Ulster Team Talk Thread III: Les Miserables SEE MOD WARNING POST #1924 + #2755

bilston

Big missed opportunity by Kernohan!

bilston

And another big chance gone...this time McCloskey

bilston

0-0 after 35 minutes

A Mid Six Nations Pro 14 classic

bilston

Hmmmm

Can I have my Friday night back.

Henderson isn't exactly pushing himself out there when he is on the ball.

baas baa

Eric O'Sullivan is a very impressive player, there were several instances where he was the one leading the Ulster defences linespeed. Can see him climbing the Irish pecking order very quickly.

bilston

baas baa wrote: »

Eric O'Sullivan is a very impressive player, there were several instances where he was the one leading the Ulster defences linespeed. Can see him climbing the Irish pecking order very quickly.

O'Sullivan was excellent in the first half. Ulster's best player.

troyzer

bilston wrote: »

Hmmmm

Can I have my Friday night back.

Henderson isn't exactly pushing himself out there when he is on the ball.

I haven't got Eir in my girlfriend's house.

Is he pulling a Kearney?

Former Former

This has been hard to watch. The Ospreys are absolutely awful.

its_phil

A boy Cooney, once a Connacht man always a Connacht man. Denying Ospreys the LBP much appreciated our west

jacothelad

I'd fear for Lowry's well being. Too small at this level.

bilston

jacothelad wrote: »

I'd fear for Lowry's well being. Too small at this level.

I intend to use this post against you in the years to come Jaco. The Inst man will do fine.

jacothelad

bilston wrote: »

I intend to use this post against you in the years to come Jaco. The Inst man will do fine.

That's where the problem lies. Much better school dinners in the Methody refectories.....:D:D:D:D:D:D

launish116

bilston wrote: »

baas baa wrote: »

Eric O'Sullivan is a very impressive player, there were several instances where he was the one leading the Ulster defences linespeed. Can see him climbing the Irish pecking order very quickly.

O'Sullivan was excellent in the first half. Ulster's best player.

O'Sullivan and Moore had very good games. Think Dan said once in interview that O'Sullivan used to be a back row and has an engine still to match.

blackdog1

jacothelad wrote:

I'd fear for Lowry's well being. Too small at this level.

He needs to bulk up and I think he'll be fine. Jackson is about the same size but Lowry is still very slight. Refreshing to see an ulster 10 take it so close to the line. He's definitely one to watch.

Burkie1203

blackdog1 wrote: »

He needs to bulk up and I think he'll be fine. Jackson is about the same size but Lowry is still very slight. Refreshing to see an ulster 10 take it so close to the line. He's definitely one to watch.

He needs to learn how to tackle and not just be a speed bump using his head as first point of contact.

troyzer

Burkie1203 wrote: »

blackdog1 wrote: »

He needs to bulk up and I think he'll be fine. Jackson is about the same size but Lowry is still very slight. Refreshing to see an ulster 10 take it so close to the line. He's definitely one to watch.

He needs to learn how to tackle and not just be a speed bump using his head as first point of contact.

Rugby's gone soft.

Back in my day we used our heads to hook the ball.

thomond2006

That feels like the kind of game Ulster would lose in the last year or two. Very good result.

launish116

Burkie1203 wrote: »

blackdog1 wrote: »

He needs to bulk up and I think he'll be fine. Jackson is about the same size but Lowry is still very slight. Refreshing to see an ulster 10 take it so close to the line. He's definitely one to watch.

He needs to learn how to tackle and not just be a speed bump using his head as first point of contact.

Tbf he has a great technique and has shown that. Just bad positioning for that one, there was always going to be one winner. Saying that Nelson also got flattened.

Buer

Can someone provide a brief overview of who went well and who didn't? Have game recorded but don't have the stomach to watch an 8-0 cracker.

launish116

Buer wrote: »

Can someone provide a brief overview of who went well and who didn't? Have game recorded but don't have the stomach to watch an 8-0 cracker.

Tbf defence was very good! Very well organised and scramble defence.

Hard to fault anyone overly, try was a penalty try after great break by McCkoskey.

I'd watch the game purely to see Lowry, very good start at 10 for the wee man. Backline seemed to flow well, just missing the finishing edge.

