Match Thread: Pro12 Ulster Rugby v Cardiff Blues, Ravenhill 25/10/2013 7:05pm

awec

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Olding|Halfpenny
Trimble|Smith
Payne|Allen
L Marshall|Hewitt
Bowe|Robinson
Jackson|Patchell
Pienaar|Lloyd Williams
Black|Jenkins
Best|Breeze
Afoa|Andrews
Muller|Davies
Tuohy|Paulo
Diack|Navidi
Henry|Warburton
Wilson|Copeland
Replacements|Replacements
Herring|Dacey
Court|Hobbs
Lutton|Filise
Stevenson|Reed
McComish|Watts-Jones
P Marshall|Jones
Cave|Davies
Allen|Czekaj

Ulster take on Cardiff blues with both teams coming off impressive results in the Heineken Cup last weekend. Ulster went to France and got a famous win against Montpellier while Cardiff ran out 19-16 winners against last season's European Champions Toulon.

A strong line up for both teams tonight which will hopefully lead to a good game. Ulster must be targeting this game for a win despite the strong opposition - the attitude adopted by the Blues remains to be seen.

Stuart Olding starts at full back for Ulster for the first time in the senior team while Payne slots in at 13, with Darren Cave dropping to the bench in what must be a frustrating week.

Callum Black gets the nod ahead of Tom Court at loosehead, with Robbie Diack in to replace the injured Iain Henderson, with Mike McComish also coming in to the squad to replace Nick Williams.

John Afoa is a late replacement at tight head for Declan Fitzpatrick who has injured himself again, I am unsure if it is snatterbox related or not.

Prediction

Ulster win, possibly gaining their second try bonus point of the season. I think the game will be tight until near the end, with Ulster just having too much for Cardiff over the 80 minutes.

ssaye2

Afoa starts, Luton to bench. Fitz out injured

Nice write up, bit of a change now

Buer

ssaye2 wrote: »

Fitz out injured

It must be the name.

ssaye2

Buer wrote: »

It must be the name.

Belfast Telegraph says he 'failed a fitness test'.

molloyjh

With the latest updates on next years HEC and the fact that a top 6 place would ultimately be required should it go ahead I wonder will we see a bit of a change in Cardiffs approach to the Pro12? After last weeks win as well they must be coming into this one confident. It's amazing that going into this game we really have no idea what Cardiff team is going to show up.

MolBee

Interested to see what Olding can offer at 15 but would prefer if he was playing 13 with Payne there instead.

Ulster got a try BP against Treviso btw.

awec

Doh, edited again!

P_1

Are Ulster going down the NFL 'Breast Cancer Awareness Month' road with the socks this evening, or does my telly need adjusting?

awec

Yes it's pink night at Ravenhill.

Cardiff start by putting the ball out on the full from the kick off.

snollup

P_1 wrote: »

Are Ulster going down the NFL 'Breast Cancer Awareness Month' road with the socks this evening, or does my telly need adjusting?

Was wondering about the socks, thanks!

P_1

Good start, move seemed to die with Henry cutting back inside though

awec

3-0 Ulster, Jackson penalty.

awec

3-3 Halfpenny penalty.

Ugo Monye spacecraft experience

What a class try. Olding is something special

ssaye2

What a try olding Payne Marshall the lot

awec

Tuohy try. Beautiful move. Olding to Marshall to Diack to Tuohy.

Jackson misses. 8-3.

Muller off. Stevenson on.

ssaye2

Stevenson on

ssaye2

Payne on halfpenny boom

wp_rathead

Beaut of a try

ssaye2

Serious as Leinster fan the future for irl Here in several positions

awec

Feck, Best off as well. Herring on.

Ugo Monye spacecraft experience

oh **** Best off injured. But he's moving pretty freely so hopefully precautionary

ssaye2

Wtf with injuries hope not serious for ai's

Ugo Monye spacecraft experience

Ulster are a serious outfit.

awec

Payne try. That's just intelligence right there.

Penalty from a scrum and took it quick.

clsmooth

Lovely. Good speed of thought

ssaye2

Payne try from Ulster scrum quick tap out wide by Ruan clas

Ugo Monye spacecraft experience

try, awful from Cardiff.

Cardiff Lions doing the usual disappearing act. Jenkins is getting embarrassed

I've always felt Callum Black is underrated. Good player. There's a silly amount of depth at loosehead in Ireland

clsmooth

Has Jackson been kicking in the Heineken Cup?

awec

clsmooth wrote: »

Has Jackson been kicking in the Heineken Cup?

Not exclusively.

danthefan

awec wrote: »

Not exclusively.

Himself and Pienaar both kicked against Montpellier I think.

clsmooth

awec wrote: »

Aye.

Has he been nailing them?

ssaye2

Ulster bossing scrum

awec

clsmooth wrote: »

Has he been nailing them?

Missed a few if I remember. The two he missed there were difficult enough to be fair.

clsmooth

awec wrote: »

Missed a few if I remember. The two he missed there were difficult enough to be fair.

True, although you would expect him to get a bit closer.

awec

Patchell for the Blues is too fond of running in to contact.

awec

Rubbish, blues try. Copeland.

ssaye2

Try copeland

Ugo Monye spacecraft experience

what the hell was Trimble at there?

P_1

Copeland is going quite well lately. Has he been capped at any Irish level yet? Wouldn't do to see the welsh nab him on residency.

P_1

Feck, Halfpenny shanks a kick, is there a blue moon tonight or something :eek:

awec

WTF Roger Wilson.

awec

Went to sleep a bit for the last 5 minutes.

Half time, 16-11.

P_1

awec wrote: »

Went to sleep a bit for the last 5 minutes.

Half time, 16-11.

Losing both Best and Muller is bound to have had an effect TBH

awec

Olding showing his class there, but I suspect Marshall moved twice.

awec

Nope, perfectly fine. Marshall try following some Olding brilliance.

Tox56

Olding is out of this world, fantastic prospect, that was a second row he shrugged off

awec

Wow, what a miss. :eek:

awec

No stream requests in threads

awec

Copeland sin binned. Blatant slapping the ball away on the ground.

ssaye2

Down to 14 Copeland Off inevitable result coming