Heineken Cup 2021/22

[Aird]

Agree first leg away will be difficult but by the time it is played hopefully our injury list will have diminished and this will mean a stronger bench and probably some of them will have benefitted from their recent exposure to the ERC.
Toulouse have been here before needing to win to progress and failed so I suspect they won’t be any happier with the prospect of visiting Belfasttham we are going to Toulouse

[justinr73]

Any news re the fixtures?

Based on 2020, they should be confirmed tomorrow.

[UlsterNo9]

Racing 92 showing us how to win at Toulouse. A little chink in their armour, I don't think they've been beaten at home this season.

[justinr73]

It’s a better draw for us than Bordeaux for certain, sure.

[HammerTime]

If we can keep it to no more than 10-12 points for the second leg we have a chance. It’s all about not getting slaughtered in Toulouse. Huge crowd at home and a raucous atmosphere (for once) and the froggies won’t want to know. They don’t fall apart like they used too but I expect to win at home. Hopefully by enough.

[big mervyn]

If we can keep it to no more than 10-12 points for the second leg we have a chance. It’s all about not getting slaughtered in Toulouse. Huge crowd at home and a raucous atmosphere (for once) and the froggies won’t want to know. They don’t fall apart like they used too but I expect to win at home. Hopefully by enough.

Crucial that we don't go there with a defensive attitude. The mindset has to be focussed on winning the away leg.

[UlsterNo9]

Wouldn't surprise me in the slightest if we were to win away and then lose at home given our consistency or lack thereof.

Though we don't lose many at home, unless we're playing Leinster.

[solidarity]

If we can keep it to no more than 10-12 points for the second leg we have a chance. It’s all about not getting slaughtered in Toulouse. Huge crowd at home and a raucous atmosphere (for once) and the froggies won’t want to know. They don’t fall apart like they used too but I expect to win at home. Hopefully by enough.

Crucial that we don't go there with a defensive attitude. The mindset has to be focussed on winning the away leg.

Absolutely crucial! To try to lose by as few as possible is madness. We go there to win, nothing less. If I'm going to make the trip to Toulouse, I don't want to watch a team trying to park the bus in front of the goal.

[jean valjean]

Rugby being rugby it is not possible to park the bus as it is in football. In fact siting back and granting the opposition ball is the sure fire way to get beaten heavily. Sure you can mange the clock a bit by being smart at scrum and line-out as well as taking the full time over kicks. Ulster need to go for it full bore in France and if this means kicking to the corner and holding possession rather than a kick at goal then so be it. If we can score 2-3 tries out there then toulouse will need to put 30+ points on us to have a defendable lead coming to ravenhill.

[justinr73]

Word of the fixtures being confirmed on Friday.

[justinr73]

And released to us in the coming week.

Perpignan 36 Toulouse 13

[HammerTime]

Hopefully away legs ditched.

[Neill_M]

Looks like we are getting close to official announcement (via one guy on leinster fans):

Connacht v Leinster Fri Apr 8 8pm
Leinster v Connacht Good Friday 5:30pm

[big mervyn]

Looks like we are getting close to official announcement (via one guy on leinster fans):

Connacht v Leinster Fri Apr 8 8pm
Leinster v Connacht Good Friday 5:30pm

What are the Good Friday licensing laws in the South?

[Neill_M]

Looks like we are getting close to official announcement (via one guy on leinster fans):

Connacht v Leinster Fri Apr 8 8pm
Leinster v Connacht Good Friday 5:30pm

What are the Good Friday licensing laws in the South?

Scrapped that law a few years back, normal hours.