Ulster v Edinburgh

[Windeos]

From watching NOC in the first half against Leinster I think he has matured a bit this season. Seemed to be trying to play an iHUmph style game with a big boot. I certainly felt more confident with him after that game. One for the future.

I was totally surprised by the way NOC played in the 1st half against Leinster, to me it showed he understood what was wrong in his game and was trying to correct it. His passing seems to have improved alot also, I remember one cut out pass in which BOD tried to int but the pass was bang on the money. Never saw any of that from him before.

I feel alot more confident in NOC if he is needed to come into the team and perform than I did previously.

[scrum5]

who are the officials for the game tomorrow night?????

[cables]

Published as:

Ref: Christophe Berdos
TG1: Eric Gauzins
TG2: Jean-Luc Rebollal
TMO: Daniel Dartigeas

All are French.

[scrum5]

Thanks cables.......Christophe Berdos is a pretty good referee

[bogboy]

kicking from hand -the fact is there is very little difference between NoC and IH -- where IH has the edge is the passing game because IH is quicker off the mark and over the first 5-10 metres and his reactions are possibly faster

NoC s greatest weakness is his inconsisent goal kicking which is at best 50% which is poor by ML standards

[The Boo Radleys]

As other have commented, guess the tactics - wind gusting to 40 mph from the south! Better night to be on the terrace than on the prom

[Glynncommando]

As other have commented, guess the tactics - wind gusting to 40 mph from the south! Better night to be on the terrace than on the prom

It's NEVER a better night to be on the Terrace than on the Prom
GC

[WhiteKnightoftheWeld]

One for the future.

that's what i said about S Club Juniors.
Now some of them are the Saturdays.

[Freddie Benson]

As for the tactic of bring NOC on negatively, is there not a case for closing games out? All the best teams are able to protect leads and play a tactical kicking game. Is it not a weapon in the arsenal that we don't have and need?

exactly.......and what we patently failed to do against Edinburgh and Glasgow earlier in the season.

[mikerob]

Thanks cables.......Christophe Berdos is a pretty good referee

From what I remember, Berdos tends to let things go, particularly at the breakdown. He's not the sort to continually blow-up at every infringement. In other words, players may be able to get away with things that another ref would ping them for.

[Rooster]

Thanks cables.......Christophe Berdos is a pretty good referee

From what I remember, Berdos tends to let things go, particularly at the breakdown. He's not the sort to continually blow-up at every infringement. In other words, players may be able to get away with things that another ref would ping them for.

He's French and we are not exactly flavour of the month in France at present, then again Stade are not really accepted as a Rugby team by those teams from south of France either.
Eye gouging, kicking, biting and hair pulling may all be acceptable in rucks tonight then

[ColinM]

Shifty + concussion = rest

Cheers for the defninitve conclusion YM. Makes perfect sense and good to hear its nothing long term, hopefully availbale for Bath.

[Freddie Benson]

There's a unusual yellow object in the sky over Belfast at present. Hasn't been seen for several weeks.

Perhaps could have a dry one after all.

[Cap'n Grumpy]

There's a unusual yellow object in the sky over Belfast at present.

Perhaps could have a dry one after all.

Perhaps it's a Vogon Constructor Ship

Perhaps we won't have one at all, dry or otherwise!

[Gary]

Cheers for Global Warming returning.....always thought it was a good idea