Ulster Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread.

shuffol · 01-04-2013 6:09pm

Wonder does Diacks form give Anscombe a headache for the Sarries game, he was very good Saturday and really took the lead with his carrying, Henderson offers more options off the bench and could cover 2nd row too.

MolBee · 01-04-2013 6:11pm

One thing I am sure of is we need to vastly improve our discipline this weekend, even allowing for Clancy's questionable reffing for a couple of those soft penalties against us, it wasn't good. How many times do you need to watch Sarries and England to know if you give away penalities, you will be punished by Farrell's boot, even if the rest of his team aren't up to very much. Would hate if the game was lost in that manner.

Sinbad_NI · 01-04-2013 7:17pm

Anyone know the craic at Twickenham on Sat. Is there a bar to socialise at pre game and if not where does the crowd go?

emmet02 · 01-04-2013 7:18pm

Sinbad_NI wrote: »

Anyone know the craic at Twickenham on Sat. Is there a bar to socialise at pre game and if not where does the crowd go?

We're aiming for a pub called the Cabbage patch to watch the other games before the Ulster game.

Lot of rugby to get under the belt!

Sinbad_NI · 01-04-2013 7:37pm

emmet02 wrote: »

We're aiming for a pub called the Cabbage patch to watch the other games before the Ulster game.

Lot of rugby to get under the belt!

Cheers, and yes good weekend to look forward to.

mfceiling · 01-04-2013 7:47pm

Sinbad_NI wrote: »

Anyone know the craic at Twickenham on Sat. Is there a bar to socialise at pre game and if not where does the crowd go?

Come out of the train station, take right and there are a good few bars on the way to the stadium. Praying for a win seeing as i'm 20 mins from the aviva!!

Sinbad_NI · 01-04-2013 9:47pm

mfceiling wrote: »

Come out of the train station, take right and there are a good few bars on the way to the stadium. Praying for a win seeing as i'm 20 mins from the aviva!!

Not heading over Captain?

mfceiling · 01-04-2013 10:00pm

Sinbad_NI wrote: »

Not heading over Captain?

Left it too late as usual!!

Fingers crossed for a semi final in the aviva.

awec · 01-04-2013 10:01pm

mfceiling wrote: »

Come out of the train station, take right and there are a good few bars on the way to the stadium. Praying for a win seeing as i'm 20 mins from the aviva!!

Same!

And I'm missing the quarters too!

These Dublin games are home games for me! Last years semi was a great day! :pac:

Sinbad_NI · 01-04-2013 10:19pm

mfceiling wrote: »

Left it too late as usual!!

Fingers crossed for a semi final in the aviva.

Just running that through the translator now... processing... processing.... done.

"boss with the trousers on says no" ;-)

Hopefully catch up in Dublin then I guess.

mfceiling · 01-04-2013 10:27pm

Sinbad_NI wrote: »

Just running that through the translator now... processing... processing.... done.

"boss with the trousers on says no" ;-)

Hopefully catch up in Dublin then I guess.

Nah i think she likes to get of me every now and again!!

Defo meet up in dublin if they get that far - ulster boards boys on the beer?

irishbucsfan · 01-04-2013 10:48pm

There are loads of spots around Richmond and Twixkers. I generally start from the Sun Inn and go with the flow.

Sinbad_NI · 01-04-2013 10:49pm

mfceiling wrote: »

Nah i think she likes to get of me every now and again!!

Defo meet up in dublin if they get that far - ulster boards boys on the beer?

Look for the good looking fella at the bar, I'll be beside him.

leonard7 · 02-04-2013 10:51am

im headed with a contingent of around 13 to the game looking to lose a couple of voices but win on the scoreboard

the_doctor199 · 02-04-2013 10:57am

What a difference a few days make, on Friday most of us were worried a defeat on Saturday would finish our Rabo hopes leading into a defeat against Sarries, all of a sudden we're back playing like the Ulster of the first half of the season and ready for a massive game against Sarries! SUFTUM!

geekington · 02-04-2013 11:37am

I'll be there with a group of 5 Leinster men on Saturday and we will be standing up for the Ulstermen! Aim to be in the Cabbage Patch from 1ish!

Love the Ulster fans as every season they make the RDS great craic!

emmet02 · 02-04-2013 12:00pm

There's 8 of us (Leinster heads) doing the Fri/Sat double. Unfortunately the Munster match is at a harsh time on Sunday for the majority.

Still trying to get my hands on an oul Ulster jersey for the giggles. Will be doing my best accent for the whole of Saturday. If I'm drinking Guinness instead of Harp will yee be able to sniff me out?

awec · 02-04-2013 12:11pm

I'm afraid a token pint of Harp won't be enough to mask that Leinster musk off ye.

postitnote · 02-04-2013 12:13pm

Jealous of you lot going over for the match. I'm still paying off last season's twickers trip.

