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

sydthebeat · 02-04-2019 09:31PM

Deleted User wrote: »

My reaction at reading this "they're taking McFadden too...??!?!?"

'Matt Faddes' not 'McFadden'..... though maybe the scout didnt realise MacFarland spoke with a lisp ???

edit: biggus dickus ........

Burkie1203 · 02-04-2019 09:33PM

Squidgy Black wrote: »

Article with Rory Best on the42, Stockdale asked him could he speak in the changing room after the match, and said something along the lines of what he posted on Instagram.

Seems to have been beating himself up fairly badly over it, hopefully it's something he can move past and not dwell on too much.

Own it and then move on. Reckon he will score a few tries this weekend.

launish116 · 03-04-2019 08:21AM

Darren Cave has put up on twitter he is retiring!

awec · 03-04-2019 08:23AM

troyzer · 03-04-2019 08:24AM

Effective immediately?

Hurrache · 03-04-2019 08:31AM

Rumour going is that he believes there's too many Leinster players up there that he feels he might as well be playing for the proper Leinster team, instead of now without the benefits of their trophies.

bilston · 03-04-2019 08:49AM

Great servant to Ulster, a very good player, personally I'd loved to have seen him stay on for another year at least as he is still good for it, but at the end of the day it's a personal decision and fair play to him.

He is excellent on Saturday and hopefully he finishes the season strongly.

Scythica · 03-04-2019 08:56AM

Good career in media could await. He's been good value on the Rugby Pod etc to date

Richie_Rich89 · 03-04-2019 10:18AM

I wonder how the 2015 RWC quarter would have gone if the centre combo was 12. Fitzgerald, 13. Cave rather than 12. Henshaw, 13. Earls. The former pairing would have been far sounder defensively, I would wager.

troyzer · 03-04-2019 10:19AM

Richie_Rich89 wrote: »

I wonder how the 2015 RWC quarter would have gone if the centre combo was 12. Fitzgerald, 13. Cave rather than 12. Henshaw, 13. Earls. The former pairing would have been far sounder defensively, I would wager.

It wouldn't have mattered really. Argentina were scoring tries for fun on the outside.

Squidgy Black · 03-04-2019 10:27AM

Scythica wrote: »

Good career in media could await. He's been good value on the Rugby Pod etc to date

I would imagine that was one of the factors, he's done quite well on the media side of things to date.

Utah_Saint · 03-04-2019 10:53AM

League question

If we finish 2nd in our conference who would we face in playoff's?

awec · 03-04-2019 10:55AM

Utah_Saint wrote: »

League question

If we finish 2nd in our conference who would we face in playoff's?

3rd in the other conference at Ravenhill.

Utah_Saint · 03-04-2019 11:03AM

awec wrote: »

3rd in the other conference at Ravenhill.

cheers...trying to figure out venues and possible trips...

bilston · 03-04-2019 11:04AM

Utah_Saint wrote: »

League question

If we finish 2nd in our conference who would we face in playoff's?

We'd be at home to the 3rd place team in Conference A. At the moment it would be Connacht.

As things stand the play offs would be

Munster v Benetton
Ulster v Connacht

Leinster v Munster/Benetton
Glasgow v Ulster/Connacht

Leinster/Munster/Benetton v Glasgow/Ulster/Connacht

bilston · 04-04-2019 11:26AM

Team for Glasgow

15 Lowry
14 Lyttle
13 Marshall
12 McCloskey
11 Stockdale
10 Burns
9 Cooney
1 O'Sullivan
2 Herring
3 Moore
4 O'Connor
5 Treadwell
6 Reidy
7 Murphy
8 Coetzee

Bench - Andrew, Warwick, O'Toole, Nagle, Rea, Shanahan, Cave, Kernohan

awec · 04-04-2019 11:27AM

Good team.

Paul Smeenus · 04-04-2019 11:34AM

Good Glasgow team as well, though.

Glasgow Warriors:

15. Stuart Hogg
14. Tommy Seymour
13. Kyle Steyn
12. Sam Johnson
11. Niko Matawalu
10. Adam Hastings
9. Ali Price

1. Oli Kebble
2. Fraser Brown
3. Zander Fagerson
4. Rob Harley
5. Jonny Gray
6. Adam Ashe
7. Chris Fusaro (captain)
8. Matt Fagerson.

