Ulster Team Talk Thread III: Les Miserables SEE MOD WARNING POST #1924 + #2755

Locke_Lamora · 26-03-2019 08:28PM

bilston wrote: »

9 Cooney
10 Burns
11 Nelson
12 McCloskey
13 Stockdale
14 Balacoune
15 Lowry

Bench
Shanahan
Stewart
McPhillips

Three half backs in the bench, but at least McPhillips covers 15. Nelson has played 13 at age grade level so could potentially go in in an emergency. Maybe we are better going with a 6-2 split than having 2 scrum halves, but then Cooney can cover 10.

It's a bit of a mess. I suppose Moore could in theory come onto the bench, but you can't put him up against Ringrose in a Champions Cup Quarter final in his first ever competitive game for Ulster...although in saying that, they did stick Lowry in out of position in a European game for his first start (he did come off the bench the week before I think).

Good point about Moore but I dread the thought of Nelson starting for us in Europe. Cant believe lyttle isn’t registered

Squidgy Black · 26-03-2019 08:35PM

What's the story behind Lyttle not being registered? Registrations for knockouts only ended 2 weeks ago, who were the 3 added to the squad instead of him?

bilston · 26-03-2019 08:48PM

Squidgy Black wrote: »

What's the story behind Lyttle not being registered? Registrations for knockouts only ended 2 weeks ago, who were the 3 added to the squad instead of him?

Hume (who got a season ending injury), Marshall (who should be back very soon) and one other, possibly a forward, maybe Tommy O'Hagan

awec · 26-03-2019 08:53PM

bilston wrote: »

Hume (who got a season ending injury), Marshall (who should be back very soon) and one other, possibly a forward, maybe Tommy O'Hagan

It was Tommy O'Hagan.

launish116 · 26-03-2019 08:57PM

Moore is in the pics of the squad training? are the academy back from America?

awec · 26-03-2019 09:09PM

launish116 wrote: »

Moore is in the pics of the squad training? are the academy back from America?

Doubt it, didn't they just play a match yesterday or something?

Squidgy Black · 26-03-2019 09:17PM

awec wrote: »

Doubt it, didn't they just play a match yesterday or something?

Sunday night (Monday morning here) was their game, unless they flew back the following morning and would've been home by Monday afternoon.

bilston · 26-03-2019 09:25PM

awec wrote: »

Doubt it, didn't they just play a match yesterday or something?

There is a picture of Moore (pretty sure it's him) training with the senior squad so it looks like Lock Lamora is right and he has been flown home early.

salmocab · 26-03-2019 09:25PM

Squidgy Black wrote: »

Sunday night (Monday morning here) was their game, unless they flew back the following morning and would've been home by Monday afternoon.

Most east bound transatlantic flights leave in the evening to overnight and land at morning time. So realistically they would have left Monday evening and arrived home this morning

Locke_Lamora · 26-03-2019 09:34PM

bilston wrote: »

There is a picture of Moore (pretty sure it's him) training with the senior squad so it looks like Lock Lamora is right and he has been flown home early.

Yea it’s definitely him. Must’ve flown back early as cover.

Locke_Lamora · 27-03-2019 02:21PM

Ludik just confirmed on twitter that he's out.

sydthebeat · 27-03-2019 03:50PM

awec wrote: »

I know I've said it before, but if we are without Moore and without Henderson we can honestly forget about this game.

It will be very frustrating if we have to go into this match with vital players missing given how much of an effort it will be to win even with a first choice 23.

reports are henderson will play

awec · 27-03-2019 04:09PM

sydthebeat wrote: »

reports are henderson will play

We're definitely going to win now.

stephen_n · 27-03-2019 05:31PM

awec wrote: »

We're definitely going to win now.

Awec has finally broken.

The Lost Sheep · 27-03-2019 06:17PM

Squidgy Black wrote: »

What's the story behind Lyttle not being registered? Registrations for knockouts only ended 2 weeks ago, who were the 3 added to the squad instead of him?

not ready for european game or others better needed for european squad...

bilston wrote: »

Hume (who got a season ending injury), Marshall (who should be back very soon) and one other, possibly a forward, maybe Tommy O'Hagan

If registering three one of the three has to be a front row so would O Hagen be likeliest?

