Magners League: Round 13 Review
Round 13 of the Magners League saw Jamie Heaslip and Shane Horgan join Luke Fitzgerald as the joint-top Irish try scorers in this season’s competition, while New Zealand winger Doug Howlett grabbed his first touchdown for Munster in their 42-6 victory over Ulster in Cork. A poor second half display saw Connacht fall to a 38-8 defeat at the hands of Edinburgh at Murrayfield.
2007/08 MAGNERS LEAGUE – AFTER ROUND 13:
TOP TRY SCORERS –
7 – Regan King (Llanelli Scarlets)
5 – Luke Fitzgerald (Leinster), Jamie Heaslip (Leinster), Shane Horgan (Leinster), Jamie Roberts (Cardiff Blues), Tom James (Cardiff Blues)
4 – Tal Selley (Cardiff Blues)
TOP POINTS SCORERS –
105 – Rhys Priestland (Llanelli Scarlets) (2 tries, 16 conversions and 21 penalty goals)
103 – Shaun Connor (Ospreys) (1 try, 7 conversions, 25 penalty goals and 3 drop goals)
90 – Dan Parks (Glasgow Warriors) (2 tries, 4 conversions, 23 penalty goals and 1 drop goal)
89 – Paul Warwick (Munster) (1 tries, 14 conversions and 17 penalty goals)
85 – Phil Godman (Edinburgh) (1 try, 16 conversions, 15 penalty goals and 1 drop goal)
82 – Tim Donnelly (Connacht) (1 try, 4 conversions, 19 penalty goals and 4 drop goals)
80 – Felipe Contepomi (Leinster) (13 conversions and 18 penalty goals)
59 – Jonathan Sexton (Leinster) (2 tries, 5 conversions, 12 penalty goals and 1 drop goal)
52 – Nick Robinson (Cardiff Blues), (5 conversions, 13 penalty goals and 1 drop goal), Ceri Sweeney (Newport Gwent Dragons) (2 tries, 6 conversions and 10 penalty goals)
51 – Colin Gregor (Glasgow Warriors) (6 conversions, 12 penalty goals and 1 drop goal)
BEST GOAL KICKERS –
100% – James Hook (Ospreys) (10 out of 10 attempts)
78.26% – Aled Thomas (Newport Gwent Dragons) (18/23)
76.67% – Tim Donnelly (Connacht) (23/30)
75.61% – Felipe Contepomi (Leinster) (31/41)
75% – Dan Parks (Glasgow Warriors) (27/36)
72.73% – Shaun Connor (Ospreys) (32/44)
71.43% – Ronan O’Gara (Munster) (10/14)
71.15% – Rhys Priestland (Llanelli Scarlets) (37/52)
69.23% – Stephen Jones (Llanelli Scarlets) (9/13)
67.39% – Phil Godman (Edinburgh) (31/46)
66.67% – Colin Gregor (Glasgow Warriors), (18/27), Ceiron Thomas (Llanelli Scarlets) (8/12)
62.5% – Ben Blair (Cardiff Blues) (15/24)
Qual: 10 place kicks at goal
RESULTS ROUND-UP –
Friday, March 21, 2008 at Royal Dublin Society
Leinster (17) 34: Michael Berne(T) Felipe Contepomi(3C/P) Jamie Heaslip(T) Shane Horgan(2T) Shane Jennings(T)
Glasgow Warriors (6) 18: John Beattie(T) Colin Gregor(C/2P) Moray Low(T)
Attendance: 11,717
Friday, March 21, 2008 at Murrayfield
Edinburgh (10) 38: Phil Godman(T/5C/P) Matt Mustchin(T) Craig Smith(T) Allister Hogg(T) Hugo Southwell(T)
Connacht (8) 8: Tim Donnelly(T/P)
Attendance: 2,506
Friday, March 21, 2008 at Stradey Park
Llanelli Scarlets (15) 35: Gavin Evans(T) Dwayne Peel(T) Iestyn Thomas(T) Dafydd James(T) Stephen Jones(3C/3P)
Cardiff Blues (17) 17: Ben Blair(2C/P) Scott Morgan(T) Jamie Roberts(T)
Attendance: 8,045
Saturday, March 22, 2008 at Musgrave Park
Munster (14) 42: Paul Warwick(2C) Tony Buckley(T) James Coughlan(T) Doug Howlett(T) Ronan O’Gara(T/4C) Mick O’Driscoll(T) Tomas O’Leary(T)
Ulster (6) 6: Niall O’Connor(2P)
Attendance: 7,500
* Ospreys v Newport Gwent Dragons was postponed