Any word on Henderson fitness?UlsterNo9 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 26, 2023 1:00 pm Is there a game Henderson is targeting to be back and fit for? Or is he done for the season?
My own thinking..... fractured arm sustained 12th March, guessing 6-8 weeks, 23rd April to 7th May timeline, unless there has been news elsewhere. League Quarter Finals weekend of 5th/6th/7th May.
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He was interviewed at half but I fast forwarded it.UlsterNo9 wrote:Is there a game Henderson is targeting to be back and fit for? Or is he done for the season?
My own thinking..... fractured arm sustained 12th March, guessing 6-8 weeks, 23rd April to 7th May timeline, unless there has been news elsewhere. League Quarter Finals weekend of 5th/6th/7th May.
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Cast is off and building up strength in arm he said. Will need ok from surgeon but I'd say he may only make it back for the final if we get there.Dave wrote:He was interviewed at half but I fast forwarded it.UlsterNo9 wrote:Is there a game Henderson is targeting to be back and fit for? Or is he done for the season?
My own thinking..... fractured arm sustained 12th March, guessing 6-8 weeks, 23rd April to 7th May timeline, unless there has been news elsewhere. League Quarter Finals weekend of 5th/6th/7th May.
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Aerobically he should be fine, although not the same as match fit. Surely bench for Semi is realistic?
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UlsterNo9 wrote:Any word on Henderson fitness?UlsterNo9 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 26, 2023 1:00 pm Is there a game Henderson is targeting to be back and fit for? Or is he done for the season?
My own thinking..... fractured arm sustained 12th March, guessing 6-8 weeks, 23rd April to 7th May timeline, unless there has been news elsewhere. League Quarter Finals weekend of 5th/6th/7th May.
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https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/spor ... 35881.html
Ulster today expect to learn the severity of the injury picked up by Tom O’Toole in Friday night’s URC victory over the Dragons.
The Irish Grand Slam winner limped out of the bonus-point victory after only five minutes and was latter spotted walking with the aid of a pair of crutches.
With the domestic play-offs now less than three weeks away, the loss of the 24-year-old tighthead for the URC knock-outs would be keenly felt.
With Marty Moore already out for the season, any absence for O’Toole will seriously stretch resources.
“I would guess that he’s on crutches as a precaution,” said the province’s assistant coach Dan Soper. “That first 48 hours is about making sure no more damage is done as much as anything.
“If Tom was bad that would be a big blow, a big loss, but we’ll not panic yet. We’ll see the exact extent of things and hope we got him off before too much damage was done.”
Tighthead prop had figured to be perhaps the position where Ulster had the greatest depth coming into the season with three internationally capped players on the books.
But with Moore’s season ended in January – and indeed his status for the start of the next campaign still unknown – the northern province have come to rely heavily upon Jeff Toomaga-Allen. The former All Black, who now represents Samoa internationally, arrived last summer to little fanfare but has been one of the key players through the season.
Only signed to a one-year deal, with the expectation that his stay in Belfast was only ever to be for 12 months, he has turned into one of the side’s best pieces of business in recent years.
In an era when props are expected to empty their tank quickly, Friday’s 75-minute shift was the eighth time in 10 games that the 32-year-old has lasted over an hour.
“Do you remember the pre-season game this year?” laughed Soper remembering the player’s first time in an Ulster jersey back in August.
“Poor Jeff was struggling after the first few minutes. In fairness to him he works really, really hard. He’s been great.
“Everyone loves him, he’s done a tremendous job and we’re really lucky that we’ve had him here this year.
“With Marty’s misfortune and then Tom having as much time as he’s had with Ireland, Jeff has done a tremendous job.
“He’s done a lot of long shifts for a tighthead prop. He’s got himself in the condition that he’s able to do it. He really adds something to the team.”
Soper moved to allay any injury fears with the rest of the squad.
While Moore, Will Addison and Iain Henderson had been the only players unavailable for the Champions Cup last-16 clash two weeks ago, 12 players were listed as absent for the Dragons, including key men such as Rory Sutherland, Rob Herring and Rob Baloucoune.
With the province having already been guaranteed their top four place before the Dragons contest – and indeed they can now finish no lower than third – the side’s attack specialist admitted that a number of the injuries were not severe enough to have kept the players out of a more meaningful game.
“Those guys, they were minor things,” he added. “If it was a quarter-final, we would have hoped that they would have got to the game.
“Just the nature of the things that they have, we didn’t want to take that risk. We’ve had quite a good record, only three on the list the week before, there’s a lot of guys waiting to take their chance.
“Hopefully the list will be a bit shorter when it comes out at the start of the week.”
Ulster today expect to learn the severity of the injury picked up by Tom O’Toole in Friday night’s URC victory over the Dragons.
The Irish Grand Slam winner limped out of the bonus-point victory after only five minutes and was latter spotted walking with the aid of a pair of crutches.
With the domestic play-offs now less than three weeks away, the loss of the 24-year-old tighthead for the URC knock-outs would be keenly felt.
