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If we lose this we may as well just chain the gates.

Someone tell Rory to take the £800m from LIV and funnel a few shekels our way, problem solved, even buy Billy back...

Marco wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2024 12:46 pm Someone tell Rory to take the £800m from LIV and funnel a few shekels our way, problem solved, even buy Billy back...

Ulster should re-sign Nial O'Connor and sub contract him to LIV for even a couple of hundred £K

thecrouch wrote:If we lose this we may as well just chain the gates.

Weld them shut.

Its Cardiff FFS.

I don't care how bad the current situation is, we should win this. Might be tighter than expected and not a 5pointer with the injuries, but if Matty Rea is not giving inspirational speeches in training all week a la Al Pacino in Any Given Sunday and leading us to glory, then I'll eat my cap.

Dave wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2024 2:45 pm

thecrouch wrote:If we lose this we may as well just chain the gates.

Weld them shut.

And start selling off the 4g

While Ulster were in South Africa, Cardiff had narrow losses in Glasgow and Limerick (should have beaten Munster). No real travel compared to Ulster and sat out the last two weeks.

Any sort of win will be good.

Ulster Rugby v Cardiff Rugby, Kingspan Stadium, Friday 19 April, 7 35pm, BKT United Rugby Championship, Round 14, live on BBC NI, Premier Sports, TG4 & URC.tv

(15-9): Will Addison, Mike Lowry, James Hume, Jude Postlethwaite, Jacob Stockdale, Jake Flannery, Nathan Doak;

(1-8): Eric O’Sullivan, Tom Stewart, Scott Wilson, Harry Sheridan, Alan O’Connor, Dave Ewers, Marcus Rea, Dave McCann.

Replacements: John Andrew, Andrew Warwick, Tom O’Toole, Cormac Izuchukwu, Greg Jones, John Cooney, Billy Burns, Ethan McIlroy.

Cardiff Rugby: Cam Winnett; Josh Adams, Mason Grady, Ben Thomas, Theo Cabango, Tinus de Beer, Ellis Bevan; Corey Domachowski, Liam Belcher (captain), Keiron Assiratti, Ben Donnell, Teddy Williams, Alex Mann, Thomas Young, Taulupe Faletau.

Replacements: Rhys Carré, Evan Lloyd, Ciaran Parker, Rory Thornton, Ellis Jenkins, Gonzalo Bertranou, Jacob Beetham.

Greg Jones back in the frame. FFS.

what is the bloody point in selecting him over one of the youngest backrowers like McNabney, Crothers or McLaughlin.

Doak at 9 again. Is the great experiment finished?

Greg Jones? Are we a decking crèche?

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Big-al wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2024 12:16 pm Greg Jones back in the frame. FFS.

what is the bloody point in selecting him over one of the youngest backrowers like McNabney, Crothers or McLaughlin.

Vacant spot in the match squad for a turnover king. Tomorrow could be his night.

thecrouch wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2024 12:24 pm Doak at 9 again. Is the great experiment finished?

I don’t think they know what they’re doing.

They picked Doak for the last two away matches in France. Hardly an easy baptism for a player that has only started one match in professional rugby at 10. If Ulster rugby think the can alternate Doak between 9/10 next season then the whole thing will be a disaster.

Greg Jones on the bench is a complete mystery. As is Eric O’Sullivan suddenly getting in ahead of Warwick.

I presume they have given Doak a run at 10, and now we are going to see Flannery get a consistent run for 3/4 weeks, something Flannery has never been given.