches like this can only be a good thing for Welsh rugby as it will get people into the game who are not normally into it as there are not to many games where both teams get the try bonus point.