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Ulster Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread.

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    #9902
    awec
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    Bizarre, don't remember anything like that even being mentioned.


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    #9903
    awec
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwP7s3NfT2c


    The tackle made on Diack at about 22:25 in that video is around the neck and very dodgy, no?

    Ulster asked for that to be reviewed and the citing officer (of the SRU) refused according to UAFC.


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    #9904
    George Hook
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    awec wrote: »
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwP7s3NfT2c


    The tackle made on Diack at about 22:25 in that video is around the neck and very dodgy, no?

    Ulster asked for that to be reviewed and the citing officer (of the SRU) refused according to UAFC.

    Nasty one that, he flicked his whole body round and forced him head first into the ground.

    I don't think its a good idea that only one person has a say on if something is going to be cited surely there should be panels for this sort of thing.


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    #9905
    blackdog1
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    phog wrote: »
    Herring has been cited for stamping in the Glasgow game

    The way they underuse herring does it make a difference?. He's a quality player who only get 10 mins a match


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    #9906
    CIARAN_BOYLE
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    blackdog1 wrote: »
    The way they underuse herring does it make a difference?. He's a quality player who only get 10 mins a match

    Yes Best could get injured.


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    #9907
    bilston
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    blackdog1 wrote: »
    The way they underuse herring does it make a difference?. He's a quality player who only get 10 mins a match

    Well it will make a difference if Best gets injured. Not sure who the next cab off the rank is. Possibly John Andrew who looked pretty decent coming off the bench a month or so ago.

    Is Herring signed on for next season?


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    #9908
    awec
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    Clancy ref and Lacey as assistant for this weekend :pac:

    Odd that neither semi final has neutral refs.


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    #9909
    awec
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwP7s3NfT2c&feature=youtu.be&t=1h7m44s

    1 h 7m 44s in, you can see what happens as the ruck breaks up. The exact same thing happens all the time, he is being held and tries to free himself.

    If he gets banned for that then it'll be the most farcical of all the bans we've accumulated.


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    #9910
    CatFromHue
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    His problem is that he's kicked out so close to the Glasgow's guy's head.


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    #9911
    awec
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    Kicked out? Eh?


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    #9912
    total former
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    awec wrote: »
    Kicked out? Eh?

    There's a little flick at the end but unless there's a more incriminating camera angle, seems a very harsh citing.


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    #9913
    bilston
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    CatFromHue wrote: »
    His problem is that he's kicked out so close to the Glasgow's guy's head.

    Are you serious? His leg is being held by the guy on the ground and he is just trying to get his foot free! There might well have been someone's head close to where it happened but that doesn't mean he is trying to stamp him there.

    I'm baffled by this and actually I'm minded to go with the view on uafc that the Scottish citing commissioner is playing silly buggers here. Russells "tackle" or whatever it was on Diack wasn't even looked at by the Scottish citing commissioner. Whether it was worthy of a ban or not I don't know but I do know Diack more or less ended up landing head first on the ground.

    Edit - I hope we smash Glasgow on Friday night.


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    #9914
    awec
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    I do think this is the worst citing of the lot.


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    #9915
    thomond2006
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    So it appears Piutau will not be allowed play Super Rugby in 2016. Does this mean Ulster can pick him up earlier than initially expected?


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    #9916
    Chief87
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    Anyone know what channel the Ulster Glasgow game is on this weekend?


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    #9917
    total former
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    Chief87 wrote: »
    Anyone know what channel the Ulster Glasgow game is on this weekend?

    Take your pick from Sky Sports, Tg4, BBC NI and BBC Alba. Four different languages available.


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    #9918
    Utah_Saint
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    thomond2006 wrote: »
    So it appears Piutau will not be allowed play Super Rugby in 2016. Does this mean Ulster can pick him up earlier than initially expected?

    Nope - we don't have enough NIQ spots available.

    I think Williams should be dropped so we can bring him in...


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    #9919
    .ak
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    He can go on loan to Leinster.


