The Ospreys lost Justin Marshall and their coach Lyn Jones during the off-season. New arrival Tommy Bowe from Ulster looks to be a shrewd signing giving the stellar back-line even more strength in depth. It didn't take long for the home side to find their form. After three minutes the ball found its way to Lee Byrne on the right wing inside the Blues' 22. Byrne deftly handed off to Shane Williams who coasted in for a simple run-in by his standards. Who else could score the first home try of the season. Shane has had an incredible year and I never tire of watching the mercurial little winger. Though after his try he had a quiet game even managed a few dropped catches under the high ball. Despite the Ospreys dominance in the first half it was only 5 - 3 at half time. The real fireworks did eventually come in the second half. Lee Byrne had a good run from inside his own half to set-up James Hook on a sublime support line to score under the post. Tommy Bowe opened his Ospreys try account with a clever bit of wing play, running onto a kick from Hook he deftly kick ahead himself and got a kind bounce for an easy run in. Nikki Walker came on in the second half for Andrew Bishop. This meant the Ospreys were playing with three international wingers from three different countries. Not bad. The home side were not even at full strength, players such as Henson, Phillips and Jonathan Thomas were absent, but still they made the Blues look very ordinary. A quality second half performace from the Ospreys and a good game to boot.
My man of the match: Lee Byrne
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