Magners League: Round 14 Review

There is an Irish 1-2 at the top of the Magners League, with Munster having jumped into second place – four points behind leaders Leinster. Connacht and Ulster both put in brave efforts away from home. The westerners went agonisingly close to winning in Dublin for the first time since 2002.

2009/10 MAGNERS LEAGUE – AFTER ROUND 14:

TOP TRY SCORERS – 

7 – Fionn Carr (Connacht), Tim Visser (Edinburgh)

6 – Aled Brew (Newport Gwent Dragons)

5 – Simon Danielli (Ulster), Jean de Villiers (Munster), Tom James (Cardiff Blues), Nikki Walker (Ospreys)

4 – Tommy Bowe (Ospreys), Jerry Collins (Ospreys), Thom Evans (Glasgow Warriors), Nick Williams (Munster)

3 – Ben Cairns (Edinburgh), Jonathan Davies (Scarlets), Denis Hurley (Munster), Rhys Priestland (Scarlets), Mark Robertson (Edinburgh)

TOP POINTS SCORERS –

152 – Dan Parks (Glasgow Warriors) (10 conversions, 40 penalty goals and 4 drop goals)

121 – Ben Blair (Cardiff Blues) (1 try, 16 conversions and 28 penalty goals)

115 – Chris Paterson (Edinburgh) (2 tries, 15 conversions and 25 penalty goals)

107 – Ian Keatley (Connacht) (4 conversions, 32 penalty goals and 1 drop goal)

105 – Jonathan Sexton (Leinster) (1 try, 8 conversions, 26 penalty goals and 2 drop goals), Rhys Priestland (Scarlets) (3 tries, 6 conversions and 26 penalty goals)

100 – Dan Biggar (Ospreys) 1 try, 13 conversions, 19 penalty goals and 4 drop goals)

98 – Ian Humphreys (Ulster) (2 tries, 11 conversions and 22 penalty goals)

70 – Jason Tovey (Newport Gwent Dragons) (1 try, 7 conversions, 15 penalty goals and 2 drop goals)

62 – James Arlidge (Newport Gwent Dragons) (2 tries, 5 conversions, 13 penalty goals and 1 drop goal)

60 – Fergus McFadden (Leinster) (2 tries, 4 conversions and 14 penalty goals)

BEST PLACE-KICKERS –

88.89% – Chris Paterson (Edinburgh) (40 successful kicks from 45 attempts)

81.48% – Jason Tovey (Newport Gwent Dragons) (22/27)

77.27% – Jonathan Sexton (Leinster) (34/44)

75% – Paul Warwick (Munster) (9/12)

74.63% – Dan Parks (Glasgow Warriors) (50/67)

72% – Fergus McFadden (Leinster) (18/25)

70.59% – Ian Keatley (Connacht) (36/51)

68.75% – Ben Blair (Cardiff Blues) (44/64)

64% – Rhys Priestland (Scarlets) (32/50)

62.50% – Phil Godman (Edinburgh) (10/16), Stephen Jones (Scarlets) (10/16)

61.54% – Dan Biggar (Ospreys) (32/52)

61.11% – Jeremy Manning (Munster) (11/18)

60% – Ian Humphreys (Ulster) (33/55)

58.06% – James Arlidge (Newport Gwent Dragons) (18/31)

51.35% – Ronan O’Gara (Munster) (19/37)

50% – James Hook (Ospreys) (6/12)

40% – Ruaridh Jackson (Glasgow Warriors) (4/10)

Qual: 10 place-kicks at goal

RESULTS ROUND-UP –

Friday, March 26, 2010 at Thomond Park 
Munster (11) 27: Denis Hurley(T), Jean de Villiers(T), Ronan O’Gara(C/5P)
Glasgow Warriors (10) 19: John Barclay(T), Dan Parks(C/4P)
Attendance: 23,814 

Munster v Glasgow Warriors Match Report

Friday, March 26, 2010 at Murrayfield 
Edinburgh (13) 24: Roddy Grant(T), Tim Visser(T), Phil Godman(C/3P/D) 
Scarlets (10) 20: Phil John(T), Andrew Fenby(T), Daniel Newton(C), Rhys Priestland(C/2P) 
Attendance: 2,762

Friday, March 26, 2010 at Cardiff City Stadium 
Cardiff Blues (9) 19: Ma’ama Molitika(T), Ben Blair(C/4P) 
Ulster (3) 9: Niall O’Connor(3P)
Attendance: 7,532 

Cardiff Blues v Ulster Match Report

Saturday, March 27, 2010 at the RDS 
Leinster (8) 17: Rob Kearney(T), Jonathan Sexton(3P/D) 
Connacht (14) 14: Fionn Carr(2T), Miah Nikora(2C) 
Attendance: 13,835

Leinster v Connacht Match Report

Saturday, March 27, 2010 at Rodney Parade 
Newport Gwent Dragons (21) 28: Will Harries(T), Matthew Watkins(T), Aled Brew(T), Jason Tovey(2C/3P) 
Ospreys (10) 20: James Hook(T/C), Andrew Bishop(T), Dan Biggar(C/2P)
Attendance: 7,121