Replacements:

16. Grant Stewart
17. Jamie Bhatti
18. Siua Halanukonuka
19. Scott Cummings
20. Tevita Tameilau
21. George Horne
22. Pete Horne
23. Robbie Nairn

As long as we at least get a bonus point, and keep chipping away at the top of the conference, I'll be happy.

Locke_Lamora · 04-04-2019 12:02PM

Making myself nervous by looking at the remaining fixture list. We're four points ahead of Benetton who are likely to win against Zebre, and they also have a home game against Munster. In other years that would be a guaranteed loss, but they've been good this year and I'd expect them to pick up at least a bonus point.

Edinburgh are seven points behind and I would expect them to win at least two more games. They should have the Scarlets number and I think they will win one either against us or Glasgow.

Scarlets, who are nine points behind us, shouldn't be discounted. If they do pull off an upset against Edinburgh, then they will be very dangerous with their final two games being Zebre and the Dragons.

If we can win one game I would be very confident but it'll be a tough ask. Leinster will hopefully be resting a fair few players due to the European game just before, but I'm still not confident. And we have a real chance to land a blow on Edinburgh, but they've looked really good recently and they'll have home advantage. Exciting run in, but I wouldn't have said no to a slightly easier schedule.

In other news, Matt Faddes is starting on the wing tomorrow if anyone wants to have a look. Rumour on UAFC that he's basically signed, so he won't be playing much.

bilston · 04-04-2019 01:15PM

Locke_Lamora wrote: »

Making myself nervous by looking at the remaining fixture list. We're four points ahead of Benetton who are likely to win against Zebre, and they also have a home game against Munster. In other years that would be a guaranteed loss, but they've been good this year and I'd expect them to pick up at least a bonus point.

Edinburgh are seven points behind and I would expect them to win at least two more games. They should have the Scarlets number and I think they will win one either against us or Glasgow.

Scarlets, who are nine points behind us, shouldn't be discounted. If they do pull off an upset against Edinburgh, then they will be very dangerous with their final two games being Zebre and the Dragons.

If we can win one game I would be very confident but it'll be a tough ask. Leinster will hopefully be resting a fair few players due to the European game just before, but I'm still not confident. And we have a real chance to land a blow on Edinburgh, but they've looked really good recently and they'll have home advantage. Exciting run in, but I wouldn't have said no to a slightly easier schedule.

In other news, Matt Faddes is starting on the wing tomorrow if anyone wants to have a look. Rumour on UAFC that he's basically signed, so he won't be playing much.

Too many permutations to make much of a prediction yet. We will have a better idea after Saturday. Two wins and we are pretty much there. I think they are more likely to come against Edinburgh and Leinster to be honest, so in my mind a win tomorrow would be a bonus.

thomond2006 · 04-04-2019 01:18PM

We love you Ulster. You know that right?

bilston · 04-04-2019 01:40PM

thomond2006 wrote: »

We love you Ulster. You know that right?

That's not what you said last week

The North remembers

mfceiling · 04-04-2019 05:40PM

Have to say that's a good team. McFarland seems to favour consistency and fields pretty much the same side every game (within reason and dependent on importance). This is a positive in my book as we are making combinations gel and the team seem more united.
Hopefully this will stand to us coming to the business end of the season.

launish116 · 04-04-2019 07:01PM

Think this will be an easier game than Edinburgh!

Sinbad_NI · 05-04-2019 10:19AM

Any recommendations for a pub in Edinburgh to watch tonight's match?

bob mcbob · 05-04-2019 03:58PM

Sinbad_NI wrote: »

Any recommendations for a pub in Edinburgh to watch tonight's match?

finnegans wake or teuchters

bilston · 05-04-2019 06:43PM

The Ulster backs are purring here

awec · 05-04-2019 06:43PM

Match thread open now

Locke_Lamora · 07-04-2019 01:15PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwH6bPsc6FI&feature=youtu.be

Full A game against the Free Jacks. Not gonna lie, it doesn't make for fun viewing - it was a scrappy game and we never really got ourselves in any decent attacking shape.

awec · 09-04-2019 11:45AM

McCloskey concussed, following RTP.

Addison out for rest of the season, back surgery.

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

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