Ulster Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread.

awec

Tuohy on the bench too just noticed!

Thats some recovery!

Marshall too!

.ak

Nice to see McCloskey given a shot again, think he looks a decent player. Why are Ulster churning out these centres? And can you send a few of them down south?

Plenty of centre cover on that backline though; McCloskey, Payne, Bowe....

CatFromHue

Read yesterday that all the coaches have signed on for another season to take them up to the end of next year I think.

awec

Edinburgh team:

15 Jack Cuthbert,14 Dougie Fife,13 Sam Beard,12 Andries Strauss,11 Tom Brown,10 Carl Bezuidenhout,9 Grayson Hart,
1 Alasdair Dickinson,2 Ross Ford,3 Willem Nel,4 Grant Gilchrist,5 Izak van der Westhuizen,6 Mike Coman CAPTAIN,
7 Roddy Grant,8 Cornell Du Preez

Substitutes: 16 James Hilterbrand, 17 Wicus Blaauw, 18 Ewan McQuillin, 19 Ollie Atkins, 20 Tomas Leonardi, 21 Sean Kennedy, 22 Harry Leonard, 23 Nick De Luca


Also think this isn't on TV anywhere - BBC Scotland aren't covering it. :mad: :mad:

shuffol

Wonder are Ulster looking at a 6-2 split on the bench for Sarries. If not they'll probably have to leave out one of Williams or Diack. Williams is the ideal impact sub but Diacks been the most consistent performer this season. Is Paul Marshall completely out of favour now and any word on Black?

Neil3030

awec wrote: »

Absolutely cracking pack we have there.

Not exactly a terrible backline either!!

Is Marshall really ok to play so soon though?

jacothelad

shuffol wrote: »

Wonder are Ulster looking at a 6-2 split on the bench for Sarries. If not they'll probably have to leave out one of Williams or Diack. Williams is the ideal impact sub but Diacks been the most consistent performer this season. Is Paul Marshall completely out of favour now and any word on Black?

Beagle played last week and picked up an injury a.f.a.i.k.
Black will be out for a few weeks he says.

OldRio

awec wrote: »

Also think this isn't on TV anywhere - BBC Scotland aren't covering it. :mad: :mad:

Blood and sand. I was looking forward to this.

.ak

They can't televise the stuff Fez does to other players before 9pm.

awec

They have some show on about alcohol in Finland instead. :rolleyes:

OldRio

Not to worry next season it will be on $ky:mad:

bilston

shuffol wrote: »

Wonder are Ulster looking at a 6-2 split on the bench for Sarries. If not they'll probably have to leave out one of Williams or Diack. Williams is the ideal impact sub but Diacks been the most consistent performer this season. Is Paul Marshall completely out of favour now and any word on Black?

I think it will be a 6-2 split provided Pienaar is involved.

Afoa, Henderson, Ferris and Williams equals one hell of a carrying quartet and Tuohy ain't bad either. I don't think there is room for them all in the starting XV though.

Grimebox

Ulster v Edinburgh not on TV?

George Hook

From the Ulster website:

"The game isn’t being shown on TV, but live radio coverage is available via BBC Radio Ulster with radio commentary streamed on the BBC Sport NI website."

http://www.ulsterrugby.com/News/LatestNews/TabId/149/ArtMID/793/ArticleID/1330/Stephen-Ferris-to-start-against-Edinburgh-.aspx

postitnote

Is it a ploy to try and get people to attend the match instead?

I'd love to listen to the match without the commentary, just the sound of Ferris rampaging around the park for 60-80 minutes.

George Hook

postitnote wrote: »

Is it a ploy to try and get people to attend the match instead?

I'd love to listen to the match without the commentary, just the sound of Ferris rampaging around the park for 60-80 minutes.

Put a ref microphone on Ferris.

The match is being played at Murrayfield, I guess they don't want anymore people seeing their pitch.

Digifriendly

postitnote wrote: »

Is it a ploy to try and get people to attend the match instead?

I'd love to listen to the match without the commentary, just the sound of Ferris rampaging around the park for 60-80 minutes.

BBC Alba are covering the Glasgow vs Scarlets game tomorrow night and rumours have it that they are not flush with money so probably chose Glasgow game over Ulster's.

awec

Three players added to the HEC squad:



:cool:

molloyjh

awec wrote: »

Three players added to the HEC squad:



:cool:

I have to say I was seriously impressed with McCloskey last week. That Ferris fella was alright too....

awec

molloyjh wrote: »

I have to say I was seriously impressed with McCloskey last week. That Ferris fella was alright too....

Our "Centre Factory" workers have been working overtime the past few years.

.ak

Jesus, it's mad to think when Ferris is only a year older than you are. Less even.

... there's obviously still time for me to make it as a pro.


... Once I stop breaking things.

bilston

awec wrote: »

Our "Centre Factory" workers have been working overtime the past few years.

McCloskey really impressed me last week and the week before. He and Schools look like two good finds this season

Logie-1

15 mins gone, Edinburgh 3 Ulster o, Henderson in the sin bin.

awec

Sounds like a great start.

Logie-1

Yes, sounds good.

Jim Neely is a great commentator.

3 points a piece now.

Logie-1

H/T 6-3 to Ulster

Logie-1

9-3 to Ulster, all points scored by Paddy Jackson, very slow game by the sound of things.

damianmcr

Very crap match by the sound of things.

Logie-1

damianmcr wrote: »

Very crap match by the sound of things.

Well 17 mins since my last post and nothing more to report:(

Logie-1

Leinster and Ospreys both getting bonus points tonight, 6 points lead is not a done deal.

beertons

Long left?

damianmcr

Maybe 5mins.

Logie-1

4 mins, I think.

bilston

What's the score? 9-3 still?

damianmcr

Yeah. Its pure pish!

damianmcr

Game over. Ulster lucky Edinburgh are rubbish.

mfceiling

All over - glad it wasn't on tv...sounded pure sh*te...

Logie-1

9-3 final score to Ulster.

A win is a win.

sydthebeat

Feck had them -8

19543261

How was Ferris?

awec

1500 Heineken cup quarter final tickets will go on sale on Tuesday morning after Saracens returned some of their allocation.

overshoot

awec wrote: »

1500 Heineken cup quarter final tickets will go on sale on Tuesday morning after Saracens returned some of their allocation.

after their make ravenhill home videos?

guessing its not public sale?

awec

overshoot wrote: »

after their make ravenhill home videos?

guessing its not public sale?

It is. On ticketmaster.

leonard7

was at the match...cold, windy, and raining cats and dogs. only memory was henderson breaking a couple of tackles with a great run and then the bar of soap inevitably got lost somewhere. Edinburgh brought nothing and Ulster couldn't do much in the conditions. Couldve been a 5 pointer if the conditions had allowed

George Hook

awec wrote: »

1500 Heineken cup quarter final tickets will go on sale on Tuesday morning after Saracens returned some of their allocation.

So much for showing their support. Now lets show ours!

overshoot

awec wrote: »

It is. On ticketmaster.

oh this i like... Im overdue a game! Commute from Donegal isnt the easiest

bilston

Will be a complete internet lottery getting the tickets. Good luck to everyone, though not as much luck as I wish myself!

former legend

Any indication if Ferris was taken off (at halftime) due to injury or just easing him back in?

dregin

former legend wrote: »

Any indication if Ferris was taken off (at halftime) due to injury or just easing him back in?

No mention of him coming off on ultimate rugby.

LFC90

he came off at half time in a pre planned move