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Big-al wrote: ↑Mon Sep 04, 2023 2:09 pm U18 schools side results improved steadily throughout their campaign.

Not a lot of hope for the players in that squad apart from Dougan, Heasley, Cunningham and Halpin

Too many squads, talent diluted in the north. If your not involved in an ulster training squad of some sort then it’s a surprise. Bring back Ulster schools when it was the best 15 players in the province. No need for u16,u17,u18 and u19. Too many egos being created. Sent from my iPhone using Tapata...

HammerTime wrote: ↑Sun Aug 20, 2023 12:27 pm Our great hope for underage level U19’s lost to Connacht. Jesus wept. A Clean sweep of defeats for all the underage teams looking likely. Petrie/Cunningham out.

Good old Ricky Andrew and his dodgy team selections

The development game was better than I thought it would be considering the conditions. The ail lads nous and physicality showed in the end but our young lads will be better for the experience. From an Ulster pov Lorcan mcloughlin was the best player on the park imo- ready for senior opportunities. J...

nonplussed wrote: ↑Fri Aug 18, 2023 3:36 pm Two I believe have huge potential, 1 moreso than the other. Be interesting to see if any have to move school after GCSEs

If Cameron Cummings is one of your high potential players- He’s away to Royal School Armagh

Jamie jackson is absolute quality, gutted to hear about his injury- he was my guaranteed academy but Logan will also get in likely

To put in perspective, results at underage level however nice, aren’t the be all and end all. Take the u19s for example, they will probably not win many this year but by my reckoning have at least 1 guaranteed future academy, a probable academy and a few potential academy players- that’s what’s most...

The Ireland u18 team was captained by ulster back row Thomas Dougan

It's just embarrassing now how guff ulster are from top to bottom. Lost cause. An utter mess. It has become so disheartening following Ulster at all levels. I had hoped to travel to the Bath match in December. Thank I will go to a Pantomime instead. Same difference. Isnt it strange that the U18 Sch...

Big-al wrote: ↑Mon Aug 07, 2023 2:25 pm

ljsulster wrote: ↑Mon Aug 07, 2023 11:14 am Ulster missing a number to Ireland camp

Still a poor result though

How many were missing? Was this a warm-up game then? Bit harsh on squads and players if they are missing their best players.

6/7 missing from ulster

Yes a warm up game- Connacht enter the clubs interpro series

Ulster missing a number to Ireland camp

Still a poor result though

Disappointed to hear the news this week that Irish u18 scrumhalf David Armstrong has chosen to quit the age grade pathway, he was a talent who would’ve just missed out on an academy contract which will now go probably to Clark Logan next year Or was he dropped from it? I heard he was playing for Qu...

Viaplay pulling out of UK sports coverage. Where does that leave Ulster games?

A return to BBC?

An academy XV will play an AIL XV on August 18 at Malone RFC

Does anyone know if Henry Walker the new academy hooker from saracens will be playing for the u19s this summer?