The UAFC

aaron wrote... from the end of september all platforms - sky, cable, freeview - will have the same single-channel red button service that freeview users have. you will however be able to watch the ulster matches on the bbc sport internet-connected tv app - if you have tivo, or a ps3, or a smart tv....

Which still means I'll be looking for somewhere with SportItalia. Roadtrip ? Tempting ... but pennies need to be saved for possible knock-out stages. Has BBC given up on the whole 'red-button' thing now? from the end of september all platforms - sky, cable, freeview - will have the same single-chan...

thanks, got mine!

i can guarantee you the servers will be fine. your local isp on the other hand...

sorry if there's already a post on this, couldn't see one. does anyone know when next season's league fixtures might be released?

Very sad news. I didn't have the pleasure of meeting him, but Cables's posts were authoritative, reasoned, articulate and a joy to read. There will be a gap in this community for a long time.

Sincere condolences to his family and friends.

mikerob wrote:You could try ringing the Rugby Store at Twickenham stadium.

there's also a rugby store on twickenham high street, come to think of it, and a separate sport store that sells rugby stuff

Been working in Liverpool all week and just had a very last minute requirement to work in London this weekend. I've managed to get an even last(er) minute offer of a ticket!! Amazing how things work out.... Anyway, because I've to travel straight from Liverpool to London tonight, I won't get home t...

sorry to bump my own post but two tickets still available should anyone be looking...

Who cares what an Antrim GAA man says? I wouldn't be a follower of GAA, although i have watched a few games in my time. I'm an Antrim man and I'm embarrassed of my County Team. I wouldn't even call it a County team more an amateur backwater... i've always thought it a crying shame that belfast does...

to be fair the Heineken Cup doesn't get much coverage even when English teams are in it. Sports news coverage is heavily influence by the issue of who owns the rights.

Who cares what an Antrim GAA man says? I wouldn't be a follower of GAA, although i have watched a few games in my time. I'm an Antrim man and I'm embarrassed of my County Team. I wouldn't even call it a County team more an amateur backwater... i've always thought it a crying shame that belfast does...

The bit where Barry McElduff complains about some of the Ulster players not singing the SS whilst playing for Ireland. Is that really a "bugbear" for nationalists in the north? That comment puzzled me. Genuinely interested to hear from anyone who wishes to announce themselves as nationali...

Hello - I have two tickets for sale for the final, one at £75 and one at £35. PM me if interested.

Aaron

a similar, arguably better, piece in the irish indo today

http://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/h ... 11095.html