Cardiff v Ulster SS3 KO 5.15pm

bilston

Ulster welcome back Henry and McCloskey to the starting XV and Ludik and Cave are back in the match day squad.

Cardiff have picked mostly Welsh players and the odd non Welsh player.

Ulster started the weekend one spot ahead of Cardiff in the table.

Cardiff lead 3-0 after 5 mins.

bilston

Ulster giving away too many penalties and also lack penetration when they have the ball.

ScrubsfanChris

Shaky starts from both sides, a good few knock-ons and penalties already.

Lake1989

good to see a ref not bother with warnings and just get the card out

Clegg

McCloskey has a top knot.

Joe is absolutely right not to pick him.

bilston

Try Piutau.

Started with a lovely break from Pienaar

ScrubsfanChris

Pienaar running to the line there, almost looked like slow motion

bilston

Non existent exit strategy there from Ulster.

Works out OK in the end.

bilston

Too easy for McCloskey!

bilston

Nice wee move between Pienaar, Marshall and Gilroy leading up to it.

14-3 Ulster after 30 mins.

bilston

Try?

Lake1989

cardiff are a terribly coached team.

bilston

McCall sneaks in somehow and scores

21-3 after 37 mins

bilston

Frustrating to concede there.

21-8 at half time to Ulster.

mfceiling

bilston wrote: »

Frustrating to concede there.

21-8 at half time to Ulster.

Tommy with a half hearted attempt at a tackle. His tackling since he came back has been very poor.

ScrubsfanChris

Thats harsh!

BBDBB

Harsh yellow on Henderson

Lake1989

cardiff giving a lesson in rugby incompetence

ScrubsfanChris

The more I see Cardiff play, the more sickening Munster's lost to them becomes

bilston

Henry is lucky he scored.

bilston

Henry is lucky he scored.

bilston

BBDBB wrote: »

Harsh yellow on Henderson

When you think that got the same in game sanction as Fekitoa the other week it would sicken you. I can see why it was a yellow nowadays but a couple of years ago I doubt it wouldn'thave been .

matthew8

bilston wrote: »

When you think that got the same in game sanction as Fekitoa the other week it would sicken you. I can see why it was a yellow nowadays but a couple of years ago I doubt it wouldn'thave been .

It was cynical. If he tackled him lower he risked pushing him over the line so he pulled him back with a high one.

Swan Curry

bilston wrote: »

Henry is lucky he scored.

looked like he'd been taking lessons in carrying from diack

bilston

Awful game management from Ulster.

bilston

Horrendous defence

bilston

We're going to lose this

bilston

Nah that is unacceptable by Reidy

Lake1989

plain dumb stuff from ulster and a backrow forward on the wing now.

Squeaky bum time.

HA! or not

bilston

Well maybe we won't lose...

ScrubsfanChris

bilston wrote: »

We're going to lose this

No need, Cardiff to the rescue

bilston

The worrying thing is if we play like this against Clermont we'll be eaten alive.

We only have Best and Jackson to come back in, admittedly Jackson makes ano enormous difference.

jacothelad

I think Herron deserves more credit than he gets. His line kicking and passing are better than many would claim. He is a young guy finding his way. He's doing o.k.