The UAFC

It’s possibly worth pointing out that I’ve seen the likes of Tendulkar, Warne, Bolt, Zidane, McEnroe and er Phil Taylor but your man Dupont is well worthy of a mention in such exalted company. Dupont: Anyone that gets away with appearing in a photo (front page of magazine in France) stark naked in ...

We're all die hard supporters on here TBF Solids. Even when I'm bitchin I want Ulster to do well. None of us want anything other than ( reasonable) success for the team and players as people, representing our Province, but apart from some hopefully decent back row talent and a couple of front 5, by...

“It’s the hope that kills you” Not much to say, tee’d up, only one player injured (Herring), full house, momentum, perfect weather, 8pm kick off, 100 years at Ravenhill, 25 years since the Cup win, opportunity for several to get onto the six nations squad……. but after 15 minutes there was only one w...

Watching some of the clips from the great JPR’s career, one tackle stood out. Wales v France, last few minutes, France pass ball to huge flanker, flying down the touchline, 5 metres to go at full pelt, unstoppable…except JPR just sythed him into touch, the proverbial rock. Made me think of the god a...

Many thanks lads, so the choice is: Crazy golf St George’s market Black taxi tour Crumlin Road gaol Martyrs Memorial All very good, but St George’s market is edging it so will pass it on, much appreciated, and hopefully they will all be hungover after a cracking game on Saturday evening, with that D...

Former work colleague, French, emailed me, so 20 Toulousain fans flying from Geneva Friday, rendezvous in Wetherspoons, coach booked to Giants Causeway Saturday morning, including whiskey tasting session at Bushmills, back to hotel and onto Ravenhill for game, proper fans. He asked for suggestions a...

Dave wrote: ↑Tue Jan 02, 2024 2:18 pm We need to talk about that Cooney wind adjusted conversion....

And his tackle on Sheahan, but on such evenings as yesterday, well done to them all. I’m not kneeling at the altar of billy just yet, but fair focks for that first half

Credit where credit due, like old times out there and, guessing crowd was 12,000 ish, great noise (imagine with 18,000 for Toulouse?), players to a man turned up. Very hard to raise such levels of emotion every game, not sustainable, but you have to doff the cap every now and again and, if they are ...

Ulster rugby had it all, good crowds, hardcore support, its fair share of Lions, regularly 6-7 playing for Ireland, increasing cross community outreach, a free stadium care of UKGov (best in British Isles for a 15,000 crowd imho), etc etc. My thoughts on the cause of our demise were crystallised whe...

Picking up on the football analogies, excellent article in today’s IT by Ken Early, citing the difference Emery has made at Villa. 13 months ago Stevie G took them to Fulham and got annihilated 3-0, and he was sacked within an hour. In the weekend’s win over Arsenal, 9 of the same 11 Villa players w...

Rest in peace big man, legend.

I'd say he's at the stage now were he's just hanging in there for a payout. UR will probably get decent takings at the ticket booth and bars next werk due to early Christmas presents/work dos, but the Connacht and Toulouse home games could be a washout in terms of attendance if they don't turn the ...

I don’t see much evidence of progression in the last 5 years, or even not since Humphreys was DoR, 9 years ago now. Money talks, but be careful what we might wish for, because even if we could afford to buy in a top coaching ticket, do we have the homegrown players to succeed? If we could, and were ...

Sobering stat: in the last two away games against English teams, Sale and Bath, exactly one year apart, Ulster lost cumulatively by 76-14. Split this up between the four halves, we won one 8-14, and lost the other three by a cumulative score of 68-0, Romanian level losses. Really hard to see any pro...

Just a word about Bath, well deserved, great fans, nothing over the top, won absolutely fair and square, cracking wee ground. Imagine how good they'd be if they get a 3G pitch.....