Ulster v Connacht, 7:35pm, Pro14, TG4 and Eir

wp_rathead

yes the other interpro

Ulster 23 to play the ghosts of last weeks nightmare:
Peter Nelson; Angus Kernohan, Angus Curtis, Stuart McCloskey; Jacob Stockdale, Billy Burns, John Cooney;
Andrew Warwick, Rory Best (C), Tom O’Toole; Alan O’Connor, Iain Henderson, Matthew Rea, Nick Timoney, Marcell Coetzee

Reps: Adam McBurney, Eric O’Sullivan, Ross Kane, Kieran Treadwell, Sean Reidy, Dave Shanahan, Johnny McPhillips, James Hume.

Connacht 23 to play 58 Years of successive defeats in this venue
Tiernan O’Halloran; Niyi Adeolokun, Tom Farrell, Bundee Aki, Matt Healy; Jack Carty, Kieran Marmion;
Denis Buckley, Tom McCartney, Finlay Bealham; Ultan Dillane, Quinn Roux; Sean O’Brien, Jarrad Butler (C), Paul Boyle

Reps: Shane Delahunt, Peter McCabe, Conor Carey, James Cannon, Colby Fainga’a, Caolin Blade, Kyle Godwin, Cian Kelleher


obligatory token table:

connemara man

58 years since Connacht won in Ulster we have a really good chance tonight.

sydthebeat

i fancy connacht to break the hoodoo tonight

Venjur

This should be a cracker. Ulster won't be as bad as last week and will absolutely need a reaction. Connacht similarly will wan't to fire a few shots having struggled to build a platform last week.

Expecting a tight game but think Ulster will win at home. Connacht pack seem a bit lacking and won't punish Ulster the way Munster did.

Very much looking forward to this!

CMcsporty

Venjur wrote: »

This should be a cracker. Ulster won't be as bad as last week and will absolutely need a reaction. Connacht similarly will wan't to fire a few shots having struggled to build a platform last week.

Expecting a tight game but think Ulster will win at home. Connacht pack seem a bit lacking and won't punish Ulster the way Munster did.

Very much looking forward to this!

If Ulster are 50% better than last week they will still loose.....heavily!

CMcsporty

Just googled Angus Curtis as have not heard of him.
Class story...
THERE IS SOMETHING ABOUT the Curtis family that can’t keep them away from Ireland, even though they have made their home 13,000km away in Zimbabwe.

19-year-old Angus Curtis is the latest in his bloodline to represent Ireland, following in the footsteps of his father, David, and his grandfather, Arthur Bryan – both of whom played in the green jersey at senior level.

http://www.the42.ie/angus-curtis-ireland-u20s-family-3878244-Mar2018/

CMcsporty

Just checked out the Ireland v Zimbabwe 1991 game as i can vividly remember Brian Robinson crashing over for a few tries. He got 4!!
Dont remember David Curtis!

Wegians89

Is this match live on tg4?

Wegians89

Venjur wrote: »

This should be a cracker. Ulster won't be as bad as last week and will absolutely need a reaction. Connacht similarly will wan't to fire a few shots having struggled to build a platform last week.

Expecting a tight game but think Ulster will win at home. Connacht pack seem a bit lacking and won't punish Ulster the way Munster did.

Very much looking forward to this!

Connacht pack looks a lot stronger then the ulster one?

sydthebeat

Wegians89 wrote: »

Connacht pack looks a lot stronger then the ulster one?

yeah i would have though so too (tight five anyway).... very tasty back row battle in store

Zzippy

Wegians89 wrote: »

Is this match live on tg4?

Delayed transmission I think

Wegians89

sydthebeat wrote: »

yeah i would have though so too (tight five anyway).... very tasty back row battle in store

Best, Henderson and Coetzee are probably the only three who’d start for Connacht if they’re fully match fully fit. And I’d have huge questions about all three of their fitness levels tonight.

Wegians89

Zzippy wrote: »

Delayed transmission I think

Just checked there, but of a pain that.

Burkie1203

sydthebeat wrote: »

i fancy connacht to break the hoodoo tonight

I think so too. Said it a few days ago on the Connacht thread. This is as good a chance they can hope for given Ulsters injury list

Venjur

Wegians89 wrote: »

Connacht pack looks a lot stronger then the ulster one?

Oh I agree, I just don't think they'll bully Ulster into submission the way Munster did. There was no contest between the packs last week, I think Ulster won't be under the same kind of pressure this week and that will allow for more of a contest.

icdg

Live on YouTube apparently, but only in ROI:

http://twitter.com/pro14official/status/1048250974291353600?s=21

Edit: it is the eir Sport YouTube channel, not the Pro14 one. Sorry!

Peregrine

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QUCn6yjWlI

Diabhal Beag

My biggest fear is that we get well beaten and still have to read Ulster posters moaning. A truly nightmarish scenario for any reader.

awec

Marmion done already.

Burkie1203

Crowd is awful

Squidgy Black

Marmion walked off fairly easily so hopefully isn't anything major

Akrasia

icdg wrote: »

Live on YouTube apparently, but only in ROI:

http://twitter.com/pro14official/status/1048250974291353600?s=21

Edit: it is the eir Sport YouTube channel, not the Pro14 one. Sorry!

Is this like a two fingers to Tg4 given that it's free there?

Akrasia

lovely try, blatant high tackle at the end

leakyboots

Did TOH get injured by the fella that slid in on him after the grounding?

its_phil

Should Kelleher not have been allowed back on his feet?

3 Ulster lads on commentary is painful.

Squidgy Black

Burns is going well.

its_phil

its_phil wrote: »

Should Kelleher not have been allowed back on his feet?

He didn't seem to try

ClanofLams

F..kin restarts need to be sorted, costing Connacht every game

Venjur

Jesus this is brutal. No commentary on the quality of the rugby, just an ultra physical game. Huge intensity from both teams.

awec

Mark Robson is ruining me.

ClanofLams

Jaysus this commentary. A list of serial killers born in 1960. Wtf