Bluenoses vs Ulster

[HwoodMike2umate]

it will be DAY 4368, Lest We Forget.

[Neill_M]

[Neill_M]

[justinr73]

Good to see Lyttle back - he's had a few games at 15 for for Banbridge.

[Neill_M]

Leinster: R Kearney (c); A Byrne, C O’Brien, N Reid, B Daly; C Frawley, Whiskey Malone RFC; J McGrath, S Cronin, A Porter; R Molony, M Kearney; J Murphy, S Penny, M Deegan.

Subs: J Tracy, E Byrne, M Bent, O Dowling, C Doris, H O’Sullivan, R Byrne, J O’Brien.

Ulster: M Lowry; R Lyttle, D Cave, J Hume, A Kernohan; J McPhillips, D Shanahan; K McCall, A McBurney, W Herbst; M Dalton, A O’Connor (c); G Jones, S Reidy, N Timoney.

Subs: J Andrew, A Warwick, T O’Toole, C Montgomery, C Ross, J Stewart, B Houston, P Nelson.

Both sides with "squad rotation" ahead of next week.

[justinr73]

Looks weak.

[thecrouch]

Losing bonus would be a great result with that side

[Neill_M]

Losing bonus would be a great result with that side

Indeed, any sort of bonus point (LBP/TBP) would be a bonus......

[Dave]

My interest levels have dramatically increased. This game will be much tighter than I thought. The bluenoses have always had the capacity to put out a side like that and play well. Ulster have not. Things tend to fall to apart.

[UlsterNo9]

Seven Ulster born players in the staring fifteen, some sort of modern day record?

I like the balance to this team in the pack Dalton and Jones are two abrasive characters who I hope will step up over the next twelve to eighteen months.

What little I've seen of Hume has excited me, he can only benefit from a run out with Cave in is ear.

Hopefully Lowry also can kick on after injury and pick up from the early season promise he has shown.

Same could be said for Lyttle who has been exciting to watch but has never really gotten a run with his own continued injury woes. Still at 21 he hopefully can put those behind him.

[Dave]

McCall vs Porter at scrum time could be interesting.

[222toHounslow]

Jones just looks like a maniacal sort of character.

Bit like Neil Best before he turned into a Bellend

Been away for a while, has Baggy picked up another suspension for shooting people in the face or something?

[Neill_M]

Ulster +23 on the handicap bet with Paddy Power for the game.

[justinr73]

You going to have some of that Neill?

[Neill_M]

You going to have some of that Neill?

If the start well, they could cover that easy enough. On average if the 2 sides are equal in ability, the home side will be -3/-4 as guide, shows what the turf accountants think about this one. Think I will go out for half an ale and watch the start of the game anyway Will pass on the bet, lots of poor punters and no poor bookies.....