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Son-Of-Ulster wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2024 7:22 pm Some ulster fans complain because he’s a bit market and gets involved in scuffles, but I don’t mind that. It’s a sign of a personality and character.

A bit market?

Is this some culchie thing.

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Floppykid wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2024 6:57 pm What happened to Hume?

He picked up an injury on your in NZ when he was flying and had featured in the 6N, took a while to get fit as he was rushed back and didn't play particularly well that season, had a good one this year.

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They still have good backs. Good on paper, none of them are really fulfilling their potential bar McCloskey. Balacoune must be one of the biggest disappointments in recent years. Could have been top class. Hume has everything you want in a centre. Not getting the best out of him however. Hume has b...

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https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GLcUj10XEAAdci9?format=jpg&name=small So is Doak going to play 10 next season or not, flicking between 2 positions is helping no one. AOC starting and captain probably inevitable because of the players we're missing but he really doesn't deserve to be ahead of Izzy on fo...

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Cardiff: Cam Winnett; Josh Adams, Mason Grady, Ben Thomas, Theo Cabango; Tinus de Beer, Ellis Bevan; Corey Domachowski, Liam Belcher (capt), Keiron Assiratti, Ben Donnell, Teddy Williams, Alex Mann, Thomas Young, Taulupe Faletau. Replacements: Rhys Carré, Evan Lloyd, Ciaran Parker, Rory Thornton, E...

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God I'd missed Jones on the bench, surely McNabney, Crothers, McLoughlin or Hopes would all be better options, Jones is off at the end of the season and has always been a nothing player.

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https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GLcUj10XEAAdci9?format=jpg&name=small So is Doak going to play 10 next season or not, flicking between 2 positions is helping no one. AOC starting and captain probably inevitable because of the players we're missing but he really doesn't deserve to be ahead of Izzy on fo...

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Ulsters Red Hand wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2024 4:40 pm If you thought the Barrett reaction was bad, a reputable poster on the Ulster forum has just said Pienaar has signed for Leinster as kicking/skills coach

Someone said it as a joke on twitter, I don't think they're serious.

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Centre who can cover wing. Good squad option. Which is effectively what we've signed Kok as and already have Moore doing (though I'd like to see Moore be our first choice 15, I think Moore in a back three with Stockdale and Baloucoune could cause chaos. I see Moore ahead and yes, sticking to FB wou...

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Turner would be a good fit at Ulster. As a winger? We've just wasted an NIQ spot bringing in Kok. Centre who can cover wing. Good squad option. Which is effectively what we've signed Kok as and already have Moore doing (though I'd like to see Moore be our first choice 15, I think Moore in a back th...

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Ulsters Red Hand wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2024 1:44 pm Not a chance there’s 107 schools in NI playing rugby. That’s over half the schools.

It will include any primary school who did touch or tag rugby in PE one day.

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CM11 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2024 1:55 pm Turner would be a good fit at Ulster.

As a winger?

We've just wasted an NIQ spot bringing in Kok.

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246 schools playing rugby

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But making the Leinster schools system pay such dividends didn't happen overnight. Is it not possible for schools elsewhere to up their game? Apart from that, what's your solution? For about the hundredth time, publicly funded schools elsewhere in Ireland cannot put the same level of funding into r...

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This. Leinster can probably help. As has been suggested, there ought to be some sharing of IP between the provinces, and no, Leinster’s big advantage isn’t having some fancy private schools. Hard to get your act together when one province has nearly double the budget of any of the others and they a...

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Leinster have a smaller senior squad though with a bigger academy. Also it's not like the Leinster academy only provides for Leinster. Leinster have a 44 man senior squad containing 26 Irish internationals (21 of whom have been involved with Ireland in the past year) and 3 capped NIQs, Leinster are...

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The solution is simple. Munster, Ulster, and, to a lesser extent, Connacht need to get their acts together. This. Leinster can probably help. As has been suggested, there ought to be some sharing of IP between the provinces, and no, Leinster’s big advantage isn’t having some fancy private schools. ...

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He's not going to strengthen your 23 but he will strengthen your squad as a stop gap. We're losing a 2 time world cup winning LH and replacing him with Leinster's cast off. We need a LH to start, that's why we had Sutherland and then Kitshoff. Yes, Kitshoff has really made a difference to Ulster wh...

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Jared Payne coming back to Ulster? No room for Richie Murphy up north? Ed Byrne and Max Deegan headed to Ulster? I'll take Deegan. Don't see the point in bringing in Leinster 4th choice LH just reinforces that we are by miles the poor relation. He's not going to strengthen your 23 but he will stren...

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irishrugbyua wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2024 8:48 am Jared Payne coming back to Ulster?

No room for Richie Murphy up north?

Ed Byrne and Max Deegan headed to Ulster?

I'll take Deegan.

