B & I Cup 16/17

[therealspratt]

Timoney is a lad who I've a lot more time for than the other two as there's a bit of quality in him that I haven't seen from them.

[therealspratt]

Well if he doesn't work out well we've another Leinster reject in Greg Jones that we're drafting in.

[Deraless]

McPhillips looks classy but sometimes I think he tries to do the spectacular instead of the percentages. 4 out of 6 kicks but the 2 missed were relatively easy. On another occasion we went for the corner when we were only 9 7 up then ballsed up the line out maul.

Thought Brett had a bit of a shocker and couldn't even blame the Duke who was acting hydration technician. A lot of poor kicks from hand.

Yeah the scrum was easily second best for 80-90% of scrums. Also turned over a lot of ball getting held up in the maul. Mulholland looked lively enough in the loose for his outing at lock. Probably with the 2nd row situation they looked at all the back rowers and said you're the tallest! Joyce is cut of the same cloth as Diack... a lineout option.

[Gerald the Mole]

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[Russ]

Doing alright

[Dave]

Brill

[Deraless]

UAPKATURAB...

Ulster A previously known as the Ulster Ravens are brill?

[Mid Ulster ROB]

Ulster A team & replacements to play Cardiff Blues Premiership Select, Saturday 17th December, Pontypridd RFC (kick-off 2.30pm):
(15-9): Jack Owens, Connor Kelly, Rory Butler, Mark Best, David Busby, Johnny McPhillips, Dave Shanahan;
(1-8): Tommy O'Hagan, John Andrew (captain), Jonny Simpson, Connor Smyth, Stephen Mulholland, Nick Timoney, Conor Joyce, Lorcan Dow;
Replacements (16-22): Jonny Murphy, Peter Cooper, John McCusker, Zack McCall, Jonny Stewart, Brett Herron, Josh Jordan

After last weeks game the following report was produced on the Rainey website

Ulster Call-Up For Young Rainey Duo
Two former products of their club's underage section brought further honour to Rainey Old Boys when they were selected on the Ulster "A" matchday squad which defeated a Cardiff Blues Premiership Select 16-10 in the British and Irish Cup under lights at Eaton Park, Ballymena last Friday night.

Prop forward Tommy O'Hagan was brought into the Ulster Academy last season on the strength of his exploits for Rainey. He was given plenty of game time throughout the season, his barnstorming style making him an instant hit with the home crowd. With several props in the Ulster squad ruled out by injury, he has been called up to the "A" squad on a few occasions and on Friday night he came off the bench early in the game.

Towering second-row John McCusker, who only turned eighteen in July, has made giant strides in the last few months. Having played on the Ireland U18 XV, he is now in the Ulster Development set-up and, despite having made only eight appearances in senior rugby, was called up to the "A" team for last week's game. And, when brought on as a replacement, he became the youngest-ever player to represent Ulster at this level. A meteoric rise if ever there was one. He made a big impact when he made his senior debut at Midleton in October. Coming off the bench as a replacement, he helped to swing the issue in Rainey's favour with an amazing run which led to a vital try.

The Rainey club is strong at underage level and hopes are high that some of the current U18 side can progress at a higher level and perhaps follow in the footsteps of Tommy and John. Some of them receive coaching in Ulster Development squads.

[Dave]

McCusker sounds promising, has he any dog in him?

[BaggyTrousers]

McCusker sounds promising, has he any dog in him?

This is him in dog mode Dave

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[therealspratt]

McCusker sounds promising, has he any dog in him?

Thought he is still a work in progress in that regard when I saw him play for Rainey's seniors not too long ago but have heard some reports that he most certainly does. Heck of a physical specimen for that age, apparently a whole family of giants those McCuskers.

[Snipe Watson]

McCusker sounds promising, has he any dog in him?

Thought he is still a work in progress in that regard when I saw him play for Rainey's seniors not too long ago but have heard some reports that he most certainly does. Heck of a physical specimen for that age, apparently a whole family of giants those McCuskers.

He is an excellent mix of fine young man off the pitch and hard as nails on it. He has been exceptional since minis and it's just a matter of whether he can take all the steps up in his stride. He has a long way to go, but the signs are good.

[The Boo Radleys]

3-3 after 16 mins....

[The Boo Radleys]

Second McPhillips penalty for 6-3

[The Boo Radleys]

10-6 Cardiff after 30