Was never going to work players want to play not get dropped because some snotty nosed youngster is in the academy.UlsterAreBrill wrote: ↑Sat Dec 16, 2023 3:12 pmTherein lies your answerMightyRearranger wrote: ↑Thu Dec 14, 2023 2:02 pm Forgot that this tour was on, explains why QUB got an even bigger humping than usual at the weekend. Unsure of the value of a game like this, compared with just letting the guys play for their AIL sides, I doubt a game like this with scratch sides is going to be a step up from that in terms of standards.
Other than Hopes, are there any of the Ulster lads there people think it's worth keeping an eye on? Given how much of the Queens team is made up from the Ulster academy, I find the fact that they're struggling in AIL 1B slightly worrying. You'd expect anyone ready to push for Ulster selection to stand out at that level.
Young lads thrown in the deep end - their team is entirely made up of students. There’s a fairly big jump between 1B/2A as well
Doesn’t help that Instonians have poached about two thirds of their team either over the years. Lost Whitten, Dillon and McMaster to them this season
Whitten was always going to play with his brothers