Ulster v Ospreys match thread

awec

Updates in here! Ulster need a win in this one and would be doing everyone else a favour if they get one.

durkadurka

Is it on telly?

awec

durkadurka wrote: »

Is it on telly?

BBC2 at 7:30.

bilston

durkadurka wrote: »

Is it on telly?

BBC2 NI. Programme starts at 7.30pm

vienne86

durkadurka wrote: »

Is it on telly?

BBC2 NI.

awec

Silly question tbh, Ireland's major province are always televised. :cool:

bilston

Conditions are dire so I'm not sure if it will be a great spectacle. I fear our backs will be wasted tonight. Someone like McCloskey might show up well though.

former legend

An Ulster win and no bonus points for anyone please.

bilston

former legend wrote: »

An Ulster win and no bonus points for anyone please.

Well I don't see there being four tries tonight so you are probably ok on that count.

vienne86

former legend wrote: »

An Ulster win and no bonus points for anyone please.

And no serious injuries.

case885

awec wrote: »

Silly question tbh, Ireland's major province are always televised. :cool:

Unfortunately munster aren't being televised tonight so you are wrong

awec

Weather in Belfast looks abysmal! The sort of night you're glad to be watching on TV.

awec

We are absolutely destroying their scrum.

vienne86

Well done Cave. Well organised there. Lovely kick earlier by Olding.

awec

7-0.

former legend

"The Moldovan from Bucharest"

Eh?

awec

Paul Marshall must have lost a bet to shave his barnet off.

awec

10-0

vienne86

awec wrote: »

10-0

Keep that going Ulster.....suits the rest of us. Scrum looking impressive.

bilston

Cave's try was out of the O'Driscoll school of centre play there!

vienne86

Good kicking from Jackson and Olding.

case885

Jackson's defence is looking very solid.

awec

13-0

vienne86

case885 wrote: »

Jackson's defence is looking very solid.

As is his kicking.....I though that penalty was wide, but thankfully I was wrong. 13-0. Very good from Ulster.

awec

13-3

awec

How many lineouts have resulted in a scrum now? Must be 5 or 6?

awec

TRY! Franco. Mauled over.

18-3 half time.

vienne86

Ulster forwards are awesome!

kilkennycat2004

Very impressive first half by Ulster on a dreadful night in Belfast.
Ulster scrum well on top so four tries are still possible.

molloyjh

Jones' defense for Caves try was embarrassing. Wet tissue would have put up more resistance.

Tox56

Olding is class in everything he does

vienne86

Tox56 wrote: »

Olding is class in everything he does

McCloskey very impressive too. Great play by Ulster. Jackson looking a bit more like his old self.

awec

Ha!

iHumph went to the Jacksonville Jaguars training. Josh Scobee is their kicker.

Interviewer: "Josh does no tackling or anything, just kicks. How would you find that?"

iHumph: "Sounds pretty familiar."

vienne86

Ye Gods, dreadful conditions in Ravenhill.

awec

Try Ospreys.

vienne86

Uh oh....Ospreys organised try there. They got the measure of the Ulster forwards there.

awec

18-10

awec

Ulster have this tendency to always run back to where the cluster of men are. I don't get it, and I'm not just talking about this game.

For example there was a maul there. The maul went to ground and all the Osprey's defenders were obviously not too far from that maul. So we start going outside and then slip the ball inside and run back toward all the Ospreys defenders. Why?! They need to back themselves to go outside more often.

awec

Fair play ref, not wasting time going to TMO for nothing. Give the pen and play on.

awec

What the hell ref? How can you magically turn over possession when the team in control of the scrum don't just pick it up at the back?

awec

18-13

vienne86

Ulster haven't scored since half time, right? Ospreys are a different team now. This is going to be close. C'mon Ulster!

awec

vienne86 wrote: »

Ulster haven't scored since half time, right? Ospreys are a different team now. This is going to be close. C'mon Ulster!

Ulster are falling apart at the seams.

18-16.

vienne86

awec wrote: »

Ulster are falling apart at the seams.

18-16.

They seem to have lost concentration. Giving away penalties all over the place.

awec

We are taking the ball so flat and so slow and therefore going absolutely nowhere. Side to side and back again.

Jackson off holding his arm ffs.

Journeyman_1

Looks bad for Jackson

shuffol

Bad enough looking injury for Jackson. Marshall awful in that spell of possession.

vienne86

Ah feck - Jackson was looking good. Don't like the look of that injury.

awec

Has the rule changed? Can the referee call use it at the back of a scrum that's marching forward?

vienne86

That was a great chance for Ulster.....obstruction(?) ....penalty Ospreys. McCloskey brilliant again.

awec

WHY WOULD YOU KICK THAT?!??!