OSPREYS 9 CONNACHT 10

Matt Mostyn collected the only try of the game – mid way through the first half – as the men from the West of Ireland moved themselves into sixth place. However the Ospreys had every chance to have taken the points with Matthew Jones missing five penalty kicks and also spilled the ball right on the Connacht line.

Mostyn’s try was converted by Paul Warwick and although Jones had cut the lead to a single point by the break through two penalties, the Ospreys had struggled up front – particularly at the lineout where Huw Bennett was having difficulty hitting his jumpers.

After the break Warwick slotted a penalty, only for Jones to reply with a well-taken drop-goal. But the Ospreys outside-half missed a chance to win the game when he pulled wide a routine shot 25 metres out with six minutes left on the clock.

The Ospreys: Adrian Durston; Stefan Terblanche, David Bishop, Elvis Seveali’i, Aled Brew; Matthew Jones(2PG, 1DG), Jason Spice (capt); Paul James, Huw Bennett, Andrew Millward; Andy Newman, Lyndon Bateman; James Bater, Richie Pugh, Andy Lloyd

Bench: Richard Hibbard, Cai Griffiths, Luke Tait, Nathan Bonner-Evans, Andy Williams, James Hook, Dave Tiueti. Replacements used: Tait for Bateman 50, Bonner-Evans for Lloyd 57, Tiueti for Brew 65

Connacht: Matt Mostyn(1T); Ted Robinson, Darren Yapp, James Downey, Conor McPhillips; Paul Warwick(1C, 1PG), Chris Keane; Ray Hogan, Bernard Jackman, Peter Bracken; Christian Short, Andrew Farley (capt); Mike Swift, Matt Lacey, John O’Sullivan (sin bin 37-45)

Bench: Gareth Halligan, Stephen Knoop, Piet Myburgh, John Muldoon, Conor O’Loughlin, Eric Elwood, Justin Meagher. Replacements used: Muldoon for Swift 12, Swift for Muldoon 28, Knoop for Bracken 50, Elwood for Robinson 57, Muldoon for Swift 70, O’Loughlin for Mostyn 74

Scoring sequence: 20′ Mostyn (T) 0-5, Warwick (C) 0-7, 30′ M.Jones (PG) 3-7, 38′ M.Jones (PG) 6-7, 64′ Warwick (PG) 6-10, 69′ M.Jones (DG) 9-10

Referee: Graeme Hannah (Scotland)
Attendance: 3528