With Marty Moore already out for the season, any absence for O’Toole will seriously stretch resources.
“I would guess that he’s on crutches as a precaution,” said the province’s assistant coach Dan Soper. “That first 48 hours is about making sure no more damage is done as much as anything.
“If Tom was bad that would be a big blow, a big loss, but we’ll not panic yet. We’ll see the exact extent of things and hope we got him off before too much damage was done.”
Tighthead prop had figured to be perhaps the position where Ulster had the greatest depth coming into the season with three internationally capped players on the books.
But with Moore’s season ended in January – and indeed his status for the start of the next campaign still unknown – the northern province have come to rely heavily upon Jeff Toomaga-Allen. The former All Black, who now represents Samoa internationally, arrived last summer to little fanfare but has been one of the key players through the season.
Only signed to a one-year deal, with the expectation that his stay in Belfast was only ever to be for 12 months, he has turned into one of the side’s best pieces of business in recent years.
In an era when props are expected to empty their tank quickly, Friday’s 75-minute shift was the eighth time in 10 games that the 32-year-old has lasted over an hour.
“Do you remember the pre-season game this year?” laughed Soper remembering the player’s first time in an Ulster jersey back in August.
“Poor Jeff was struggling after the first few minutes. In fairness to him he works really, really hard. He’s been great.
“Everyone loves him, he’s done a tremendous job and we’re really lucky that we’ve had him here this year.
“With Marty’s misfortune and then Tom having as much time as he’s had with Ireland, Jeff has done a tremendous job.
“He’s done a lot of long shifts for a tighthead prop. He’s got himself in the condition that he’s able to do it. He really adds something to the team.”
Soper moved to allay any injury fears with the rest of the squad.
While Moore, Will Addison and Iain Henderson had been the only players unavailable for the Champions Cup last-16 clash two weeks ago, 12 players were listed as absent for the Dragons, including key men such as Rory Sutherland, Rob Herring and Rob Baloucoune.
With the province having already been guaranteed their top four place before the Dragons contest – and indeed they can now finish no lower than third – the side’s attack specialist admitted that a number of the injuries were not severe enough to have kept the players out of a more meaningful game.
“Those guys, they were minor things,” he added. “If it was a quarter-final, we would have hoped that they would have got to the game.
“Just the nature of the things that they have, we didn’t want to take that risk. We’ve had quite a good record, only three on the list the week before, there’s a lot of guys waiting to take their chance.
“Hopefully the list will be a bit shorter when it comes out at the start of the week.”
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The Ulster Rugby Medical Performance team has issued a squad update ahead of Friday’s BKT United Rugby Championship fixture against Edinburgh Rugby at Kingspan Stadium.
Tom O’Toole sustained a calf injury in Friday’s URC Round 17 victory against Dragons at home. He will have an MRI scan today to further assess the extent of this injury.
Eric O’Sullivan was removed from play for a Head Injury Assessment in the same game. He will now follow the World Rugby Return to Play protocols.
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Tom O’Toole sustained a calf injury in Friday’s URC Round 17 victory against Dragons at home. He will have an MRI scan today to further assess the extent of this injury.
Eric O’Sullivan was removed from play for a Head Injury Assessment in the same game. He will now follow the World Rugby Return to Play protocols.
Squad updates in association with The Ulster Independent Clinic.
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Why don't they issue the update after the mri?
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Why don't they f*cking re sign JTA then? One year ballix! This is exactly why we need depth at the most technical and challenging position in rugby
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I would refuse to believe UR are that dumb to leave themselves short. IRFU saying no?CIMANFOREVER wrote:Why don't they f*cking re sign JTA then? One year ballix! This is exactly why we need depth at the most technical and challenging position in rugby
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Surely it does not matter who is leaving us short; give him a new contract and feck em.
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I did not blaspheme or take the Lord's name in vain and my spelling is perfect; I saids feck.
From the rolling glens of Antrim through the hills of Donegal we will stand and shout for Ulster as we win both scrum and maul from the lovely lakes of Fermanagh tae the shores of ould Lough Gall we will scream and shout for Ulster as we beat them one and all!
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Could well be IRFU politics / policy re NIQs. Next season Ulster will have a NIQ LHP and Leinster 2 x NIQ THPs.
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Of course i'd love to see JTA stay but....Ulster's need is likely to be greatest at the start of the season when Marty may not be back yet and TOT could be away for the world cup. JTA won't address that issue given that he'll be going to the RWC with Samoa. I think that weakens the case for signing him...at least in the IRFU's eyes.
I suspect post RWC we'll see more of Warwick covering TH if required, with the Kit Man, EOS and Reid providing the main cover at L/H.
Also, if it was a choice between signing JTA as an additional NIQ player or a decent lock, backrower or outhalf, then I'd be willing to let JTA go.
I suspect post RWC we'll see more of Warwick covering TH if required, with the Kit Man, EOS and Reid providing the main cover at L/H.
Also, if it was a choice between signing JTA as an additional NIQ player or a decent lock, backrower or outhalf, then I'd be willing to let JTA go.