Ulster v Scarlets Fri Nov 29 7:35pm

[Neill_M]

Sam Grove-White (SRU) the ref on Friday. Game on Premier Sports 1.

[justinr73]

On a Friday night?

It’ll be past his bedtime.

[UlsterNo9]

On a Friday night?

It’ll be past his bedtime.

But but but..... it's not a school night

[justinr73]

I hope he remembers his kit.

[LegsLikeSausages]

Scarlets likely to be depleted by international call ups.

[justinr73]

Courtesy of Neill on the Pro 14 thread....

"Scarlets with 12 players named in the Welsh 35 strong squad for their game v Barbarians - same weekend as Ulster v Scarlets.

Ryan Elias, Ken Owens, Rob Evans, Wyn Jones, Samson Lee, Jake Ball, Aaron Shingler, Gareth Davies, Hadleigh Parkes, Steff Evans, Johnny McNicholl and Leigh Halfpenny."

[10 or 15 only]

If you wish to read more into the opinions of the Welsh about their forthcoming game on Friday look here:

http://www.scarletfever.org/forum/poten ... page4.html

They have 4 pages of ranting mainly about the WRU and their need to fill the coffers.

Some are even suggesting the postponement of the Pro14 game.

I suspect we will need a reasonably strong side as they love to throw the ball about.

The weather is drying up for Friday.

[damianmcr]

Had a look at that yesterday. Wondering would Ulster postpone to the Six Nations. Idiots.

[justinr73]

No-go boyo.

[rumncoke]

Given that the crowds don't turn up for Pro14 games the WRU has to get money from somewhere to keep some of their players at home.

[Neill_M]

Ken Owens, Rob Evans, Wyn Jones, Jake Ball, Aaron Shingler, Gareth Davies, Hadleigh Parkes, Johnny McNicholl and Leigh Halfpenny in Welsh 23 v Barbarians.

[Neill_M]

Ulster team to play Scarlets, Guinness PRO14 Round 7, Friday 29 November at Kingspan Stadium (kick-off 7.35pm).

(15-9) Louis Ludik, Robert Baloucoune, Matt Faddes, Stuart McCloskey, Craig Gilroy, Bill Johnston, John Cooney.

(1-8) Eric O'Sullivan, Rob Herring (Capt.), Marty Moore, Alan O'Connor, Kieran Treadwell, Matthew Rea, Sean Reidy, Marcell Coetzee.

Replacements: Adam McBurney, Andrew Warwick, Tom O’Toole, David O’Connor, Nick Timoney, David Shanahan, Angus Curtis, Angus Kernohan.

[Neill_M]

SCARLETS (v Ulster; Kingspan Stadium, 7.35pm)

Steff Evans; Corey Baldwin, Steff Hughes (capt), Paul Asquith, Morgan Williams; Dan Jones, Kieran Hardy; Phil Price, Ryan Elias, Samson Lee, Lewis Rawlins, Sam Lousi, Uzair Cassiem, Josh Macleod, Blade Thomson.

Reps: Marc Jones, Dylan Evans, Werner Kruger, Steve Cummins, Jac Morgan, Jonathan Evans, Ryan Lamb, Ryan Conbeer.

[OaM]

You bois should win this comfortably. We have 13 internationals missing there, 7 forwards and 6 backs. And we always seem to struggle to cope with the power of your centre pairing, and it looks a mismatch on paper.

[Notarealdoctor]

Long time reader, first time poster. Surprisingly, and perhaps unnecessarily, strong selection by Ulster, especially Coetzee and Murphy. I'll be watching from behind the metaphorical sofa tomorrow.