No Place Like Home

A bad weekend on the road, but a good one at home for the Welsh regions in the EDF Energy Cup. The Scarlets disposed of Leeds, playing some exhibition rugby at times as they "did it for Grav". But the Blues met the Tigers hoodoo yet again, and the Dragons were in proximity but cigarless at Newcastle.

This afternoon I watched the Ospreys dismantle a rather pathetic London Irish outfit at the Liberty Stadium. They made heavy going of it in the first half, falling foul of the referee and throwing over-ambitious passes, one of which let in the visitors for a score. But it was the only way they ever were going to score, and an eventual try tally of 7-1 speaks of a job done well enough in the end. After scoring 98 points in two games, the obvious worry is that the Os haven't been properly tested. We'll probably see against Bourgoin next week...