Glasgow Warriors v Ulster Rugby, 18 April

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Glasgow Warriors v Ulster Rugby  

Friday 18 April 2014, KO 19:35
Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow

Referee: John Lacey (IRFU, 34th competition game)
Assistant Referees: David Changleng, Graeme Marshall (both SRU)
Citing Commissioner: John Montgomery (SRU)
TMO: Jim Yuille (SRU)

Live on BBC ALBA/NI

A. Teams:

I. Glasgow

15 Murchie
14 Maitland
13 Bennett
12 Horne
11 Seymour
10 Russell
09 Cusiter

08 Wilson
07 Fusaro
06 Strauss
05 Gray
04 Swinson
03 Welsh
02 Hall
01 Reid

16 MacArthur
17 Grant
18 Cross
19 Nakarawa
20 Harley
21 Matawalu
22 Jackson
23 Vernon

II. Ulster

15 R Andrew
14 T Bowe
13 D Cave
13 L Marshall
11 A Trimble
10 P Jackson
09 P Marshall

1 T Court
2 R Herring
3 R Lutton
4 J Muller (Captain)
5 I Henderson
6 C Henry
7 S Doyle
8 N Williams

16 N Annett
17 A Warwick
18 D Fitzpatrick
19 L Stevenson
20 M McComish
21 M Heaney
22 J McKinney
23 C Gilroy

B. Form - head to head:

28 Played 28
12 Wins 15
15 Losses 12
1 Draws 1
44 Tries 49
30 Conversions 31
66 Penalties 75
7 Drop Goals 2
499 Points 538
25 Avg. Age 25

C. Form - this season & last:

Fri 31 August 2012, 19:05
Ulster Rugby 18 - 10 Glasgow Warriors
Ravenhill

Fri 22 February 2013, 19:35
Glasgow Warriors 20 - 14 Ulster Rugby
Scotstoun

Fri 13 September 2013, 19:05
Ulster Rugby 12 - 13 Glasgow Warriors
Ravenhill

ASBO is paddling down the Grand Canal, Venice !   He is good in that canoe right enough   

WARRIORS - WHATEVER IT TAKES   

I have his really strange feeling folks. Excitement.

Yes, I'm excited for a Glasgow win, of course I am, but more than anything I'm excited at the prospect of an absolute humdinger of a rugby match!

Two sides playing absolute balls-to-the-wall attacking rugby, throwing the ball around with gay abandon, making the other teams' supporters green with envy that their over-valued prima-donnas can't hold a candle to this classic match up.

Ulster supporters I just want to say, before the crazy takes over, that you're a delightful bunch and I'm looking forward to meeting you in the final in May.

Here's to a bloody classic tonight!!

Good man IanBru

Notch - did you make it to the leafy West End of Glasgow ?

Will the Glasgow players be able to survive without getting heat stroke? Was almost 15 degrees today...   

Would imagine it is probably warmer in Fiji tbh !

21st Century Schizoid Man wrote:Notch - did you make it to the leafy West End of Glasgow ?

What, tonight? I wish. I've been off sick all week. I need an Ulster win to perk me up!

I haven't been to Glasgow since they moved to Scotstoun, I saw a few good games at Hughenden though.

Notch, Stand and assorted Ulster fans (you know; red faces, shouty voices) the banter on here has been more lively and enjoyable than most matches the MFL have played this season. Thanks for your contribution. Usually I rue the fact that I am in exile in sunny Essex, but tonight I am heartily sickened. Should be some game and some good banter in the Scout Hut pre and post match. I suspect Schiz is out without his carer tonight (the needle exchange opens late on Good Fridays) so if you fall over a confused looking elderly gentleman muttering about teams staying in cheap hotels buy him a drink and remind him that his curfew is still in force! Back to the distressed seaman's mission by 10:30 at the latest.

It's getting close to kick off. Really looking forward to this game. It's going to be a good on. Good luck Ulster fans.

have link if anyone is interested pm me

some parts of this pitch are in shocking condition!

Swinson is a penalty machine..

Surely a yellow

Is that really a crowd nearing 7k? Doesn't look or sound like more than normal...

Glasgow in control. I can see them coming 2nd if they win this one. Treviso away and Edinburgh and Zebre at home.

Brilliant defence. It has been that strong all season. They are a very solid unit. They believe they can win the PRO12. And why not? 

They deserve a home SF at least,  imo. Its been coming for 3 years now.

Ulster coming now. This, is their season on the line. Good man Paddy Jackson. 3-6.

