Connacht vs Ulster Sportsground 27/12/2020 Eir Sport 1

ElisaAtWar

Huge game for both teams. For Ulster it's a matter of staying ahead of Leinster while for Connacht it's a matter of making up ground on Munster. Both teams know the final will be be made up of the winners of Conference A and Conference B so there are no prizes for second.

On a personal note looking forward to seeing how Lowry plays tonight even though I will be supporting Connacht.



Connacht team:

15. Tiernan O’Halloran
14. John Porch
13. Sammy Arnold
12. Tom Daly
11. Matt Healy
10. Jack Carty
9. Caolin Blade

1. Denis Buckley
2. Shane Delahunt
3. Finlay Bealham
4. Ultan Dillane
5. Quinn Roux
6. Eoghan Masterson
7. Conor Oliver
8. Jarrad Butler (C)

Replacements:
16. Dave Heffernan
17. Jordan Duggan
18. Dominic Robertson-McCoy
19. Gavin Thornbury
20. Sean Masterson
21. Kieran Marmion
22. Sean O’Brien
23. Colm de Buitléar

Ulster team:

15. Michael Lowry
14. Craig Gilroy
13. James Hume
12. Stewart Moore
11. Ethan McIlroy
10. Ian Madigan
9. Alby Mathewson

1. Kyle McCall
2. John Andrew
3. Tom O’Toole
4. Alan O’Connor (C)
5. Kieran Treadwell
6. Greg Jones
7. Jordi Murphy
8. Nick Timoney

Replacements:

16. Bradley Roberts
17. Andrew Warwick
18. Marty Moore
19. David O’Connor
20. Matty Rea
21. David Shanahan
22. Ben Moxham
23. Matt Faddes

gally74

Ah. Pints from the clan bar. The fields being sung in the 2nd half, ,. Few pints in the "tent" some music from that gifted guitar player and then a few more in o connells.

Christmas in the sports ground.

realhorrorshow

gally74 wrote: »

Ah. Pints from the clan bar. The fields being sung in the 2nd half, ,. Few pints in the "tent" some music from that gifted guitar player and then a few more in o connells.

Christmas in the sports ground.

Ah stop you’re upsetting me. Must win game tonight, big improvements in the lineout, maul defence, and edge defence needed.

bilston

I honestly think Connacht could get a 10-15 point win here. Ulster are missing for too many frontliners and while I know it isn't quite a full strengrh Connacht team it still looks very strong to me. Connacht have a definite edge in the pack.

That said, if Ulster's backs get a bit of ball, they will cause Connacht problems, but backs don't win matches!

irishbucsfan

Let’s go enjoy this game of rugby, fellow Connacht fans!

bilston

irishbucsfan wrote: »

Let’s go enjoy this game of rugby, fellow Connacht fans!

I didnt think you were that worried about Ulster!

SqueakyKneecap

bilston wrote: »

I honestly think Connacht could get a 10-15 point win here.

I want whatever you're dosin yourself with

I think this will be way closer than that. That's a very exciting Ulster backline.

sydthebeat

Lol

When did Chris farrell join connacht??

Top class as always from eir

thomond2006

SqueakyKneecap wrote: »

I want whatever you're dosin yourself with

I think this will be way closer than that. That's a very exciting Ulster backline.

The pack doesn't look great.

Tristram

sydthebeat wrote: »

Lol

When did Chris farrell join connacht??

Top class as always from eir

Hilarious! Nearly the same photo for all players on both teams!

UAEguy2020

Ulster dreaming of a team of Chris Farrell and Ethan McElroy.

Burkie1203

Very Good from Ulster so far.

lawrencesummers

One thing is clear early here.

This ref isn’t up to the job.

its_phil

Madigan with the guns...mother of God

StevenToast

Thank god there is no sign of liam toland tonight

realhorrorshow

Burkie1203 wrote: »

Very Good from Ulster so far.

Feels like Connacht shouting ourselves in the foot so far, but maybe that’s my bias showing. Ulster haven’t really had to do much.

its_phil

Lovely hands all across the line there

Burkie1203

Bealham went for the posts. Can't do that anymore more. That's dumb

macslash

Did he forget to stop the clock there?

launish116

Great play there by Connacht, shocking defence by Gilroy?

lawrencesummers

Needs to come over the belhams side for the scrum

irishbucsfan

Connacht deserved a score there

lawrencesummers

Jordi sees the problem and is switching side

lawrencesummers

YC PT coming up.

realhorrorshow

launish116 wrote: »

Great play there by Connacht, shocking defence by Gilroy?

It was McCall that missed the tackle on Healy if that’s what you mean.

The Lost Sheep

lawrencesummers wrote: »

YC PT coming up.

YC but not PT yet.
Not worthy of a PT yet.

awec

McCall is mince

Dave_The_Sheep

One of the earlier ones was absolutely worthy of a PT though.

irishbucsfan

Look at the difference between Jordi Murphy's incredible hair and whatever that is surrounding Kyle McCall's face. This is the sort of thing that needs to change up north if they're ever going to start producing international forwards again

lawrencesummers

The Lost Sheep wrote: »

YC but not PT yet.
Not worthy of a PT yet.

If they kept the ball at they base it would have been.

its_phil

Best strike from Jack all year. More of that

lawrencesummers

irishbucsfan wrote: »

Look at the difference between Jordi Murphy's incredible hair and whatever that is surrounding Kyle McCall's face. This is the sort of thing that needs to change up north if they're ever going to start producing international forwards again

Wasn’t it part of Madigans contract that he sported the nicest hair do at all times.

Burkie1203

lawrencesummers wrote: »

Wasn’t it part of Madigans contract that he sported the nicest hair do at all times.

Well the Nordies are in a 6 week lockdown so he might end up looking like McCall by the end of January.

testtech05

That looked a soft penalty against Dillane

SqueakyKneecap

Sloppy discipline. Madigan will punish us all night witj handy kicks..

macslash

SqueakyKneecap wrote: »

Sloppy discipline. Madigan will punish us all night witj handy kicks..

In fairness it was very harsh

lawrencesummers

Great score. Hands very impressive.

lawrencesummers

Burkie1203 wrote: »

Well the Nordies are in a 6 week lockdown so he might end up looking like McCall by the end of January.

Cant he just do what everyone else in the north is doing and come down south for his perm.

SqueakyKneecap

This is much better in attack. Great hands from Daly so far.

ElisaAtWar

lawrencesummers wrote: »

Great score. Hands very impressive.

Tiernans hands are so fast

irishbucsfan

Very jealous of that one lad standing in his doorway with a cup of tea watching the match

launish116

Ref just tell Warwick he’s staying in?

ClanofLams

O’Halloran can’t catch a break at all, pity thought he started well.

lawrencesummers

Blade having a fine outing.


TOH only back recently from injury isn’t he???

its_phil

Blade and Carty look like the veterans here, not Alby and Madigan

lawrencesummers

irishbucsfan wrote: »

Very jealous of that one lad standing in his doorway with a cup of tea watching the match

Have you no kettle ?

Hes dropped it but it went down and then backwards so not sure how it's a knock on.

Leinstertomas

Ulster celebrate knock-ons like they've won a cup

ClanofLams

Ulster doing their best Saracens impression with the shouting and roaring

sydthebeat

Mads throwing a few hidden digs there??

macslash

gilberto_eire wrote: »

Hes dropped it but it went down and then backwards so not sure how it's a knock on.

Thought the same. Very harsh.

Also the ref is not impressing me so far. Is this his first pro12 game.?