Clermont Auvergne v Ulster (Sky Sports 4 KO 3.05pm)

bilston

9 tries last week between these two sides, expect another open game today. Clermont never lose at home, Ulster will have to attack attack attack and see what happens. A LBP would be a great result for Ulster.

As usual Ulster can mix it with the best behind the scrum, up front their starting pack is competitive, but the bench is a bit short. A huge effort is requrired here.

bilston

Try Clermont after 1 minute

irishbucsfan

Uh oh

Bridge93

That pass was forward

bilston

Great line, flat pass.

Stheno

Similar start to last week

swiwi_

Isaiah "blast from the past" Toeva.

Nice step.

bilston

Luke Marshall has had an awful start here

irishbucsfan

Les Kiss needs to sort this defense

bilston

Bad kick from Jackson

bilston

Good hack through from Marshall!

bilston

That looked like a forward pass

irishbucsfan

Good try from Benders there. You know Ulster are in trouble when they don't even have the best South African born player!

bilston

Could Sky please stop referencing the fecking Lions everytime someone who qualifies for them does something well!!!

shuffol

Looked like he lost that as he went to ground then regathered it.

bilston

McCall limping off.

Bridge93

Ulster all over the place

bilston

Stupid penalty to give away.

bilston

Hmmmm

ongarite

This is a mauling.

awec

We are ****

techdiver

Jeasus Ulster are muck! Doing nothing right.

bilston

Why is our defence getting caught so tight.

That's twice that's happened.

This is pretty grim viewing so far

Swan Curry

that last try was definitely nucifora's fault

Bridge93

Hold onto the ****ing ball for more than 3 phases

sydthebeat

Ulsters attacking shape is all over the place.
Players too flat because they know they have to get to the breakdown quicker

bilston

Stupid errors.

When we get the ball, keep it or kick well. But there are just stupid mistakes and when Clermont get it they are clinical and we can't handle them.

I still fancy we can score points here if we can just look after the ball better. We might just concede 70 points while we're at it.

techdiver

bilston wrote: »

Why is our defence getting caught so tight.

Ireland's defense under Kiss had the same issues.

bilston

Oh and the lack of destructive ball carriers is clear for all to see here.

Bridge93

Jesus Christ this is appalling

Stheno

Bridge93 wrote: »

Jesus Christ this is appalling

I was looking forward to this

BBDBB

Credit where it's due, clermont are a different class today

.ak

Ulster's pack have been embarasssing tho... men against boys.

irishbucsfan

Ulster might have given Northampton a decent game

Tigerandahalf

Ulster pack being shown up badly here.
No scrum and pretty hopeless at the breakdown.

Really need 4 or 5 forwards brought in.

FellasFellas

Does Rougerie play much for these guys anymore or is he there as a senior squad player? I see he's 23 today, but how much does he turn out for them.

irishbucsfan

FellasFellas wrote: »

Does Rougerie play much for these guys anymore or is he there as a senior squad player? I see he's 23 today, but how much does he turn out for them.

He's there because his family own a nice pub in the town and the players get free booze out of him

(I think he actually is playing a fair bit in the league, but definitely winding down)

corny

Ulster players very hesitant carrying the ball. Very little conviction in what they're doing in general.

corny

Lapandry is taking the piss at every scrum.

bilston

Should have taken 3.

Neil3030

irishbucsfan wrote: »

He's there because his family own a nice pub in the town and the players get free booze out of him

(I think he actually is playing a fair bit in the league, but definitely winding down)

They're keeping him sweet because they know damn well he'll be mayor some day.

awec

We'll be better next year when we have an Irish 9 sure.

Bazzo

awec wrote: »

We'll be better next year when we have an Irish 9 sure.

What does your 9 have to do with anything? Your pack are being man shamed.

awec

Bazzo wrote: »

What does your 9 have to do with anything? Your pack are being man shamed.

Pack is crap, no surprise there. How do we fix that? Our hands are tied.

In the meantime we get rid of the players we have that actually are good at playing rugby. Outstanding.

CIARAN_BOYLE

awec wrote: »

Pack is crap, no surprise there. How do we fix that? Our hands are tied.

In the meantime we get rid of the players we have that actually are good at playing rugby. Outstanding.

spending a million a year on two marquee forwards inoted of two marquee backs and signing a backroom forward from Leinster might help.

Swan Curry

12th July 2017 will be interesting, might see a few bonfires with a nucifora on the top

swiwi_

Scratched record springs to mind.

Let it go awec. Or get counselling. No point crying over spilt milk.

Neil3030

If I have to see this bloody couple doing the washing one more time.... :mad:

wp_rathead

awec wrote: »

Pack is crap, no surprise there. How do we fix that? Our hands are tied.

In the meantime we get rid of the players we have that actually are good at playing rugby. Outstanding.

awec

CIARAN_BOYLE wrote: »

spending a million a year on two marquee forwards inoted of two marquee backs and signing a backroom forward from Leinster might help.

Sure we can't sign Leinster backrows. You can't make guys move. Or something like that, can't remember exactly.

CIARAN_BOYLE

awec wrote: »

Sure we can't sign Leinster backrows. You can't make guys move. Or something like that, can't remember exactly.

ah sure you can't make them move but surely you can tempt them up.