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Indo's piece on that speculation Ireland Under-20s coach Richie Murphy is set to be appointed as Ulster head coach on an interim basis when Dan McFarland's departure is confirmed by the province. The former out-half has guided the underage stars to back-to-back Grand Slams and is on course for a thi...

Neill_M wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2024 1:20 pm Irish Indo saying the 20s coach Richie Murphy will be the interim coach.

Would be more than happy with that

Thought Boyd went well when he came on last week. No Gleeson without explanation is strange Turnips have a game next Friday and likely want him to be training for that. Infu rank the provinces higher than u20s in terms of priority. Picked up a knock against France apparently, so be interesting to s...

Thought Boyd went well when he came on last week. No Gleeson without explanation is strange

What is the status of Jason Jenkins after this season? Is he moving on? His contract is up, being replaced by Snyman. Any word on where he going? Wouldn't be holding anyone back at ulster. Not heard anything, a return to South Africa and going to Japan possible. Believe he's signed with the Sharks

Rúaidhrí O'Connor on twitter saying Angus Curtis is retiring due to repeated concussions. Wish him well and hope he doesn't have any problems long term

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/2024/01/23/saracens-replacement-owen-farrell-fly-half-premiership/ Billy name-checked in this article (admittedly in a longlist that includes most fly-halves from the past 5 years) An eclectic list of off-contract international fly-halves being circulated is t...

The Ulster Rugby Medical Performance team has issued a squad update ahead of Saturday's Investec Champions Cup Round 4 fixture against Harlequins at Twickenham Stoop. Sean Reffell (groin) and Dave Ewers (concussion) both sustained injuries during Saturday's Investec Champions Cup defeat to Toulouse...

The Ulster Rugby Medical Performance team has issued a squad update ahead of Saturday's Investec Champions Cup Round 4 fixture against Harlequins at Twickenham Stoop. Sean Reffell (groin) and Dave Ewers (concussion) both sustained injuries during Saturday's Investec Champions Cup defeat to Toulouse...

Head Coach Richie Murphy has today named a 31-man Ireland U20s squad, sponsored by PwC, for the upcoming 2024 U20 Six Nations, including five players who were involved in last year’s Grand Slam-winning campaign and second place finish at the World Rugby U20 Championship. Forwards (17): Alex Usanov (...

The rugby paper very loosely linking Ulster (but mostly Munster) to a move for Matt Gallagher from Bath. Not sure there is much in it. This is an odd one, he was at Munster for a couple of seasons and moved on, don't see the sense in us signing a back three player, it's our one area of relative str...

It’s possibly worth pointing out that I’ve seen the likes of Tendulkar, Warne, Bolt, Zidane, McEnroe and er Phil Taylor but your man Dupont is well worthy of a mention in such exalted company. Would have to agree include George Best and Lara in my list! Indeed it was a “privilege “ to be there. Dup...

Neill_M wrote: ↑Fri Jan 12, 2024 1:07 pm

Mon dieu quelle équipe!

Think Dan's preference for Matty might be his height, without that it makes the lineout a bit predictable. Just a guess

Ulster Rugby have no new injury concerns arising from their New Year's Day BKT United Rugby Championship victory against Leinster. Both Ethan McIlroy and James Hume have now resumed full team training and are available for selection. Decent update given the news the other 3 provinces have had to sh...