Standing on the brink
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- Sat Aug 31, 2013 12:26 pm
- Forum: View frae thae Hill
- Topic: Standing on the brink
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- Sat Aug 31, 2013 12:24 pm
- Forum: News
- Topic: Standing on the brink
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Standing on the brink
http://uafc.co.uk/img/start.jpg Standing on the brink – glory at last or no cigar? So a new season is about to get underway and expectations can never have been higher that a first trophy since the Magners League success of 2006 may well be on its way. Heineken Cup or Pro12? Of course we would take...
- Fri Sep 07, 2012 11:15 am
- Forum: News
- Topic: Ooooooo, Mark’s Six is on Fire…
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Ooooooo, Mark’s Six is on Fire…
http://www.newsletter.co.uk/webimage/1.4225921.1346875247!image/1351351707.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_595/1351351707.jpg A little belatedly (my fault... The Ed) here is Neil's view of last week's match (kudos for the title, Neil :D ) Anscombe’s new broom and no baggage policy has seemingly put e...
- Thu Aug 30, 2012 10:59 pm
- Forum: News
- Topic: Optimism vs Anxiety in No-Holds-Barred Pre-Season Punch-up!!
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Optimism vs Anxiety in No-Holds-Barred Pre-Season Punch-up!!
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-b7O2ybUBdw/TDuoRsChFKI/AAAAAAAABPE/NVHoYAtGDTY/s1600/dont%2Bworry%2Bbe%2Bhappy.jpg Deckard lets the voices in his head have a go at writing an article!! There used to be a comic strip that I read when I was a young ‘un, in which the main character went around with a minia...
- Wed Aug 29, 2012 11:54 pm
- Forum: News
- Topic: Young Guns
- Replies: 12
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Young Guns
http://images2.fanpop.com/image/photos/9400000/Young-Guns-2-young-guns-9448321-500-308.jpg UAFC stalwart BuckRogers on the upcoming season, with a look at some of the youngsters who could make an impression (if only I knew how to photoshop some faces onto this pic, ah well - the Ed!!) With the Rt H...
- Tue Jul 31, 2012 9:51 pm
- Forum: News
- Topic: What is coming over the hill??
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1008
What is coming over the hill??
http://cdn.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/multimedia/dynamic/00457/ulster-rugby_457501g.jpg Is it a monster?? Deckard weighs in on his thoughts about the season to come It is a brave man who makes strong predictions in sport at the best of times – I write this the day after the Open, when apparently as Sco...
- Tue Jul 24, 2012 10:32 pm
- Forum: View frae thae Hill
- Topic: UAFC Content- Contributors Required!!
- Replies: 24
- Views: 83792
Re: UAFC Content- Contributors Required!!
Well I hope that you have enjoyed the efforts of the lads in our 'practice period' over the summer - I think that they have produced some cracking stuff; I've just posted a cracking article by Barry (plus colleague Andy - both fitness coaches by profession!) about what pre-season might look like for...
- Tue Jul 24, 2012 10:20 pm
- Forum: News
- Topic: Pre-season - glorified summer holiday??
- Replies: 4
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Pre-season - glorified summer holiday??
http://www.ulsterrugby.com/images/galleries/Bowe_Diack_training_July2012.jpg Our man Barry Ireland teams up with colleague Andy McDonald (both professional fitness coaches) to give some idea about what is expected from a professional in pre-season “Somewhere he is out there training and I am not. A...
- Thu Jul 05, 2012 7:56 pm
- Forum: View frae thae Hill
- Topic: Allen Clarke Returns to Ulster
- Replies: 51
- Views: 8349
Re: Allen Clarke Returns to Ulster
Evening all! Hope I'm not intruding, but I find myself a little in the dark about what quite is afoot in the academy / underage setup. Who is the boss? Who reports to whom? Who does what? Should we be worried, or is everything under control??? If anybody has a steer, I'd be delighted to hear from yo...
- Thu Jul 05, 2012 7:39 pm
- Forum: News
- Topic: Shifting Focus
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Shifting Focus
http://www.ruggerhuggerireland.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Ulster1.jpg Barry Ireland looks at the hopes and expectations for Ulster Rugby moving toward next season Shane Logan, Ulster CEO, November 2009: ‘Whatever plan we put together has to deliver Ulster being top of the pile in Ireland, Eur...
- Wed Jul 04, 2012 10:47 pm
- Forum: News
- Topic: Meeting Mark Anscombe, and other matters..
- Replies: 1
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Meeting Mark Anscombe, and other matters..
http://www.ulsterrugby.com/images/news/MarkAnscombe_web.jpg While the recent ‘Meet Anscombe’ event was billed as an opportunity to meet the new head coach, the event proved to be a wider-ranging affair, with Shane Logan and David Humphreys in attendance. Thanks to our trusty undercover men, here is...
- Mon Jul 02, 2012 10:06 pm
- Forum: News
- Topic: A Tour Wasted..
- Replies: 6
- Views: 734
A Tour Wasted..
http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02256/irelandget_2256813b.jpg Our man Neil has a final look back at Ireland's unhappy tour Ireland 0- New Zealand 60 “And I looked, and behold, a Pale Horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him.…” Revelation 6:8 “Those who d...
- Tue Jun 26, 2012 1:46 pm
- Forum: News
- Topic: Where to now?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 726
Where to now?
http://s1.jrnl.ie/media/2012/06/inpho_00609642-390x285.jpg Our man Deckard on Ireland's tour I had planned my opening contribution here to be a gentle rumination on the sport of rugby – but that has been overtaken by events, with ‘that’ result on Saturday, one which will scar the players and fans f...
- Wed Jun 20, 2012 10:47 pm
- Forum: View frae thae Hill
- Topic: UAFC Content- Contributors Required!!
- Replies: 24
- Views: 83792
Re: UAFC Content- Contributors Required!!
Before we turn our sights firmly onto next season, check out Barry's look back on last season - measured optimism I'd say! I think he's right that next season will be a make or break - you'll see what the lads think in the coming weeks!
- Wed Jun 20, 2012 10:42 pm
- Forum: News
- Topic: Getting There
- Replies: 3
- Views: 651
Getting There
http://www.ercrugby.com/images/galleries/560_UlsterTwickenham.jpg Barry Ireland reviews the Ulster season In a year defined by a remarkable Heineken Cup run, suggesting that Ulster have at last arrived at the top table of European club rugby, fans are left spirited and rightly optimistic for the se...