Ulster v Zebre

[Cornerfleg]

, both linger around the edges, like an extra in Spartacus, flashing their muscularly thighs but not yet central to the action.

Genius ...

[fermain]

I have a picture in my mind of baggy watchin' Spartacus...

[Cornerfleg]

I watched about 5 minutes of Spartacus ... I could hear myself actually getting stupider.

[BaggyTrousers]

Now that Healy has been cited, I reckon it's likely that Court will be withdrawn.

ATC and PJ will go down to Dublin tomorrow and back up for the game on Friday.

that was the problem last week - seven players who only travelled back up for our game on Friday afternoon - kidney has a lot to answer for

Yoda, I acknowledge that travelling on the day is far from ideal but it was nothing to do with Kidney, our performance was just crap.

[BaggyTrousers]

I have a picture in my mind of baggy watchin' Spartacus...

Nah mate your wrong, I haven't the remotest interest in ancient drama, I just love the sheen of sweat on a slave's thigh.

[Dave]

Thought Annett might start as something went badly wrong in the lineout with Herring throwing in. I know Herring offers more in the loose but I would have Annett in as his darts looked slick. Am I getting ahead of myself? Lineout cost us too possession last week.

[shamalicious]

Were our lineouts not pi$h with Herring at hooker when we had Zebre away too?

Would've preferred to see Annett start this one.

[bazzaj]

Ulster XV & replacements to face Zebre, RaboDirect PRO12, Ravenhill, Friday 15th February 2013 (kick off 7.05pm):
(15-9): R Andrew, A Trimble, D Cave, L Marshall, C Cochrane; P Jackson, R Pienaar;
(1-8): T Court, R Herring, D Fitzpatrick, J Muller (capt), L Stevenson, I Henderson, C Henry, R Diack;
Replacements (16-23): N Annett, C Black, J Afoa, N McComb, M McComish, M Heaney, S Olding, N Walsh.

I feel we dont really need just a result against Zebre but a performance.
Since the Leinster game we have only really shown form against a weak Scarlets side.
Absentees have played a massive part in the recent sub standard performances in matches but I just hope we get good dry conditions to play a bit of rugby and go out to express ourselves.
I really want to see our squad players stepping up a bit like Herring, Fitzpatrick, Stevenson and Diack which was a feature of our wins earlier on in the season.
I just feel at the minute we have gone a bit off the boil and its all a bit flat of late even the support.
We need the early season intensity and precision back in our play with a good bonus win to get our season back on track.

[kingofthehill]

Were our lineouts not pi$h with Herring at hooker when we had Zebre away too?

Would've preferred to see Annett start this one.

They were but I believe McComb was somewhat responsible.

[BR]

Touhy - bad back as per twatter

[shamalicious]

Ulster supporters club saying calf bother again, but I've read bad back elsewhere.

[Bangors]

''They were but I believe McComb was somewhat responsible''

I dont remember him being on the pitch !!!!!!

[againstthehead]

baaaa, al these injuries doing my head in. Can't remember a season as bad. beagle out too?

[Snipe Watson]

Thought Annett might start as something went badly wrong in the lineout with Herring throwing in. I know Herring offers more in the loose but I would have Annett in as his darts looked slick. Am I getting ahead of myself? Lineout cost us too possession last week.

If Herring throws a ball in and nobody gets up to catch it the problem is not with the hooker. Same if a ball goes straight through the catcher's hands. The whole thing was a shambles. Herring had a part in it, but to single him out is wrong.

[Kofi Annan]

I watched about 5 minutes of Spartacus ... I could hear myself actually getting stupider.

Really