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Ulster Team Talk Thread IV... Go On My Henderson...

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    #3932
    launish116
    Registered Users Posts: 2,443 ✭✭✭launish116


    RuPi wrote: »
    Sexton and Rankin are only second year in the academy, so both have another year, agree that you would expect McIlroy to be moved to a Development deal.

    Who will be leaving at the end of the season? In final year?

    Houston is gone


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    #3933
    Paul Smeenus
    Registered Users Posts: 4,466 ✭✭✭Paul Smeenus


    Baloucoune seemed reasonably robust until his freak accident, so provided he comes back as good as before, I think we can be reasonably happy with our wing stocks.

    It's hard to believe neither he nor Addison has lined out once this season.


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    #3934
    Paul Smeenus
    Registered Users Posts: 4,466 ✭✭✭Paul Smeenus


    launish116 wrote: »
    Who will be leaving at the end of the season? In final year?

    Houston is gone

    KOTH was saying Allison was falling behind.


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    #3935
    launish116
    Registered Users Posts: 2,443 ✭✭✭launish116


    Paul Smeenus wrote: »
    KOTH was saying Allison was falling behind.

    Aye was commenting on that, could really do with him progressing. He was good at u20s.

    He’d be better just writing this season off and rehab/bulk. Come back fresh, we can’t really be giving up on backrows, especially 8s.


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    #3936
    RuPi
    Registered Users Posts: 307 ✭✭RuPi


    launish116 wrote: »
    Who will be leaving at the end of the season? In final year?

    Houston is gone

    McCann and Allison are the other third year academy players. Hard to know with Allison what will happen.


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    #3937
    Paul Smeenus
    Registered Users Posts: 4,466 ✭✭✭Paul Smeenus


    RuPi wrote: »
    McCann and Allison are the other third year academy players. Hard to know with Allison what will happen.

    Stewart Moore also, unless he's alteady on a development contract?


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    #3938
    Paul Smeenus
    Registered Users Posts: 4,466 ✭✭✭Paul Smeenus


    From the previous year, Dalton, Regan, Dunleavy and Graham Curtis all disappeared without trace.

    https://www.ulsterrugby.com/2019/06/abbey-insurance-ulster-academy-2019-20-squad-announced/


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    #3939
    RuPi
    Registered Users Posts: 307 ✭✭RuPi


    Paul Smeenus wrote: »
    Stewart Moore also, unless he's alteady on a development contract?

    On a Development contract this season and I am pretty sure it was announced he moves to a two year senior deal next season, definitely development this year anyway.


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    #3940
    Paul Smeenus
    Registered Users Posts: 4,466 ✭✭✭Paul Smeenus


    RuPi wrote: »
    On a Development contract this season and I am pretty sure it was announced he moves to a two year senior deal next season, definitely development this year anyway.

    Yeah, I thought I remembered that


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    #3941
    launish116
    Registered Users Posts: 2,443 ✭✭✭launish116


    Ireland call ups

    OToole, Herring, Henderson, Burns, McCloskey.

    Stockdale unavailable with knee issues.

    Pretty underwhelming with Cooney & OSullivan missing out. Almost pointless McCloskey going to hold tackle bags as well.


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    #3942
    theVersatile
    Registered Users Posts: 2,229 ✭✭✭theVersatile


    Ulster Twitter hinting at a new signing or a contract renewal?
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    #3943
    launish116
    Registered Users Posts: 2,443 ✭✭✭launish116


    theVersatile wrote: »
    Ulster Twitter hinting at a new signing or a contract renewal?

    Hopefully a new signing!

    Though good news like that normally follows a beating.

    *Edit Robert Baloucone signs for two years


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    #3944
    awec
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    2 years is a short enough contract for him.


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    #3945
    bayern
    Registered Users Posts: 1,024 ✭✭✭bayern


    awec wrote: »
    2 years is a short enough contract for him.

    irfu aren't giving out contracts any longer.


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    #3946
    awec
    Administrators Posts: 53,752 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭awec


    2 more years for Alan OConnor too.


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    #3947
    Paul Smeenus
    Registered Users Posts: 4,466 ✭✭✭Paul Smeenus


    Good stuff.


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    #3948
    bilston
    Registered Users Posts: 17,798 ✭✭✭✭bilston


    awec wrote: »
    2 years is a short enough contract for him.

    Think 2 years is the norm...they sometimes tie big players down for 3 years.

    I remember back in the day Roger Wilson getting a six year contract!


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    #3949
    launish116
    Registered Users Posts: 2,443 ✭✭✭launish116


    awec wrote: »
    2 years is a short enough contract for him.

    Big enough gamble considering his recent injury. 2 years seems standard enough now adays.


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    #3950
    awec
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    Our game vs Leinster at Ravenhill has been scheduled for during the Six Nations. The Pro14 is incredible.


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    #3951
    bayern
    Registered Users Posts: 1,024 ✭✭✭bayern


    surely favours ulster massively given leinster will be missing nearly 20 players.


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    #3952
    Bazzo
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    Luke Marshall also given 2 more years.


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    #3953
    launish116
    Registered Users Posts: 2,443 ✭✭✭launish116


    awec wrote: »
    Our game vs Leinster at Ravenhill has been scheduled for during the Six Nations. The Pro14 is incredible.

    During rest weekend


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    #3954
    launish116
    Registered Users Posts: 2,443 ✭✭✭launish116


    Bazzo wrote: »
    Luke Marshall also given 2 more years.

    Awaiting the bad news now


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    #3955
    Paul Smeenus
    Registered Users Posts: 4,466 ✭✭✭Paul Smeenus


    launish116 wrote: »
    Awaiting the bad news now

    True Ulster fan.


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    #3956
    launish116
    Registered Users Posts: 2,443 ✭✭✭launish116


    Paul Smeenus wrote: »
    True Ulster fan.

    McKendry saying potentially one more signing to be announced!

    Wasn’t sure Marshall would get another contract, with so much talent coming and his injury profile.


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    #3957
    Paul Smeenus
    Registered Users Posts: 4,466 ✭✭✭Paul Smeenus


    Yeah - I actually thought he might miss out. Still our best 13, but so rarely fit.


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    #3958
    launish116
    Registered Users Posts: 2,443 ✭✭✭launish116


    Paul Smeenus wrote: »
    Yeah - I actually thought he might miss out. Still our best 13, but so rarely fit.

    Injury profile won’t have done him in any favours in negotiations.

    Guess it gives us 3 senior centres in McCloskey/Addison/Marshall.

    With Moore & Hume steadily increasing.

    Curtis could be in bother and bound to be interest in Hyde.


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    #3959
    Paul Smeenus
    Registered Users Posts: 4,466 ✭✭✭Paul Smeenus


    Aaron Sexton til 2023. Must be first full contract, then? You don't get multi-year development contracts, do you?


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    #3960
    launish116
    Registered Users Posts: 2,443 ✭✭✭launish116


    Sexton upgraded contract to stay till 2023.


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    #3961
    RuPi
    Registered Users Posts: 307 ✭✭RuPi


    Paul Smeenus wrote: »
    Aaron Sexton til 2023. Must be first full contract, then? You don't get multi-year development contracts, do you?

    Website saying one year development and then one year on a senior deal.


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