Ulster Team Talk/Gossip/Rumour Thread II

jacothelad · 08-02-2016 10:06pm

bilston wrote: »

I know the needs of the team come first but I think Olding is wasted at 10.

He's a makeshift 10 at best. Every time I see him play I want him in the 13 channel. It just looks the natural place for him. Let's face it, McCloskey is Ulster's 12. Olding looks too good to have hanging around for anyone else. I'd play him on the wing before I'd play him at 10.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 08-02-2016 10:14pm

Not a regular 10 but if Jackson is away and the alternative is iHumph surely Olding at 10 isn't the worst idea? Depends on who is available at 12/13 too I suppose.

mfceiling · 08-02-2016 11:08pm

Meyer cited for his "involvement" with Olding.

Sinbad_NI · 08-02-2016 11:15pm

jacothelad wrote:

He's a makeshift 10 at best. Every time I see him play I want him in the 13 channel. It just looks the natural place for him. Let's face it, McCloskey is Ulster's 12. Olding looks too good to have hanging around for anyone else. I'd play him on the wing before I'd play him at 10.

Cannot agree more.

irishbucsfan · 08-02-2016 11:18pm

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

Not a regular 10 but if Jackson is away and the alternative is iHumph surely Olding at 10 isn't the worst idea? Depends on who is available at 12/13 too I suppose.

You need more than someone filling in. 10 is a vital position and you need a viable alternative to start there. Also when Jackson is away Olding is likely to also be away.

Ulster need to either develop a new 10 sharpish or sign one. Unfortunately their attempts to sign one in recent years have often failed

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 08-02-2016 11:24pm

irishbucsfan wrote: »

You need more than someone filling in. 10 is a vital position and you need a viable alternative to start there. Also when Jackson is away Olding is likely to also be away.

Ulster need to either develop a new 10 sharpish or sign one. Unfortunately their attempts to sign one in recent years have often failed

I'm not talking long term though, I mean literally just this weekend. I'd agree Ulster need a permanent back up to Jackson but he's not going to appear this season.

wp_rathead · 08-02-2016 11:40pm

thought was pretty poor form of Against The Head to not even mention Ulster going top of the Pro 12 tonight..

Sinbad_NI · 08-02-2016 11:41pm

irishbucsfan wrote:

Ulster need to either develop a new 10 sharpish or sign one. Unfortunately their attempts to sign one in recent years have often failed

Nelson was coming on well but out until next season now with injury.
Hopefully with the recent time on pitch Humph can improve but it's not been very promising yet.

Sinbad_NI · 08-02-2016 11:43pm

wp_rathead wrote:

thought was pretty poor form of Against The Head to not even mention Ulster going top of the Pro 12 tonight..

Nothing new. We're not really in the main RTE audience to be fair.

The Black Stags · 09-02-2016 4:05am

wp_rathead wrote: »

thought was pretty poor form of Against The Head to not even mention Ulster going top of the Pro 12 tonight..

RTE has blocked Against the head from being shown in NI it would seem. (Wouldn't let me watch it)

So if most of Ulster can't even watch the programme then why bother mentioning us.

Really gutted I can watch it.

CatFromHue · 09-02-2016 4:24am

I think that's due to licencing laws.

I know when I lived up there you couldn't watch Champions League soccer games on RTE up there as they were blocked out.

Sinbad_NI · 09-02-2016 7:54am

This was the first year I've seen RTE's 6N coverage blocked up here. Both on Sky and freeview.

bilston · 09-02-2016 8:31am

Yeah really annoying that we can't see ATH. I had all set to record last night and nothing...

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 09-02-2016 1:21pm

That's a bit ridiculous. Can you get it on the international RTÉ player?

jacothelad · 09-02-2016 1:45pm

I suppose that's down to ITV / UTV.

awec · 09-02-2016 1:49pm

Pocock taking a year out to study?

