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Ulster boys will also lose out because their rivals for places will get the chance to press their claims in big semi final and finals games in next few weeks.

Keep reading about the crowd being flat and not getting behind the team. Sorry, but that's nonsense. On Friday night, the crowd tried to lift things. The people around us were shouting more than I've heard in a while. However, it's hard to keep up the enthusiasm when you're team is giving away stupi...

We are shyte. I've been a season ticket holder for more than 20 years. I went along tonight convinced we would lose. We lost. We are shyte. Discuss.

One of the problems faced by UR is that, because of our segregated education system and historic divisions, half the schools in NI don't play rugby. Straight off the bat, they're fishing in a half-full pond. (I could've said half-empty, but I'm optimistic by nature :D ) I know nothing about how UR g...

big mervyn wrote: ↑Sun Apr 02, 2023 10:05 pm

Dave wrote: ↑Sun Apr 02, 2023 9:57 pm Glipe is such an underused insult these days.

I use it when referring to Jamie Bryson. Fits nicely.

It pays to enrich your word power. (Anybody recall which popular monthly periodical featured that quiz?)

Reader's Digest. What's my prize??

Just watched the game back. We fought hard but we were always under pressure. Big moment was that misfiring lineout in 2nd half. We showed what we could do from a lineout with Herring's try, so it was an opportunity missed in a game in which we had few chances. Also thought th ref should've checked ...

Put the average home crowds of Ulster and Leinster together and you'd probably get around 30,000. Aviva was close to capacity yesterday. These big games attract a lot of casual supporters, so it's unsurprising that amongst the blow-ins, you get a few bell-ends on both sides. We had a great day, met ...

Time for an NI team? Callum Reid Stewart Kane Hendy Sheridan McCann Marcus Rea Timoney (qualifies through his grandfather) Doak Jackson Stockdale McCloskey Hume Baloucoune Lowry *AOC and others would be eligible through residency. **Propping would be an issue [emoji38] ***With loyalists now eligibl...

I tried to warn folk what would happen to McCloskey. He's statistically the best in his position across all teams in this 6N. The brits get a lot of stick for having borrowed things for their museums. In their defence, the savages didn't have any museums of their own. The finders keepers rule was i...

I doubt necessarily disagree. In most cases we deserve what we get. But the 50/50 calls always go to Leinstermen. Have 3 or 4 good games for Leinster and you are in the Ireland picture immediately. That is not the case at Ulster. It took McCloskey a decade to get there. I remember Jordon Murphy hav...

Most encouraging to see Jacob Stockdale put in a half-decent performance. Still well short of his best, obviously, but better than he has been.

Getting hammered by Leinster at the Aviva ( you would feel obliged to go). Season over. Or Parker Pen? Parker Pen for me. Far rather be in round 16 of the Champions cup to the Parker Pen…… Would always give us a chance against Leinster at Aviva. IF (yea,it’s a fairly big IF)they won they would have...

'Many of us followed Ulster when we were truly a world class dominant club.' Times change. The likes of Wolves and Bolton used to be the dominant forces in English football. Ajax, Feyenoord, Benfica and Celtic were once giants of the European game. Ulster should be able to compete with the world's b...

Any other matches cancelled/relocated this weekend? Is Belfast the coldest part of Europe/the UK/ Ireland? Anybody else thinking Ulster rugby is a bit of a joke outfit? Glasgow relocated to Murrayfield for this evening’s Challenge Cup match. Don’t know whether there were paying spectators. Fair eno...