Subs added impact with treadwell flattening folk and Warwick making a potential try saving turnover.

launish116

Buer wrote: »

Can someone provide a brief overview of who went well and who didn't? Have game recorded but don't have the stomach to watch an 8-0 cracker.

Tbf defence was very good! Very well organised and scramble defence.

Hard to fault anyone overly, try was a penalty try after great break by McCkoskey.

I'd watch the game purely to see Lowry, very good start at 10 for the wee man. Backline seemed to flow well, just missing the finishing edge.

Subs added impact with treadwell flattening folk and Warwick making a potential try saving turnover.

molloyjh

launish116 wrote: »

Tbf defence was very good! Very well organised and scramble defence.

Hard to fault anyone overly, try was a penalty try after great break by McCkoskey.

I'd watch the game purely to see Lowry, very good start at 10 for the wee man. Backline seemed to flow well, just missing the finishing edge.

Subs added impact with treadwell flattening folk and Warwick making a potential try saving turnover.

The try wasn’t a penalty try. It was awarded to McCloskey.

blackdog1

launish116 wrote: »

Tbf defence was very good! Very well organised and scramble defence.

Hard to fault anyone overly, try was a penalty try after great break by McCkoskey.

I'd watch the game purely to see Lowry, very good start at 10 for the wee man. Backline seemed to flow well, just missing the finishing edge.

Subs added impact with treadwell flattening folk and Warwick making a potential try saving turnover.

Thing about lowry is hes got such good feet , its hard for the defence to rush up and hammer him like they do to sexton. He can also make outside defenders turn their shoulders in giving outside runners better chance to punch holes. If he stays injury free and develops his kicking game he could be very good indeed. He looked better than sam davies last night, and he has over 50 starts for the Ospreys.

bilston

blackdog1 wrote: »

Thing about lowry is hes got such good feet , its hard for the defence to rush up and hammer him like they do to sexton. He can also make outside defenders turn their shoulders in giving outside runners better chance to punch holes. If he stays injury free and develops his kicking game he could be very good indeed. He looked better than sam davies last night, and he has over 50 starts for the Ospreys.

As I said during the game he plays flat, contrast that Paddy Jackson at 20.

His kicking game needs work, although that is usually the case with most young 10s. It was a good start for him, and if he had had the luxury of having Addison and Stockdale in the backline it could have been an ever better night for him.

Just on another point I thought Ludik and Nelson played well last night, and I was happy for Nelson who does cop a bit of stick, however I don't get why Kernohan started ahead of Lyttle. It's hard to imagine Lyttle messing up that try scoring opportunity in the first half.

launish116

molloyjh wrote: »

launish116 wrote: »

Tbf defence was very good! Very well organised and scramble defence.

Hard to fault anyone overly, try was a penalty try after great break by McCkoskey.

I'd watch the game purely to see Lowry, very good start at 10 for the wee man. Backline seemed to flow well, just missing the finishing edge.

Subs added impact with treadwell flattening folk and Warwick making a potential try saving turnover.

The try wasn’t a penalty try. It was awarded to McCloskey.

Did wonder that, i thought it had been given for ospreys offside. Didnt realise McCloskey had been given it. Saying that wondered why kick was at side.

molloyjh

launish116 wrote: »

Did wonder that, i thought it had been given for ospreys offside. Didnt realise McCloskey had been given it. Saying that wondered why kick was at side.

There aren’t conversions for PTs any more. It’s an automatic 7 points. It should have been a PT though. Awarding the score in the corner basically ensured it was a 5 pointer rather than a 7 pointer. That could have been a big issue had Ospreys been able to score anything. Thankfully they couldn’t.

launish116

They obviously thought they had bonus point in the bqmag, how many penalities did they turn down?

jacothelad

launish116 wrote: »

Tbf defence was very good! Very well organised and scramble defence.

Hard to fault anyone overly, try was a penalty try after great break by McCkoskey.

I'd watch the game purely to see Lowry, very good start at 10 for the wee man. Backline seemed to flow well, just missing the finishing edge.

Subs added impact with treadwell flattening folk and Warwick making a potential try saving turnover.

Not a penalty try but should have been.

troyzer

That's the game in the bag so.

Tomorrow sees Racing host Toulouse in the Top14. Neither have their full squads but it'll be an interesting preview of the quarter final which we all want to be a Toulouse victory.

troyzer

Wrong thread.