Ulster vs Connacht, Friday 1st of April, KO 19:35, BBC NI & TG 4

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

What part of Belfast is Dan Tuohy from?

Buer

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote:

What part of Belfast is Dan Tuohy from?

East. Very east.

jacothelad

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

What part of Belfast is Dan Tuohy from?

Gloucester Avenue....:D

Buer

Think this game and last week have shown how to play against Connacht. Big line speed and pressure their back line and the handling looks ropey.

crisco10

How fussy is dudly Phillips? ??

Zzippy

Buer wrote: »

Think this game and last week have shown how to play against Connacht. Big line speed and pressure their back line and the handling looks ropey.

How'd that work out for Leinster last week?

awec

GILLLROOOOOOOYYYYYYY again

vienne86

Nice try for Gilroy. Payne did well to get the offload to him.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

Lovely offload from Payne.

LostArt

Beautiful pass from Payne

mansize

Really rate Gilroy as a winger- what I see, I like

jacothelad

crisco10 wrote: »

How fussy is dudly Phillips? ??

He ruins nearly every game. he also cards more players than any other ref.

Utopia Parkway

Buer wrote: »

Think this game and last week have shown how to play against Connacht. Big line speed and pressure their back line and the handling looks ropey.

Not sure last week said much. Played in a gale and Connacht still won the game. Think they are suffering from the 6 day turnaround tonight. Intensity and energy just isn't there.

crisco10

Connacht will be kicking themselves for missing touch there

Buer

Zzippy wrote:

How'd that work out for Leinster last week?

In defence, great!

errlloyd

Posted in wrong thread. But I'm fairly sure that was forward.

The Rape of Lucretia

Super play from Payne. Having a fine game.
His footwork to get his stride, pace, and angles right when going for the gap between two defenders is second to none in Irish rugby.

BBDBB

Ulster smelling blood and go in at the corner. Good pressure but conn should have seen the ball into touch at that pen

crisco10

jacothelad wrote: »

crisco10 wrote: »

How fussy is dudly Phillips? ??

He ruins nearly every game. he also cards more players than any other ref.

Add your reply here.
He is almost imagining some of the breakdown penalties to me. Against both teams.

Buer

Utopia Parkway wrote:

Not sure last week said much. Played in a gale and Connacht still won the game. Think they are suffering from the 6 day turnaround tonight. Intensity and energy just isn't there tonight.

Not sure this is about tiredness in the backfield. Ulster are straight up in their faces and nearly every attack ends in an unforced error.

Easily the worst performance of the season.

A case could be made for winning the other 5 losses but this has been unwatchable.

The Rape of Lucretia

crisco10 wrote: »

How fussy is dudly Phillips? ??

'Fussy' is an unfair spin on 'correct'.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

How did Ulster get possession back for that try?

former total

Aki needs to cop himself on.

vienne86

Card coming here. Trimble deliberately knocked that forward.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

Aki being told to calm down again today.

mansize

That's correct

AdamD

Not sure what the ref is supposed to do here, clear penalty offences everywhere.

Buer

Deserved card. Should have had one before halftime.

The Rape of Lucretia

Good play by Trimble. Right decision in the circumstances, and well executed.

Inspector Coptoor

former total wrote: »

Aki needs to cop himself on.

Can't blame him for getting upset - deliberate ceap that ukster have been getting away with all night

Utopia Parkway

Connacht ruck protection was been awful.

Think Robbie should have passed there.

Zzippy

Buer wrote: »

In defence, great!

Well, Connacht scored the only try of the game so not sure that's correct. You have a point though, Ulster had great line speed in the reverse fixture and completely negated our attack

Inspector Coptoor

More butchery by Connacht in a try scoring position.

So frustrating

Buer

Inspector Coptoor wrote:

Can't blame him for getting upset - deliberate ceap that ukster have been getting away with all night

If it had been something dirty like a late or high hit or something niggly, fair enough but getting into handbags over a slapped down pass is one I've never seen before.

vienne86

Connacht lucky to get that back. Good chance with a scrum in enemy territory and a man up.

Jaysus, replay that maul again later. It was just Rory Best stopping Connacht.

crisco10

The Rape of Lucretia wrote: »

crisco10 wrote: »

How fussy is dudly Phillips? ??

'Fussy' is an unfair spin on 'correct'.

Yeah, Generally I agree. But there has been some very very marginal calls whether a penalty occurred or not. And in that situation giving a penalty just disrupts the game. Like when Henderson was pinged for taking the man out beyond the ball, it was probably a correct call but did it make a material difference. Ulster were moving the ball to the open side and Henderson skimmed off the blindside defender.

Buer

Toner wouldn't have caught that.

vienne86

Aw no - pass in to touch. Wonderful.

BBDBB

Welcome to this weeks episode of Ref Watch

vienne86

Good defence by Ulster.

Inspector Coptoor

Starting to bang on the door a bit harder now.

Need to score something with the man advantage.

Buer

vienne86 wrote:

Good defence by Ulster.

Going wide to early. Some forwards making good ground. Gotta make the extra man tell. They're letting Ulster use the whitewash as a 15th man.

Diabhal Beag

Great try from Kaylin

mansize

Get in!

vienne86

That was a great try for Blade. Hope he's OK.

Buer

Great try. Looked like a high hit as he was scoring.

Inspector Coptoor

Boom.

What a great try.

Blade injecting much needed pace at the base after coming on for Cooney.

The hands were class

LostArt

Fantastic try!