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Interesting to see what approach Benetton take re the game on Friday. They have their Challenge Cup Semi Final the week after away to Gloucester whose best hope of Champions Cup rugby lies in winning the Challenge Cup. Do they send the 1st XV or hold a few back for the following week? Treviso need ...

Well that signing went well!!!

Whatever his position is.

I’ll happily say it. If we are effectively going to be playing a side heavily filled with pups, so be it. It’ll likely be the closest thing to a home grown UR side for yrs. Non CC qualified, ok….a yr in the challenge cup with pups might not be a bad thing for their development. I don’t know re part...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7p7qKt6ATyk&pp=ygUMdWxzdGVyIHJ1Z2J5 18:50 in. Appears we did approach Cruden. Between this and a non commital answer from the new CEO in the interview with Trimble. I take 3 things from them: 1 - we are sniffing around for a 10 for next season 2 - painfully obvious...

Is the average ticket price not a bit more expensive for Ravenhill than for Thomond or the horse arena?

I feel McFarland is a good coach? But perhaps not the best manager. He realised we have dogshit players, so perhaps felt the need to tighten the game plan up. He’d be a better coach with a team of internationals like Munster or Leinster, instead of a side full of thin skinned losers that currently m...

https://www.the42.ie/irfu-national-contracts-6359757-Apr2024/ You have to scroll it down slowly to read the article but it can be done. Explains the funding system pretty well. Ultimately Leinster have weaponised their natural advantages brilliantly. A couple of things are very clear: The privately...

Can’t see Benetton getting 10 points out of those fixtures if they aren’t winning this weekend at Ravenhill.

Sharks away with their springbok forwards would start as favourites.

for dog and ulcer wrote: ↑Sat Apr 20, 2024 8:12 pm Ulster now down to 8th.

And with Munster away and Leinster at home to come. + essentially the Italian national side this week.

We’re in deep doo doo.

Ulsters biggest issue is that for the 2nd season in a row, our backs don’t seem to be able to create a linebreak or finish tries.

Ospreys on course for a BP win.

No way we’re getting into the top 8 now. Sharks have a great chance of winning the challenge cup which means in theory we’d need to be top 7.

Has anyone yet mentioned that Cardiff have won 3 of their 18 matches this season? I think any other season in recent memory the overwhelming tone here would be that we've dropped a point against a gash Cardiff team. The relief that we didn't drop another four, despite being abysmal is a sign of whe...

justinr73 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 20, 2024 12:40 pm Has anyone yet mentioned that Cardiff have won 3 of their 18 matches this season?

Well, they lost again last night.

I have a whole seasons worth of evidence to back my claim up that Lowry is not a good defender and not solid under the high ball.

Sheridan, McCann and Lowry were all outstanding. Mcilroy had a good game and Addison. Doak was poor. Every team in the league know Stockdale is a defensive liability he proved yet again he can’t catch a high ball and worse can’t defend one on one. To his credit he has perfected the diving miss tack...