Leinster: 15 Rob Kearney, 14 Dave Kearney, 13 Brendan Macken, 12 Gordon D'Arcy, 11 Isa Nacewa, 10 Ian Madigan, 9 Isaac Boss, 8 Jamie Heaslip (c), 7 Shane Jennings, 6 Kevin McLaughlin, 5 Quinn Roux, 4 Devin Toner, 3 Mike Ross, 2 Richardt Strauss, 1 Cian Healy. Replacements: 16 Sean Cronin, 17 Jack McGrath, 18 Jamie Hagan, 19 Leo Cullen, 20 Rhys Ruddock, 21 John Cooney, 22 Andrew Goodman, 23 Andrew Conway.
Ulster: 15 Jared Payne, 14 Andrew Trimble, 13 Darren Cave, 12 Stuart Olding, 11 Craig Gilroy, 10 Paddy Jackson, 9 Ruan Pienaar, 8 Nick Williams 7 Chris Henry, 6 Robbie Diack, 5 Dan Tuohy, 4 Johann Muller (c), 3 Ricky Lutton, 2 Rory Best, 1 Tom Court. Replacements: 16 Rob Herring, 17 Calum Black, 18 Kyle McCall, 19 Lewis Stevenson, 20 Iain Henderson, 21 Roger Wilson , 22 Paul Marshall, 23 Peter Nelson.
if ulster could get a win tonight they have a fairly friendly looking run in and would fancy their chances of a top 2 finish as glasgow have a couple of much tougher games v scarlets & ospreys
if ulster could get a win tonight they have a fairly friendly looking run in and would fancy their chances of a top 2 finish as glasgow have a couple of much tougher games v scarlets & ospreys
I mean great defence from the Crusaders and all that but it doesn't half help when you can give away any number of pens when the other team needs a try.
I mean great defence from the Crusaders and all that but it doesn't half help when you can give away any number of pens when the other team needs a try.
Clancy on one channel and Joubert on another. Painful watching. Cant really have a bet with either in charge. Pretty obvious who Clancy favors (that last pen?). Joubert letting the Crusaders away with murder.
I cant stand either of them.
Clancy on one channel and Joubert on another. Painful watching. Cant really have a bet with either in charge. Pretty obvious who Clancy favors (that last pen?). Joubert letting the Crusaders away with murder. I cant stand either of them.
I was watching the S15 Vis. I think it was 5 penalties in the last 5-6 mins inside their own 22 and God knows how many times they got the advantage in that time as well. They played Joubert for a fool knowing that a shot at goal was no use to the Stormers. Ridiculous that we see zero tolerance on crap like Vermeulen dumping Guildford (should have been a Stormers pen for him being held off the ball) yet cynical persistent infringements get nothing in return.
I was watching the S15 Vis. I think it was 5 penalties in the last 5-6 mins inside their own 22 and God knows how many times they got the advantage in that time as well. They played Joubert for a fool knowing that a shot at goal was no use to the Sto
If Joubert had done his job properly, it wouldn't have been that long a shot as you would've expected the space to come out wide. I backed the Stormers pre match on the cap and also got on them at a range of prices above Evs so wasn't happy either.
Ulster well deserving their lead here, but Clancy would do your nut.
If Joubert had done his job properly, it wouldn't have been that long a shot as you would've expected the space to come out wide. I backed the Stormers pre match on the cap and also got on them at a range of prices above Evs so wasn't happy either.Ul
Conway hardly looks like an inspired signing for Munster. Braindead penalty there and he stood watching when he should have called for cover just before Henderson went over in the corner.
Conway hardly looks like an inspired signing for Munster. Braindead penalty there and he stood watching when he should have called for cover just before Henderson went over in the corner.
I'm not sure if there exists a bigger guesser than Clancy. Maybe Fitzgibbon, but at least he hasn't made it to the "elite" level. Anything and everything goes when he's on the whistle.
I'm not sure if there exists a bigger guesser than Clancy. Maybe Fitzgibbon, but at least he hasn't made it to the "elite" level. Anything and everything goes when he's on the whistle.
I'm with you on the decision making regardless of how this pans out. It was a gimme 3 points and they still would've had five mins to find another score.
What odds Clancy bottles the penalty try?
I'm with you on the decision making regardless of how this pans out. It was a gimme 3 points and they still would've had five mins to find another score.What odds Clancy bottles the penalty try?
Somebody really has got to take the refs to task about this. If you are 4 to 7 clear then happy days. Offence after offence after offence. Only the touchie had any sense in getting an Ulster man binned.
Now clancy blows for full time and then goes upstairs. Incredible.
Somebody really has got to take the refs to task about this. If you are 4 to 7 clear then happy days. Offence after offence after offence. Only the touchie had any sense in getting an Ulster man binned.Now clancy blows for full time and then goes
Irony is that the yellow he did find was for a non existent penalty.
I'm astonished he is allowed to referee Ulster games when he clearly hates them so much. I'm equally amazed that Joubert is allowed to referee France games.
Irony is that the yellow he did find was for a non existent penalty. I'm astonished he is allowed to referee Ulster games when he clearly hates them so much. I'm equally amazed that Joubert is allowed to referee France games.
Wonder was Declan Kidney watching tonight ? He messed about throughout the 6 Nations with back after back ignoring Trimble completely when it was obvious to a lot of us that Trimble could have been an asset . Trimble has been Ulster's best performer since Christmas , match after match he has put in great efforts .
Must be frustrating when the National team manager displays such a lack of nous .
Wonder was Declan Kidney watching tonight ? He messed about throughout the 6 Nations with back after back ignoring Trimble completely when it was obvious to a lot of us that Trimble could have been an asset . Trimble has been Ulster's best performe
Kidney was watching and was loving Leins' gameplan when they didn't take 3 with five mins on the clock. The Irish way doesn't only afflict the national team.
Kidney was watching and was loving Leins' gameplan when they didn't take 3 with five mins on the clock. The Irish way doesn't only afflict the national team.