Dragons v Ulster match thread

awec · 08-03-2015 3:59pm #1

Ludik out so Gilroy to full back and Scholes to the wing.

awec · 08-03-2015 4:01pm

Dudley Phillips replaces Lacey as referee.

awec is gutted.

08-03-2015 4:04pm

Wish I could tell the stream guy to press the red button, my Welsh is a bit rusty.

Bridge93 · 08-03-2015 4:06pm

Reggie Corrigan commentating on an Ulster game on BBC? Bit strange

08-03-2015 4:08pm

Bridge93 wrote: »

BBC

Cheers

bilston · 08-03-2015 4:10pm

Allen can't pass!

awec · 08-03-2015 4:10pm

First 9 minutes have been ping pong.

irishbucsfan · 08-03-2015 4:12pm

Rustiness from Tuohy there you'd imagine

.ak · 08-03-2015 4:14pm

Typical Humph tackle there.

awec · 08-03-2015 4:15pm

.ak wrote: »

Typical Humph tackle there.

He has missed two already.

3-0 Dragons.

bilston · 08-03-2015 4:15pm

Aww why didn't Tuohy get that away to Henderson!

irishbucsfan · 08-03-2015 4:15pm

That's embarrassing Humphreys... He just hates tackling!

.ak · 08-03-2015 4:18pm

What was Williams at there? Gilroy looking good... #gilroyforireland

awec · 08-03-2015 4:18pm

Williams having one of his dodgy days. :rolleyes:

.ak · 08-03-2015 4:19pm

Another Williams error. What was that? You wouldn't see a pass off the base like that in a J5 game.

.ak · 08-03-2015 4:21pm

Unlucky from Hendo, weird body position.

William almost gave another pen away there, he's flying off his feet at every ruck.

awec · 08-03-2015 4:21pm

Gaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Worst attempted clearout ever.

.ak · 08-03-2015 4:21pm

Hendo poaching there. Who said he couldn't? :P

awec · 08-03-2015 4:23pm

TRY Gilroy.

Well done Rory Scholes.

.ak · 08-03-2015 4:23pm

Thought Scholes was gonna ruin that, but did very well. Gilroy playing really, really well at 15.

irishbucsfan · 08-03-2015 4:35pm

You'd have to question Pienaar's decision making here, he's losing Ulster a lot of territory.

.ak · 08-03-2015 4:39pm

AR taking the piss there, went out about 4-5m away from there.

awec · 08-03-2015 4:40pm

Pienaar has been crap.

awec · 08-03-2015 4:45pm

Lucky to be ahead.

.ak · 08-03-2015 4:46pm

awec wrote: »

Lucky to be ahead.

... Should I tell him or does someone else want to?

irishbucsfan · 08-03-2015 4:47pm

awec wrote: »

Lucky to be ahead.

Who are?

irishbucsfan · 08-03-2015 4:49pm

.ak wrote: »

... Should I tell him or does someone else want to?

I actually thought I'd missed a score, had to go check the score on the BBC website!

awec · 08-03-2015 4:51pm

Oh yea...

We are a sack of ****e today again.

08-03-2015 4:53pm

Not enough big guys running hard. The backline seem well capable of exploiting it when they're given it.

irishbucsfan · 08-03-2015 4:55pm

awec wrote: »

Oh yea...

We are a sack of ****e today again.

It's very, very similar to last night's game. Really poor value from possession thanks to poor half back play, putting the rest of the team under pressure and giving the opposition opportunities to get on the board.

.ak · 08-03-2015 4:58pm

We're just lulling all the Welsh lads into a false sense of security for next week.

08-03-2015 4:58pm

How on earth was that a penalty?

.ak · 08-03-2015 4:59pm

Harsh call, turnover was effected before tackle completed.

08-03-2015 4:59pm

iHumph for Ireland!

irishbucsfan · 08-03-2015 5:01pm

.ak wrote: »

Harsh call, turnover was effected before tackle completed.

It wasn't really, Amos still had his arms on it and Scholes was the tackler. Can go either way on that one.

awec · 08-03-2015 5:02pm

What the hell...

Scythica · 08-03-2015 5:02pm

Tell you what, as muck as we've been playing recently Gilroy has gotten into a right wee bitta form. Hungry for everything it seems. Nice to see, interested in seeing what Sam Arnold can do when he's on later too.. (if he gets on)

awec · 08-03-2015 5:03pm

FOR FCUK SAKE HUMPH.

08-03-2015 5:03pm

Great turnover from Williams.

If Ulster straighten up earlier there that would've been a simple try imo

.ak · 08-03-2015 5:04pm

Just on what Reggie was saying there... was thinking about this earlier. Is it a crazy decision? RK does it and sometimes I think the rules support the attacking team too much there. You get a 22 drop out. Look at where Ulster are playing now.

irishbucsfan · 08-03-2015 5:05pm

.ak wrote: »

Just on what Reggie was saying there... was thinking about this earlier. Is it a crazy decision? RK does it and sometimes I think the rules support the attacking team too much there. You get a 22 drop out. Look at where Ulster are playing now.

I missed it there, what happened?

Scythica · 08-03-2015 5:06pm

.ak wrote: »

Just on what Reggie was saying there... was thinking about this earlier. Is it a crazy decision? RK does it and sometimes I think the rules support the attacking team too much there. You get a 22 drop out. Look at where Ulster are playing now.

I was going to post something similar and to an extent I'd agree, but there must be more to the rules surely. I guess it's easy enough to counter by the kick-off going much deeper

08-03-2015 5:07pm

.ak wrote: »

Just on what Reggie was saying there... was thinking about this earlier. Is it a crazy decision? RK does it and sometimes I think the rules support the attacking team too much there. You get a 22 drop out. Look at where Ulster are playing now.

If 10/12 members of your team are ahead of the ball I think it's a decent option. The alternative is to try and spread the ball wide with 2/3 in support, or else to find your pack and setup a ruck mid way between 22 and 10m.

So long as you can 'guarantee' (9/10) that you have the distance then it's fine. A terrible result would be to scuff it, putting your entire team offside.

awec · 08-03-2015 5:07pm

Here comes the yellow. :rolleyes:

Nope, last warning. Williams lucky not to be carded.

aimee1 · 08-03-2015 5:08pm

.ak wrote: »

Just on what Reggie was saying there... was thinking about this earlier. Is it a crazy decision? RK does it and sometimes I think the rules support the attacking team too much there. You get a 22 drop out. Look at where Ulster are playing now.

what exactly was he talking about?

.ak · 08-03-2015 5:09pm

irishbucsfan wrote: »

I missed it there, what happened?

Humph tried a DG attempt from the halfway line. Went dead so it's a 22 drop out. Dragons try a short one and end up conceding an easy penalty. So I'm just wondering to myself, will teams use it as a tactic to get better territory.

08-03-2015 5:09pm

aimee1 wrote: »

what exactly was he talking about?

When 10/15 collects the ball from a missed touch just outside the opposition half and has a punt at a drop goal.

irishbucsfan · 08-03-2015 5:09pm

awec wrote: »

Here comes the yellow. :rolleyes:

Nope, last warning. Williams lucky not to be carded.

He definitely had his hand down at his pocket! Dudley doesn't deliver though.

awec · 08-03-2015 5:09pm

Can anyone hear like a buzzing noise coming from their TV for this?

Scythica · 08-03-2015 5:09pm

Basically he was saying he didn't agree with teams drop kicking straight after the kick off when you have the majority of your team around you / no penalty advantage etc. Why not truck it up a few times at least.

awec · 08-03-2015 5:10pm

What is Henderson supposed to do there?

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