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Ulster Versus Connacht

  • 11-04-2008 2:19pm
    #1
    escobar
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    The bottom of the table clash that gaurantees most probably a place in the heineken cup and of course the bragging rights. Only one win between them admittedly with a game in hand but I expect Munster to beat Ulster.

    Would kinda like Connacht to do it this year being the underdog but I'm not so sure. Huge match Probably predict an Ulster win. It's do or die for Connacht....Sure to be hotly contested....Should be a good match.. . We'll soon see if he has turned the season around for Ulster..


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  • #2
    zAbbo
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    Ulster hammered them in Galway which all but sealed the wooden spoon.

    If Connacht manage to win, it could give them a glimmer of hope.


  • #3
    Zzippy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,166 ✭✭✭✭Zzippy


    zAbbo wrote: »
    Ulster hammered them in Galway which all but sealed the wooden spoon.

    If Connacht manage to win, it could give them a glimmer of hope.

    30-13 could maybe be described as a hammering, but it was a lot closer than that, think it was 13-10 or something like that until the last 10 minutes, and Ulster got a breakaway try when Connacht were really pushing for a score near the end.
    Having said that, I'm not overly optimistic, we haven't won on the road for a (very) long time, and Ulster have been improving a lot in recent weeks. But if Connacht play like they did against Munster we have a good chance. Mike McCarthy is still suspended though which weakens our lineout and he's good in open play too.
    Fingers crossed for a big upset!


  • #4
    Podge_irl
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 28,134 Mod ✭✭✭✭Podge_irl


    escobar wrote: »
    Only one win between them admittedly with a game in hand but I expect Munster to beat Ulster.

    That'll depend on whether the game is rescheduled or not methinks.

    Connacht blew their chance when the lost at home to an Ulster side that was playing appallingly badly. Its a shame, but they've no one to blame but themselves. The annoying thing being if they'd played against Ulster like they did against Leinster and Munster they would probably have won.


  • #5
    Crash
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    3-3 a piece at half time.


  • #6
    AlanSparrowhawk
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    Can any one comment on Andy Dunne's kicking? He missed 4 according to a review? Were they kickable? Did he have a Patterson? Or is he actually a sub-par kicker, any rugby anoraks with stats on his success rate at penalties?


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  • #7
    Zzippy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,166 ✭✭✭✭Zzippy


    AlanSparrowhawk wrote: »
    Can any one comment on Andy Dunne's kicking? He missed 4 according to a review? Were they kickable? Did he have a Patterson? Or is he actually a sub-par kicker, any rugby anoraks with stats on his success rate at penalties?

    He did have a Chris Patterson, they were eminently kickable. Connacht should have been 9 points up by half time. :mad:


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