The UAFC

d4surfer wrote: ↑Thu Dec 21, 2023 2:29 pm
23. Shane Jennings (5)

Is this the same fella who scored a try in the 2013 final in Ravenhill? Oops sorry RDS.

CONNACHT RUGBY MATCHDAY 23 VS ULSTER 19:35, Friday 22nd December 2023 @ Kingspan Stadium 15. Mack Hansen (30) 14. Shayne Bolton (6) 13. Tom Farrell (104) 12. Bundee Aki (129) 11. Byron Ralston (24) 10. Jack Carty (200) (C) 9. Caolin Blade (179) 1. Denis Buckley (236) 2. Tadgh McElroy (7) 3. Finlay B...

Ulster v Connacht, Friday 22 December, BKT United Rugby Championship, Round 8, Kingspan Stadium, Live on BBC NI, ViaPlay, TG4 and URC.tv (15-9) Mike Lowry, Rob Baloucoune, James Hume, Stuart McCloskey, Jacob Stockdale, Jake Flannery, John Cooney; (1-8) Andy Warwick, Tom Stewart, Marty Moore, Kieran ...

BR wrote: ↑Sun Apr 02, 2023 12:53 pm
Not allowed to put a white gansey over my hoody any more.

Not a great for those with a fuller figure.

I was at the match. The f@cking music during breaks in play killed any opportunity for an atmosphere.

No reputations were enhanced tonight.

Leinster Rugby (caps in brackets): 15. Jimmy O’Brien (54) 14. Jordan Larmour (75) 13. Garry Ringrose (103) CAPTAIN 12. Robbie Henshaw (69) 11. Dave Kearney (175) 10. Ross Byrne (130) 9. Luke McGrath (177) 1. Andrew Porter (92) 2. Dan Sheehan (30) 3. Michael Ala’alatoa (27) 4. Ross Molony (141) 5. Ja...

Team for Friday (15-9): Michael Lowry, Aaron Sexton, Luke Marshall, Stuart McCloskey, Jacob Stockdale, Billy Burns, John Cooney; (1-8): Andy Warwick, Rob Herring, Tom O’Toole, Alan O’Connor (Captain), Kieran Treadwell, Matty Rea, Marcus Rea, Nick Timoney. Replacements: John Andrew, Eric O’Sullivan, ...

You do worry about handling errors and the resultant scrums. Having said that, there might be cause for some optimism because the SA teams aren't used to playing in NH wet windy muddy conditions and don't typically adapt that well to it. It might therefore hurt them as much as it helps them. They p...

The bookies have it Ulster 2/5 and Sharks 14/5 . The handicap is 7 points. That's after the team announcements.

MightyRearranger wrote: ↑Sat Apr 30, 2022 7:50 pm Kudos to their six their for butchering a stone wall try. Clean line break, had unmarked men in support on both sides and ran straight into the contact.

Very Diak

The bookies have both Edinburgh and Ulster at even money.

Tom O'Toole gets a 3 week ban and Michael Lowry has been cited for the challenge in the air that the ref so no foul play in.

https://www.epcrugby.com/2022/04/27/tom ... ree-weeks/

Ulster: (15-9) Stewart Moore, Rob Baloucoune, James Hume, Stuart McCloskey, Ethan McIlroy, Mike Lowry, John Cooney; (1-8) Andrew Warwick, Rob Herring, Marty Moore, Alan O’Connor, Iain Henderson (Capt.), Matty Rea, Jordi Murphy, Nick Timoney. Replacements: Brad Roberts, Eric O’Sullivan, Gareth Milas...

Munster: Mike Haley; Keith Earls, Chris Farrell, Damian de Allende, Shane Daly; Joey Carbery, Craig Casey; Jeremy Loughman, Diarmuid Barron, Stephen Archer; Jean Kleyn, Thomas Ahern; Jack O’Donoghue (C), John Hodnett, Alex Kendellen. Replacements: Scott Buckley, Josh Wycherley, John Ryan, Jason Jen...

Take the points when they're on offer FFS.