Ulster Rugby vs Leinster Rugby 24/04/15 19:35 Ravenhill BBC2NI

awec

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-- | John Lacey
Louis Ludik | Rob Kearney
Tommy Bowe | Zane Kirchner
Jared Payne | Ben Te'o
Darren Cave | Gordon D'Arcy
Craig Gilroy | Luke Fitzgerald
Paddy Jackson | Jimmy Gopperth
Ruan Pienar | Isaac Boss
Callum Black | Cian Healy
Rory Best (c) | Richardt Strauss
Wiehahn Herbst | Mike Ross
Dan Tuohy | Devin Toner
Franco Van der Merwe | Mike McCarthy
Iain Henderson | Dominic Ryan
Chris Henry | Sean O'Brien
Roger Wilson | Jamie Heaslip (c)
REPLACEMENTS |REPLACEMENTS
Rob Herring | Sean Cronin
Andrew Warwick | Jack McGrath
Bronson Ross | Tadhg Furlong
Robbie Diack | Ben Marshall
Clive Ross | Jordi Murphy
Paul Marshall | Eoin Reddan
Ian Humphreys | Ian Madigan
S McCloskey | Darragh Fanning

Leinster travel to Ravenhill tonight on the back of a grueling 100 minute defeat against Toulon only 5 days ago. Ulster meanwhile will be going in to this match on the back of a rest week and remain unchanged from the team that got a bonus point win in Galway.

The two teams look balanced on paper, with Leinster having the edge in the pack and Ulster having the edge in the backline.

Ulster know that a win tonight would see Leinsters season over in the month of April, and given the hurt the boys from D4 have inflicted on Ulster in the past few years this should prove motivation enough to go out and do the job. If they do get the win it would pretty much guarantee them a semi final spot.

Conversely Leinster are playing to save their season tonight which turns it into a sort of mini cup final which should hopefully result in a cracking match.

Prediction

Ulster to get a narrow win and Leinster the losing bonus point.

Lacey to screw us somehow.

thomond2006

awec wrote: »

Lacey to screw us somehow.

Only two results I can envisage this evening are a Leinster win or the match called off.

vienne86

Bad weather would probably suit the Leinster forwards.

awec

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bYyWHP_PJ0

ulster_Beef

Many fans coming up?

Dravokivich

That's a strong XVI for Leinster alright. But we've had strong XVI's before and come off the worst for it.

sydthebeat

Lacey for MOTM anyone??? awec??

awec

sydthebeat wrote: »

Lacey for MOTM anyone??? awec??

Wouldn't surprise me.

scott1974

thomond2006 wrote: »

He kinda looks like Morgan Parra in that photo...

Larbre34

ulster_Beef wrote: »

Many fans coming up?

700 apparently.

This is the first time in 3 seasons Im not travelling myself and im disappointed, ye put on a great welcome and a full house in Ravenhill is a great atmosphere.


OP, how about a poll for the result?

The Lost Sheep

Awec you're ranting about Lacey is getting boring now. Never was true and please stop!
He's a decent ref.

Ulster to edge it by a score.

thomond2006

The Lost Sheep wrote: »

Awec you're ranting about Lacey is getting boring now. Never was true and please stop!
He's a decent ref.

Ulster to edge it by a score.

You defend every ref though.











IT'S A CONSPIRACY

awec

The Lost Sheep wrote: »

Awec you're ranting about Lacey is getting boring now. Never was true and please stop!
He's a decent ref.

Ulster to edge it by a score.

It's always nice to hear from you John.

redmca2

Dravokivich wrote: »

That's a strong XVI for Leinster alright. But we've had strong XVI's before and come off the worst for it.

My classical training tells me that XVI = 16.

With that many players Leinster are in with a great chance !!

sydthebeat

redmca2 wrote: »

With that many players Leinster are in with a great chance !!

we only need the one superstar

Peregrine

redmca2 wrote: »

My classical training tells me that XVI = 16.

With that many players Leinster are in with a great chance !!

Maybe he's counting Lacey :pac:

Fanning to score the winner at the death.

Neil3030

Leinster, a billion nil.

Zzippy

Fanning to come off the bench and show his class, taking a pop pass from Lacey to score the winning try...



Edit: Damn you Emmet!



*must read more than OP before hitting reply button...