Ulster should be on the phone to QUB asap

awec · 09-02-2016 4:46pm

GUINNESS PRO12 ROUND 18-22 FIXTURES

Round 18: Glasgow Warriors v Ulster
Friday 25th Match, 7.35pm, Scotstoun Stadium, BBC NI / BBC ALBA / TG4

Round 19: Ulster v Connacht
Friday 1st April, 7.35pm, Kingspan Stadium, BBC NI / TG4

Round 20: Zebre v Ulster
Saturday 16th April, 4.00pm Italian time / 3.00pm GMT, Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, BBC NI / RAI

Round 21: Ulster v Leinster
Saturday 30th April, 3.00pm, Kingspan Stadium, Sky Sports

Round 22: Ospreys v Ulster
Saturday 7th May, 3.00pm, Liberty Stadium, Broadcaster TBC

Sinbad_NI · 09-02-2016 4:48pm

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote:

That's a bit ridiculous. Can you get it on the international RTÃ‰ player?

Doesn't appear in the RTE player app :-(

leonard7 · 09-02-2016 9:34pm

http://www.redsrugby.com.au/News/NewsArticles/tabid/581/ArticleID/17106/Queensland-Rugby-confirms-Liam-Gill-to-depart-at-end-of-season.aspx

Could it be Liam Gill?

awec · 09-02-2016 9:35pm

leonard7 wrote: »

http://www.redsrugby.com.au/News/NewsArticles/tabid/581/ArticleID/17106/Queensland-Rugby-confirms-Liam-Gill-to-depart-at-end-of-season.aspx

Could it be Liam Gill?

Heard he's going to Toulon

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 10-02-2016 1:46am

awec wrote: »

Pocock taking a year out to study?

Ulster should be on the phone to QUB asap

Apparently he wants to study at Oxford or Cambridge. Isn't Jamie Roberts at one of them? Imagine the varsity match with the pair of them lining out together!

bilston · 10-02-2016 8:22am

http://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/ulster-rugby/springbok-coetzee-set-for-ulster-move-34439601.html

If that happens I will explode with joy.

irishbucsfan · 10-02-2016 8:25am

Dominic Ryan and Marcell Coetzee, lucky Ulster

Scythica · 10-02-2016 8:27am

Henry back for glasgow it seems

postitnote · 10-02-2016 8:30am

bilston wrote: »

http://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/ulster-rugby/springbok-coetzee-set-for-ulster-move-34439601.html

If that happens I will explode with joy.

Fantastic if its true!!

But I'll await the 0930 retraction of the story

Sinbad_NI · 10-02-2016 9:23am

Like that news.

awec · 10-02-2016 9:52am

Now that's a signing to moisten your loins...

former total · 10-02-2016 10:01am

awec wrote: »

Now that's a signing to moisten your loins...

Definitely. It would be awesome and would be a real statement of intent, might also show a bit of loosening of the IRFU policy and the provincial purse strings BUT:

a) IRFU policy - this would make it 4+2 next season. I have my doubts about Piutau's arrival so maybe it's only 3+2 which is probably OK.

b) Coetzee is an international. The concerns about Moore playing for Australia were a factor in IRFU vetoing his deal with Munster, surely they apply here also?

CIARAN_BOYLE · 10-02-2016 10:10am

former total wrote: »

Definitely. It would be awesome and would be a real statement of intent, might also show a bit of loosening of the IRFU policy and the provincial purse strings BUT:

a) IRFU policy - this would make it 4+2 next season. I have my doubts about Piutau's arrival so maybe it's only 3+2 which is probably OK.

b) Coetzee is an international. The concerns about Moore playing for Australia were a factor in IRFU vetoing his deal with Munster, surely they apply here also?

If Piutau contract is being bought out by his new club next season the money is being used to buy out this guys contract.

bilston · 10-02-2016 10:21am

CIARAN_BOYLE wrote: »

If Piutau contract is being bought out by his new club next season the money is being used to buy out this guys contract.

Wouldn't be surprised by that at all. As much as I would live to see Piutau at Ulster, if it came down to a choice between Coetzee on a 3 year deal or Piutau on a 2 yr deal then it is a no brainer...albeit as FT says Coetzee would still be playing for SA. While we have managed it reasonably well with Pienaar, being a test scrum half and being a test flanker are a bit different on thenold physical stakes.

Obviously it would be great to get both Piutau and Coetzee!

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