Apparently the ref can only give Glasgow players a card

Glasgow need to get some ball

Reg penalizing the crap out of them without it!

That seems harsh

2 great defense, afraid this is going to be a kicking contest.

jimbopip wrote:Notch, Stand and assorted Ulster fans (you know; red faces, shouty voices) the banter on here has been more lively and enjoyable than most matches the MFL have played this season. Thanks for your contribution. Usually I rue the fact that I am in exile in sunny Essex, but tonight I am heartily sickened. Should be some game and some good banter in the Scout Hut pre and post match. I suspect Schiz is out without his carer tonight (the needle exchange opens late on Good Fridays) so if you fall over a confused looking elderly gentleman muttering about teams staying in cheap hotels buy him a drink and remind him that his curfew is still in force! Back to the distressed seaman's mission by 10:30 at the latest.

  

Paging Schiz, paging a lost Glasgae child. Wish I was with him.   

3-9. Ulster want this more right now.

Again what's with the Irish ref? Surely there were some welsh refs available.

(im not saying he's biased, but this Is meant to be a professional league)

No need to worry folks, just like at the start of the season we're luring Ulster into a false sense of security and then we'll strike late on...

That's a Frak nonsense

RDW_Scotland wrote:Again what's with the Irish ref? Surely there were some welsh refs available.

(im not saying he's biased, but this Is meant to be a professional league)

Strange indeed, Glasgow are slowly but surely being reffed out of the pitch.

This is something I have wondered for years RDW how can refs from the same country be used, as good as those refs may be and I'm not saying any of them were ever deliberately biased the ref should be from neutral countries they must have enough to cover the matches you would have thought.

So far we have had Ulster not retreat 10 metres while right infront of their posts stopping a possible try. No card. Linesman sees a forearm, no card.

Happens quite a lot in the rabo.

You could say its not as bad to have a ref from Dublin say for an Ulster game, but they are still both the IRFU.

What a run

Fitzpatrick on for Lutton. Should not affect our scrumaging may strengthen it a little if anything

get in there

Yesssss. It's be coming. Great try

Maitland is just amazing...

great try glasgow  

Great try in the end. They Believed. 

This Glasgow side is not for lying down.

Maitland has been getting better and better over the last few games.

My internet feed is a minute behind - this thread ruined the surprise!

Really poor performance from Ulster so far, massively disappointed by the soft defence. Need to pull the finger out. That initial line break was such a gift. Not acceptable.

It should be neutrals really RDW I agree, the forearm they went and checked for it and could not see anything in it though cake.
Great run at the end and Glasgow lead at the break this should be a tight second half

Great try by Maitland but great pass out of the tackle by Russell as well!

Surviving that 10 mins a man down could be the turning point in this game

neilthom7 wrote:It should be neutrals really RDW I agree, the forearm they went and checked for it and could not see anything in it though cake.
Great run at the end and Glasgow lead at the break this should be a tight second half

I suppose it depends on how certain the linesman was, he was certain enough to stop play. Just because it can't be seem on the replay doesn't mean it shouldn't be given.

What a first 40. I think the Ulstermen are certainly up for it, but they look to be tiring. Couldn't pick out one Glasgow player they are all giving it everything.
Gibson: wish you were having a pint with the Schizoid one... and I was there too.

It's going to be a nail-biting 2nd half.

Lots of firepower to come off the Glasgow bench in the second half. I reckon we will see Niko at around 60 mins!

In from playing 5's (FYI scored a hat trick - I show those footy boys how its done)

Sounds like a great first half. Here's hoping the second half is the same

There goes Sean Doyle for the same offence as the yellow in the first half well done Lacey consistency is all we want and you have provided it

That was a penalty for sure, not sure it was a yellow.

That also seemed harsh by Lacy. Ulster guy had no time to move

It may have been harsh but it was consistent glasgow had the warning in the first half next time they did it player went to the bin. Ulster had the warning at the end of the half next time they did it he went to the bin.

cakeordeath wrote:

neilthom7 wrote:It should be neutrals really RDW I agree, the forearm they went and checked for it and could not see anything in it though cake.
Great run at the end and Glasgow lead at the break this should be a tight second half

I suppose it depends on how certain the linesman was, he was certain enough to stop play. Just because it can't be seem on the replay doesn't mean it shouldn't be given.

Thats very true mate but when asked are you happy to award it on what you seen or do you want to go to the TMO he said go to the TMO because he wasn't sure so in the end seemed to be the right decision

I'd have taken the points