Ulster Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread.

Hagz · 21-08-2014 05:03PM

Jacob Stockdale starting on the wing!

1. Callum Black
2. John Andrew
3. Declan Fitzpatrick
4. Alan O'Connor
5. Franco van der Merwe
6. Charlie Butterworth
7. Sean Reidy
8. Ryan Wilson
9. Paul Marshall
10. Ian Humphreys
11. Rory Scholes
12. Michael Allen
13. Louis Ludik
14. Jacob Stockdale
15. Ricky Andrew

16. Kyle McCall, Johnny Murphy, Andrew Warwick, Rhuardri Murphy, Bronson Ross, Wiehahn Herbst, Lewis Stevenson, Neil McComb, James Simpson, Conor Joyce, Clive Ross, Mike McComish, Frankie Taggart, Josh Atkinson, Michael Heaney, Dave Shanahan, Jack Owens, Sean O'Hagan, Ross Adair

awec · 21-08-2014 05:04PM

Butterworth getting a start.

Allen at 12.

Ludik at 13! :pac:

bilston · 21-08-2014 08:21PM

Hagz wrote: »

Jacob Stockdale starting on the wing!

1. Callum Black
2. John Andrew
3. Declan Fitzpatrick
4. Alan O'Connor
5. Franco van der Merwe
6. Charlie Butterworth
7. Sean Reidy
8. Ryan Wilson
9. Paul Marshall
10. Ian Humphreys
11. Rory Scholes
12. Michael Allen
13. Louis Ludik
14. Jacob Stockdale
15. Ricky Andrew

16. Kyle McCall, Johnny Murphy, Andrew Warwick, Rhuardri Murphy, Bronson Ross, Wiehahn Herbst, Lewis Stevenson, Neil McComb, James Simpson, Conor Joyce, Clive Ross, Mike McComish, Frankie Taggart, Josh Atkinson, Michael Heaney, Dave Shanahan, Jack Owens, Sean O'Hagan, Ross Adair

Just the four second rows on the bench!! Two scrum half's as well benching!

Anyway good to see Van Der Merwe and Ludik starting likewise Butterworth and Reidy. Not going but I'd be very excited to see Stockdale in action, likewise O'Hagan and Owens from the bench.

S12b · 21-08-2014 11:08PM

Think I saw on twitter tonight that with the two Andrew's starting it's the first time brothers have started since Simon Best was on the scene.

awec · 22-08-2014 05:44PM

I take it tonight's match isn't on tv?

Hagz · 22-08-2014 08:15PM

14-5 to Ulster at half-time. Tries from Rory Scholes and Louis Ludik.

bilston · 22-08-2014 08:51PM

21-8 now, Scholes again.

CIARAN_BOYLE · 22-08-2014 09:00PM

I hope scholes gets an extended run in the side this year, competition is tough but he could have a real breakthrough season or languish behind too many other people. It could either way for him.

bilston · 22-08-2014 09:11PM

CIARAN_BOYLE wrote: »

I hope scholes gets an extended run in the side this year, competition is tough but he could have a real breakthrough season or languish behind too many other people. It could either way for him.

He will have to make the most of his chances with Trimble, Bowe and Gilroy ahead of him. By the end of last season he seemed to have jumped ahead of Allen I think who is a good player in his own right.

Latest 21-22 to the Chiefs

CIARAN_BOYLE · 22-08-2014 09:14PM

bilston wrote: »

He will have to make the most of his chances with Trimble, Bowe and Gilroy ahead of him. By the end of last season he seemed to have jumped ahead of Allen I think who is a good player in his own right.

Latest 21-22 to the Chiefs

I'm thinking Allen will get a lot of runs as 23 cover for centre and wing in the league so get time off the bench and could earn opportunities based on that.

Hagz · 22-08-2014 09:19PM

Himself and Gilroy won't have to wait too long before the space opens up. Maybe 2-3 more seasons. But it will be difficult for Ulster to keep them patient.

Hagz · 22-08-2014 09:20PM

Exeter win 22-21.

awec · 22-08-2014 11:25PM

Anyone at the match? How'd we go?

awec · 22-08-2014 11:30PM

So awec has rumours. Reliable rumours.

1. We're getting a major name for our new coach
2. Once Humph left Anscombe had to go - Humph was his last supporter
3. The players really didn't like Anscombe at any point in his tenure
4. Pienaar and Anscombe especially didn't get on

And probably the most surprising:

5. The players are not overly enthusiastic about Kiss. He is seen to be away with Ireland too much.

bilston · 22-08-2014 11:31PM

awec wrote: »

Anyone at the match? How'd we go?

