La Rochelle v Ulster (if you can’t be arsed to come to the game you can at least look up the TV details yourselves)

[Cap'n Grumpy]

These late losses are killing me.

What's worse is that I expect it to happen now, we need to be 2 scores ahead when the clock goes red as we are constantly conceding late. Warwick was incredibly stupid, clearly on his knees and ref shouting to let go and he doesn't Ffs!

Plucky losers are BRILL!!!

[mea97mb]

These late losses are killing me.

What's worse is that I expect it to happen now, we need to be 2 scores ahead when the clock goes red as we are constantly conceding late. Warwick was incredibly stupid, clearly on his knees and ref shouting to let go and he doesn't Ffs!

Plucky losers are BRILL!!!

Signs have been there all season, even when we were winning early in season we were always allowing the opposition to score last but we were far enough ahead. Now that we aren't far enough ahead the last score is the winning score.

[SUFTUM_19]

That’s not one to put into the thrown away or late collapse categories. La Rochelle were knocking the whole half and it took 81 minutes for them to get through. Outstanding effort, but absolutely gutting result. Being an ulster fan isn’t easy.

[UlsterNo9]

Madigan played the entire game with a chip on his shoulder! Real leadership out of him.

[Dave]

Keeps us in the Parker Pen zone.

[CIMANFOREVER]

I'll take going out on our shields

[UlsterNo9]

Keeps us in the Parker Pen zone.

IF we win next week and scrap into 8th place, we play Leinster who will top the other pool.

Sell out at Lansdowne Road and I believe away side gets a 1/4 of the gate.

[Cap'n Grumpy]

Madigan played the entire game with a chip on his shoulder! Real leadership out of him.

As he pointed out to ref, but ref refused to check, timoney's disallowed try was knocked out of his hand by rochelle player, ergo not a knock on by Timoney. when Timoney then fell on the ball, TRY.

That said, I thought ref had a decent game.

The fact that Rochelle also knocked on in build-up to their try is neither here nor there. Rochelle player clearly thought so as they rushed conversion to get whistle blown before ref changed his mind.

We wuz robbed really.

[Hawkeye]

I’m hoping that they build on this performance - lock it into the memory bank. I know they lost before anyone says so but the spirit was there. Another good point that it wasn’t a fully loaded team. The real Hendy was back leading by example. I’m afraid Jacob needs game time in the A team or even the AIL to build up his confidence - and skills.

[HammerTime]

World Cup final next week v sale with their loss. A chance to put this atrocious period behind us.

[Cap'n Grumpy]

I propose a change of the laws (to mitigate against serious head injuries - obviously) that matches be reduced to 76-78 minutes (38 or 39 minutes per half.)

Gotta take these head injuries seriously, ya know.

[Dave]

We were beaten before a ball was kicked.

Attitude was there that hasn't been.

Gutted, but can take that defeat.

+1

[jean valjean]

Would have snatched your hand off for a bonus point before the game. Hopefully the fight shown today becomes the baseline from here on. A win next week is a must now, I don't care if qualify or not. This shambles of a run started with the sale game and it would be nice we can end it by righting that wrong.

[Cap'n Grumpy]

I’m afraid Jacob needs game time in the A team or even the AIL to build up his confidence - and skills.

Use him in the half-time entertainment matches - might give him some confidence if he could manage a try in one of those?

Big "IF" I know.

[Dave]

Keeps us in the Parker Pen zone.

IF we win next week and scrap into 8th place, we play Leinster who will top the other pool.

Sell out at Lansdowne Road and I believe away side gets a 1/4 of the gate.

Good job we won't win.