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The Ulster Rugby Medical Performance team has issued a squad update ahead of Saturday’s BKT United Rugby Championship Round 13 fixture against DHL Stormers at DHL Stadium.

Billy Burns (shoulder) and Sean Reffell (ankle) both picked up injuries in Saturday's URC round 12 defeat to Hollywoodbets Sharks in Durban.

They will have scans today in Cape Town, and be further assessed through this week ahead of the upcoming fixture against DHL Stormers.

Squad updates in association with The Ulster Independent Clinic.

Billy injuring himself missing a tackle might sum up his time here.

How long was reffell on the pitch to hurt himself?

Ankle again. Pity as he has a lot of potential with a run behind him.

A LBP will be a good result against Dobbo's Stormers. Now there's a coach I'd take.

Senior players need to stand up- too many MIA. The cubs by and large went well against the Sharks Bokke

CIMANFOREVER wrote: ↑Mon Mar 25, 2024 7:45 pm Ankle again. Pity as he has a lot of potential with a run behind him.

A LBP will be a good result against Dobbo's Stormers. Now there's a coach I'd take.

Senior players need to stand up- too many MIA. The cubs by and large went well against the Sharks Bokke

He has potential but as with others before we seem to go out of our way to sign sick notes with a poor record of staying fit… some sort of pattern there

If I was McCloskey I’d take a retirement to France he will be the better for it …

DHL Stormers v Ulster
DHL Stadium, Cape Town – KO 17.15 IRE & UK / 18.15 ITA / 19.15 SA
Referee: Sam Grove-White (SRU, 41st league game)
AR 1: AJ Jacobs (SARU) AR 2: Stephan Geldenhuys (SARU)
TMO: Colin Brett (SRU)

Neill_M wrote: ↑Tue Mar 26, 2024 12:45 pm DHL Stormers v Ulster
DHL Stadium, Cape Town – KO 17.15 IRE & UK / 18.15 ITA / 19.15 SA
Referee: Sam Grove-White (SRU, 41st league game)
AR 1: AJ Jacobs (SARU) AR 2: Stephan Geldenhuys (SARU)
TMO: Colin Brett (SRU)

The Stormers must be so confident that they think they can win even without Quentin Immelman as TMO this time

Have a very bad feeling about this game. Is it treasonous to bet the mortgage on Stormers to put a cricket score on us?

allezlesverres wrote: ↑Wed Mar 27, 2024 10:47 am Have a very bad feeling about this game. Is it treasonous to bet the mortgage on Stormers to put a cricket score on us?

Nope.

I would just be careful how you define "cricket score" on the betting slip.

I'd bite someone's arm off for a point. But tbf I'd also settle for the likes of McCann, Wilson, Sheridan to all have good games in a losing battle. And maybe for our backline to show some sort of positives.

So It Is wrote: ↑Wed Mar 27, 2024 12:19 pm I'd bite someone's arm off for a point. But tbf I'd also settle for the likes of McCann, Wilson, Sheridan to all have good games in a losing battle. And maybe for our backline to show some sort of positives.

Have to agree. Whatever happened to that much vaunted backline?

So It Is wrote: ↑Wed Mar 27, 2024 12:19 pm I'd bite someone's arm off for a point. But tbf I'd also settle for the likes of McCann, Wilson, Sheridan to all have good games in a losing battle. And maybe for our backline to show some sort of positives.

Feel like our best chance of a point is if they put 50 points on us before half time then play touch rugby for the second half allowing us 4 soft consolation tries.

Lull them into a false sense of superiority

allezlesverres wrote: ↑Wed Mar 27, 2024 2:34 pm

So It Is wrote: ↑Wed Mar 27, 2024 12:19 pm I'd bite someone's arm off for a point. But tbf I'd also settle for the likes of McCann, Wilson, Sheridan to all have good games in a losing battle. And maybe for our backline to show some sort of positives.

Feel like our best chance of a point is if they put 50 points on us before half time then play touch rugby for the second half allowing us 4 soft consolation tries.

I'd take that!

Cap'n Grumpy wrote: ↑Wed Mar 27, 2024 12:07 pm

allezlesverres wrote: ↑Wed Mar 27, 2024 10:47 am Have a very bad feeling about this game. Is it treasonous to bet the mortgage on Stormers to put a cricket score on us?

Nope.

I would just be careful how you define "cricket score" on the betting slip.

147-0 declared?