Keatley drops in late for Munster

In the other Friday game Keelan Giles' fourth Pro12 try in as many matches secured Ospreys a sixth bonus-point triumph at the Liberty Stadium this season as they saw off Edinburgh 31-22.

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Ospreys 31-22 Edinburgh

Keelan Giles' fourth Pro12 try in as many matches secured Ospreys a sixth bonus-point triumph at the Liberty Stadium this season as they saw off Edinburgh 31-22.

The Welsh wing dotted down shortly after the break as Ospreys recorded their third straight win, and fifth consecutive at home.

It was the home side's only try of the second half but earlier scores from Dafydd Howell, Nicky Evans and Ma'afu Fia had done the damage.

Edinburgh trailed 24-15 at half-time as Will Helu and Blair Kinghorn touched down, but a late try for replacement Viliame Mata was mere consolation as they await their first away victory in the Pro12 in more than a year.

It looked like being a long night for Edinburgh early on as their hosts not only started the brighter of the two sides, but they also saw centre Chris Dean stretchered off and replaced by Glenn Bryce after just three minutes.

But after Sam Davies slotted an early penalty for Ospreys the home side found themselves trailing on eight minutes as the fly-half saw a kick charged down and Helu went over in the corner, with Duncan Weir missing the tough conversion.

However Ospreys were not behind for long as moments later a turnover led to a line-out just inside their own half, with the ball recycled out wide for Howells who cut inside and raced away to glide over.

Davies added the conversion and midway through the half the Ospreys fans were on their feet again as a big scrum drove Edinburgh back No.8 Evans cantered over for their second try of the night, with Davies adding the extras.

But just before the half-hour mark Edinburgh were back in the contest as Kinghorn crossed the whitewash following a collision between Dan Evans and Damien Hoyland, with the TMO allowing the score to stand.

Weir's conversion was good but five minutes later Ospreys once again had breathing space as good work from their pack saw Fia go over and Davies convert.

Edinburgh refused to line down and Ospreys were camped outside their 5m line as half-time approached, but the visitors had to make do with a Weir penalty as they went in at the break 24-15 behind.

Ospreys started the second half brightly and after Ashley Beck was stopped just inches short of the try line, great hands from Alun Wyn Jones sent Giles over on the wing for the fourth bonus point try and his ninth score in six games, with Davies slotting the conversion.

On 55 minutes things got worse for Edinburgh as captain Grant Gilchrist was sent to the sin bin due to an accumulation of infringements.

Ospreys almost immediately made their numerical advantage count but Nicky Smith was help up over the tryline but Edinburgh held out only to be reduced to 14 men again when Allan Dell was shown a yellow card for an offence at the scrum on 68 minutes.

The hosts again almost made them pay but as Giles raced onto a Davies kick he was pulled back just a few metres short of the tryline, before a knock on saw Edinburgh awarded a scrum.

And it was the visitors who had the final saw as Mata barrelled over the whitewash and Weir added the extras, although they were unable to head back to Scotland with a bonus point as Ospreys saw the game out.

The scorers:

For Ospreys:

Tries:Howells, Baker, Fia, Giles

Cons: Davies 4

Pen: Davies

For Edinburgh:

Tries: Helu, Kinghorn, Mata

Cons: Weir 2

Pen: Weir

Yellow cards: Grant Gilchrist (Edinburgh, 53), Allan Dell (Edinburgh, 66)

Teams:

Ospreys: 15 Dan Evans, 14 Keelan Giles, 13 Ashley Beck, 12 Josh Matavesi, 11 Dafydd Howells, 10 Sam Davies, 9 Brendon Leonard, 8 Dan Baker, 7 Justin Tipuric, 6 James King, 5 Alun Wyn Jones (captain), 4 Rory Thornton, 3 Ma'afu Fia, 2 Sam Parry, 1 Nicky Smith .

Replacements: 16 Scott Baldwin, 17 Paul James, 18 Dmitri Arhip, 19 Lloyd Ashley, 20 Sam Underhill, 21 Tom Habberfield, 22 Dan Biggar, 23 Kieron Fonotia.

Edinburgh: 15 Blair Kinghorn, 14 Damien Hoyland, 13 Chris Dean, 12 Junior Rasolea, 11 Will Helu, 10 Duncan Weir, 9 Sam Hidalgo-Clyne, 8 Nasi Manu, 7 Jamie Ritchie, 6 Magnus Bradbury, 5 Grant Gilchrist (captain), 4 Ben Toolis, 3 Murray McCallum, 2 Stuart McInally, 1 Allan Dell.

