Ulster v Leicester team news

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Reading between the lines my guess is the team will be

Court
Best
Fitzpatrick
Tuohy
Muller
HendersonWilliams
Wilson
Henry
Marshall
Jackson
Trimble
Marshall
Cave
Bowe
Payne

Bench:
Black
Herring
Afoa (doubt)Lutton
Diack/Stevenson
WilliamsHenderson
Pienaer
Olding
Allen

Seems like really great communication with the referee and the teams. Had good dialogue with the hookers at a recent scrum and just recently again with Mueller. I like a referee to stay engaged with the teams. Especially since it appears positive discussing what is allowed and before penalties are issued, not after. Excellent work.

10 all at 31 minutes in.
Penalty by Jackson.
Speed of play is good, enjoyable to watch.

13 Ulster - 10 Leicester
Jackson Penalty right on half time.
Entertaining half of play

Sounds like its downhill for us now, wish we has Manu playing.

Not necessarily Nathan. Tiggers have been scrapping hard and are not out of this. They have a chance to re-group now and it's going to be a huge first 10 minutes second half.

Am I being paranoid or has Sky got something for the Irish sides
I know that it is not new but seems worse after BTS' commentary

A couple of ropey decisions by the ref such as completely missing Best join the ruck from Tigers side and the high tackle on Goneva but on the whole he is doing well and letting both teams play.

Thank you Marvyn

13 all.
52 minutes.
Ulster on a good attack but turn it over.
Ulster would easily have scored more against lesser experienced teams.

How's Marshall going at 12? From what I've seen of him, he's been quite impressive for a young kid.  Big Unit.  Played really well last week against Ospreys to keep Beck contained.

Was that a kick to bowden's head?

Ulster need to be careful with there feet!

58 minutes.
Jordan Crane sin binned for not rolling away and interfering at the bottom of a ruck. Rather cynical play. The commentators agreed to the yellow. For me, not 100% sure about the yellow, but certainly a penalty.
Penalty converted
16 Ulster
13 Leicester

Only just turned the TV on and I'm annoyed by Barnes already!

Wish the crowd wouldn't do that

Do what?

Welshmushroom wrote:Do what?

Jeer the kickers

Male on, hopefully he'll speed the ball up.

nathan wrote:

Welshmushroom wrote:Do what?

Jeer the kickers

They were silent until I think they felt he had expended his alloted silent time (ie, he was taking too long)

Did Leicester have a penalty attempt? or where they jeering their own kicker?

nathan wrote:Male on, hopefully he'll speed the ball up.

Not really his job. Its down to the forwards to provide him with quick ball

Yeah, crowd made some noise on that last penalty kick by Flood.
Only on that last kick, I believe.  Perfectly quiet on other kicks.

Questionable penalty against Cole in the scrum, Jackson converts the penalty:
19-13 Ulster up.
14 minutes left.

Welshmushroom wrote:

nathan wrote:Male on, hopefully he'll speed the ball up.

Not really his job.  Its down to the forwards to provide him with quick ball

Lol, if the hb isn't there to get the ball out then..

Always amazes me the work best does at the breakdown.

True but generally quick ball is provided by forwards - its usually a given that a scrum half is there to get it away quickly once it has been presented.

Basically if Mele has to go digging for the ball its hardly doing him any favours.

True

Anyone know if what flood was saying that the tigers scrum was on top in the firs jar and poite didn't warn Ulster?

have the tigers kicked everything?

Is it still 22-13 Ulster?

My goodness. After a great match in the dying minutes aimless and mindless kicking away possession by Leicester. Ulster should say thank you.

One last scrum, seconds left, near mid-field, put in to Leicester.

22 - 16

Is that the final score?

broadlandboy wrote:Am I being paranoid or has Sky got something for the Irish sides
I know that it is not new but seems worse after BTS' commentary

I find the commentry very pro enland

22-16 FT.

Well done Ulster, from the last 15 minutes I watched Ulster forwards were the difference.

If its finished 22-16 then Leicester will probably be happy to come away with the point in the end. Granted they probably looked to get a win but cant be to unhappy with a bonus point at Ulster.

Leicester win a penalty at the scrum, then kick to touch, deliberately to end the match. Leicester secure a LBP, but I am still surprised. With the ball at mid-field, at least make an effort to win on the road. Jeez.

TJ wrote:

broadlandboy wrote:Am I being paranoid or has Sky got something for the Irish sides
I know that it is not new but seems worse after BTS' commentary

I find the commentry very pro enland

Lol, you serious?

Barnes being pro tigers lol

TJ wrote:

broadlandboy wrote:Am I being paranoid or has Sky got something for the Irish sides
I know that it is not new but seems worse after BTS' commentary

I find the commentry very pro enland

Are you kidding? Toady nearly had an orgasm every time Ulster even did anything competent.

Excellent game - really enjoyed it. Ulsters breakdown work was fantastic. Very unlucky not to score more tries. Leicester showed dog and fight right to the end
Poite had a good game to - allowed it to flow and both the breakdown and the scrum be contests

Well done Ulster. Great game.

We actually played better than I expected and royally chuffed with the LBP.

Looking forward to seeing you all at Tigers.

Was just about to ask if it was Leicester who kicked it dead thanks - strange decision in my opinion..

Out of interest obviously Leicester are at home next week but I have seen the fixtures, who do they have? Ulster away next week, who have they got?

Treviso at Welford road

Serious about the bias. Sitting as a almost neutral.. Its just how I heard it.

Cracking game tho

Decent result for Leicester o be honest particularly with their injury list. An away bonus point is not to be sniffed at. They have a good chance winning their home fixture against ulster denying them the loosing bonus making it 5-4 to the tigers over the two legs.

TJ wrote:Serious about the bias.  Sitting as a almost neutral.. Its just how I heard it.

Neutral  

I enjoy watching Leicester play.  At least they are not Northampton.   Takes two sides to make a good game and Leicester played their part.  In the end Ulster were too good at the breakdown and two slick in the backs for them.  Goneva looks a very tidy player

TJ wrote:

broadlandboy wrote:Am I being paranoid or has Sky got something for the Irish sides
I know that it is not new but seems worse after BTS' commentary

I find the commentry very pro enland

Would expect nothing else from you

Boy that was a game.

Missed the end of the first a chunk of the second half doing the mummy taxi. Heart breaking to hear us "score" twice only to realise we hadn't!

Enjoyed the match 2 years ago better!

Probably because I managed to get to that one thanks to Rava!