Gloucester v Ulster; Sat 19th December, 3.15KO

bilston

No Carter or Coetzee for Ulster, the pack looks pretty underpowered.

On the plus side Billy Burns is back at 10.

Gloucester with Lloyd Evans at 10, also a chance to see Rees-Zammit in action.

launish116

bilston wrote: »

No Carter or Coetzee for Ulster, the pack looks pretty underpowered.

On the plus side Billy Burns is back at 10.

Gloucester with Lloyd Evans at 10, also a chance to see Rees-Zammit in action.

Never realised he’s only 19.

Hopefully O’Connors can give us some/semi parity.

bilston

I'd like to see that turnover by Gloucester again.

launish116

Shocking defence there!

Gloucester just look like making ground every attack

Our back row getting destroyed already

bilston

McCloskey fell off a tackle really badly there.

swiwi_

That is rubbish defence.

launish116

Gloucester really targeting the breakdown

bilston

The Gloucester defence opened up like the red sea there for Burns. He has started really well.

swiwi_

Nice work from burns. His initial wide pass set that try up.

UAEguy2020

Straight through the panama canal there.

launish116

Gloucesters midfield defence little ropey

bilston

Lovely from Lowry and good feet from McCloskey...shame about the lineout.

launish116

Real arm wrestle on, really missing Henderson, Coetzee & Carter

awec

Going well here :rolleyes:

bilston

Hmmmm...

Did someone from Ulster pish in this ref's corn flakes this morning...

TRC10

Qualification Hopes slipping away here

UAEguy2020

Just compare the lineouts... its not good enough for this level.

UAEguy2020

2 yellows and a penalty try all from yet another amateur lineout attempt on the half way line.

TRC10

UAEguy2020 wrote: »

Just compare the lineouts... its not good enough for this level.

To be fair, they had a prop throwing in with a 2nd row in the bin

awec

UAEguy2020 wrote: »

Just compare the lineouts... its not good enough for this level.

Our hooker is in the bin...

UAEguy2020

awec wrote: »

Our hooker is in the bin...

He wasnt in the bin when the penalty was conceded before the PT.

UAEguy2020

The scary thing is I can barely tell the difference at lineout time...

TRC10

UAEguy2020 wrote: »

He wasnt in the bin when the penalty was conceded before the PT.

How was that down to a bad Ulster lineout?

Kraftwerk

Glad to see that given. Too often players tackle and drag grounded players into touch.

launish116

Full strength Ulster would have a field day here.

TRC10

It must be said, Ulster have managed this 13 man period magnificently. Gloucester crowd are frustrated.

bilston

So we won the double sin bin period 3-0

Clegg

That's a shocker from Cooney

UAEguy2020

TRC10 wrote: »

How was that down to a bad Ulster lineout?

Ulster screwed up at a lineout that lead to those 2 yellows and PT.

bilston

UAEguy2020 wrote: »

The scary thing is I can barely tell the difference at lineout time...

Huh? The Ulster lineout had been fine before the sin binnings

Locke_Lamora

The lockdown can't come soon enough. Can't disappoint me if we don't play.

bilston

Clegg wrote: »

That's a shocker from Cooney

Yeah, ridiculous that he didn't foresee the ball falling off the tee

TRC10

Brilliant by cooney and Mccloskey

TRC10

UAEguy2020 wrote: »

Ulster screwed up at a lineout that lead to those 2 yellows and PT.

They were Gloucester lineouts man

bilston

UAEguy2020 wrote: »

Ulster screwed up at a lineout that lead to those 2 yellows and PT.

They got penalised at a maul surely?

UAEguy2020

Clegg wrote: »

That's a shocker from Cooney

Ran down the clock so served its purpose.

launish116

Surely that was an earlier drive on O’Connor at last maul

TRC10

All things considered, 17-10 at HT is not too bad at all from an Ulster perspective. Big 2nd half needed with qualification Hopes on the line.

UAEguy2020

Should have taken a 3, within 1 score of leading and Gloucester going in on a low without taking advantage of the extra men.

launish116

UAEguy2020 wrote: »

Should have taken a 3, within 1 score of leading and Gloucester going in on a low without taking advantage of the extra men.

Used to winning mauls when we have some forward grunt, not with this pack though

bilston

Not the start we needed

UAEguy2020

Learnt nothing from the PT.

UAEguy2020

12-14 points originating from a soft penalty off a lineout from Ulster. Again is lineout work optional at training?

TRC10

Discipline and set piece really costing us.

launish116

TRC10 wrote: »

Discipline and set piece really costing us.

Lack of backup forwards

UAEguy2020

5 lineout's lost, not good enough for this level whatsoever.

TRC10

launish116 wrote: »

Lack of backup forwards

Yeah losing your 3 first choice 2nd rows and best ball carrier would hurt any team.

UAEguy2020

TRC10 wrote: »

Yeah losing your 3 first choice 2nd rows and best ball carrier would hurt any team.

I would hope a professional rugby team would still be able to have a functioning lineout at the very least.

launish116

God Ulster will kill your nerves! Great try!

bilston

Nice try

Synode

Brilliant from Cooney