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Any feedback from the previous weekends games? any academy, sub academy players standing outor anyone putting themself in conention for a sub academy place?

I think he was in the ulster under age sides as a winger? Probably says more about our talent identification from a few years ago. Hopefully thats all been sorted now and this doesn't happen again ("nervously touching wood"). Hoepfully he's a cooney esque player who can be tempted home and...

Can't say too much as I didn't see the game, but for a bit of perspective there were 7 players on the Ulster bench who haven't even played a senior game of rugby and a couple in the starting team who haven't even played an AIL match. This was billed as a development team not an A side. That scottish...

Interesting start to proceedings this season Ulster league been a mixed bag with Dungannon the surprise package. Worry for Ballymena whose young squad might not cope this season. Ballyclare will go up from 2c comfortably imo. In Q1 despite losing some big players Ballymoney continue to impress with...

Did queens not involve several ulster contracted players? judging by the photos available online I thought I could see McFarlane and Kenny at least The junior sides have certainly narrowed the gap over the last three years. Who have armagh brought in? normally they develop their own. It has gotten t...

Queens conceded lots of points against ballyclare. Altough they are now AIL should the Ulster Championship be exteneded and include some of the top "Junior" club sides, cooke, enniskillen and the such. More games against a higher leve opposition could only benefit them in the long run and ...

Any standouts so far in the underage interpros? Havent had the chance to follow closely

I have always believed that rugby has failed to follow the GAA model. We should at branch level play rugby on a County level. There is no reason we could not have an Ulster championship at say under 16 or 18 level on a county level. Then we could develop it I know some counties might struggle but i...

Quins have been very busy recruiting, showing on Facebook. Ritchie Stevens, new DOR, is requesting lots of DM me on a Facebook rugby recruitment page, asking players that clearing want to come to Belfast for the weather😆😆Dromore and Portadown spending well too That'll come back to haunt them.Paying...

would there be merit in the URC entering other teams in the anglowelsh cup? reserve sides from each province, talking a minimum 3 additional games a season against reserve premiership and championship sides Would allow a better chance for fringe players to showcase their talent and find the next &qu...

The hard work is done prior to reaching Ulster u18s though. The depth of quality of players produced by Blackrock college each year is phenomenal. If Ulster rugby had a school producing that amount of talent annually, we’d be well set. To achieve similar results, pay the coaches the same as those a...

The hard work is done prior to reaching Ulster u18s though. The depth of quality of players produced by Blackrock college each year is phenomenal. If Ulster rugby had a school producing that amount of talent annually, we’d be well set. To achieve similar results, pay the coaches the same as those a...

Any word on the sub academy? Reading from the above along with a couple who have been long term injured. We’ll have potentially a god few options going forward. But was all the Ulster development coaches attention put specifically onto the back row positions of not what about the tight 5 and half ba...

Does anyone have a list of confirmed transfers for all Ulster clubs? Like what I touch used to do a few years ago? Or for the Ulster AIL clubs at least? Any ail significantly stronger or weaker this year?

Instonians promoted with 3 games to go You not going to also update us all that Belfast Harlequins beat you in the Senior Cup a few weeks ago :lol: Yes they did by a coup[le of points and half the team not playing so well done >appl They Must have got lost on the way to Enniskillen with your 2's....