Ospreys 35-15 Newcastle: Ospreys player ratings as Ospreys sink talons into Falcons with comfortable win in Challenge Cup
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The Ospreys scored five tries on Saturday evening as they bounced back from a record breaking defeat in Europe to keep their qualifying hopes well and truly alive. Dan Edwards put in a masterclass to guide his side to a big win over Newcastle who find themselves without a win in three games.
The Falcons got the first try of the game through their fullback Louis Brown who collected a lovely chip from Wilkinson. The Ospreys replied in similar fashion, when Giles was found free on the wing, he chipped the ball behind the on rushing defence and Jack Walsh was quickest to the ball to see the scored levelled up.
Kieran Wilkinson restored Newcastle's lead when the visitors were awarded a penalty soon after the restart but missed the chance to give his side a six-point lead moments later. The Ospreys maul got going and Sam Parry went over for a try. Kasende got the third try with a tight finish in the corner.
A yellow card to Will Spencer saw the Ospreys reduced to 14 men for the remainder of the first half after a challenge on Leatherbarrow but Newcastle were unable to take advantage of the extra man and found themselves eleven points behind at half time in South Wales.
The second half saw limited opportunities for both sides with both teams making small errors in play. Dan Kasende almost pounced on an awkward bounce but Newcastle managed to deal with the pressure as the Ospreys kept on looking for the bonus point try.
And it eventually came just after the hour mark, Dan Edwards once again proving how good he is becoming fed Jack Walsh with a rocket of a pass allowing the latter to score his second. Edwards made no mistakes from the conversion.
That try seemed to energise the Ospreys who soon scored their fifth try of the game through substitute Kieran Hardy who had a run in after Dan Kasende exploded down the wing and played the two on one smartly. Hardy thought he had a second minutes later, but was in front of Giles' kick.
Max Pepper got a late score for Newcastle but it was nothing more than a consolation try for the visitors as the Ospreys recorded a comfortable 20-point victory.
OSPREYS: 35
TRIES: 5 (Wash 16', 64', Parry 27', Kasende 31', Hardy 68')
CONVERSIONS: 5 (Edwards 17', 28', 23', 65', 69')
PENALTIES:
DROP GOALS:
YELLOW CARDS: 1 (Spencer 37')
RED CARDS: 0
15. Jack Walsh,14. Dan Kasende, 13. Owen Watkin, 12. Kieran Williams, 11. Keelan Giles, 10. Dan Edwards, 9. Reuben Morgan-Williams, 1. Gareth Thomas, 2. Sam Parry, 3. Rhys Henry, 4. Will Spencer, 5. Will Griffiths, 6. Jac Morgan, 7. Justin Tipuric, 8. Morgan Morris.
16. Lewis Lloyd, 17. Garyn Phillips, 18. Tom Botha, 19. James Ratti, 20. Morgan Morse, 21. Kieran Hardy, 22. Evardi Boshoff, 23. Harri Houston.
NEWCASTLE FALCONS: 15
TRIES: 2 (Brown 7', Pepper 79')
CONVERSIONS: 1 (Wilkinson 8')
PENALTIES: 1 (Wilkinson 18')
DROP GOALS:
YELLOW CARDS:
RED CARDS: 0
15. Louis Brown, 14. Max Pepper, 13. Oli Spencer, 12. Connor Doherty, 11. Nathan Greenwood, 10. Kieran Wilkinson, 9. James Elliott, 1. Micky Rewcastle, 2. Ollie Fletcher, 3. Callum Hancock, 4. John Hawkins, 5. Adam Scott, 6. Philip Van Der Walt, 7. Josh Bainbridge, 8. Ollie Leatherbarrow.
16. Bryan Byrne, 17. Connor Hancock, 18. Murray McCallum, 19. Finn Baxter, 20. Reuben Parsons, 21. Hugh O'Sullivan, 22. Jack Metcalf, 23. Rhys Beeckmans
Ospreys Player Ratings
15. Jack Walsh: 7/10 – Showed his pace to score his sides first try.
14. Dan Kasende: 8/10 – The winger was difficult to put down with his quick feet causing trouble, showed his finishing ability with a nicely taken try.
13. Owen Watkin: 6.5/10 – Good in defence, did his job in the centres linking well with Williams in the first half and Boshoff in the second half.
12. Kieran Williams: 6/10 – A quieter than usual game from the centre who was forced off with a HIA early in the second half.
11. Keelan Giles: 8/10 – Rapid pace from Giles and his clever chips offered attacking opportunities for his side.
10. Dan Edwards: 8.5/10– Excellent from the tee, making sideline conversions look easy. His decision making was excellent and was solid in defence too.
9. Reuben Morgan-Williams: 6.5/10 – Created the Ospreys first try with a lovely long pass to Keelan Giles. Fast ball from the rucks gave his side plenty of attacking opportunities.
8. Morgan Morris 7/10 – Put in another big shift across the match.
7. Justin Tipuric 7/10 – Reliable as ever. No need for flashy stuff but the veteran showed his class across the 80 minutes.
6. Jac Morgan: 7/10 – Involved in most things for the Ospreys
5. Will Griffiths: 6.5/10 – did well at lineout times and rucked well.
4. Will Spencer: 7/10 – Sin binned for a head-on-head challenge but had a strong game overall. Showed his pace as he galloped down the wing.
3. Tom Botha 7/10 – A late replacement for Rhys Henry, another quality performance.
2. Sam Parry: 7.5 – Strong at scrum times and on the end of a maul try.
1. Gareth Thomas: 7/10 – Scrummaged well and played just short of an hour.
OSPREYS REPLACEMENTS
16. Lewis Lloyd: 6.5/10
17. Garyn Phillips: 6.5/10
18. Ben Warren: 6.5/10
19. James Ratti 6.5/10
20. Morgan Morse 6.5/10
21. Kieran Hardy: 7/10 – Scored off the bench linking well with Dan Kasende.
22. Evardi Boshoff: 7/10
23. Harri Houston: 6/10
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