With Cardiff winning last night we now have a top five with all teams having played 20 games.
With two games to go it’s still all to play for and with only three points separating 2nd to 5th none of the teams chasing Munster can afford to slip up with the decision in all likelihood going down to the final whistle on Friday 6th.
League Table @ 14:00 Friday 22nd April
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Diff | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Munster | 20 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 452 | 301 | 151 | 40 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 75 |
| 2 | |
Leinster | 20 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 437 | 325 | 112 | 44 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 61 |
| 3 |  |
Blues | 20 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 441 | 326 | 115 | 33 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 60 |
| 4 |  |
Ulster | 20 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 433 | 389 | 44 | 38 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 59 |
| 5 | |
Ospreys | 20 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 521 | 386 | 135 | 54 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 58 |
The remaining fixtures and our predictions are as follows.
| Leinster (2nd) | ||||
| Aironi | v | Leinster | Win | 65 |
| Leinster | v | Warriors | Win | 69 |
| Ospreys (3rd) | ||||
| Ospreys | v | Munster | Win | 62 |
| Aironi | v | Ospreys | Win | 66 |
| Ulster (4th) | ||||
| Ulster | v | Connacht | Win | 63 |
| Dragons | v | Ulster | Losing Bonus | 64 |
| Blues (5th) | ||||
| Dragons | v | Blues | Losing Bonus | 61 |
| Scarlets | v | Blues | Losing Bonus | 62 |
Doesn’t exactly make comfortable reading for Ulster supporters but I reckon we’ll be depending on the two defeats for Cardiff Blues in the Welsh Derbies to secure our passage to the play offs.
Of course a win against Dragons would see us in third place (I can’t really see the Blues winning both their fixtures) but to tell the truth I’d much rather be facing Munster than Leinster at the minute!
What do you think?
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