The UAFC

Just my opinion but all the Ulster players should be playing for one AIL team - Queens might be the obvious one Queens would be AIL 1 within 2 years The Leinster fringe players have a significant advantage over a lot of the Ulster fringe players in that they are playing AIL1 every week Harry Sherid...

Ulster core at the heart of Dundee University’s drive for National Trophy Final glory – via https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/rugby/ulster-core-at-the-heart-of-dundee-universitys-drive-for-national-trophy-final-glory/1352812221.html There is something fundamentally wrong when a top young pla...

Also watched the Ulster final very evenly matched sides but to honest neither side looked to be as well drilled as Blackrock N B I.am not claiming that Blackrock forwards are better players rather that they have been better drilled in playing an error free possession game based on being bigger and ...

In my humble opinion, the Ulster pathways in schools are generally not effective. Boys who are involved with Ulster get enough rugby in school, mainly in the "big three" schools, and don't need to spend their evenings doing additional skills and training from 14 to 18 years old, let alone...

As a Leinster fan, I am desperately worried about our dominance at the moment. It is no good for us if the other provinces cannot keep up. If, in fact, we damage the game in the rest of the country. The core of the issue is the extraordinary development of players in a dozen or so schools. Keenan, ...

Ballymena definitely deserved something from the game - fought well throughout & had their chances. Just weren’t clinical enough on the day. RBAI much vaunted but a big let down. Perhaps thought they’d walk it but at the end of the day they managed to get the victory & their names on the shi...

Dave wrote: ↑Mon Jan 30, 2023 8:52 pm

Cockatrice wrote:Leaving Stadium after the game and I passed three EventSec guys knocking the head of each other in the street…. Christ so professional looking but I suppose u get what u pay for

I would pay a fair bit to see that.

New half time entertainment suggestion!?

Dave wrote: ↑Sat Jan 14, 2023 12:49 am Dan is losing the plot if that's true.

FOD.

Team sheet

The following players were not considered for selection due to injury or the IRFU Player Management Programme: Marty Moore; Tom O’Toole; Matty Rea; Sean Reffell; David Shanahan; Jake Flannery; Aaron Sexton; Jude Postlethwaite; Stuart McCloskey; Angus Curtis; James Hume; Rob Baloucoune; and Will Add...

The Ulster schools cup standard is still excellent, the bridge between schools and the Ulster academy for forwards needs to be looked at. Schools cup standard really that good? It’s a comp with realistically if even 3 or 4 potential winners each year. The bigger Ulster schools regularly play the bi...

Big-al wrote: ↑Tue Jan 10, 2023 12:15 pm Murray Kinsella said only Munster (from Irish provinces) offered him a contract.

Also read that Healy had said only Irish province he would play for was Munster. Whether that’s correct or not is another thing but potentially the case when he had the Scottish qualified option as an alternative.

People are giving Bell a hard time, & rightly so. But if you can onto the URC stats page and scroll down to turnovers won & conceded. Ulster are comfortably amongst the worst in the league. Ulster coughing up the e ball way to easily this season. Sorry , Bell is not very good and neither is...

Sheridan at 6. I think he will impress you when he breaks through. Watched him quite a bit at underage, good enough to make age grade teams, but wouldn't of highlighted him as a stand out. Could well have bloomed since. When he breaks through..... so just have to wait until he's 24 / 25 ?. Too soon...

Milasinovic is an absolute disgrace and should be fcuked out the door immediately. A complete waste of space. Reffell was busy but also ineffective. Jones is not at this level. Our squad has too many passengers. Couldn’t agree more on Milasinovich. How we let him steal a living is a disgrace. I tho...

Bring in Mr William Anderson for the rest of this season. He is someone who understands rugby and who understands Ulster. He’d likely have too much wit to be interested of course, but he sure would complement the whole set up and bridge the gap that’s growing between players and coaches. Look what ...