Replacements: 16 Neil Cochrane, 17 Kyle Whyte, 18 Felipe Arregui, 19 Lewis Carmichael, 20 Viliame Mata, 21 Nathan Fowles, 22 Jason Tovey, 23 Glenn Bryce.

Referee: Dudley Phillips (Ireland)

Assistant referees: Sean Gallagher (Ireland), Sean Brickell (Wales)

TMO: Kevin Beggs (Ireland)

Glasgow Warriors 15-16 Munster

Ian Keatley scored a late drop-goal to secure a dramatic 16-15 victory for Pro12 leaders Munster away at Glasgow Warriors in a tight, tense game.

The league leaders surged out of the blocks and took control of the match thanks Keatley's penalty and Andrew Conway's try – but Glasgow surged back after the break.

Two tries from Ali Price and Mark Bennett looked to have won the game for Glasgow as they mounted an impressive second-half comeback.

But Keatley kept his cool to win the game for the Irish side, who retain their place at the top of the table.

Entering this contest, Glasgow Warriors were boosted by the return of eight international players following the end of Scotland's fixtures – including the likes of Bennett and Tommy Seymour.

Munster recalled captain Peter O'Mahony, while Tommy O'Donnell made his 100th Pro12 appearance.

The league leaders made a fast start as Keatley scored the first points of the night with a simple penalty, minutes before full-back Conway scored the first try of the night after a neat move.

Keatley, so aware of the space out wide, sent a crossfield kick to the corner, where wing Darren Sweetnam knocked it down for Conway to score.

Glasgow responded through a Peter Horne penalty, but the fly-half only managed 22 minutes before an injury ended his evening prematurely.

The hosts recovered and piled the pressure on Munster and Dave Kilcoyne was sent to the sin-bin for an infringement at a line-out.

Munster recovered territory and possession and even had the chance to extend their lead with another Keatley penalty, which he sent sailing through the posts.

Things got worse for Glasgow after the break as Rory Hughes was stretchered off with an injury, and the game became scrappy with both sides struggling to retain the ball.

But Glasgow made Munster nervous as they closed the gap to within three points just after the hour-mark as they stole a line-out and made space for scrum-half Price to sneak through.

The game came alive, as Munster almost responded immediately as they charged down a clearance and almost won the race to the ball behind the try-line.

But Glasgow, in front of a roaring home crowd, took the lead as Bennett surged down the wing, cut inside and sprinted to the line for a memorable score.

However, if Munster want to be champions they know they have to respond to those situations and Keatley won the game with a drop-goal after a controlled drive.

The scorers:

For Glasgow Warriors:

Tries: Price, Grigg

Con: Clegg

Pen: Horne

For Munster:

Try: Conway

Con: Keatley

Pens: Keatley 2

DG: Keatley

Yellow card: Dave Kilcoyne (Munster, 26)

Teams:

Glasgow Warriors: 15 Peter Murchie, 14 Rory Hughes, 13 Nick Grigg, 12 Mark Bennett, 11 Tommy Seymour, 10 Peter Horne, 9 Ali Price, 8 Ryan Wilson (captain), 7 Chris Fusaro, 6 Josh Strauss, 5 Rob Harley, 4 Tim Swinson, 3 Sila Puafisi, 2 Fraser Brown, 1 Gordon Reid.

Replacements: 16 Corey Flynn, 17 Alex Allan, 18 D'Arcy Rae, 19 Rob McAlpine, 20 Langilangi Haupeakui, 21 Nemia Kenatale, 22 Rory Clegg, 23 Lee Jones.

Munster: 15 Andrew Conway, 14 Darren Sweetnam, 13 Jaco Taute, 12 Rory Scannell, 11 Ronan O'Mahony, 10 Ian Keatley, 9 Duncan Williams, 8 Jack O'Donoghue, 7 Tommy O'Donnell, 6 Peter O'Mahony (captain), 5 Bill Holland, 4 Jean Kleyn, 3 John Ryan, 2 Niall Scannell, 1 Dave Kilcoyne.

Replacements: 16 Rhys Marshall, 17 Thomas du Toit, 18 Stephen Archer, 19 Donnacha Ryan, 20 Robin Copeland, 21 Te Aihe Toma, 22 Dan Goggin, 23 Alex Wootton.

Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

Assistant referees: Dan Jones (Wales), Dunx McClement (Scotland)

TMO: Jon Mason (Wales)

Source: @PRO12rugby