Scarlets v Ulster

Kiwi_knock

The match deserves its own thread. Ulster winning 12-10.

Good start for Sky's coverage.

Neil3030

Wow, kinda weird hearing Will Greenwood commenting on a Pro 12 match!

Taco Corp

Scarlets really up for this. Holes in the ulster defence

Awkward Badger

Looked like Henry was cleared out from the side a couple rucks before the try. The ref was quick to do him for exactly that not too long before.

thomond2006

Super try if it's not disallowed for crossing in the build up.

Awkward Badger

Cracking try but think there was obstruction there a few times.

Edit: Nope, all good. Brilliant by Olding and cracking try.

S12b

I'm gonna get wildly carried away and say Olding is gonna take the 12 shirt from Darcy by November!! :D

Taco Corp

Olding is class so far

Tox56

Jesus christ what tool do they have in charge of the replays, he has to be told everything 3 times

Kiwi_knock

Perfectly fine try, making this so difficult.

former legend

This is painful. Award it already!

Neil3030

Beautiful by Olding.

former legend

Ridiculous decision.

thomond2006

????

Kiwi_knock

They didn't even focus in on that one.

ThisRegard

Harsh decision there.

Awkward Badger

Absolute joke.

thomond2006

Well at least they might get 3 points here.

Very poor attendance, I imagine a lot of season ticket holders decided not to renew after all the infighting.

.ak

Fitzgibbon is a poor ref at this level IMO.

Tox56

"Pedantic would be the word I would use for that"

That will be on Fitzgibbon's headstone

thomond2006

If the plan was to give Herbst 30 minutes then surely you'd bring him off the bench?

CIARAN_BOYLE

Whats the time in the game at the moment?

thomond2006

Paul Marshall, high tackle

Never thought I'd hear the above in the same sentence!

Flincher

Rugby is being made unwatchable. It's taking about 50 mins to play a half of rugby because officials won't make a decision or organise scrums.

We'd a cracking game on here, after a needless referral to the TMO the momentum of the game has been killed and the crowd is dead.

Last night in Thomond was absolutely diabolical, it felt like I was on the terrace for a month. Hopefully we won't have the same here.

ThisRegard

CIARAN_BOYLE wrote: »

Whats the time in the game at the moment?

Around 36 mins

.ak

Missed high tackle there.

mr. pleasant

Olding... wonderful to watch

thomond2006

Olding is absolutely savage.

Where's Luke Marshall today?

Awkward Badger

Surely a high tackle ?

.ak

Flincher wrote: »

Rugby is being made unwatchable. It's taking about 50 mins to play a half of rugby because officials won't make a decision or organise scrums.

We'd a cracking game on here, after a needless referral to the TMO the momentum of the game has been killed and the crowd is dead.

Last night in Thomond was absolutely diabolical, it felt like I was on the terrace for a month. Hopefully we won't have the same here.

The better refs will trust their instincts. I believe that is the directive also. As the season goes on refs like fitzgibbon will be refing the untelevised games...

Tox56

Olding is just lovely to watch

CatFromHue

Ian Humphries took a dive there!

That TMO decision for the disallowed try took way too long.

Awkward Badger

thomond2006 wrote: »

Olding is absolutely savage.

Where's Luke Marshall today?

Marshall is on the bench.

Awkward Badger

CatFromHue wrote: »

Ian Humphries took a dive there!

That TMO decision for the disallowed try took way too long.

6 of one and half a dozen of the other really. Definitely left the elbow out and made contact. Then Humpreys made a meal of it.

.ak

Marshall..

Also Olding pretty poor there. Could've forced him out if he didn't give up the chase.

thomond2006

Taxi for Marshall

Kiwi_knock

"Can they find a quickie"

Sounds very wrong

Awkward Badger

Poor by Marshall. Gift of a try.

Neil3030

.ak wrote: »

Marshall..

Also Olding pretty poor there. Could've forced him out if he didn't give up the chase.

Was just going to say. If he'd been about 5 yards ahead he would have made the tackle after Davies stepped back in.

CatFromHue

Kiwi_knock wrote: »

"Can they find a quickie"

Sounds very wrong

Sounds like it should be racist for some reason

Tox56

If nothing else at least some of the traditionally weak sides look pretty decent this year, Edinburgh last night and Scarlets today

.ak

All aboard the sky hype train.

.ak

Sky even make the pro12 logo look better.

ssaye2

Tackling optional at times but this is great

ThisRegard

.ak wrote: »

Sky even make the pro12 logo look better.

You sure it's not the Guinness branding that's making it more appealing?

.ak

ThisRegard wrote: »

You sure it's not the Guinness branding that's making it more appealing?

No, that had no effect on me whatsoever.

... I could go for a pint of plain right about now.

Tox56

Ulster on the ropes a bit here

ssaye2

Tuohy Annoying flaws

.ak

Seriously. Looking for the tmo there?

ThisRegard

Touch judge called that pretty quickly. He must not have wanted to get cold standing around waiting for the TMO.

Harsh again though.

.ak

Ironically going to the tmo would probably meant no yellow.