The UAFC

So the latest is the Premiership will freeze relegation for 2 seasons and still allow promotion, meaning Saracens and Ealing probably go up to 14 team league. Then there will be a promotion / relegation play-off etc.

Bit of a sidetrack into the Championship for a sec. Anyone explain this table? I assume from the attenuated last season. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/the-english-championship/table Top 4 Points Newcastle 104.5 Ealing 83.42 Pirates 75.43 Coventry 65.8 Or am I missing something dead obviou...

Ian Keatley has joined Glasgow for rest of season.

More rearranged games

Scarlets v Cardiff Blues on Friday Jan 22 8pm - brought forward from Rounds 12-16 and Connacht v Ospreys on Jan 24 3pm, was previously rearranged for Feb 13.

Looking forward to a bit of Gusher "comedary" Indeed.. "Robbo" just doesn't match up.. it's true, but in defence of Robbo he's a bloody enjoyable commentator all the same. :lol: Definite master and apprentice but the younger is golden-tongued compared to the one-dimensional scutter offered by a gre...

Leinster ‘A’ v Ulster ‘A’ (Leinster Rugby senior caps in brackets) 15. Max O’Reilly (1), 14. Cian Kelleher (20), 13. Jamie Osborne, 12. Liam Turner (5), 11. Niall Comerford, 10. David Hawkshaw (4), 9. Cormac Foley, 1. Marcus Hanan, 2. Dan Sheehan (5), 3. Greg McGrath, 4. Joe McCarthy, 5. Jack Dunne ...

Nice guy Liam Williams got 3 match ban, misses apparently scheduled but yet to be announced Pro 14 game v Cardiff next week, Leinster and Wales v Ireland for his ruck clear out.

So Rounds 3 and 4 won’t be played. It will be (mildly) interesting to see what they’ll do. Presumably put the top 8 from each pool in the knockouts. That could mean that the 9th placed teams (yes, I’m afraid so.....) join the Parker Pen to make up a 16. Yup Ulster and Connacht in Parker Pen. In Hei...

So Rounds 3 and 4 won’t be played. It will be (mildly) interesting to see what they’ll do. Presumably put the top 8 from each pool in the knockouts. That could mean that the 9th placed teams (yes, I’m afraid so.....) join the Parker Pen to make up a 16. Yup Ulster and Connacht in Parker Pen. In Hei...

I look forward to hear him telling us which members of the 2 sides scored drop goals in the Ulster and Leinster School Cup Finals

Ulster ‘A’ versus Leinster ‘A’ will be live on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport NI website bbc.co.uk/sportni at 3pm this Friday (January 15). No Geo Blocking also according to @stuartrmartin the Comms guy at Ulster Rugby.

Ian Keatley has left Benetton and is linked with short term move to Glasgow for rest of season. Benetton parting ways with Kieran Crowley in the summer with a year still left on his contract. They are clearly struggling this year, only side with zero wins. Duncan Weir named as Adam Hastings' replace...

Ulster A v Leinster A on Friday at 3pm, don't know if there will be a live stream or the usual twitter updates.

Munster v Leinster rescheduled for Sat Jan 23rd at 7:35pm.

Fri Jan 15 – Sun Jan 24 Pro 14 Sat Jan 16 5:15pm Glasgow v Edinburgh Premier Sports 1 / Eir Sport 1 Fri Jan 22 8pm Scarlets v Cardiff Blues Premier Sports 1 / Eir Sport 1 / S4C Sat Jan 23 1pm Zebre v Edinburgh Premier Sports 2 / Eir Sport 1 Sat Jan 23 7:35pm Munster v Leinster Premier Sports 2 / Eir...