Ulster Team Talk Thread IV... Go On My Henderson...

Paul Smeenus

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sydthebeat

Paul Smeenus wrote: »

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Nucibuera

Paul Smeenus

Why do you hate Ruan, Buer?

thomond2006

Paul Smeenus wrote: »

Why do you hate Ruan, Buer?

Buer hates heroic players like Pienaar and Hayes.

jacothelad

thomond2006 wrote: »

Buer hates heroic players like Pienaar and Hayes.

Buerfaced hatemonger........;)

Buer

Now all I have to do is ensure Billy Burns, Jordi Murphy and Jack McGrath never get a cap from here on thereby ensuring nobody will ever join Ulster again. It's all coming together.

jacothelad

Buer wrote: »

Now all I have to do is ensure Billy Burns, Jordi Murphy and Jack McGrath never get a cap from here on thereby ensuring nobody will ever join Ulster again. It's all coming together.

So it's all just a cunning stunt......:D

Buer

thomond2006 wrote: »

Buer hates heroic players like Pienaar and Hayes.

Ah that's just rubbish.

I don't hate Pienaar.

Paul Smeenus

Buer hates (heroic players like Pienaar) and Hayes.

Yeah_Right

Buer, don't make me say it.

Paul Smeenus

O'Toole and Addison released back, apparently. Only ones.

bilston

Odd that Addison wasn't released last week

Anyway, if Mccloskey isn't available this is hopefully a chance for Stewart Moore.

Paul Smeenus

Isn't Hume back?

Paul Smeenus

And Lowry?

So a backline out of Baloucoune, Gilroy, Kernohan, Ludik, Hume, Moore, Marshall, Addison, Lowry.

bilston

Paul Smeenus wrote: »

And Lowry?

So a backline out of Baloucoune, Gilroy, Kernohan, Ludik, Hume, Moore, Marshall, Addison, Lowry.

Can any of them play scrum half?

bilston

bilston wrote: »

Can any of them play scrum half?

Looks like Shanahan and Johnston at half back

Balacoune and Ludik winging it, probably Hume and Marshall in the centre with Addison at 15 and Lowry and Gilroy on the bench.

stephen_n

Thought Johnston did some really positive things when he came on last week. Just probably tried to force the game a little towards the end though. Hopefully that will stand to him this week though.

Paul Smeenus

Few more Ulster/formerly Ulster media dribs and drabs.

Dan Touhy goes... well... full Dan Touhy:
https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/rugby/ulster-rugby/ulster-hero-dan-tuohy-laments-horror-injury-and-picks-positives-of-sport-rotten-from-the-core-in-frank-retirement-announcement-38974179.html

Baloucoune on what he learned with the Irish squad:
https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/rugby/ulster-rugby/how-robert-baloucounes-taste-of-ireland-action-has-made-winger-stronger-for-ulster-38972900.html

sydthebeat

Paul Smeenus wrote: »

Few more Ulster/formerly Ulster media dribs and drabs.

Dan Touhy goes... well... full Dan Touhy:
https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/rugby/ulster-rugby/ulster-hero-dan-tuohy-laments-horror-injury-and-picks-positives-of-sport-rotten-from-the-core-in-frank-retirement-announcement-38974179.html

Baloucoune on what he learned with the Irish squad:
https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/rugby/ulster-rugby/how-robert-baloucounes-taste-of-ireland-action-has-made-winger-stronger-for-ulster-38972900.html

they give ketamine for pain relief???? never knew that

Buer

Fairly honest interview there and underlines the cut throat nature of sport. I've had the impression in the past that Tuohy is a fairly outspoken person and is potentially difficult to get along with. Whether that's because he's a pain in the arse or simply because he's not afraid to question things, I don't know. Anyone who plays for 7 different clubs in their career is potentially someone who struggles to click with those around them, though.

I was a big fan of him as a player though. He was the type of lock we didn't really produce traditionally. He was mobile with good hands. I recall his performance against NZ down there as being a highlight where he was popping up everywhere, carrying with aggression and really showing that he belonged at that level. It's a shame that he couldn't maintain that level of performance throughout his career and things have really fizzled out having represented 4 teams in the past 2 years.

Sounds like a fairly horrendous injury that ended his career too. Hopefully he gets things back on track. I wouldn't mind seeing more of his thoughts in the media given his frank approach.

Paul Smeenus

Ulster team to play Toyota Cheetahs, Guinness PRO14 Round 12, Saturday 22 February at Kingspan Stadium, kick-off 7.35pm:

(15-9) Michael Lowry, Robert Baloucoune, Luke Marshall, James Hume, Louis Ludik, Bill Johnston, David Shanahan.

(1-8) Eric O'Sullivan, Adam McBurney, Marty Moore, Alan O'Connor (Capt.), Kieran Treadwell, Nick Timoney, Jordi Murphy, Marcell Coetzee.

Replacements: John Andrew, Andrew Warwick, Tom O'Toole, David O'Connor, Sean Reidy, Jonny Stewart, Stewart Moore, Craig Gilroy.


Is Rea Sr injured? Strongest team we could manage otherwise.

jacothelad

sydthebeat wrote: »

they give ketamine for pain relief???? never knew that

I had ketamine and morphine after surgery in 2017. Bloody awful stuff. No pain at all but really unpleasant experience.

bilston

Buer wrote: »

Fairly honest interview there and underlines the cut throat nature of sport. I've had the impression in the past that Tuohy is a fairly outspoken person and is potentially difficult to get along with. Whether that's because he's a pain in the arse or simply because he's not afraid to question things, I don't know. Anyone who plays for 7 different clubs in their career is potentially someone who struggles to click with those around them, though.

I was a big fan of him as a player though. He was the type of lock we didn't really produce traditionally. He was mobile with good hands. I recall his performance against NZ down there as being a highlight where he was popping up everywhere, carrying with aggression and really showing that he belonged at that level. It's a shame that he couldn't maintain that level of performance throughout his career and things have really fizzled out having represented 4 teams in the past 2 years.

Sounds like a fairly horrendous injury that ended his career too. Hopefully he gets things back on track. I wouldn't mind seeing more of his thoughts in the media given his frank approach.

7 clubs? That is a lot, but he was at Ulster for a fairly long period of time. Off the top of my head I'd have said he was here for 5 or 6 years, if not longer

Buer

bilston wrote: »

7 clubs? That is a lot, but he was at Ulster for a fairly long period of time. Off the top of my head I'd have said he was here for 5 or 6 years.

Yup, Ulster for about 7 years and was with the others for about a combined total of 6 years. Season at Exeter, season at Gloucester, couple of years in Bristol including a loan to Leicester and a joker with SF before signing for Vannes.

Paul Smeenus

I think he moved on from Ulster because he didn't see eye to eye with Kiss, no? Was pretty abrupt, as i recall.

RobbieRuns

Paul Smeenus wrote: »

I think he moved on from Ulster because he didn't see eye to eye with Kiss, no? Was pretty abrupt, as i recall.

He wasn’t wrong tho.

Paul Smeenus

No he wasn't.

awec

Yea he left us in the middle of a season.

Paul Smeenus

awec wrote: »

Yea he left us in the middle of a season.

They both did! But actually, Touhy left under Allen Clarke. That's no surprise either.

awec

Paul Smeenus wrote: »

They both did! But actually, Touhy left under Allen Clarke. That's no surprise either.

The coaching ticket at that time set us back quite a few years.

IRFU imposition of Les Kiss one of the worst ever decisions they’ve made.