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

Utah_Saint · 12-04-2019 08:22PM

Burns trolling stockdale with one handed finish...

vienne86 · 12-04-2019 08:23PM

Very good performance by Ulster.

Utah_Saint · 12-04-2019 08:23PM

Locke_Lamora wrote: »

Didn’t someone reputable post a rumour that Lyttle might not be here next season?? Really hope it’s not true, cause he’s incredible - fantastic step, great at wriggling out of contact, decent in the air, and has a good kicking game.

Yes rumours as his injury record is appalling...

bilston · 12-04-2019 08:23PM

Locke_Lamora wrote: »

Didn’t someone reputable post a rumour that Lyttle might not be here next season?? Really hope it’s not true, cause he’s incredible - fantastic step, great at wriggling out of contact, decent in the air, and has a good kicking game.

Aye Paul was saying that...but it was a while ago and in dact I think he has since signed a new deal

Locke_Lamora · 12-04-2019 08:24PM

Unbelievable. Did not expect this at all. Fantastic effort lads.

Stockdale holding the hamstring didn’t look good.

Lyttle was great, Kane held up against a very very good front row, and Coetzee was quietly excellent - carried well and dealt with Watson and Mata very well also.

launish116 · 12-04-2019 08:24PM

Very pleasing game to watch, backline and forwards just looked clued into everything!

bilston · 12-04-2019 08:26PM

Locke_Lamora wrote: »

Unbelievable. Did not expect this at all. Fantastic effort lads.

Stockdale holding the hamstring didn’t look good.

On the positive side he can have a couple of weeks of now.

FrancieBrady · 12-04-2019 08:32PM

Great result.

Peregrine · 12-04-2019 09:12PM

Didn't expect that at all. Fair play.

bilston · 12-04-2019 09:39PM

vienne86 wrote: »

Lovely try for Burns. That's the BP!

Burns again played well tonight. Eventually he will start to get the credit he deserves.

bilston · 12-04-2019 09:40PM

launish116 wrote: »

What a find he has been this season! If I was Gilroy i'd be worried!

Balacoune needs to improve his aerial game a lot. If he does that he could be very good.

bilston · 12-04-2019 09:41PM

Stockdale and Lyttle working in tandem are lethal. The backs were a joy to watch tonight.

Locke_Lamora · 12-04-2019 10:12PM

bilston wrote: »

Balacoune needs to improve his aerial game a lot. If he does that he could be very good.

He’s been inconsistent, but he’s a tall guy who looks to have a good vertical, so at the very least he should be able to disrupt opposition back threes.

Shefwedfan · 12-04-2019 10:15PM

Congrats guys!! incredible performance!! hopefully Marty is ok

Great to see from Ulster, they totally outclassed Edinburgh and played great rugby!!! a bit of strength in the squad and a good bash at Europe next season......

bilston · 12-04-2019 10:23PM

In the last two years we have lost an entire backline of test quality including two or three players who at their prime could have been described as world class.

It's amazing that in a year we have turned things round to the point where we have a backline that can turn in a performance like that tonight.

It shows the difference a decent pack can make I suppose.

Paul Smeenus · 12-04-2019 11:33PM

Ahhh lads... Just got to see hour-long highlights on TG4.

Stockdale has just turned 23, and is the old man of our backline for the crunch part of the season - Lyttle, Baloucoune, Lowry, Kernohan and him. (Have heard from Those In The Know that Baloucoune is the fastest in the squad - crazy fast, but just the way things have happened, the only time he has got to show it is when he's been pedalling back for a tackle.)

But the turnaround in our forwards... Edinburgh, with their all-international front row, should be scundered. I'm sure some doofus from Munster or Leinster will get the accolade, but EOS is genuinely, the best, most important young Irish player to emerge for a province this season.

stephen_n · 13-04-2019 07:54AM

Paul Smeenus wrote: »

Ahhh lads... Just got to see hour-long highlights on TG4.

Stockdale has just turned 23, and is the old man of our backline for the crunch part of the season - Lyttle, Baloucoune, Lowry, Kernohan and him. (Have heard from Those In The Know that Baloucoune is the fastest in the squad - crazy fast, but just the way things have happened, the only time he has got to show it is when he's been pedalling back for a tackle.)

But the turnaround in our forwards... Edinburgh, with their all-international front row, should be scundered. I'm sure some doofus from Munster or Leinster will get the accolade, but EOS is genuinely, the best, most important young Irish player to emerge for a province this season.

Ironic

Paul Smeenus · 13-04-2019 08:04AM

stephen_n wrote: »

Ironic

Ha! I take your point.

