Ulster vs Connacht Ravenhill Fri 06/10/2017 7.35 BBC2 NI

bilston

Connacht can't handle Stockdale

Hastentoadd

bilston wrote: »

Connacht can't handle Stockdale

kelleher made look very ordinary by stockdale. all the ulster errors are keeping connacht in this game

vienne86

bilston wrote: »

Connacht can't handle Stockdale

Was he always his quick? He seems to have caught them on the hop.

wp_rathead

Hate to harp on about it but Griffin being 23 could haunt us- having to have Crosbie 15 now instead of having option of Leader or Ili (Kelleher/Healy could slot to FB)

Stockdale is a delight to watch

Diabhal Beag

awec wrote: »

Thought he tackled him early tbh.

Think he only caught him when the outhalf had started to spill. Close call though tbf.

snowflaker

Here's a tribute to the Ulster Director of Rugby

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BGAryS37oo

bilston

Hastentoadd wrote: »

bilston wrote: »

Connacht can't handle Stockdale

kelleher made look very ordinary by stockdale. all the ulster errors are keeping connacht in this game

Hastentoadd wrote: »

bilston wrote: »

Connacht can't handle Stockdale

kelleher made look very ordinary by stockdale. all the ulster errors are keeping connacht in this game

Yep too many handling errors again, particularly Treadwell and Piutau...but Ulster look a bit more direct and Marshall and McCloskey are going well in the midfield...so far...

Locke_Lamora

vienne86 wrote: »

bilston wrote: »

Connacht can't handle Stockdale

Was he always his quick? He seems to have caught them on the hop.

I don't remember his top speed being all that impressive, but he has a deceptively good sidestep and decent acceleration. I was under the impression that kelleher was one of the fastest players in Ireland.

awec

Herbst is thoroughly unimpressive.

Diabhal Beag

Some waste from that lineout

Hastentoadd

and yet again another Ulster handling error

Finding it increasingly difficult to concentrate on the game with all the paint drying around me.

Zzippy

WTF was wrong with that poach? Made the tackle, clearly released, went back and won it fairly. Ulster player went off his feet trying to clear out, if anything should have been a Conn penalty

Hastentoadd

connacht look devoid of any ideas

Zzippy

Connacht playing like 15 lads who've never met each other. How are Ulster only 3 up?

Boscoirl

I might even turn over the the football

vienne86

Deleted User wrote: »

Finding it increasingly difficult to concentrate on the game with all the paint drying around me.

As soon as it looks like something interesting is about to happen, the ball is spilled......or some other error.

Zzippy

THAT'S MORE LIKE IT!

awec

Sigh...

Diabhal Beag

That's the first time we put proper solid passes together. Man Tom!

vienne86

Ah that was a great bit of offloading that eventually led to the try. Lovely try for Connacht......despite the best efforts of the commentators to find a forward pass.

Former Former

Looked forward live but ok on replay.

Hastentoadd

awec wrote: »

Sigh...

Ulster are their own worst enemy

Diabhal Beag

Jeez we throw some awful **** passes to Bundee these days

vienne86

Ulster constantly spilling the ball.....is this what they were doing last week?

Zzippy

Diabhal Beag wrote: »

Jeez we throw some awful **** passes to Bundee these days

Yep. I'd say telegraphed but they're so slow it's more Pony Express

Hastentoadd

and another Ulster handling error

Bazzo

Lads is Robbo always this bad or is he especially poor tonight, I'd say about 50% of his statements are in any way accurate.

vienne86

Well Ulster had the bulk of the posession in that half and no sign of a try.....going in to half time behind. That's pretty shocking.

Zzippy

Half time. Kiss to work his magic in the dressing room. Ulster lose by 20. Awec arrested for trashing his apartment

gally74

Maeve happy

wp_rathead

I'll take that
Connacht have let Ulster have most of the ball who, bar Stockdale, look a tad toothless (which is very surprising considering their backline on paper)

Scrum is going Very well
Hontafuq

awec

This. Is. S**T.

Boscoirl

I think Stephen Ferris got dressed in the dark

snowflaker

Ferris fuming

Diabhal Beag

Lot of positives from that:
Great last ditch tackling
Lineout good
Ultan getting back into his mojo
Ja having a stormer and unlucky to get pinged
Scrum good

Gonna be gutting when we lose this though

vienne86

Ferris and Wallace going nuts......especially Ferris......he's just raging!

Diabhal Beag

Feel dirty switching from tg4 to BBC at ht for a Ferris meltdown but it may pay dividends

Hastentoadd

wp_rathead wrote: »

I'll take that
Connacht have let Ulster have most of the ball who, bar Stockdale, look a tad toothless (which is very surprising considering their backline on paper)

Scrum is going Very well
Hontafuq

never trust a 'backline on paper'. Have to say, as a spectacle this is the worst game I have witnessed in some time. Ulster are muck and Connacht are clueless. Who will win such a game. Really hard to say

swiwi_

So, half-time here and I'm joined by Connacht coach Kieran Keane. Kieran, close first half but your team leads 5-3.

Dunno.

What do you mean "dunno"? They do lead by 5-3 don't they?

You tell me.

Ok...well I'm telling you your team is leading by 5-3. You must be happy to be leading away to Ulster.

Dunno.

What do you mean "dunno"? You are happy to be leading aren't you?

You tell me.

Ok...ok...well that was Connacht coach Kieran Keane...whose Connacht team leads 5-3 at half time...and I think he's happy?!

vienne86

'Unacceptable' according to Fez. He's right. It's very poor from Ulster, but I'd expect them to come out flying in the second half.

awec

vienne86 wrote: »

Ferris and Wallace going nuts......especially Ferris......he's just raging!

They’re right. Fez is a one eyed Ulster fan but he won’t butter it up.

Tonight had continued last weeks farce.

Would love to hear what’s being said in the dressing room.

Boscoirl

Diabhal Beag wrote: »

Feel dirty switching from tg4 to BBC at ht for a Ferris meltdown but it may pay dividends

Stay on BBC, the commentary is the best part of the game so far

Zzippy

vienne86 wrote: »

'Unacceptable' according to Fez. He's right. It's very poor from Ulster, but I'd expect them to come out flying in the second half.

That's what I fear. We've been here before... hopefully Cooney remembers all the rides he got in Galway and throws a few kack passes "by mistake"...

wp_rathead

As said above, it's gonna be awful when Connacht inevitably lose this game
We won't have a better chance imo

Crosbie doing ok but jaysus wish we had TOH out there

Diabhal Beag

Boscoirl wrote: »

Stay on BBC, the commentary is the best part of the game so far

No hd and no Gaeilge though

awec

Sounds like Coetzee is gone for the season reading between the lines there.

Hastentoadd

wp_rathead wrote: »

As said above, it's gonna be awful when Connacht inevitably lose this game
We won't have a better chance imo

Crosbie doing ok but jaysus wish we had TOH out there

Dont think tOH would make the slightest bit of difference. This is the designated muck game of the year

vienne86

awec wrote: »

Sounds like Coetzee is gone for the season reading between the lines there.

At least.

Diabhal Beag

Think Bealham sent little Cooney into space with a late one there