Match Thread: Pro12 Llanelli Scarlets v Ulster Rugby, 02/11/13 18:30

awec

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PAYNE | Owen
Trimble | Reynolds
Cave | Maule
Farell | Warren
Allen | Williams
Pienaar | Shingler
Marshall | Davies
Black | JOHN
Herring | Myhill
Afoa | Lee
Stevenson | Ball
McComb | Earle
Diack | Shingler
Wilson | Turnbull
Williams | Timani
Replcements|Replacements
Annett | Harris
McCall | Evans
Lutton | Adriaanse
McComish | Snyman
Doyle | Barclay
McKinney | Davies
Andrew | Thomas
McIlwaine | Knight

Ulster travel to Wales to take on the Scarlets with both teams missing a number of senior players to international duty. Ulster are also missing key men Johann Muller and Iain Henderson to injuries picked up during last weeks win against the Cardiff Blues.

Despite the international players being missing Ulster have still managed to field a reasonably strong starting 15 players. Lewis Stevenson starts in the row, with Nick Williams reclaiming that number 8 spot that he held for all of last season, pushing Roger Wilson to flanker.

John Afoa takes back the tight head position as he continues to get himself back to match fitness after injury.

Ruan Pienaar shifts to outhalf to cover for Paddy Jackson, while Paul Marshall starts again at 9. Farell gets a start at 12 alongside Darren Cave who is reinstated to the starting 15 after last week.

Ulster's bench is perhaps not as strong as we are used to and it may be a concern if Ulster are chasing the game.

Prediction
Ulster win but perhaps the weakened bench will put a TBP just out of reach.

Glass Prison 1214

Is this on tv?

mfceiling

Glass Prison 1214 wrote: »

Is this on tv?

S4C on sky box is showing it.

awec

And the BBC website apparently.

awec

Liverpool game on the TV, Ulster game on the laptop, dunno which to be watching!

19543261

Wait, so how do I watch this?

Laptop? Can we access the BBC from here?

awec

19543261 wrote: »

Wait, so how do I watch this?

Laptop? Can we access the BBC from here?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/24031553 try that

awec

3 nil Pienaar

Hagz

Outstanding defence, great tackle by Allen.

awec

Ulster just defended 30 phases right on their try line.

awec

Scarlets all over Ulster so far.

awec

3-3

Swan Curry

Jesus,That was an awful kick from Pienaar.

awec

Scarlets try. Brutal.

danthefan

Only had half an eye on the game but Ulster seem to be defending for their lives every time I check the game. How are they only 5 points down?

awec

danthefan wrote: »

Only had half an eye on the game but Ulster seem to be defending for their lives every time I check the game. How are they only 5 points down?

We have been very lucky.

Swan Curry

Wow,Ulster are awful so far.Everyone bar Trimble,Afoa and Williams have forgotten how to tackle.

Swan Curry

First thing Aled Thomas does on the pitch is get steamrolled by Williams.

awec

11-3

mogwai81

How is Chris Farrell playing?

Hagz

mogwai81 wrote: »

How is Chris Farrell playing?

Isn't getting an opportunity to play really. A lot of kicking and defending from Ulster.

shuffol

Pienaar at 10 never seems to go well.

Swan Curry

How did he miss that?

awec

Pienaar misses one right in front of the posts!

awec

11-6

Swan Curry

Pienaar doesn't miss this time 11-6 to Scarlets.

awec

This game is dire. Too much useless kicking.

Swan Curry

Ulster finally string a few good phases together and Pienaar throws an awful pass to the ground.He's been fairly disappointing so far.

awec

McKinney on for Marshall. Pienaar back to 9

Hagz

Apparently the plan was to play Olding at 10 with Pienaar at 9.

Would have loved to see that.

awec

We don't look like winning this at all.

awec

McIlwaine on for Allen.

awec

McIlwaine binned.

Total disaster.

Swan Curry

Not sure about that card,McIlwaine didn't look like a tackler in that situation.

awec

14-6. Terrible. Absolutely terrible.

mfceiling

Brutal performance.

Thinking of putting on the x-factor instead...

awec

Swan Curry wrote: »

Not sure about that card,McIlwaine didn't look like a tackler in that situation.

Williams was the tackler I think, thought McIlwaine turned it over fair and square but Rollaind thought different.

awec

14-9

Come on to fcuk Ulster!

mfceiling

Jesus if we sneak this, it will be a greater comeback than lazarus...

awec

Holy fcuk.

What a miss??

Swan Curry

How in the name of God did he miss that one.

Logie-1

OMG, how did Pienaar miss that

awec

Wilson binned.

This is a disaster

mfceiling

Wilson?

That is quite possibly one of the stupidest fouls i've ever seen committed on a rugby field...

awec

This is the worst Ulster performance I've seen in a ages.

Swan Curry

At this point,I can only assume this Ulster team have made a group bet against themselves and are intent on getting their payout.

ssaye2

Poor from Ulster, another penalty against

mfceiling

And there is the final nail in the coffin

awec

17-9

ssaye2

Rabo is ridiculously competetive at the moment.


unlucky jared

awec

We don't deserve a LBP.