Ulster Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread.

irishbucsfan

Wow, well done Paddy Jackson in the buildup. He's having a great game

sixy

beautiful from jacko

unreal

irishbucsfan

Jared Payne you magician!

Tommy Bowe

sixy

this is a great performance, playing some lovely rugby

irishbucsfan

Hat trick for Tommy would be nice

irishbucsfan

7 tries!

aquascrotum

Looking like some result.

Jackson is increasingly oozing class at this level for a 20yr old with game time under his belt. Great team performance from all though.

thomond2006

Changed to the Leinster game after the 3rd try, just checked back quickly on this to see the score.

48 points, stunned!

Cardiff getting exposed for the poor side they've become, no doubt.

irishbucsfan

I would start Heaney. He's so much more stable and smart. Marshall offers so much as a bench option as well. Keep Marshall on the bench when the saint returns and drop Heaney out of the XXIII

Beery Eyed

Great performance. Huge credit to all the players. So many good young players coming through at Ulster right now. Brilliant to see

overshoot

smashing performance, just got home 6-0 down and the commontator saying cardiff looked comfortable on the ball... we crushed them in a scrum a minute later and never looked back... was sad to see tommy go off, wanted him to get the hatrick but great run by gilroy before the trimble try.... payne in the back 3 and allen looking good too:D

mfceiling

A great win and a fitting tribute to nevin.

Fat nick is seriously powerful with those hand offs and it's positive to see him lasting the full 80.

Knowing that piennar, best and ferris are in the wings it has to bode well for the season.

Onwards and upwards.....

irishbucsfan

Williams is a complete liability. He's brilliant to watch but some of his mistakes were appalling!

What's the story with Roger Wilson?

awec

'ave it!

Cpt_Blackbeard

Think this is going to be a massive year for Ulster. The squad is looking stronger than ever and Spence's passing will provide a giant motivating force for everyone involved with the province.

Varied

Bowe played a blinding game, things can only get better.

jacothelad

irishbucsfan wrote: »

Williams is a complete liability. He's brilliant to watch but some of his mistakes were appalling!

What's the story with Roger Wilson?

Not so far and for a guy who got parachuted in because the IRFU refused Ulster permission to re sign Wannenburg, he's exceeded all reasonable expectations. He's played 4 league games and three friendlies. He's been m.o.t.m. in 3 of them, has scored 5 tries and he apparently or allegedly isn't totally fit. He was immense tonight. What's he going to do to complete the liability? Just make appalling mistakes and not score tries, offload, but get sent off etc. or throw a few chancy, glory passes that bomb out. If he does, do you think he might be dropped? Wilson has been injured btw. If Williams keeps on being such the complete waste of blood and organs you seem certain he is then Wilson will find it hard to get a start. As will Diack. So until Williams' appalling play kicks in well then, we're golden either way.

profitius

Some win for Ulster tonight. I only saw the early part of the match but it looked like a good, fast game with plenty of offloads.

shuffol

Highlights are up on UAFC.

irishbucsfan

jacothelad wrote: »

Not so far and for a guy who got parachuted in because the IRFU refused Ulster permission to re sign Wannenburg, he's exceeded all reasonable expectations. He's played 4 league games and three friendlies. He's been m.o.t.m. in 3 of them, has scored 5 tries and he apparently or allegedly isn't totally fit. He was immense tonight. What's he going to do to complete the liability? Just make appalling mistakes and not score tries, offload, but get sent off etc. or throw a few chancy, glory passes that bomb out. If he does, do you think he might be dropped? Wilson has been injured btw. If Williams keeps on being such the complete waste of blood and organs you seem certain he is then Wilson will find it hard to get a start. As will Diack. So until Williams' appalling play kicks in well then, we're golden either way.

Liability was the wrong choice of word. He does incredible things 50% of the time and he does stupid things 50% of the time.