To the pub it is for me for the match, about as close as I'll get to a roaring crowd. Its that or watch it on SkyGo on the ipad.

A good Ulsterman drinks Guinness too you know!! Wouldn't be a game of rugby without a pint of the black stuff, but i've found it hard to get in many's a rugby ground (especially heineken games)

emmet02 · 02-04-2013 12:25pm

The Heineken equivalent (Murphy's) isn't too bad tbh.

Last year's final we all had to swap to it as they ran out of Heineken before the 60th minute.

geekington · 02-04-2013 12:30pm

emmet02 wrote: »

There's 8 of us (Leinster heads) doing the Fri/Sat double. Unfortunately the Munster match is at a harsh time on Sunday for the majority.

Still trying to get my hands on an oul Ulster jersey for the giggles. Will be doing my best accent for the whole of Saturday. If I'm drinking Guinness instead of Harp will yee be able to sniff me out?

Same here - need an Ulster top but not sure if this is cheating on Leinster or not though!!

irishbucsfan · 02-04-2013 12:33pm

If I go (I really hope to if work allows) then I'll be there proudly wearing my Leinster gear. Pint in hand. Singing all the songs and getting the words wrong.

.ak · 02-04-2013 12:33pm

I'll be lending my support to Ulster in my own way, from home.... by eating a soda farl loaded with sausages n bacon n egg!

rchendz92 · 02-04-2013 12:43pm

Does anyone know if concession tickets are for over 65s as well as students? Ordered four tickets for students a while ago, but two of my friends have had to pull out. Planning on taking my Dad and his brother instead, and they could easily pass as over 65s, but not students! I doubt the staff care anyway, but it's a fair way into London for us so I don't want it to be a wasted journey. The tickets don't say "student" or anything, they just have the price on them.

rchendz92 · 02-04-2013 12:44pm

Glad to hear about all the Leinster folk bolstering our support by the way! #maketwickenhamhome

CIARAN_BOYLE · 02-04-2013 12:46pm

Not many decisions for Mark in selecting the team. Only room for real options are in the second and backrow

Court Best Afoa are locked in starters
Muller and either Tuohy or Stevenson in the two
Henry to start and two from Diack Henderson Wilson and Williams in the back row
Pienaar Jackson at 9 and 10
Will Marshall be fit or will Olding partner Cave. Very hard to drop Olding after his recent form but Marshall has to be ahead of him.
Gilroy and Trimble on the wings with Payne at FB

Herring Black and Lutton/Fitzpatrick on the bench, is Lutton's performance against Leinster enough or will Fitzpatrick come straight back in.
Who will be the backrow on the bench, could Mark go for a 6-2 split again
Marshall or Heaney as sub scrumhalf

emmet02 · 02-04-2013 12:54pm

rchendz92 wrote: »

Does anyone know if concession tickets are for over 65s as well as students? Ordered four tickets for students a while ago, but two of my friends have had to pull out. Planning on taking my Dad and his brother instead, and they could easily pass as over 65s, but not students! I doubt the staff care anyway, but it's a fair way into London for us so I don't want it to be a wasted journey. The tickets don't say "student" or anything, they just have the price on them.

you will have zero problems

vienne86 · 02-04-2013 1:07pm

I have been invited out to dinner on Saturday, and with a few other Leinster fans have asked for dinner to start later than planned to allow us to shout SUFTUM at our tellies before we head out. Hope you play as well as you did last Saturday, and get another well deserved win.

MolBee · 02-04-2013 1:09pm

emmet02 wrote: »

There's 8 of us (Leinster heads) doing the Fri/Sat double. Unfortunately the Munster match is at a harsh time on Sunday for the majority.

Still trying to get my hands on an oul Ulster jersey for the giggles. Will be doing my best accent for the whole of Saturday. If I'm drinking Guinness instead of Harp will yee be able to sniff me out?

Here's some help on how to look/speak/behave if you want to go undetected. All other Leinster fans are welcome to follow suit. :pac:

awec · 02-04-2013 1:30pm

irishbucsfan wrote: »

If I go (I really hope to if work allows) then I'll be there proudly wearing my Leinster gear. Pint in hand. Singing all the songs and getting the words wrong.

You can spell to some degree, right?

GIMME A U!
GIMME AN L!
GIMME AN S!
GIMME A T!
GIMME AN E!
GIMME AN R!
GIMME AN R!
GIMME AN R!
GIMME AN R!
GIMME AN R!
GIMME AN R!
GIMME AN R!
GIMME AN R!
GIMME AN R!
GIMME AN R!
GIMME AN R!
GIMME AN R!

What does that spell?

ULLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLSSSSSSSSTTTTTTTTTTTTTEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRR.

That concludes today's lesson.

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