On Saturday, Cardiff scored their 4th try when Ulster couldn't gather a restart & the TBP try became inevitable. It was the 69th try conceded by Ulster this season in 23 games, beating last season's all-time worst defensive performance from an Ulster team, which totalled 66 tries in 28 games.
Cardiff's first try equalled the grimmest stat in Ulster history, the 2nd set a new mark & 3 & 4 copperfastened the new record.
I fear that in the next 4 games, Embra A, Ospreys H, Weegies H & Munster A, we could see this record-breaking team top the 80 tries conceded mark.
I do wonder if anyone in the coaching set-up in charge of defence or have we just acknowledged that we don't have a defence.
It reminds me of Tom Waites's classic song "Eggs & Sausage" and in particular the opening monologue:
I submit to the class that Ulster's defence is like Tom's cup of coffee.I was always eh, kinda want to like consider myself kind of a pioneer of the palette
A restaurateur if you will
I've wined, dined, sipped and supped in some of the most demonstrably beamer
Epitomable bistros in the Los Angles metropolitan region
Yeah, I've had strange looking patty melts at Norms
I've had dangerous veal cutlets at the Copper Penny
Well what you get is a breaded salsbury steak in a shake-n-bake
And topped with a provocative sauce of Velveeta and uh, half-n-half
Smothered with Campbell's tomato soup
See I have kinda of a uh...well I order my veal cutlet
Christ it left the plate and it walked down to the end of the counter
Waitress, ? she's wearing those rhinestone glasses with the little pearl thing clipped on the sweater
My veal cutlet come down, tried to beat the sh1t out of my cup of coffee
Coffee just wasn't strong enough to defend itself
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDo1617aXX4