Match report courtesy of UAFC

http://www.uafc.co.uk/index.php?i=content&mode=news&t=17453

Sounds like Ludik and Scholes impressed and while not mentioned in that report and based on posts on UAFC our scrum allegedly decimated theirs once Herbst came on which is very encouraging.

CatFromHue · 22-08-2014 11:32PM

In defence of Kiss he's doing two jobs so he will be away from Ulster at times, there's no doubt of that.

bilston · 23-08-2014 12:07AM

awec wrote: »

So awec has rumours. Reliable rumours.

1. We're getting a major name for our new coach
2. Once Humph left Anscombe had to go - Humph was his last supporter
3. The players really didn't like Anscombe at any point in his tenure
4. Pienaar and Anscombe especially didn't get on

And probably the most surprising:

5. The players are not overly enthusiastic about Kiss. He is seen to be away with Ireland too much.

Well Kiss will be away with Ireland and there is nothing the players can do about it. The upside for them is that they can impress him and know they might have someone fighting their corner in Irish selection meetings.

Swan Curry · 23-08-2014 12:59AM

Darren Cave won't have any more excuses anyway

bilston · 23-08-2014 09:02PM

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/28912420

Highlights of the Ulster Exeter game. Scholes shows some serious gas for his second try.

blackdog1 · 26-08-2014 12:19PM

I find it quite strange that ulster are playing Buttersworth at 6 and Ross at 7 when the played the other way round for landsdowne for the last 2 years.

SilRenton · 27-08-2014 06:17PM

Academy:

Prop: Michael Lagan
Prop: Craig Trenier
Hooker: John Andrews
Hooker: Jonny Murphy
Lock: Alan O'Connor
Lock: John Donnan
Lock: Alex Thompson
Backrow: Frankie Taggart
Backrow: Lorcan Dow
Backrow: Josh Atkinson
Scrumhalf: Dave Shanahan
Outhalf: Sean O'Hagan
Centre: Sam Arnold
Centre/Wing: Jacob Stockdale
Centre/Wing: Jack Owen
Wing: Ross Adair
Fullback: David Busby

bilston · 27-08-2014 07:29PM

SilRenton wrote: »

Academy:

Prop: Michael Lagan
Prop: Craig Trenier
Hooker: John Andrews
Hooker: Jonny Murphy
Lock: Alan O'Connor
Lock: John Donnan
Lock: Alex Thompson
Backrow: Frankie Taggart
Backrow: Lorcan Dow
Backrow: Josh Atkinson
Scrumhalf: Dave Shanahan
Outhalf: Sean O'Hagan
Centre: Sam Arnold
Centre/Wing: Jacob Stockdale
Centre/Wing: Jack Owen
Wing: Ross Adair
Fullback: David Busby

Not seen them all play but there some very good players in there, let's hope they can make the step up in the next couple of years.

RobbieRuns · 28-08-2014 08:25AM

Some very good players in that list. Ulster have really strengthened their Academy over the last few years.

jacothelad · 29-08-2014 10:04AM

Quite good stuff from Scholes. Plenty of talent and decent size and looks very quick.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qavPf0-e4Rw

bilston · 29-08-2014 10:16AM

jacothelad wrote: »

Quite good stuff from Scholes. Plenty of talent and decent size and looks very quick.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qavPf0-e4Rw

Hopefully this will be his breakthrough season but he has a lot of competition. We already have three test class wings and Scholes certainly has the potential to be a fourth given time.

The thing that stands out to me are the lines he takes. He is very similar to Tommy in this respect. Watch his second try against Exeter last week. But for the ginger hair itncould have been Tommy scoring that try!

awec · 29-08-2014 12:41PM

Ulster XV and replacements to face Leinster, Pre-Season Friendly, Tallaght Stadium, Saturday 30th August (kick off 16:00): (15-9) L Ludik, M Allen, J Payne, S Olding, C Gilroy, I Humphreys, P Marshall; (1-9); A Warwick, R Herring, W Herbst, D Tuohy, F van der Merwe, R Diack, S Reidy, R Wilson (C);

Replacements: R Murphy, J Andrew, D Fitzpatrick, A O’Connor, N McComb, C Joyce, C Ross, N Williams, C Black, K McCall, B Ross, L Stevenson, M MCComish, M Heaney, D Shanahan, S O’Hagan, R Adair, J Stockdale, R Scholes, R Andrew.

bilston · 29-08-2014 12:56PM

Pretty much as strong we can be minus the internationals.

awec · 29-08-2014 01:08PM

Payne Olding combination will be interesting to watch. We'll see if Payne looks a better 13 with Olding than he does with Marshall.

29-08-2014 02:05PM

Paddy Jackson injured?

bilston · 29-08-2014 02:56PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Paddy Jackson injured?

Still recovering from his back injury I believe. Should be back at the end of Sept.

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