2022-23 URC quarter-final, Ulster V Connacht, 7:35PM TG4, Viaplay/Premier Sports

Jump_In_Jack

Best of luck to both teams, hoping for a cracker!

You know, if you look at a map of Ireland with the flags overlaid - it looks to me like Connacht is trying to stab Ulster, and Ulster is there going 'noooooo'.

phog

I've just realised that I'm going to miss this match tonight, our S&S club have their annual cuisine night in Limerick tonight.

Sorry Ulster fans but I hope Connacht do the business up there tonight.

S&M cruising night?

Ye dirty fecker.

AccidentallyOnside

Weather holding up for now but some dark clouds rolling in.

Rain would suit ulster you'd imagine.

awec

A match thread! How novel! I like it.

cson

Have to say looking at it from the drone, Ravenhill is a fabulous stadium. You'd love to see the Sportsgrounds (and indeed the RDS) redeveloped in a similar fashion.

cson

Ugh that was a soft pen, didn't think he was on his feet there & slightly high on the intial tackle.

awec

Loads of errors so far. Scrappy.

cson

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120560065#Comment_120560065

Yeah Brace is whistle happy unfortunately.

cson

Christ that is brain dead from Jack Carty with us having a really strong attacking platform. FFS.

cson

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120560085#Comment_120560085

And again with advantage. It'd be generous to call that cross kick to porch even a hail mary. He had no chance.

Utopia Parkway

No idea why Carty kicked that. Connacht were making ground carrying. Just keep doing that. Even if you had advantage.

Burkie1203

Rory Sutherland should be off for 10

Euphoriasean

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120560085#Comment_120560085

and to follow that up the awful crossfield kick that was never on. An absolute waste of the advantage.

MayoForSam

Home town decision there against Prendergast.

awec

Think that should have been a penalty the other way tbh. Ulster lucky.

cson

Brace is terrible ref.

Nothing in that bit of pushing & shoving, standard derby match stuff.

Brief_Lives

agree

theVersatile

Third man in always going to be penalised in those situations, but Sutherland can count himself very lucky

Utopia Parkway

How do you not pass that Farrell?

awec

Why didn’t he pass tthat?! Certain try for Connacht if so.

Euphoriasean

butchered, blade would have been in under the posts.

Utopia Parkway

Bizarre from Farrell. Little pop pass and Blade is in under the posts. Instead he just runs straight into the last defender.

Exclamation Marc

That was a bizarre decision to take that to contact.

Euphoriasean

Farrell even looked at him then went nah I'll take the contact.

theVersatile

Magic from Farrell followed by absolute bewilderment from Farrell.

cson

Brave from Lowry but Farrell absolutely has to get that pass off.

Utopia Parkway

Worry for Connacht is they have been on top here but have left points behind them.

Redo91

Shocking from Farrell. Two poor choices from Carty before that. Decision making is killing us.

theVersatile

Balacoune is such a long man. He's like 86% limbs

stephen_n

Carty is a really poor 10. Farrell should be absolutely roasted for that. How can a professional player fvck up a 3 on 1. That is criminal.

awec

loads of pressure from Connacht but Ulster going to take the first points.

typhoony

Ulster are there for the taking if we can keep our discipline

Brief_Lives

Bealham playing some lovely rugby tonight

cson

Good catch on the swinging arm from Cooney tbf, don't like seeing that.

lawrencesummers

Its a pretty even contest so far, dont think there will be much in this at the end.

a game that the benches could decide the outcome.

Utopia Parkway

Carty having a bit of a mare. Massive knock on there but Buckley turned it over.

cson

Good turnover in the end but christ almighty Carty is having a nightmare.

lawrencesummers

Finn Russell from wish is having a torid time, but thats nothing new.

stephen_n

If Ulster left the pitch, Connacht would find a way to mess it up and not score. Ulster have been pretty poor, are probably wondering how they’re not behind in this game.

Clegg

Don't think that was a penalty at all for Ulster? Looked like the Connacht player held his line and Cooney ran into him.

Cateym

Lots of mistakes from both sides but Carty

MayoForSam

That's two Prendergasts that have a decent boot.

cson

Great kick from Prendergast and super breakdown work on Balacoune.

Connacht better start making this count on the scoreboard though, Ulster will wake up eventually.

lawrencesummers

Prendergast is a great player, always enjoyable watching him play.

MayoForSam

Jack is a major liability at this stage.

Clegg

There's something remarkably unlikeable about James Hume.

Utopia Parkway

Apart from his two goal kicks, Carty has pretty much done everything badly.

If Connacht had even competent 10 play here they’d probably be 10+ points up.

cson

Jack again ffs.

Must have thrown a few pound on Ulster or something.

Redo91

Carty having a mare!