Ulster Team Talk Thread IV... Go On My Henderson...

Well then....Cooney should march straight up to Farrell and say "I want to play and Im here anytime you need me. Watch me this wkend. Thanks"

Izzy on the bench

Gilroy and Lyttle start on the wing, otherwise backs as expected.

Jordi captains.

Pack is experienced

Ulster team to play Glasgow Warriors, Guinness PRO14 Round 12, Friday 19 February at Scotstoun Stadium (kick-off 7.35pm, live on Premier Sports / eir Sport):

(15-9) Michael Lowry, Craig Gilroy, James Hume, Stuart McCloskey, Rob Lyttle, Ian Madigan, John Cooney;

(1-8) Eric O’Sullivan, John Andrew, Marty Moore, Alan O’Connor, Kieran Treadwell, Nick Timoney, Jordi Murphy (Capt.), Marcell Coetzee.

Replacements: Adam McBurney, Andrew Warwick, Tom O’Toole, Cormac Izuchukwu, Greg Jones, Alby Mathewson, Stewart Moore, Matt Faddes.

Ulster team to play Glasgow Warriors, Guinness PRO14 Round 12, Friday 19 February at Scotstoun Stadium (kick-off 7.35pm, live on Premier Sports / eir Sport):

(15-9) Michael Lowry, Craig Gilroy, James Hume, Stuart McCloskey, Rob Lyttle, Ian Madigan, John Cooney;

(1-8) Eric O’Sullivan, John Andrew, Marty Moore, Alan O’Connor, Kieran Treadwell, Nick Timoney, Jordi Murphy (Capt.), Marcell Coetzee.

Replacements: Adam McBurney, Andrew Warwick, Tom O’Toole, Cormac Izuchukwu, Greg Jones, Alby Mathewson, Stewart Moore, Matt Faddes.

100 caps for Kieran. Izzy on bench is great.

There are a couple of interesting absences, given it's a must-win game (although they all are now, I suppose, if we want to beat Leinster.) Carter, Rea? Lowry covering ten presumably.

Paul Smeenus wrote: »

Started to write my post and then had an impromptu Zoom meeting.

Has Rea Sr fallen out of favour?

Been thinking the same, really only bench cover last few games.

Paul Smeenus wrote: »

Tough enough Glasgow team, now. Given how long it's been since we played, could easily see us losing this.

Glasgow Warriors:

1. Oli Kebble (52)
2. Johnny Matthews (7)
3. Enrique Pieretto (9)
4. Richie Gray (53)
5. Leone Nakarawa (73)
6. Rob Harley (241)
7. Thomas Gordon (27)
8. Ryan Wilson (C) (181)

9. Jamie Dobie (14)
10. Adam Hastings (46)
11. Rufus McLean (1)
12. Sam Johnson (66)
13. Robbie Fergusson (7)
14. Ratu Tagive (20)
15. Huw Jones (45)

16. Grant Stewart (39)
17. Aki Seiuli (22)
18. D’arcy Rae (78)
19. James Scott (0)
20. TJ Ioane (8)
21. Sean Kennedy (12)
22. Ross Thompson (2)
23. Ollie Smith (1)

Some good players in that Glasgow team. Will be tight enough

bilston wrote: »

Some good players in that Glasgow team. Will be tight enough

Stronger than I thought! Though if we have any ambition of winning this year, need a bonus point win.

Really wish I could lose the mind set that unless we play full strength we’ll always lose.

We seem to struggle at Glasgow's ground so a big performance is required.

Paul Smeenus wrote: »

DMcF was saying we were the only team in Europe to actually fulfil all our fixtures with no postponements etc - leaving us with five weeks with no games. That's the concern for me.

Crazy to think! Rest will have done the bodies good! This just hope the cohesion is there!

Odd no Carter, but looking forward to seeing Izzy.

Be happy enough if every week 1 or 2 academy players get even some bench time.

Lyttes first game since November as well.

Utah_Saint wrote: »

Can we assume that Lowry will never play 10 as his primary position? It seems he is set as a 15 who is maybe 3rd/4th choice 10.
It's obviously related to his size as he certainly has the skills.

Sadly it looks that way. Don’t doubt his defence though. He just is to easy to man handle in the line and turnover. Compared to attacking with pace from 15.

According to the Tele, Izzy will be the sixth Academy player to make his senior debut this season, after Aaron Sexton, Nathan Doak, Callum Reid, Ben Moxham and David McCann.

Surely McIlroy as well?? Don't think Moxham was even in the Academy when he was called up.

bayern wrote: »

Mcilroy made debut last season no?

Ah, maybe it was. Although was that not just a friendly? Can't be holed checking.

Delighted that Izzy seems to be coming on well.

McIlroy came on quite early in the game away to Leinster last season. He acquitted himself very well given he was 18 or 19 at the time

We look like a team that hasn't played in six weeks.

Been a ****e first half! Superb try there though.

Isn’t looking good for Coetzee