Connacht v Ulster

First topic message reminder :

(15-9): J Payne, A Trimble, D Cave, S Olding, T Bowe, P Jackson, R Pienaar; (1-8): T Court, R Best (c), R Lutton, L Stevenson, D Tuohy, R Diack, C Henry, N Williams;
Replacements (16-23): R Herring, C Black, J Afoa, J Muller, I Henderson, P Marshall, M Allen, P Nelson.
 

http://www.ulsterrugby.com/news/11389.php
Connacht XV

Robbie Henshaw, Poolman, Eoin Griffin, Brian Murphy, Gavin Duffy (captain), Dan Parks, Kieran Marmion, Brett Wilkinson, Adrian Flavin, Ronan Loughney , Michael Swift, Mike McCarthy, Mick Kearney, John Muldoon,George Naoupu

Replacements:   Ethienne Reynecke, Rodney Ah You, JP Cooney, Andrew Browne, Mata Fifita, Paul O’Donohoe, Miah Nikora, Fetu’u Vainikolo

Apologies to Dodger as i know he posted this in the Dragons thread but thought a new topic would do it justice. Strong squad with only Luke Marshall still missing really.

Is that Connacht Kearney related to the Chilli Brothers?

Good save Tommy!

Connacht demolishing the Ulster scrum now. Their tails are up. This is serious schitt right here.

Inter-pros rock.

Cheers Gibbo! Cracking game!

Too many gaps left open by both sides. This is exhibition rugby and Im lovin it!

Glasgow 19-3 up. They should be even further ahead but Weir's forgotten to put his kicking boots on today.

Good work by Lewis Stevenson there, winning us a desperately needed penalty.

Connacht are playing like madmen, thats the only way I can describe it. Throwing everything into every tackle and ruck and kick chase.

It's the fact they will tire and our bench versus their wind advantage in the second half.

There goes my boy!

Touhy shows McCarthy who the daddy is!

Best is ....er...BEST!

Great maul Ulster

And now three tries, 48 minutes still to play so the try bonus point is in play- I feel more confident about getting that point than winning at this stage!

Notch wrote:This is turning into the kind of game where both the winner and the loser get the try bonus point.

I agree. It really is an extraordinary night in Galway. Lovin it bud.

Try Rory!

Ulster needed that bad.

Dragons 22-10 Munster.
Warriors 19-3 Ospreys
Treviso 13-10 Edinburgh

Strange days indeed...

PRO12 Rocks.

Notch wrote:Great maul Ulster

And now three tries, 48 minutes still to play so the try bonus point is in play- I feel more confident about getting that point than winning at this stage!

Nah man, ye will win and win well, in the last 20. Check the benches.
But you knew that already. :DressedOrange:

Cave looking great. Trimble too. Vainikolo is the best player on the field though.

Great first half. This one is going to the wire.

Is Mick Kearney related to the Chilli Brothers from Leinster?

We've gotta get the next try, that will hopefully be enough to hold them off for when our artillery comes off the bench.

I thought we had two great chances to get that next try, Olding to Payne which was a knock-on/tackle off the ball and Cave's pass to Olding getting slapped down.

Cari wrote:Is Mick Kearney related to the Chilli Brothers from Leinster?

No.

Warriors on the march again. 22-3 at HT. Ospreys have yet to meet us at the RDS. Unless they turn it round in the 2nd-half, they are phhoked. Scarlets in. Sorry Cari.

rodders wrote:Fantastic game, they should scrap the heino and Rabo and just play a load of interpros instead!

Gibson wrote:Warriors on the march again. 22-3 at HT. Ospreys have yet to meet us at the RDS. Unless they turn it round in the 2nd-half, they are phhoked. Scarlets in. Sorry Cari.

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Hope so, very wary of Ospreys in the playoffs- Glasgow could do us both a big favour.

Notch wrote:

Gibson wrote:Warriors on the march again. 22-3 at HT. Ospreys have yet to meet us at the RDS. Unless they turn it round in the 2nd-half, they are phhoked. Scarlets in. Sorry Cari.

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Hope so, very wary of Ospreys in the playoffs- Glasgow could do us both a big favour.

Yup. Us too. I mean... Us too.

They may spoil the party yet. Big test for Warriors to finish that one. O's have won this Title 2 years in-a-row, both times in the Lions den.

If they get the 1st try in the 2nd-half? Who knows how Warriors will react.

It ain't over..

I thought Mick Kearney might have been an ostracised brother of theirs

To be honest, the O's are lucky to be in the top four. They had an appalling start to the season and have been off in many of their games...and as for getting bonus points... Still, they're champions until that trophy is handed over so...

This boy Olding is all right.

Whoa high shot from Vainakolo there, Stevenson is all over the place.

I just love that little tent-cum-stand in the background. Holds maybe 30 people? Love it.

22-10 - O's get a try. Both teams down to 14 men though.

Gibson wrote:This boy Olding is all right.

The next BOD gibbo, you heard it here first

Muller on.

Watch the game change.

Great work from McCarthy there.

Cari wrote:22-10 - O's get a try. Both teams down to 14 men though.

Phookin knew it! If they beat Warriors away, they will come gunning for us and Ulster.

Man.

Dragons 30-24 Munster
Glasgow 22-10 Ospreys
Treviso 13-10 Edinburgh

Yer man Flavin is looking for a slap ....

Man, this is excellent rugby tho.

The game needed him to do that.

Booger. Olding is hurt. Hope it's nothing serious.

Don't panic Gibbo...Glasgow just scored again. 27-10.

Just thinkin there Rodders, do ye goys, roysh, actually pronounce Jared Payne... Jarred-Pain?

Connacht really miss Rodney Ah You.

Nikora looking in the zone here.

Would Fitzgibbon ever blow his whistle for Connacht playing the man off the ball?

Thats ridiculous pull on Pienaars shirt long before he got the ball cynical from Connacht that should have been penalised easily a yellow card

Cari wrote:Don't panic Gibbo...Glasgow just scored again. 27-10.

Just paying due respect to your team pal. They are dangerous at the business end of the domestic season. Very dangerous.

Scarlets are handy enough. Shusssh.

"The man on the moon could've seen that!"

Gibson wrote:

Cari wrote:Don't panic Gibbo...Glasgow just scored again. 27-10.

Just paying due respect to your team pal. They are dangerous at the business end of the domestic season. Very dangerous.

Scarlets are handy enough. Shusssh.

I fear it may be too little too late this year Gibbo. Ah well...we've won the trophy four times...about time someone else had a go. Just not the fecking Scarlets!

Gibson wrote:Just thinkin there Rodders, do ye goys, roysh, actually pronounce Jared Payne... Jarred-Pain?

Jard Pin its pronounced

No joke the GF wants to call the wean Jared...

Kiss texting in his interview to the IRFU.

As it stands:

Ulster
Glasgow
Leinster
Ospreys

rodders wrote:

Gibson wrote:Just thinkin there Rodders, do ye goys, roysh, actually pronounce Jared Payne... Jarred-Pain?

Jard Pin its pronounced

No joke the GF wants to call the wean Jared...

Wean? Man! Are you pregnant bud?

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

SecretFly wrote:Kiss texting in his interview to the IRFU.

Weir off with a possible broken leg I think. He's applauding whilst being stretchered off and wearing oxygen. Bless.