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    #9920
    Utah_Saint
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    .ak wrote: »
    He can go on loan to Leinster.

    yeah if you give us Jordi in return...;)


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    #9921
    Chief87
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    total former wrote: »
    Take your pick from Sky Sports, Tg4, BBC NI and BBC Alba. Four different languages available.

    I struggle with English at the best of times sure..cheers ;)


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    #9922
    CIARAN_BOYLE
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    Utah_Saint wrote: »
    Nope - we don't have enough NIQ spots available.

    I think Williams should be dropped so we can bring him in...

    Your already pretty light in the backrow. I don't think you could go another man down.

    By the way how is Taggart, saw he got an emerging Ireland place, ready to step to provincial duty?


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    #9923
    thomond2006
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    .ak wrote: »
    He can go on loan to Leinster.
    Toulon need cover for Habana, Mitchell and Nalaga.


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    #9924
    Utah_Saint
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    CIARAN_BOYLE wrote: »
    Your already pretty light in the backrow. I don't think you could go another man down.

    By the way how is Taggart, saw he got an emerging Ireland place, ready to step to provincial duty?

    Yes, we are very light but most Ulster fans are pretty fed up with Williams and would like him to move on. I'd rather replace Williams with Read but if it means getting Charlie in early then I would take that.

    I haven't seen a great deal of Taggart to make judgement but he appears to be going well. Would like to see Him and Dow making a few starts in the early games of next year. We give backs an early start so would like to see the same for some back row's


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    #9925
    CIARAN_BOYLE
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    Utah_Saint wrote: »
    Yes, we are very light but most Ulster fans are pretty fed up with Williams and would like him to move on. I'd rather replace Williams with Read but if it means getting Charlie in early then I would take that.

    I haven't seen a great deal of Taggart to make judgement but he appears to be going well. Would like to see Him and Dow making a few starts in the early games of next year. We give backs an early start so would like to see the same for some back row's

    He is one of the selections in the emerging squad that I wonder if he is there to get some experience prior to breaking into his provinces senior team.


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    #9926
    bilston
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    CIARAN_BOYLE wrote: »
    He is one of the selections in the emerging squad that I wonder if he is there to get some experience prior to breaking into his provinces senior team.

    It's a bit strange that Taggart hasn't got a look in at Ulster this season given we've been playing Clive Ross a lot. Same goes for Lorcan Dow, albeit he is a year younger than Taggart. A few of the selections up front haven't made a lot of sense. Like where has Ricky Lutton been all season?


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    #9927
    CatFromHue
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    thomond2006 wrote: »
    So it appears Piutau will not be allowed play Super Rugby in 2016. Does this mean Ulster can pick him up earlier than initially expected?

    This was always on the cards with a July starting date.


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    #9928
    total former
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    Utah_Saint wrote: »
    Nope - we don't have enough NIQ spots available.

    I think Williams should be dropped so we can bring him in...

    OR... (stay with me here)

    You loan Pienaar to Leinster, freeing up an NIQ spot at Ulster thereby allowing Piutau to come early.

    Like, we don't really need a scrum-half of that quality but we'd give yiz a dig-out just to be neighbourly.


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    #9929
    CatFromHue
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    Fair play on the Kiwi's for standing firm on their rules.


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    #9930
    awec
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    Herring cleared.

    "The Disciplinary Committee concluded that the player had been held in a ruck by two opponents after the ball had left the ruck, that his actions were the result of him trying to release himself from their grip and that he had not committed an act of foul play."

    What a total waste of time. It was clear as day there was no issue, now Rob Herring has presumably missed training having to go attend this stupid hearing.


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    #9931
    bilston
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    awec wrote: »
    Herring cleared.

    "The Disciplinary Committee concluded that the player had been held in a ruck by two opponents after the ball had left the ruck, that his actions were the result of him trying to release himself from their grip and that he had not committed an act of foul play."

    What a total waste of time. It was clear as day there was no issue, now Rob Herring has presumably missed training having to go attend this stupid hearing.

    It's an absolute farce.


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