Burkie1203 · 28-03-2019 02:58PM

Rugbypass say Jack McGrath to Ulster is a done deal

bilston · 28-03-2019 03:05PM

Burkie1203 wrote: »

Rugbypass say Jack McGrath to Ulster is a done deal

Can he play 13? This Saturday?

Actually if he plays 13 for Leinster that would even things up a bit.

28-03-2019 03:10PM

Burkie1203 wrote: »

Rugbypass say Jack McGrath to Ulster is a done deal

awec wrote: »

WTF I love David Nucifora now

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launish116 · 28-03-2019 03:11PM

https://www.rugbypass.com/news/jack-mcgraths-controversial-switch-to-ravenhill-now-a-done-deal/

Starts "done deal" ends "if he moves"

Be welcomed with open arms! Be some serious competion for O'Sullivan, different type of players!

28-03-2019 03:12PM

One of my favourite Jack McGrath moments. The night the lights went out against Glasgow - this was his attempt at kicking the ball out at full time - a cross field kick for Glasgow to chase!!

https://www.balls.ie/rugby/jack-mcgrath-kick-363980

launish116 · 28-03-2019 03:38PM

Throw in McGrath, Faddes and we have a good wee core for next season!

Complete dream but one more backrow and we'd be set with Academy starting to churn out.

Clegg · 28-03-2019 05:00PM

Ulster and Munster being rewarded for their failure to develop players will never not grate tbh.

The Lost Sheep · 28-03-2019 06:26PM

Clegg wrote: »

Ulster and Munster being rewarded for their failure to develop players will never not grate tbh.

:rolleyes: ....
They develop plenty, far more than most european pro sides but will never to level Leinster do

mfceiling · 28-03-2019 07:14PM

Clegg wrote: »

Ulster and Munster being rewarded for their failure to develop players will never not grate tbh.

That's a bit unfair tbh...Same comment could have been levelled at Leinster when we had Hayes, Flannery, Horan, DOC, POC, Wallace, ROG and Stringer.
I thought the whole idea of Nucifora was to get players playing in Ireland thus boosting the national team. Leinster are producing an amount of players that must be the envy of every club in Europe. Better to keep these lads in Ireland than see them lining out for Sarries or Glasgow.
Ulster's academy seems to be starting to make ground...I don't know much of Munster's but I'm sure they aren't standing still either.

Squidgy Black · 28-03-2019 07:25PM

I'd rather have an international player, getting solid game time and putting himself in a situation to develop himself further against first choice opposition, while remaining within the Irish setup, than have him on the bench and not being too happy with how many minutes he's getting against the opponents sub front row.

A player like McGrath needs to be competing up against the best THs other teams have to offer. He's 29, closing on 30, this is his prime time and I'm sure he's probably fed up being on the bench. Would rather see him at Ulster and trying to claw back the starting spot for the Ireland team, instead of going across the sea like Moore did.

awec · 28-03-2019 07:59PM

Mexicans crying.

I love it.

Locke_Lamora · 28-03-2019 08:00PM

Thought I read that McGrath approached Ulster? The IRFU are hardly forcing him to move.

Clegg · 28-03-2019 08:02PM

awec wrote: »

Mexicans crying.

I love it.

I did indeed cry when Leinster won the double last season. I cried for my northern brethren who hadn't tasted success in 13 years.

stephen_n · 28-03-2019 08:36PM

Clegg wrote: »

I did indeed cry when Leinster won the double last season. I cried for my northern brethren who hadn't tasted success in 13 years.

That’s why we are donating them half their squad.

thomond2006 · 28-03-2019 09:55PM

Talking about Ulster being rewarded for not developing players misses half the point. What about the player? Is McGrath supposed to stay on the Leinster bench? Would we prefer to see him in a Toulon or Saracens jersey instead of an Ulster one?

Ulster Team Talk Thread III: Les Miserables SEE MOD WARNING POST #1924 + #2755

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