Ulster V Scarlets ; Ravenhill Friday 04/01/2013 19:05 available on BBNI

leonard7

Ulster look to get back to winning ways against the Scarlets with a vastly improved team announced from last weeks "2nd XV" which played against Munster in the teams first loss in the Rabo.

There are 8 changes made to the starting line up with the return of Tom Court, Dan Touhy, Nick Williams, Chris Henry, Ruan Piennar, Paddy Jackson, Darren Cave and Andrew Trimble. Adam Macklin gets his first home start after an up and down 60 minutes against munster. Adam D'Arcy is retained at 15 and Luke Marshall continues after an impressive outing. Michael Heaney is rewarded with a place on the bench after an impressive cameo appearance against munster setting up a try for Ali Birch. Niall Annett is also inculded on the bench after a similarly impressive showing after coming on against munster.

Ulster: A D'Arcy, A Trimble, D Cave, L Marshall, C Gilroy; P Jackson, R Pienaar; T Court, R Herring, A Macklin, L Stevenson, D Tuohy, R Diack, C Henry (capt), N Williams.



Replacements: N Annett, C Black, J Afoa, N McComb, R Wilson, M Heaney, P Wallace, R Andrew.





Scarlets : Dan Newton, George North, Gareth Maule, Jonathan Davies (capt), Kristian Phillips, Aled Thomas, Tavis Knoyle, Phil John, Emyr Phillips, Jacobie Adriaanse, Sione Timani, Richard Kelly, Josh Turnbull, Johnathan Edwards, Rob McCusker.



Replacements: Kirby Myhill, Rhodri Jones, Deacon Manu, Tomas Vallejos, Craig Price, Gareth Davies, Scott Williams, Adam Warren.





Referee: Leighton Hodges (WRU)
Assistant Referees: Sean Gallagher, Brian MacNeice (both IRFU)
Citing Commissioner: Gordon Black (IRFU)
TMO: Marshall Kilgore (IRFU)

rchendz92

A lot of people have criticized Gilroy's defence...North will target him a lot no doubt. But I think we'll be fine, our back row will be pretty dominant. Ulster by 7-10

Sinbad_NI

rchendz92 wrote: »

A lot of people have criticized Gilroy's defence...North will target him a lot no doubt. But I think we'll be fine, our back row will be pretty dominant. Ulster by 7-10

Yeah i agree, have yet to see him make a big miss in defense. Good he's going to get some game time now (sad for the reason why).

ongarite

Hoping for an Ulster win as it'll do Munster and Leinster a big favour in securing a playoff place.

CatFromHue

I can see Lanelli dropping out of the play off positions this weekend and not getting back in. The other play off teams (Leinster, Ospreys, and Glasgow) have gotten over their slow start to the season and will be too strong for Lanelli to catch.

awec

Here we go, come on Ulster!

CIARAN_BOYLE

First scrum

Big chance now for Macklin to put down a marker. He won't get ahead of Afoa but if he impresses over the next while he could cement a place even when Fitzpatrick returns

early engagement

awec

Don't like refs that leave a long pause between touch and set.

awec

Poor so far

12 mins gone, Ulster doing well but missing some important passes and losing ball at unlucky moments.

D'Arcy limping off and Ricky Andrew joins the side.

Ulster 0 - 3 Scarlets

For those in UK (Sky) you have the choice of BBC2 NI or BBC2 Wales. Two different commentary and punditry teams! Fairly impressive.

Macklin and Court earn a scrum penalty.

Pienaar on kicks tonight, should be straightforward.

keith16

The ref keeps on saying "use it"! I wish he's shut up.

This is rugby!

Glass Prison 1214

What a take from Andrew

awec

That was nice!

Tom Court eating Scarlets TH alive.

Judgement Day

Great counter by Pienaar - could watch him all day.

awec

9-3 HT

mfceiling

Williams finding a bit of space to get the head nodding.

Nothing pretty so far but i'll take 4 points if possible.

CIARAN_BOYLE

Am watching the Leinster match but what happened with Dan Tuohy going off??

shuffol

Stevensons having a mighty game, would be first choice lock if at Leinster.

shuffol

shuffol wrote: »

Stevensons having a mighty game, would be first choice lock if at Leinster.

was going to say he was a monster in the tight for the 30 mins I saw.

shuffol

CIARAN_BOYLE wrote: »

Am watching the Leinster match but what happened with Dan Tuohy going off??

Saw him stretching his calf after a gallop down the touchline, only back from a calf injury, I'd guess its more precautionary than anything serious.

awec

Tom Court, what's up with those glasses mate... :pac:

awec

Afoa and Wallace on

shuffol

Wallace change is odd unless there's an injury seeing as D'arcys already gone off injured. Marshalls done well too.

mfceiling

Offside much?

seanin4711

cant wait for second half

mfceiling

Try......Williams what an offload!!

shuffol

Cracking try.

awec

Beautiful try!

seanin4711

Ulster on fire 16-3

shuffol

Jacksons choice of passing is excellent, people rave about Madigans passing but for me Jacksons is better as he always seems to give it to the correct player. Madigan on the other hand though he has great technnigue has a tendency to throw a lot of man and ball passes.

awec

Afoa is lethal in the scrum.

shuffol

shuffol wrote: »

Jacksons choice of passing is excellent, people rave about Madigans passing but for me Jacksons is better as he always seems to give it to the correct player. Madigan on the other hand though he has great technnigue has a tendency to throw a lot of man and ball passes.

this.

Madigan's hands, Jackson's head.

The former is easier to teach than the latter. The idea of being a 'natural' in your position.

PhatPiggins

shuffol wrote: »

Jacksons choice of passing is excellent, people rave about Madigans passing but for me Jacksons is better as he always seems to give it to the correct player. Madigan on the other hand though he has great technnigue has a tendency to throw a lot of man and ball passes.

In Madigans defence he plays a lot flatter than Jackson so doesn't allow himself the time to pick and choose his passes like Jackson. The upside being Madigan scores a hell of a lot of tries from standing in the same flat positions.

val_jester

shuffol wrote: »

Jacksons choice of passing is excellent, people rave about Madigans passing but for me Jacksons is better as he always seems to give it to the correct player. Madigan on the other hand though he has great technnigue has a tendency to throw a lot of man and ball passes.

Maybe he has been watching too much of Rog lately?

Personally I think that Madigan is further ahead in terms of their development but that Jackson has a higher upside. If he can continue to learn from Pienaar's decision making he will be a good player.

mfceiling

Big Nick is having a stormer...

awec

Williams, what a man. Love to see him running with the ball, if he gets himself up to full tilt he's a deadly man to stop!

Referee wanting to use the TMO so has to ask if it was a try!

Hilarious

awec

Don't think it was a knockon either...

awec

Williams. Try. A beast. An absolute beast.

mfceiling

Big Nick MOTM.....forever

ongarite

Williams with another push over try. Can't stop him from 5M out.

seanin4711

mfceiling wrote: »

Big Nick is having a stormer...

never as mobile in Munster. and zebre

shuffol

Ah FFS, he's taking the p*ss.

BIG NICK

Judgement Day

Williams is some try machine!

thomond2006

Diack's try was superb.

awec

Here he goes again!

We are on fire!

ScissorPaperRock

What a frickin kick