Ulster Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread.

errlloyd

Wasn't controlled at base by nick Williams. He was put in touch.

Heaney on

eyeball kid

How long is left?

awec

thomond2006 wrote: »

I have Ulster -5 and they're missing kicks. -_-

Scud! Get out and stay out.

ScissorPaperRock

11-3, 17 mins to go

Hagz

What a try.

MolBee

Brilliant work from Payne and Trimble there.

errlloyd

Incredible. Payne you beauty

Tox56

Beauty from Allen(?)

MolBee

Right come on PJ....

MolBee

Nope.

ScissorPaperRock

Lovely run by Payne to set up a try for Trimble

Another missed kick at goal from Paddy

11-8, 13 mins to go

iamjenko

Did he miss the kick again? How many is that now? No one else on the park that can take a shot?

MolBee

iamjenko wrote: »

Did he miss the kick again? How many is that now? No one else on the park that can take a shot?

Nope not now Olding's injured. He's got 1/5.

shuffol

Allens a very classy player, unlucky that he wont get a look in at midfield for Ulster but does a great job on the wing when called upon.

awec

COME ON ULSTER!

ScissorPaperRock

Visser on, and Edinburgh on the attack again

Lucky knock on at the ulster try line

CIARAN_BOYLE

shuffol wrote: »

Allens a very classy player, unlucky that he wont get a look in at midfield for Ulster but does a great job on the wing when called upon.

Ulster have a lot of talent in the center, slightly less in the back three, especially with Cochrane and probably D'arcy leaving at the end of the season. I reckon this means that future is on the wing.

iamjenko

Where's Cochrane off to? Serious gas that fella...

shuffol

CIARAN_BOYLE wrote: »

Ulster have a lot of talent in the center, slightly less in the back three, especially with Cochrane and probably D'arcy leaving at the end of the season. I reckon this means that future is on the wing.

He's a guy I'd like to see leave and try establish himself somewhere at center, dont think he'll ever fulfill his potential on the wing. I'd rate him at the same level as EOM.

Sinbad_NI

14 - 8 now 76 gone.

awec

Sigh...

Wexfordboy89

CIARAN_BOYLE wrote: »

Ulster have a lot of talent in the center, slightly less in the back three, especially with Cochrane and probably D'arcy leaving at the end of the season. I reckon this means that future is on the wing.

is darcy going back to oz????

MolBee

Very very depressing.

CIARAN_BOYLE

Wexfordboy89 wrote: »

is darcy going back to oz????

not sure his contract is out at the end of the season and he has offers in France. He isn't happy with his gametime here. I'm sure we will here more in a few weeks when the french clubs can announce things.

I'll be happy to see the back of him. I liked him when he first showed up but during 6 nations 2011 he turned down a wolfhounds call up (out of the media) and I haven't liked him since then.

thomond2006

jesus that's an upset.

awec

Just lulling Leinster into a false sense of security.

Wexfordboy89

CIARAN_BOYLE wrote: »

not sure his contract is out at the end of the season and he has offers in France. He isn't happy with his gametime here. I'm sure we will here more in a few weeks when the french clubs can announce things.

I'll be happy to see the back of him. I liked him when he first showed up but during 6 nations 2011 he turned down a wolfhounds call up (out of the media) and I haven't liked him since then.

oh rite way did he do that??? i mean hes IQ and all (not by the 3 years thing) does he thing hes gonna play for oz or something.suppose hes no great loss havent seen him play in ages cant see him getting and offer in the top14 anyway????

.ak

Lets just hope it's not a weekend of Scottish success!

Sinbad_NI

Edinburgh were pretty poor. To not get a win against that team is really awful.

leonard7

really cant take all this losing

MolBee

Fair play to Edinburgh, they were more creative in attack, more precise, more aggressive. We were utterly woeful though, injuries not much of an excuse, there was a lot of quality in that team.

CIARAN_BOYLE

Wexfordboy89 wrote: »

oh rite way did he do that??? i mean hes IQ and all (not by the 3 years thing) does he thing hes gonna play for oz or something.suppose hes no great loss havent seen him play in ages cant see him getting and offer in the top14 anyway????

Not Oz but Super XV was his ambition. Thing is there is a limit in the number of NAQ so by refusing the Irish call up he was preserving his AQ status. Not sure where in France he is going to end up next year since the French clubs can't confirm anything but I've heard a few clubs mentioned, including one T14 and two or three ProD2.

Didn't see tonight's match but but disappointed Ulster couldn't win. Was the total number of points left on the tee by Jackson 11??

Wexfordboy89

CIARAN_BOYLE wrote: »

Not Oz but Super XV was his ambition. Thing is there is a limit in the number of NAQ so by refusing the Irish call up he was preserving his AQ status. Not sure where in France he is going to end up next year since the French clubs can't confirm anything but I've heard a few clubs mentioned, including one T14 and two or three ProD2.