Tonight he offloaded directly to the opposition a number of times, knocked on a couple, cleared out Henderson clumsily from a secured ruck which put ulster under pressure again, let the ball come out of the back of the scrum a number of times, another scrum he was told to use it and didn't (although ref did nothing so it was ok). Probably more when you watch it back. Then he also scored his tries and smashed people around the place in general.

He's so entertaining and such a threat with ball in hand that I certainly wouldn't have a problem with him starting all season. But when you're playing a game where possession is more valuable than it was tonight I think those mistakes will mean a lot more.

phog

Wow, Ulster gave Cardiff a fair beating tonight. Didn't see the game but according to twitter Nick had a MOTM performance, iirc, this is his 2nd in three games not bad for a guy that Hook thought should be banished from Ulster.

Podge_irl

phog wrote: »

Wow, Ulster gave Cardiff a fair beating tonight. Didn't see the game but according to twitter Nick had a MOTM performance, iirc, this is his 2nd in three games not bad for a guy that Hook thought should be banished from Ulster.

Almost reason enough to keep him.

jacothelad

irishbucsfan wrote: »

Liability was the wrong choice of word. He does incredible things 50% of the time and he does stupid things 50% of the time.

Tonight he offloaded directly to the opposition a number of times, knocked on a couple, cleared out Henderson clumsily from a secured ruck which put ulster under pressure again, let the ball come out of the back of the scrum a number of times, another scrum he was told to use it and didn't (although ref did nothing so it was ok). Probably more when you watch it back. Then he also scored his tries and smashed people around the place in general.

He's so entertaining and such a threat with ball in hand that I certainly wouldn't have a problem with him starting all season. But when you're playing a game where possession is more valuable than it was tonight I think those mistakes will mean a lot more.

Everything you say is true but as you say he is entertaining. As he gets fitter and gets to gel with the team perhaps he'll become better.

bilston

Great performance from Ulster...well after the first 10mins which was to be expected...In saying that if Warburton hand't knocked on with the line at his mercy things could gave been different.

Still with a pack as dominant as Ulster's you can't fail to score tries with the likes of Bowe, Trimble, Payne, Wallace, Jackson, Cave and Gilroy about.

The Ulster back row ruled the roost against a trio that included Warburton. Henderson cemented his place as a serious prospect and it was great to see Henry back. I can see what Buccs is saying about Williams...but it came off last night. In a tight game against Leinster (not that our games with Leinster are ever tight!), Leicester, Munster or Clermont his one handed offloads may be more a negative than a positive.

Payne oozes class and Bowe was rusty but still scored twice! I really like what I see from Michael Allen, shame about the injury, and as for Jackson I don't ever remember seeing a 20 year old Irish 10 put in a level of performance like he has done in the last few games.

Anyway that was a great tribute to Nevin last night, now the next tribute is to keep it going for the rest of the season.

jacothelad

bilston wrote: »

Great performance from Ulster...well after the first 10mins which was to be expected...In saying that if Warburton hand't knocked on with the line at his mercy things could gave been different.

Still with a pack as dominant as Ulster's you can't fail to score tries with the likes of Bowe, Trimble, Payne, Wallace, Jackson, Cave and Gilroy about.

The Ulster back row ruled the roost against a trio that included Warburton. Henderson cemented his place as a serious prospect and it was great to see Henry back. I can see what Buccs is saying about Williams...but it came off last night. In a tight game against Leinster (not that our games with Leinster are ever tight!), Leicester, Munster or Clermont his one handed offloads may be more a negative than a positive.

Payne oozes class and Bowe was rusty but still scored twice! I really like what I see from Michael Allen, shame about the injury, and as for Jackson I don't ever remember seeing a 20 year old Irish 10 put in a level of performance like he has done in the last few games.

Anyway that was a great tribute to Nevin last night, now the next tribute is to keep it going for the rest of the season.

Great post Bils. I agree 100%

leonard7

any news on Michael Allens injury?

jacothelad

leonard7 wrote: »

any news on Michael Allens injury?

Nothing as yet a.f.a.i.k.

thomond2006

Ulster v Connacht will be a tasty game next weekend!