Ulster v Connacht, Sat May 4th 2019 17:35

[Dave]

I'm struggling to put this all together in a sentence...

'They are filthy with rage because we beat them twice'

That it?

[jean valjean]

I'm struggling to put this all together in a sentence...

'They are filthy with rage because we beat them twice'

That it?

That's my take, but I'd be happy to see a nasty and ruthless streak on Saturday.

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[SDK]

Not looking good with referee and touch judges for us.


Saturday, May 4

Munster Rugby v Benetton Rugby – KO 15.00

Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)

AR1: Ben Whitehouse (WRU), AR2: Dan Jones (WRU)

TMO: Ian Davies (WRU)



Ulster Rugby v Connacht Rugby – KO 17.35

Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)

AR1: John Lacey (IRFU), AR2: George Clancy (IRFU)

TMO: Olly Hodges (IRFU)

Read more at https://www.pro14rugby.org/2019/04/30/b ... iVjevhx.99

[Neill_M]

Not looking good with referee and touch judges for us.


Saturday, May 4

Munster Rugby v Benetton Rugby – KO 15.00

Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)

AR1: Ben Whitehouse (WRU), AR2: Dan Jones (WRU)

TMO: Ian Davies (WRU)



Ulster Rugby v Connacht Rugby – KO 17.35

Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)

AR1: John Lacey (IRFU), AR2: George Clancy (IRFU)

TMO: Olly Hodges (IRFU)

Read more at https://www.pro14rugby.org/2019/04/30/b ... iVjevhx.99

Thanks for posting Saturday's team of officials, no one had done that yet..... Post No 1

This place is getting like the URSC Facebook page for people not checking first whether info is already posted

[Neill_M]

Ticket sales slow to say the least for Saturday. Only the West Terrace/"Prom" sold out.

[big mervyn]

Ticket sales slow to say the least for Saturday. Only the West Terrace/"Prom" sold out.

That's strange in itself. Is the Prom the new Terrace ir is it because that's where the Westies' standing allocation is?

[justinr73]

Ticket sales slow to say the least for Saturday. Only the West Terrace/"Prom" sold out.

I suppose the once a season types have already had their "day out".

Good job the weather improved against Leinster - my nieces and nephew weren't put off for life and will be coming along again this week.

The wee lad got soaked anyway after someone behind managed to toss a couple of pints over him.

[Dave]

Average attendances appear to be declining.

2016/17: 15,961
2017/18: 14,663
2018/19: 13,697

[Neill_M]

Ticket sales slow to say the least for Saturday. Only the West Terrace/"Prom" sold out.

That's strange in itself. Is the Prom the new Terrace ir is it because that's where the Westies' standing allocation is?

I do believe the Connacht Clan lads actively told people to buy for the West Terrace so this may well explain it.

[Neill_M]

Average attendances appear to be declining.

2016/17: 15,961
2017/18: 14,663
2018/19: 13,697

These figures don't surprise me. Last year was challenging and will have put people off. This year has gone surprisingly well (above my expectations). I suspect we will see an increase for 2019/20 based on the improvement this year. Still doing well in the league relative to other sides in terms of % of regular ground capacity filled re the crowds:

Munster (Musgrave Park Only) 100%
Glasgow 99%
Ulster 75%
Leinster (RDS Only) 74%
Connacht 74%
Munster (Thomond Park Only) 65%
Zebre (Parma Only) 60%
Dragons (Dave Parade Only) 59%
Cardiff Blues (Arms Park only) 59%
Scarlets 57%
Benetton 50%
Ospreys (Swansea Only) 34%
Southern Kings (Uni Stadium only) 17%
Edinburgh 10%
Cheetahs 9%

[big mervyn]

Ulster fans won't get out of bed for anything less than a Heineken Cup qf.

[Neill_M]

Ulster fans won't get out of bed for anything less than a Heineken Cup qf.

There is definitely a % of Ulster fans who only show up for the likes of Leinster and a Racing 92 coming to town etc. Not there on a wet Friday night in November for a game v the Dragons/Southern Kings

[Dave]

Average attendances appear to be declining.

2016/17: 15,961
2017/18: 14,663
2018/19: 13,697

These figures don't surprise me. Last year was challenging and will have put people off. This year has gone surprisingly well (above my expectations). I suspect we will see an increase for 2019/20 based on the improvement this year. Still doing well in the league relative to other sides in terms of % of regular ground capacity filled re the crowds:

Munster (Musgrave Park Only) 100%
Glasgow 99%
Ulster 75%
Leinster (RDS Only) 74%
Connacht 74%
Munster (Thomond Park Only) 65%
Zebre (Parma Only) 60%
Dragons (Dave Parade Only) 59%
Cardiff Blues (Arms Park only) 59%
Scarlets 57%
Benetton 50%
Ospreys (Swansea Only) 34%
Southern Kings (Uni Stadium only) 17%
Edinburgh 10%
Cheetahs 9%

I would have thought that any improvement would seen an improvement in attendance towards the end of the season. The fact that we are struggling to fill the place for a home QF is a pretty poor showing. I wonder what UR are doing about this?

[Gary]

Have we started distributing the free tickets yet?

[shamalicious]

Could this be anything to do with Connacht not taking their full allocation?

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