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And , what would qualify you for that, I would suspect Willy and Campbell and whoever else is involved in the selection process would be in a better position to make that call than any of us including you. Any way I see Copper in the photographs are they old photos or is he back in the Academy .

http://ulsterrugby.com/news/17515.php#.W2mjdhrTWhA

These kind of games will help the young players for interpros , I believe there is Canadain teams up next week as well and also recently play USA academy’s . Greta exposure

Gerald the Mole wrote:http://ulsterrugby.com/news/17515.php#.W2mjdhrTWhA

These kind of games will help the young players for interpros , I believe there is Canadain teams up next week as well and also recently play USA academy’s . Greta exposure

Results from today’s challenge games:

Sale U19 5-14 Ulster U19
Newcastle U19 14-15 Ulster U19
Bristol U18 21-35 Ulster U18 Schools

Seem to be going well then..

That looks good results, especially at that age going to England and winning

How come two U19 sides played on the same day?

Big-al wrote:How come two U19 sides played on the same day?

Same team played 2 40 min games...

Large squad to select from since these are basically games where the identifation of potential is as important as the result Similarly there is a needed to identify effective combinations and a selection which minimises any weakness in the squad .

Some squads have number of good backs some times the available backs lack potential or the forwards lack size to be competitive going forward .

In such circumstances two games by two different XVs give the coaches and the players an opportunity to assess as many players as possible in similar playing conditions.

rumncoke wrote:Large squad to select from since these are basically games where the identifation of potential is as important as the result Similarly there is a needed to identify effective combinations and a selection which minimises any weakness in the squad .

Some squads have number of good backs some times the available backs lack potential or the forwards lack size to be competitive going forward .

In such circumstances two games by two different XVs give the coaches and the players an opportunity to assess as many players as possible in similar playing conditions.

Thanks for the really useful info. I would never have realised otherwise that coaches would use a pre season friendly to identify who plays well and try different combinations out. You learn something every day!

Ulster U18 schools had a certain Mr Willie Faloon as their forwards coach

Rooster wrote:Ulster U18 schools had a certain Mr Willie Faloon as their forwards coach

Seems to be doing great stuff with both club and the Royal, and now the Schools’ setup, great to see!


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U18's on the verge of another Interpro title if they can beat Leinster tomorrow in Limerick.

bangorboy wrote:U18's on the verge of another Interpro title if they can beat Leinster tomorrow in Limerick.

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We will probably have players from sides in our Academy.

jackthelad wrote:

bangorboy wrote:U18's on the verge of another Interpro title if they can beat Leinster tomorrow in Limerick.

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Aaron Sexton could have been the difference

Sexton played with U18's last year, he should be with U19s this but has been with Academy/Seniors all summer