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OK - availability, liftability and run-up-ability. That's an impressive skill set.

There's a lot of horse biscuits being offered up as hobnobs here. Robbie has been a good team player, not international class, but solid. He has been defensively excellent, OK he made a lot of soak tackles, but he still made them and he was good in both set piece. He was OK at the breakdown and seemed to be effective enough in the maul. His carrying into contact was indeed pants, but that's the only aspect of his game that was really below the standard required.

BR wrote:

Liz Fraser wrote:Or indeed on international duty.
Leinster would have a McLaughlin, Jennings, Ruddock or players at that level when say SOB or Heaslip was unavailable.
Munster have Copeland, O'Donoghue, O'Donnell to cover Stander or POM.
We have had Diack for 200+ games.
As I said before where else would he have had even a portion of those appearances but here?

Are you rating Copeland above Diack?

He is the Munster equivalent of a Dave.

For the record, I rate Diack above Dave status. His injury profile is too good. In his long career here, perhaps his greatest asset has been availability.

Unequivocally yes that's exactly what I'm saying.
Copeland from memory got 3 moms in about as many weeks for Munster fairly recently.
Did Diack ever get one in 200 appearances?
Their Daves are better than our Daves.
They win things we don't
They are regularly in the mix for trophies whilst we don't even get to the knockouts anymore.

Liz Fraser wrote:

BR wrote:

Liz Fraser wrote:Or indeed on international duty.
Leinster would have a McLaughlin, Jennings, Ruddock or players at that level when say SOB or Heaslip was unavailable.
Munster have Copeland, O'Donoghue, O'Donnell to cover Stander or POM.
We have had Diack for 200+ games.
As I said before where else would he have had even a portion of those appearances but here?

Are you rating Copeland above Diack?

He is the Munster equivalent of a Dave.

For the record, I rate Diack above Dave status. His injury profile is too good. In his long career here, perhaps his greatest asset has been availability.

Unequivocally yes that's exactly what I'm saying.
Copeland from memory got 3 moms in about as many weeks for Munster fairly recently.
Did Diack ever get one in 200 appearances?
Their Daves are better than our Daves.
They win things we don't
They are regularly in the mix for trophies whilst we don't even get to the knockouts anymore.

I can't back it up, but I think he got MotM awards, away back when we did compete.

No I put in Robbie Diack man of the match as a search and nothing.
Certainly can't remember much in the way of highlights.
Think he scored from a crossfield kick once and may have put someone in for a score with nice hands another time
.
Anything else stand out for anyone in 205 appearances?

BR wrote:

Liz Fraser wrote:

BR wrote:

Liz Fraser wrote:Or indeed on international duty.
Leinster would have a McLaughlin, Jennings, Ruddock or players at that level when say SOB or Heaslip was unavailable.
Munster have Copeland, O'Donoghue, O'Donnell to cover Stander or POM.
We have had Diack for 200+ games.
As I said before where else would he have had even a portion of those appearances but here?

Are you rating Copeland above Diack?

He is the Munster equivalent of a Dave.

For the record, I rate Diack above Dave status. His injury profile is too good. In his long career here, perhaps his greatest asset has been availability.

Unequivocally yes that's exactly what I'm saying.
Copeland from memory got 3 moms in about as many weeks for Munster fairly recently.
Did Diack ever get one in 200 appearances?
Their Daves are better than our Daves.
They win things we don't
They are regularly in the mix for trophies whilst we don't even get to the knockouts anymore.

I can't back it up, but I think he got MotM awards, away back when we did compete.

I recall James McKinney getting a MOTM award and iHumph got several.
Just leaving that out there.

Diack was MOTM in 26-16 win at home to Scarlets in Nov 2008 and in 13-6 win at home to Zebre in Dec 2013.

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big mervyn wrote:Diack was MOTM in 26-16 win at home to Scarlets in Nov 2008 and in 13-6 win at home to Zebre in Dec 2013.

Goes with his most improved player runner up award at Western stormers u13s.
That's one mom award for every 102.5 Ulster appearances.

Phenomenal effort by the way mervyn.
Cables would be proud.

Liz Fraser wrote:

big mervyn wrote:Diack was MOTM in 26-16 win at home to Scarlets in Nov 2008 and in 13-6 win at home to Zebre in Dec 2013.

Goes with his most improved player runner up award at Western stormers u13s.
That's one mom award for every 102.5 Ulster appearances.

Phenomenal effort by the way mervyn.
Cables would be proud.

It's not definitive Liz. There may be others, but then again, probably not!

How many appearances at the URSC tent?

Treaders 43 appearances 5 points scored
Rory 208 appearances 115 points scored
Callum Black 144 appearances 5 points scored
Hendo 90 appearances 40 points scored
Chad 182 appearances 55 points scored
Herring 143 appearances 30 points scored
Small P 206 appearances 122 points scored
Sean Reidy 79 appearances 65 points scored
Clive Ross 61 appearances 10 points scored
Robbie Diack 205 appearances 90 points scored

scrum5 wrote:Treaders 43 appearances 5 points scored
Rory 208 appearances 115 points scored
Callum Black 144 appearances 5 points scored
Hendo 90 appearances 40 points scored
Chad 182 appearances 55 points scored
Herring 143 appearances 30 points scored
Small P 206 appearances 122 points scored
Sean Reidy 79 appearances 65 points scored
Clive Ross 61 appearances 10 points scored
Robbie Diack 205 appearances 90 points scored

Scrum..... You missed the Hond surely he has put a few in...

Snipe Watson wrote:There's a lot of horse biscuits being offered up as hobnobs here. Robbie has been a good team player, not international class, but solid. He has been defensively excellent, OK he made a lot of soak tackles, but he still made them and he was good in both set piece. He was OK at the breakdown and seemed to be effective enough in the maul. His carrying into contact was indeed pants, but that's the only aspect of his game that was really below the standard required.

I've always said it Snipe, you are a most generous soul. A very kind assessment, if a guy who like p is nowhere near legendary status of those with far fewer caps.

That apart I just can't get past his non-try in our home final at the RDS. Could have won that game after a gift 7 point start to Mexico and Lacey at his most "Ulster shall not win".

By the way Scrumptious, Darren Cave 209 224 points and dozens of assists.

That Sean Reidy eh? No Dave him, great try per game ratio for his position, just like Cave.

Cockatrice wrote:

scrum5 wrote:Treaders 43 appearances 5 points scored
Rory 208 appearances 115 points scored
Callum Black 144 appearances 5 points scored
Hendo 90 appearances 40 points scored
Chad 182 appearances 55 points scored
Herring 143 appearances 30 points scored
Small P 206 appearances 122 points scored
Sean Reidy 79 appearances 65 points scored
Clive Ross 61 appearances 10 points scored
Robbie Diack 205 appearances 90 points scored

Scrum..... You missed the Hond surely he has put a few in...

WHO?????