Didn't see tonight's match but but disappointed Ulster couldn't win. Was the total number of points left on the tee by Jackson 11??

didnt know that still it could have lead to playing for the full side if he done well best of luck to all the same.

awec

This losing business is quite irritating.

CatFromHue

Three missed penalties between the 45th and 53rd min and then a missed conversion in the 65th. The Edinburgh kicker was 3 from 4 so it doesn't sound like that bad a night for kicking anyway.

MolBee

CatFromHue wrote: »

Three missed penalties between the 45th and 53rd min and then a missed conversion in the 65th. The Edinburgh kicker was 3 from 4 so it doesn't sound like that bad a night for kicking anyway.

I'm a fan of Jackson and have defended him over his inconsistancy (which is the mark of many young players), but in a pro12 game against Edinburgh in a barely filled stadium, he should be doing better than that. I'm pretty disappointed especially after his progession over the 6ns in far more pressured situations. Not only the kicking but he seemed to play with no semblance of urgency tonight.

Digifriendly

Sinbad_NI wrote: »

Not sure TBH. Guess we'll find out at half 7 Red button is easier than stream for me so I'm hoping for that.

Just to confirm that red button is the same for all UK regions as BBC2W announced Edinburgh vs Ulster game was on the red button and that alternative audio commentary for Ospreys vs Dragons was only available via BBC website.

Blackheath

Jackson doesn't like playing in Murrayfield

Digifriendly

Blackheath wrote: »

Jackson doesn't like playing in Murrayfield

His final penalty miss was the equivalent of missing an open goal unfortunately.

Quint2010

Shocking loss for Ulster. I think they will might lose next week too. Home semi final now could be out of their hands.

totallegend

Quint2010 wrote: »

Shocking loss for Ulster. They will lose next week too. Home semi final now out of their hands.

Ah I don't know if you can call it this early.

With Pienaar, Cave and Marshall back and Muller hopefully lasting 80, they'd be a different team.

Tox56

Quint2010 wrote: »

Shocking loss for Ulster. They will lose next week too. Home semi final now out of their hands.

You've done it now, I hope you're happy :mad:

Quint2010

Quint2010 wrote: »

Shocking loss for Ulster. I think they will might lose next week too. Home semi final now could be out of their hands.

Fixed now.:)

awec

Quint2010 wrote: »

Fixed now.:)

Don't listen to him, he's a Leinster fan. :pac:

Leinster are going to batter us. By a cricket score.

P_1

Ah at times like this I'm glad to be a mocker atheist :pac:

Paul4As

The only positive from last night was the line out...the best its been for a good while.
Hopefully Pienaar is back for the Leinster game for some kicking practice. Though even he has not been himself this season going for goal.
Not sure what has gone wrong with Ulster...too easy to blame injuries or the Six Nations.

mfceiling

Paul4As wrote: »

The only positive from last night was the line out...the best its been for a good while.
Hopefully Pienaar is back for the Leinster game for some kicking practice. Though even he has not been himself this season going for goal.
Not sure what has gone wrong with Ulster...too easy to blame injuries or the Six Nations.

Bowe, Ferris, Muller, Williams, Henry, Henderson, Payne, Fitzpatrick, Wilson, Wallce, Doyle all suffering from some injury or another.

Best, Gilroy, Jackson, L.Marshall, Court and P.Marshall all taking some part in the 6N.

It is fairly easy to blame alright!!

Paul4As

mfceiling wrote: »

Bowe, Ferris, Muller, Williams, Henry, Henderson, Payne, Fitzpatrick, Wilson, Wallce, Doyle all suffering from some injury or another.

Best, Gilroy, Jackson, L.Marshall, Court and P.Marshall all taking some part in the 6N.

It is fairly easy to blame alright!!

Those standing in for injured players in the first half of the season when Ulster were on their undefeated run seemed to do everything right...the injured weren't missed. Now those same players seem to be lacking something.
All teams lose players to the 6 nations...Ulster didn't fair too bad in that respect.
The Leinster game next week is their most important so far this season...a dry run for the standard of team they will be playing at Twickenham...get thumped in Dublin and you can kiss your Heineiken Cup semi final bye bye! Put in a decent performance and confidence will be lifted.

mfceiling

Paul4As wrote: »

Those standing in for injured players in the first half of the season when Ulster were on their undefeated run seemed to do everything right...the injured weren't missed. Now those same players seem to be lacking something.
All teams lose players to the 6 nations...Ulster didn't fair too bad in that respect.
The Leinster game next week is their most important so far this season...a dry run for the standard of team they will be playing at Twickenham...get thumped in Dublin and you can kiss your Heineiken Cup semi final bye bye! Put in a decent performance and confidence will be lifted.

To be fair we had most of these players at the start of the season and then they started to drop one by one - the team was weakening every week but still winning - just about sometimes.

It was only a matter of time before the injuries took their toll.

Mind you it's correct in what you say about a good performance in dublin - could set them up nicely for the quarters. Get a few front line players back for that and who knows??

lurtz

John Semple from Ballymena signed to play for Hawkes bay in this years ITM Cup