Ulster v Scarlets Match Thread 01/09/18 Ravenhill 5:15

awec

Ulster


(15-9): W Addison; C Gilroy, D Cave, S McCloskey, H Speight; B Burns, J Cooney;
(1-8): A Warwick, J Andrew, T O'Toole, A O'Connor (captain), I Henderson, M Coetzee, S Reidy, N Timoney;

Replacements (16-23): A McBurney, E O'Sullivan, R Kane, K Treadwell, C Henry, D Shanahan, A Curtis, A Kernohan.


Scarlets


15 Clayton Blommetjies, 14 Tom Prydie, 13 Jonathan Davies, 12 Kieron Fonotia, 11 Steff Evans, 10 Rhys Patchell, 9 Sam Hidalgo-Clyne, 1 Rob Evans, 2 Ken Owens , 3 Werner Kruger, 4 David Bulbring, 5 Steve Cummins, 6 Blade Thomson, 7 James Davies, 8 Josh Macleod

Replacements; 16 Ryan Elias, 17 Phil Price, 18 Simon Gardiner, 19 Ed Kennedy, 20 Dan Davis, 21 Gareth Davies, 22 Dan Jones, 23 Ioan Nicholas


The McFarland era begins.

Scythica

J Davies ruled out

Sinbad_NI

Anyone trying to watch on premier player. Not working for me, was fine earlier in the day FFS.

damianmcr

Just checked. Working for me.

Scythica

Scythica wrote: »

J Davies ruled out

He can't catch a break

awec

Great start.

Scarlets try, Patchell.

Peregrine

Not a bad game so far.

awec

We’re doing some promising things.

awec

That’s not a high tackle ffs

Burkie1203

Zero in that at all

Squidgy Black

Good call. Glad to see the officials using common sense.

Peregrine

Nothing in that

Peregrine

Addison having a good game so far.

awec

Peregrine wrote: »

Addison having a good game so far.

Been impressed with him.

Scythica

I love how much Marcell is grinning every time the camera is on him

launish116

Addison does look really good!

errlloyd

Good pass from Gilroy

launish116

Good game so far, ulster really need to start finishing these chances. But the offloading and lines are sweet so far.

Big shame O'Toole never returned. Addison really does look sharp. Coetzee is gonna get better with the return of Deysel and carrying.

bilston

Addison is looking the business.

Coetzee is effective although I'm not convinced he is 100% fit.

McCloskey had a good half and O'Toole before he went off showed exactly why he is so highly rated.

Great watch even if we haven't scored a try yet

Clegg

That's shambolic tackling on Patchell.

launish116

God Ulster just need to waken up at the start of match

awec

That’s no try

launish116

This a stereotypical Ulster game look like they should be destroying Scarlets but barely winning.

Clegg

Ulster struggling with the clear out

awec

Some of the clear outs by our backs are too soft.

launish116

Henderson just generally being a nightmare in the line out!

Scythica

Scarlets defence is very fast

launish116

In fairness to Speight he didn't even flinch or ask for the card!

Clegg

My biggest pet hate in rugby is place kickers missing their touch

Scythica

Yellow seems fair tbh

Akrasia

whats the score lads?

Squidgy Black

Akrasia wrote: »

whats the score lads?

13-12 to Scarlets.

launish116

God the ref is bad

Squidgy Black

Kernohan is quite promising.

Squidgy Black

Daft from the Scarlets player with one already in the bin.

launish116

They better win the restart!

Clegg

Well.

I suppose the best thing you can say is Ulster know what they have to improve on.

awec

Fantastic result and a very promising performance.

Scythica

Promising start.

Lot to improve, but shows the hunger was there. Speight and Coetzee looked over the moon which is great to see as well

Tigerandahalf

Billy Burns doesn't look the answer at 10 anyway.
That Kernoghan guy made some impact. Is he the guy who has the sprint record?

Final score lads? I switched over to watch Carbery seal the win for Munster.

Scythica

Deleted User wrote: »

Final score lads? I switched over to watch Carbery seal the win for Munster.

15 13 ulster

bilston

Scythica wrote: »

Promising start.

Lot to improve, but shows the hunger was there. Speight and Coetzee looked over the moon which is great to see as well

Speight didn't get a lot of ball but the couple he did get looked very promising. Like what I saw of him.

Kernohan looks the part. I wouldn't say he has come from nowhere but he didn't look a standout on a poor Irish 20s team last season and here he is playing really at Pro 14 level!

Addison looked the best of the new signings. Burns was a mixed bag but you would expect there is more to come from him and Cooney.

McCloskey MOTM...probably deserved.

Coetzee brings a totally new dimension to the pack. Throw Nordi in as well and we might just have the makings of our best pack since the Muller, Afoa, Ferris days.

Negative is that we didn't look like scoring a try and bar the significant presence of Stockdale, that was pretty much our first choice backline tonight with the possible exception of Marshall for Cave.

bilston

Tigerandahalf wrote: »

Billy Burns doesn't look the answer at 10 anyway.
That Kernoghan guy made some impact. Is he the guy who has the sprint record?

No, that's Aaron Sexton.

bilston

Premier Sports have got their money's worth this weekend between Cardiff Leinster, Connacht Glasgow and Ulster Scarlets!!

awec

Kernohan really impressed me, found a few gaps.

Coetzee just likes melting rucks, and awec likes watching it.

realhorrorshow

bilston wrote: »

Speight didn't get a lot of ball but the couple he did get looked very promising. Like what I saw of him.

Kernohan looks the part. I wouldn't say he has come from nowhere but he didn't look a standout on a poor Irish 20s team last season and here he is playing really at Pro 14 level!

Addison looked the best of the new signings. Burns was a mixed bag but you would expect there is more to come from him and Cooney.

McCloskey MOTM...probably deserved.

Coetzee brings a totally new dimension to the pack. Throw Nordi in as well and we might just have the makings of our best pack since the Muller, Afoa, Ferris days.

Negative is that we didn't look like scoring a try and bar the significant presence of Stockdale, that was pretty much our first choice backline tonight with the possible exception of Marshall for Cave.

To be fair he was only an u19 last season.

mfceiling

I'll take that.

A mixed bag but last year we would have lost that game.

Onwards....

bilston

realhorrorshow wrote: »

bilston wrote: »

Speight didn't get a lot of ball but the couple he did get looked very promising. Like what I saw of him.

Kernohan looks the part. I wouldn't say he has come from nowhere but he didn't look a standout on a poor Irish 20s team last season and here he is playing really at Pro 14 level!

Addison looked the best of the new signings. Burns was a mixed bag but you would expect there is more to come from him and Cooney.

McCloskey MOTM...probably deserved.

Coetzee brings a totally new dimension to the pack. Throw Nordi in as well and we might just have the makings of our best pack since the Muller, Afoa, Ferris days.

Negative is that we didn't look like scoring a try and bar the significant presence of Stockdale, that was pretty much our first choice backline tonight with the possible exception of Marshall for Cave.

To be fair he was only an u19 last season.

Didn't know that. So he's eligible again this season? Well either way he did really well

bilston

awec wrote: »

Kernohan really impressed me, found a few gaps.

Coetzee just likes melting rucks, and awec likes watching it.

I still reckon he is operating at about 75%. Hopefully that's just match fitness.

bilston

By the way...you wonder why people sometimes get so up in arms about some academy selections...I think I'm right in saying Kernohan isn't even in the Ulster Academy. You'd have to question that...although I'd hope they change that soon.