Magners League: Catch-Up Statistics/Results Round-Up
There was no joy for the provinces in round four of the Magners League as, for the second successive weekend, they suffered a clean sweep of defeats. Meanwhile, the top of the table is dominated by the Welsh regions.
MAGNERS LEAGUE STATISTICS: After Round Four
TOP TRY SCORERS:
5 – Tom James (Cardiff Blues)
3 – Lee Byrne (Ospreys), Luke Fitzgerald (Leinster), Jamie Roberts (Cardiff Blues), Jonathan Edwards (Llanelli Scarlets), Tal Selley (Cardiff Blues), Matthews Watkins (Llanelli Scarlets)
TOP POINTS SCORERS:
60 – Shaun Connor (Ospreys) (3 conversions, 16 penalties, 2 drop goals)
59 – Rhys Priestland (Llanelli Scarlets) (13 conversions, 11 penalties)
52 – Nick Robinson (Cardiff Blues) (5 conversions, 13 penalties, 1 drop goal)
49 – Tim Donnelly (Connacht) (2 conversions, 12 penalties, 3 drop goals)
48 – Jonathan Sexton (Leinster) (2 tries, 4 conversions, 9 penalties, 1 drop goal)
44 – Paul Warwick (Munster) (2 tries, 5 conversions, 8 penalties)
41 – Colin Gregor (Glasgow Warriors) (4 conversions, 10 penalties, 1 drop goal)
32 – Aled Thomas (Newport Gwent Dragons) (4 conversions, 8 penalties)
30 – Ceri Sweeney (Newport Gwent Dragons) (2 tries, 4 conversions, 4 penalties)
25 – Tom James (Cardiff Blues) (5 tries)
23 – Niall O’Connor (Ulster) (1 conversion, 7 penalties)
22 – Ceiron Thomas (Llanelli Scarlets) (2 conversions, 6 penalties)
21 – Phil Godman (Edinburgh) (3 conversions, 5 penalties)
LEADING KICKERS:
87.5% – Tim Donnelly (Connacht) 14/16 attempts
85.71% – Rhys Priestland (Llanelli Scarlets) 24/28 attempts
80% – Aled Thomas (Newport Gwent Dragons) 12/15 attempts
72.73% – Ceiron Thomas (Llanelli Scarlets) 8/11 attempts
70.37% – Shaun Connor (Ospreys) 19/27 attempts
66.67% – Colin Gregor (Glasgow Warriors) 14/21 attempts
66.67% – Phil Godman (Edinburgh) 8/12 attempts
66.67% – Ceri Sweeney (Newport Gwent Dragons) 8/12 attempts
61.54% – Niall O’Connor (Ulster) 8/13 attempts
60% – Nick Robinson (Cardiff Blues) 18/30 attempts
56.52% – Jonathan Sexton (Leinster) 13/23 attempts
56.52% – Paul Warwick (Munster) 13/23 attempts
RESULTS ROUND-UP:
Friday, October 12, 2007 at Murrayfield
Edinburgh (6) 13: Nick De Luca(T) Phil Godman(2P) Alistair Warnock(C)
Newport Gwent Dragons (14) 19: Wayne Evans(T) Ceri Sweeney(2T/2C)
Attendance: 1,412
Friday, October 12, 2007 at Firhill
Glasgow Warriors (3) 21: Colin Gregor(D/P) Bernardo Stortoni(T) Hefin O’Hare(T) Moray Low(T)
Leinster (6) 17: Cian Healy(T) Jonathan Sexton(D/3P)
Attendance: 1,580
Friday, October 12, 2007 at the Arms Park
Cardiff Blues (14) 30: Ben Blair(T/2C) Tom James(2T) Nick Macleod(2P) Martyn Williams(T)
Connacht (9) 16: Tim Donnelly(C/3P) Conor O’Loughlin(T)
Attendance: 6,921
Friday, October 12, 2007 at Stradey Park
Llanelli Scarlets (22) 32: Jonathan Edwards(T) Mark Jones(T) Deacon Manu(T) Matthew Watkins(T) Rhys Priestland(3C/2P)
Ulster (8) 8: Tommy Bowe(T) Paddy Wallace(P)
Attendance: 6,480
Sunday, October 14, 2007 at Liberty Stadium
Ospreys (13) 16: Lee Byrne(T) Shane Williams(T) Gareth Owen(2P)
Munster (0) 3: Jeremy Manning(P)
Attendance: 7,740
FORTHCOMING FIXTURES:
Friday, October 26:
Connacht v Edinburgh, The Sportsground, 6.30pm
Glasgow Warriors v Munster, Firhill, 7.30pm (live on Setanta Sports)
Ulster v Leinster, Ravenhill, 7.30pm (live on Setanta Sports)