Munster and Ospreys top Magners League after third round

Connacht claimed their first points of the season with a 15 – 8 win over Glasgow Warriors at the Sportsground on Friday night.

Table topping Munster remain the only team in the Magners League with a 100% winning record this season, three victories our of three.

Isa Nacewa’s two drop goals in the victory over Ospreys set a new Leinster record.

With the addition of James Hook’s opening drop kick, Leinster v Ospreys became only the second Magners League game in which 3 drop goals have been kicked, the previous occasion being Glasgow Warriors v Edinburgh at Hughendon 27 December 2003.

Newport Gwent Dragons 16-14 victory over Ulster at Ravenhill was Coach Paul Turners’ first Magners League success on the road in Ireland.

MAGNERS LEAGUE ROUND 3 RESULTS
Friday 19 September 2008 at Sportsground
Connacht (12) 15: Fionn Carr(T) Andy Dunne(P) Ian Keatley(C) Brett Wilkinson(T)
Glasgow Warriors (8) 8: Thom Evans(T) Dan Parks(P)
Attendance: 1252

Friday 19 September 2008 at Ravenhill
Ulster (7) 14: Ian Humphreys(T) Kieron Dawson(T) Clinton Schifcofske(2C)
Newport Gwent Dragons (9) 16: James Arlidge(C/3P) Ashley Smith(T)
Attendance: 7885

Friday 19 September 2008 at Murrayfield
Edinburgh (15) 32: Nick de Luca(T) Phil Godman(D/P) Allan Jacobsen(T) Mark Robertson(2T) Chris Paterson(3C)
Scarlets (0) 12: Martin Roberts(T) Morgan Stoddart(T) Ceiron Thomas(C)
Attendance: 2655

Friday 19 September 2008 at Royal Dublin Society
Leinster (7) 19: Luke Fitzgerald(T) Felipe Contepomi(C/2P) Isa Nacewa(2D)
Ospreys (6) 13: James Hook(C/D/P) Nikki Walker(T)
Attendance: 15140

Saturday 20 September 2008 at Musgrave Park
Munster (7) 28: Paul O’Connell(T) Ronan O’Gara(4C) Justin Melck(T) Niall Ronan(2T)
Cardiff Blues (10) 20: Ben Blair(2C/2P) Richard Mustoe(T) Ma’ama Molitika(T)
Attendance: 7629

MAGNERS LEAGUE TABLE
Team P W D L F A TB LB Pts
Munster 3 3 0 0 98 41 2 0 14
Ospreys 4 3 0 1 82 50 1 1 14
Scarlets 4 3 0 1 100 69 1 0 13
Leinster 3 2 1 0 87 35 1 0 11
Glasgow Warriors 3 1 0 2 38 42 0 2 6
Cardiff Blues 4 1 1 2 62 91 0 0 6
Edinburgh 3 1 0 2 53 84 1 1 6
Newport Gwent Dragons 4 1 0 3 53 103 0 2 6
Connacht 3 1 0 2 21 69 0 0 4
Ulster 3 0 0 3 38 48 0 3 3

TOP TRY SCORERS
Name Team Tries
Keith Earls Munster 4
Luke Fitzgerald Leinster 4
Thom Evans Glasgow Warriors 3
Morgan Stoddart Scarlets 3

TOP POINTS SCORERS
Name Team T C PG DG Pts
James Hook Ospreys 2 6 6 1 43
Felipe Contepomi Leinster 0 7 9 0 41
Ben Blair Cardiff Blues 1 5 7 0 36
Stephen Jones Scarlets 0 6 8 0 36
James Arlidge Newport Gwent Dragons 0 3 8 0 30
Paul Warwick Munster 2 6 1 0 25
Chris Paterson Edinburgh 0 3 6 0 24
Dan Parks Glasgow Warriors 0 1 7 0 23
Keith Earls Munster 4 0 0 0 20
Luke Fitzgerald Leinster 4 0 0 0 20