Don't see the point in bringing in Leinster 4th choice LH just reinforces that we are by miles the poor relation.

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Which players are currently on central contracts? We know Doris and Sheehan are the recent ones. Presumably Furlong, Porter, JvdF, Ringrose and Henshaw as well? Ryan and Keenan? Would Gibson-Park make it 10? I think the central contracts are: Ulster - Henderson Munster - Bierne Connacht - Aki Leins...

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JGP getting onto a central deal - GT long overdue. Which players are currently on central contracts? We know Doris and Sheehan are the recent ones. Presumably Furlong, Porter, JvdF, Ringrose and Henshaw as well? Ryan and Keenan? Would Gibson-Park make it 10? I think the central contracts are: Ulste...

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Winnie wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 9:35 pm Barca have completely shat the bed here

Red card changed the game entirely, they were so comfortable up til then.

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camroc1 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 11:38 am Alan O'Connor, ex Ulster captain and played more than 100 times for Ulster, and you call him 'cancerous'. He's what would be a 'legend' in every other province.

Hmmm, a poisonous atmosphere at Ulster you say..........

Christ on a fúcking bike.

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Ah Winnie. That's one of the least offensive posts I've ever read on PR, and doesn't warrant that level of vitriol in response. You may disagree and feel that Statts is ill-informed and his opinions are highly flawed. You may even say that he can't leave an argument lie. And you may be correct. But...

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Is that unusual? We had Kiwi and Aussie coaches 20+ years ago. Granted, my school had a fair bit of discretionary cash to throw around as they saw fit, and that's at the crux of what enables such good coaching at various Leinster schools. Often guys were playing with a club and coached in school an...

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It is objectively a bit shit Personally think something needs to be don about central contract situation The South African Snyman was let go by Munster, and picked up by Leinster because he wanted to stay in Ireland (allegedly on a pay per play contract). The Frenchman Frisch, was called up to the ...

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Comparing the Ulster schools system to Leinster's is laughable.

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Leinsterman wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 9:58 am Hold on, Kok had been announced to be signing for Ulster? FFS, not exactly the most inspiring of signings

A few weeks ago, a daft signing.

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camroc1 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 9:54 am It's also very likely that we'll have Keenan, Frawley, Ringrose, Henshaw, Osborne, Lowe and Larmour away in Ireland camp from the middle of January to the end of March; and that's when Barrett will earn his money.

There are two rounds of URC during the 6N and non-starters are released for them.

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And don't let anyone say we don't take the URC seriously anymore! Let's be fair if you don't win the double next year it must be called our as a massive choke. Because we have Barrett? How do you think he massively improves the squad? Leinster are a top side, no doubt, but we're not unbeatable. As ...

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A draft is a nonsense, the provincial identity is important. What needs changed is that the IRFU need to improve the other provinces, not just let them stagnate and regress while Leinster continue to be a European powerhouse and provide 20+ players to national squads. That should be additional fund...

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The lads had Piatau and then Kitschoff and they’re playing the poor mouth There was a 5 year gap between Piutau leaving and signing Kitshoff. You’d think you would have been more careful to hold onto Kitschoff so It's clear he never wanted to be here, his family remaining in SA and he was flying ba...

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CM11 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 8:56 am And don't let anyone say we don't take the URC seriously anymore!

Let's be fair if you don't win the double next year it must be called our as a massive choke.

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Connacht and Ulster being forced to trim their squads then seeing Leinster spunk a quarter of a million on a backpacker shows how broken the system is Maybe dont spunk more than half a million on a prop who wants to leave after 10 mins and then you can complain about what we do The lads had Piatau ...

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A draft is a nonsense, the provincial identity is important. What needs changed is that the IRFU need to improve the other provinces, not just let them stagnate and regress while Leinster continue to be a European powerhouse and provide 20+ players to national squads. That should be additional fundi...

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Floppykid wrote: ↑Mon Apr 15, 2024 9:24 pm The only backline position a marquee signing would be somewhat justifiable is wing, even then it's not really. The fact that Jordie doesn't cover it really makes it all the funnier.

He has played 9 tests on the wing.

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I think this kind of signing isn’t an issue if there a redirection of some younger players to fill problem spots in other provinces. Even as a short term basis. Season long loan for tector up north? Osborne or Boyle head down south. Connacht haemorrhaging players. But every indication suggests this...

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I think this kind of signing isn’t an issue if there a redirection of some younger players to fill problem spots in other provinces. Even as a short term basis. Season long loan for tector up north? Osborne or Boyle head down south. Connacht haemorrhaging players. But every indication suggests this...

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Meanwhile Ulster have signed a SA 7’s player, massively in debt and paying off a player we could never have afforded in the first place, stuck with a fly half who wants to play 9 and half a squad for next season We must be signing the other Barrett brothers then so :thumbup: This isn't true. Quite ...

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