But I'm right.

launish116 · 13-04-2019 08:35AM

Locke_Lamora wrote: »

He’s been inconsistent, but he’s a tall guy who looks to have a good vertical, so at the very least he should be able to disrupt opposition back threes.

Baloucoune is from a 7s background? would the lack of aerial skill be a result of that?

Regardless, he just looks so classy for being so young, not to mention his first year playing with the seniors.

Hard to fault anyone last night. Just really need to progress our backrow replacements/cover.

Paul Smeenus · 13-04-2019 10:07AM

Folk on UAFC saying Stockdale is fine, crutches were precautionary. Someone else saying Lowry and Ludik should be back for QF.

Utah_Saint · 13-04-2019 10:11AM

launish116 wrote: »

Locke_Lamora wrote: »

He’s been inconsistent, but he’s a tall guy who looks to have a good vertical, so at the very least he should be able to disrupt opposition back threes.

Baloucoune is from a 7s background? would the lack of aerial skill be a result of that?

Regardless, he just looks so classy for being so young, not to mention his first year playing with the seniors.

Hard to fault anyone last night. Just really need to progress our backrow replacements/cover.

Yeah for all the talk of improvement in academy forwards I'm yet to see any results bar EOS

bilston · 13-04-2019 10:39AM

Utah_Saint wrote: »

Yeah for all the talk of improvement in academy forwards I'm yet to see any results bar EOS

Adam McBurney and Tom O'Toole have been doing fine. I think we will see a lot more of McBurney next season if Rory retires and Herring gets more Ireland gametime. O'Toole is really young for a THP and is probably well ahead where most THs his age would be, again with Herbst gone O'Toole will likely see more time next season.

I would like to see Matthew Dalton raise his game, but I wonder about his head. He seems a lose cannon. But he's young. He's only 20 so I wouldn't rule him out yet.

There are a few guys in the Academy that have potential, but who knows how things will pan out. I would say though to look out for Callum Reid. He's a prop so it might take another year or so but he's a good'un.

launish116 · 13-04-2019 12:50PM

O'Toole's agression and carrying! Has been great!

Really need our academy backrows to put their hands up next season! Or atleast start getting bench time.

Its not sustainable relying on Coetzee, Muprhy, Reidy and Timoney. With Rea and Ross (Outa contract?) used sparsely. Wonder will the arrival of Roddy Grant help bring them on? Fingers crossed.

Utah_Saint · 13-04-2019 03:03PM

Front row academy is looking good I suppose I mean second and back row looks slim

Paul Smeenus · 15-04-2019 10:22AM

Gonna put my head above the parapet and say this early.

It’s been a long season, and we have little depth. We’re getting thin in the backs, we’re already thin in the forwards. We’re one more injury from starting Peter Nelson, Andy Warwick or David Shananhan in a Pro14 home QF.

Weans against Leinster. Don’t care if we get bate. We can play for pride, or we can box clever and focus on playing for silverware.

Utah_Saint · 15-04-2019 10:40AM

Paul Smeenus wrote: »

Gonna put my head above the parapet and say this early.

It’s been a long season, and we have little depth. We’re getting thin in the backs, we’re already thin in the forwards. We’re one more injury from starting Peter Nelson, Andy Warwick or David Shananhan in a Pro14 home QF.

Weans against Leinster. Don’t care if we get bate. We can play for pride, or we can box clever and focus on playing for silverware.

Would be great to get a home win in the last regular season game. Although I do agree. I would not risk any of our big players. Hendy, Stockdale, Cooney, Coetzee should be rested.

The other way to look at it is around building momentum....tough call either way

bilston · 15-04-2019 01:00PM

Ideally we won't be risking our big players.

That said the Connacht is 3 weeks away so we don't want them to be rusty either. Someone like Henderson can step in and step up anytime, other players sometimes need the momentum.

I'd rest O'Sullivan, Henderson and Coetzee, I'd maybe try and give Lowry a start at 10 if he is fit. That said the more Cooney and Burns play together the better a pairing they become.

I would rest McCloskey as he has played almost every game, I assume they will want to give Cave the 13 jersey for this game anyway, so stick Luke to 12. I definitely wouldn't be risking Stockdale.

Momentum is more an individual thing anyway. Last week we got smashed by Glasgow, yet put in one of our top 2 performances of the season a week later against Edinburgh.

Dubinusa · 15-04-2019 01:22PM

Leinster will send up a second string.
Most likely , both sides will be under strength.

Paul Smeenus · 17-04-2019 10:52AM

https://ulsterrugbylad.com/rugby-thoughts/james-topping-nurturing-the-future-of-ulster-rugby/

RobbieRuns · 17-04-2019 11:03AM

Sounds like a good lad

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

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