Magners League Table

Team
Pld
Pts
MunsterMunster622
OspreysOspreys519
Glasgow WarriorsWarriors615
ScarletsScarlets513
LeinsterLeinster613
EdinburghEdinburgh612
Cardiff BluesBlues511
Ulster RugbyUlster611
Newport Gwent DragonsDragons510
Connacht RugbyConnacht68
Byrne boot helps Ospreys into third
31 - 10
Liberty Stadium   Att: 6,499
Saturday 17th February 2007, 17:30
The Ospreys played themselves back into contention at the top of the Magners League with a comprehensive win over Connacht at the Liberty Stadium.
Lee Byrne
Lee Byrne scores for the Ospreys
Connacht had shaded the first half and led 10-8 at the break with Paul Warwick kicking a penalty and cobverting a David Slemen try, while Lee Byrne crossed for the home side and Shaun Connor kicked a penalty.

However the visitors were able to add to their score in the second period as the boot of Byrne put the Ospreys in control. The full back kicked two penalties and two conversions, while Paul James scored a try and Shane Williams dropped a goal. The misery for the Irish Province was complete when their scrum was forced to concede a penalty try late on as they came under intense pressure from the Ospreys eight.

Ospreys V Connacht Rugby
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2
1

Lee Byrne
15
David Slemen

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Nikki Walker
14
Darren Yapp






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Tal Selley
13
John Hearty












Andrew Bishop
12
Mark McHugh





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Shane Williams
11
Danny Riordan






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Shaun Connor
10
Paul Warwick


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Justin Marshall
9
Conor O'Loughlin





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1

Paul James
1
Ray Hogan





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Huw Bennett
2
John Fogarty





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Andrew Millward
3
Stephen Knoop






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Brent Cockbain
4
David Gannon












Mike Powell
5
Ryan Strudwick





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Lee Beach
6
John Muldoon












Richie Pugh
7
Ray Ofisa Treviranus





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Jonathan Thomas
8
Colm Rigney






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Barry Williams
16
Adrian Flavin





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Adam Jones
17
Brett Sturgess





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Chris Martenko
18
Michael Swift





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Tom Smith
19
Matt Lacey





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Jason Spice
20
Chris Keane





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Jonny Vaughton
21
Gavin Williams





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Stefan Terblanche
22
Peter Durcan





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Penalty Tries
1
0
First half timeline
29Ospreys
Penalty kick - S Connor
34Connacht Rugby
Penalty kick - P Warwick
38Connacht Rugby
Try - D Slemen
38Connacht Rugby
Conversion - P Warwick
40 +1Ospreys
Try - L Byrne
Second half timeline
41Ospreys
Substitution - J Spice on for S Connor
47Connacht Rugby
Substitution - M Lacey on for R Ofisa Treviranus
48Ospreys
Penalty kick - L Byrne
51Ospreys
Substitution - A Jones on for A Millward
55Ospreys
Penalty kick - L Byrne
65Connacht Rugby
Yellow card - M Lacey
66Ospreys
Try - P James
66Ospreys
Conversion - L Byrne
67Connacht Rugby
Substitution - A Flavin on for J Fogarty
67Connacht Rugby
Substitution - C Keane on for C O'Loughlin
67Connacht Rugby
Substitution - G Williams on for P Warwick
69Ospreys
Drop kick - S Williams
71Connacht Rugby
Substitution - M Swift on for R Strudwick
72Ospreys
Substitution - T Smith on for L Beach
74Connacht Rugby
Substitution - P Durcan on for M McHugh
74Connacht Rugby
Substitution - B Sturgess on for R Hogan
75Ospreys
Penalty try
75Ospreys
Conversion - L Byrne
76Ospreys
Substitution - B Williams on for H Bennett
78Ospreys
Substitution - J Vaughton on for L Byrne
78Ospreys
Substitution - S Terblanche on for T Selley
79Ospreys
Substitution - C Martenko on for B Cockbain
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