If it was for the first half performance alone I would give it to Billy Burns. But it turned into a forward battle in the second half and I thought Timoney had a great game throughout the match - he get's my vote. Special mention to young McCann. Although I don't think he got any turnovers, he didn'...
I'll be sorry to see Marcel go - he has been brilliant over the last couple of years. However with big operations on both knees, I was always worried he was going to break down every match - especially as there were always two or three defenders waiting to tackle him. I wish him well and I hope he g...
Well played Ulster - we gave one of the best teams in Europe a good run for heir money. We were missing so many front line players and when we lost Coetzee and Carter early in the second half I thought Toulouse were going to run away with it. But we stuck in a fought well and could have got closer i...
Ulster team to play Toulouse, Heineken Champions Cup Round 1, Friday 11 December 2020 at Kingspan Stadium, kick-off 8pm, live on BT Sport / beIN Sport: (15-9) Michael Lowry, Matt Faddes, James Hume, Stuart McCloskey, Jacob Stockdale, Ian Madigan, John Cooney; (1-8) Eric O’Sullivan, Rob Herring, Mart...
Much as I loved, admired, stood in awe of Ruan, I'm not sure about him as a coach, for two reasons. First, he seems too 'nice'. He's a quiet self effacing soul, not what is necessary for a good coach. My second reason is that he is an instinctive player. He seems to just do it. If you were to ask h...