Dravokivich

Nim wrote: »

Maybe he's counting Lacey :pac:

Awec lined up Lacey with us. I'd be happy to have'im

Zzippy wrote: »

Fanning to come off the bench and show his class, taking a pop pass from Lacey to score the winning try...

After scoring 3 winning tries beforehand.

sydthebeat

Zzippy wrote: »

Fanning to come off the bench and show his class, taking a pop pass from Lacey to score the winning try...

or lacey sells gilroy the dummy off fange, and does a rolland on it

Zzippy

sydthebeat wrote: »

or lacey sells gilroy the dummy off fange, and does a rolland on it

I was actually looking for that video to post up but can't find it on youtube!

CatFromHue

awec wrote: »

If they do get the win it would pretty much guarantee them a semi final spot.

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Lacey to screw us somehow.

All Ulster need is 1 more match point than Leinster to guarantee a play off spot i.e. if they get a tbp in a drawn game where Leinster don't get a tbp that's enough.

Just on the ref issue Leinster are top, the most fairest of them all, in the Fair play league.

Guess who's bottom, the dirtiest of them all?

http://www.pro12rugby.com/statzone/specsavers_fair_play_league.php#uCCL1zyeVboA7cyg.97

bilston

CatFromHue wrote: »

Guess who's bottom, the dirtiest of them all?

http://www.pro12rugby.com/statzone/specsavers_fair_play_league.php#uCCL1zyeVboA7cyg.97

If you need to guess then you just haven't been keeping up

dub_skav

awec wrote: »

It's always nice to hear from you John.

thomond2006

^^ Ouch!

Larbre34

CatFromHue wrote: »

Just on the ref issue Leinster are top, the most fairest of them all, in the Fair play league.

Thats cos we arent trying.

Runs away.........:p

ktulu123

Heading up soon, not sure whats gonna happen but feck it sure. COME ON LEINSTER!

bilston

It's getting cloudy...right on cue.. the rain is coming...

thomond2006

bilston wrote: »

It's getting cloudy...right on cue.. the rain is coming...

Lacey. :rolleyes:




:pac:

19543261

What happened to Williams again? Naughty corner?

19543261

19543261 wrote: »

What happened to Williams again? Naughty corner?

He ended both Patchell's and his own season in one foul swoop a few weeks back.

19543261

Oh right yeah. Going into a maul/ruck with his arm or something. Silly.

CatFromHue

Deleted User wrote: »

He ended both Patchell's and his own season in one foul swoop a few weeks back.

Seemingly Patchell is ok again, he's starting for Cardiff tomorrow

buck65

I hope Ulster get the draw and Leinster lose

leakyboots

I think I speak for all Munster fans when I say I hope both teams lose

Utah_Saint

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Digifriendly

Leinster might tire in last 15 mins after exertions from last weekend so I pick Ulster to edge it but only just.

Digifriendly

Digifriendly wrote: »

Leinster might tire in last 15 mins after exertions from last weekend so I pick Ulster to edge it but only just.

Lacey has organised for the game to be nice and slow. Plenty of water breaks. If Leinster go ahead at any stage after 60 mins he's likely to blow it up there and then.

awec

What have I started?

irishbucsfan

Is everyone prepared for Laceytainment?

thomond2006

irishbucsfan wrote: »

Is everyone prepared for Laceytainment?

I'll be watching the match with awec in the pub, so most certainly yes.

Zzippy

thomond2006 wrote: »

I'll be watching the match with awec in the pub, so most certainly yes.

We want video evidence if there's a meltdown!

stephen_n

Are we not running a pool on what minute ulster see red in?

its_phil

Can't call this one, Ulster forwards were unimpressive in scrum and lineout last time against Connacht while Leinster forwards have only had 5 day turnaround from 100 minute game. Ulster backs might decide it in the final 20 minutes.

Fireball07

Hang on... is this game on TG4 or RTE as well? Or just BBC?

molloyjh

Jamie is pumped for it anyway which is hugely positive.

Tox56

What an honour for Ulster to be hosting one of Europe's undisputed top 4 teams, and (if Toulon win) the official 2nd best team in Europe/the world/the galaxy. Hopefully our lads show some mercy

Peregrine

Fireball07 wrote: »

Hang on... is this game on TG4 or RTE as well? Or just BBC?

BBC NI and Sky

RTE don't have rights and Sky gets first pick so TG4 loses out. BBC NI has rights to Ulster's home games.