BATH V ULSTER, EUROPEAN RUGBY CHAMPIONS CUP. TV£, C4 1.0 p.m

ionadnapokot

Bath: Burns; Rokoduguni, Joseph, Roberts, McConnochie; Priestland, Chudley; Obano, Dunn, Stuart; McNally, Ewels (capt); Williams, Underhill, Mercer.

Replacements: Walker, Boyce, Judge, Stooke, Bayliss, Cook, Wright, Hamer-Webb

Ulster: Addison; Lyttle, Marshall, McCloskey, Stockdale; Burns, Cooney; McGrath, Herring, Moore; Henderson (capt), Carter; Matthew Rea, Murphy, Coetzee.

Replacements: McBurney, O'Sullivan, O'Toole, O'Connor, Reidy, Shanahan, Curtis, Ludik

ionadnapokot

I love "The Rec" A proper Rugby ground

Faugheen

Jack McGrath has no luck

ionadnapokot

McGrath off. looks like the wrist

Burkie1203

Brilliant from Cooney

Ulster fairly relentless here but sloppy in parts.

Two break downs in a row in at the side but got away with it.

Cooney really setting the tone.

ionadnapokot

Big fan of Cooney. He doesnt have the best pass in the world but has real mettle. makes good decisions and marshals the pack .

baas baa

Tough baptism at this level for Rea so far, he needs to learn fast or he'll be lucky to make the 2nd half.

mfceiling

Started well enough. Addison is as smooth as silk. Hopefully he can get a run of games injury free.

ongarite

FFS, another injury blow.

ionadnapokot

has stockdale touched the ball?

ionadnapokot

this is a messy game. &stupid pens

baas baa

Commentary is like ear bleach.

ionadnapokot

Heaslip is excellent on co-com. & terrible in the off the pitch stuff.
its weird

ScrubsfanChris

Taxi........

Former Former

Ffs Cooney

mfceiling

Ah Cooney....

Great determination there to march Bath up to their 5m.

Back three look indecisive and have been caught a few times on foot of poor or slow decision making.

Cooney should have slotted that kick but he's been brilliant for Ulster, running the show despite a few notable errors.

Marty Moore putting himself about.

ionadnapokot

Berties_Horse wrote: »

Cooney would want to wipe away that smirk lively, one of the worst kicks I've witnessed. Ulster fortunate to be in front at H/T.

nearly as bad as Sextons v Wales in 2018

baas baa

ionadnapokot wrote: »

Heaslip is excellent on co-com. & terrible in the off the pitch stuff.
its weird

Somebody I just find it very hard to listen to for some reason. Feels like he's too eager to fill gaps in between play and ends up stating the obvious or resorting to cliche with a forced delivery, similar to, though not as bad as Fitzgerald.

Dont enjoy the dynamic of 3 commentators in general anyway, very hard to make it come across as natural. Reminds me of the terrible half time shows in the Nfl where there's 5 or 6 lads around a table each delivering their own sassy pitch.

BakeMeACake

Any stream available?

ionadnapokot

Fitzgerald is excruciating. Followed by D'Arcy, BOD and Shane Williams

Heaslip offers a bit of insight at least.

mfceiling

BakeMeACake wrote: »

Any stream available?

Channel 4 and Virgin 1. Not sure of streams.

baas baa

Luke Marshall has been impeccable in defence so far.

baas baa

Ugh, replay is ugly viewing for Marshall.

Clegg

Both teams have been terrible.

Skill levels are shocking.

Boscoirl

That picture in picture is the saddest thing I have seen on BT

An this is a channel that that simulates ticks in the studio

ionadnapokot

Great Kick!
& Henderson playing Scrum Half!

baas baa

Cooney has stones in them situations, there are TH props who pass the ball better when on the run than Luke Marshall.

clsmooth

Jaysus Addison. He’s been good otherwise

Dave_The_Sheep

Shocking attempt at a tackle.

Bridge93

Appalling tackle attempt

ScrubsfanChris

clsmooth wrote: »

Jaysus Addison. He’s been good otherwise

Mad miss alright, but Lyttle caught ball watching and completely lost where his man was.
Twp Ulster defenders marking the same man who didn't even end up getting the ball.

baas baa

The level of praise for the try is ridiculous, it was shocking defending with no mitigating factors.

Inspector Coptoor

End goal area v small at the Rec

Some introduction for Hammer-Webb

Inspector Coptoor

baas baa wrote: »

The level of praise for the try is ridiculous, it was shocking defending with no mitigating factors.

19 year old young lad and his first touch.

Context is key

baas baa

Inspector Coptoor wrote: »

19 year old young lad and his first touch.

Context is key

Yes, a nice story and worthy of praise but why devalue it by going blatantly over the top with only a passing mention of the defending.

ionadnapokot

im liking O'Sullivan

Former Former

This has been a very low quality match.

F**k it though, an away win is an away win.

Squidgy Black

Former Former wrote: »

This has been a very low quality match.

F**k it though, an away win is an away win.

It's not over yet.

Edit: never mind.

baas baa

Colossal turnover from Coetzee.

ionadnapokot

Brilliant! From Coetzee

baas baa

What a finish!

Faugheen

That is outstanding from Stockdale.

ionadnapokot

Stockdale makes a good read in defense! Rejoice!

Clegg

Think that Bath tip on was forward. But a brilliant intercept from Stockdale all the same.

Squidgy Black

What a finish to the game, superb stuff from Stockdale.

Inspector Coptoor

What a tackle/dispossession from Stockdale.

Looked like a certain try to win it for Bath.

Cooney and Coetzee are the main men in that team

mfceiling

Stockdale's defence eh...

Faugheen

Stockdale has come from a mile back to make that intercept as well. Incredible finish.

Mushy

The silence from the co-commentator was lovely at the end. Great ending.

Would love to go to a game in the Rec, great ground