Category: Ulster

348 : Ulster v Leinster wrap

18 May 2024; Charlie Ngatai of Leinster evades the tackle of Rob Herring of Ulster on his way to scoring his side’s first try during the United Rugby Championship match between Ulster and Leinster at Kingspan Stadium in Belfast. Photo by Harry Murphy/Sportsfile

🏉 Disjointed

🏉 Somehow ahead

🏉 Much butchering

🏉 Take the three

🏉 Cool Cooney

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FULL TIME TAKES

Paul Smith

Whoever made the call to kick to the line when we are 1 point ahead with 10 minutes to go and straight in front of the posts probably cost us the chance to top the table. A win and we were top and had it totally in our own hands but for sone reason I still can’t fathom we decided to completely f**k it up. Totally sickened right now. Not to take anything away from Ulster who completely deserved the victory tonight but its very rarely you can be so outplayed and still have the chance to come away with a win. We need to see a completely different mindset from Leinster next weekend if we are finally going to get our hands on star number 5.

William Andrew

A dreadful lack of nous to lose that game. Continually kicking the ball away with 5 mins on the clock hoping to make ten meters is not great. A 30 meter through kick to force a Ulster line out in their 22 would have burned a min at least. Plus they are now in danger of conceding a penalty.

Several generations of former Leinster 10s and 9s must be shaking their heads.

Berchmans Gannon

From the sideline the box kicking is not the way to go.

Chasing a bonus point ahead of a win is questionable.

Shit happens! I will still support Leinster without the need for a slaughter of Managment.

Kevin Kelehan

Decent game that could have gone either way, the losing bonus point will get Leinster at least a home QF, the win will guarantee Ulster top tier cup rugby next season.

Colin Mehigan

Another uninspiring performance if I’m honest….our high profile coaching ticket need to rethink strategy

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URC WRAP

ROUND 17

ZEBRE 18-32 SCARLETS

EDINBURGH 26-29 MUNSTER

BULLS 56-35 BENETTON

OSPREYS 26-13 DRAGONS

LIONS 44-21 GLASGOW

CONNACHT 12-16 STORMERS

SHARKS 14-36 CARDIFF

ULSTER 23-21 LEINSTER

ROUND 18 [final round]

FRI MAY 31

LEINSTER V CONNACHT

GLASGOW V ZEBRE

SAT JUNE 1

STORMERS V LIONS

BENETTON V EDINBURGH

SCARLETS V DRAGONS

SHARKS V BULLS

MUNSTER V ULSTER

CARDIFF V OSPREYS

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347 : Ulster v Leinster preview

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LEINSTER : 15. Hugo Keenan 14. Tommy O’Brien 13. Jimmy O’Brien 12. Charlie Ngatai 11. Rob Russell 10. Harry Byrne 9. Cormac Foley

1. Cian Healy 2. Rónan Kelleher 3. Michael Ala’alatoa 4. James Ryan (c) 5. Brian Deeny 6. Max Deegan 7. Will Connors 8. Jack Conan

16. John McKee 17. Michael Milne 18. Thomas Clarkson 19. Ross Molony 20. Scott Penny 21. Luke McGrath 22. Sam Prendergast 23. Ben Brownlee

ULSTER :  15 Ethan McIlroy, 14 Mike Lowry, 13 Will Addison, 12 Stuart McCloskey, 11 Jacob Stockdale, 10 Billy Burns, 9 John Cooney;

1 Eric O’Sullivan, 2 Rob Herring, 3 Tom O’Toole, 4 Kieran Treadwell, 5 Alan O’Connor (C), 6 Cormac Izuchukwu, 7 David McCann, 8 Nick Timoney.

16 Tom Stewart, 17 Andy Warwick, 18 Scott Wilson, 19 Harry Sheridan, 20 Matty Rea, 21 Nathan Doak, 22 Stewart Moore, 23 Jude Postlethwaite.

BKT United Rugby Championship 2023/24 Round 17

Saturday, May 18, 2024

KO 7:35pm Kingspan Stadium 

Live on: TG4, Premier Sports 1, URC.tv

Referee: Andrea Piardi (Italy)

AR1: Robbie Jenkinson (Ireland) 

AR2: Keane Davison (Ireland)

TMO: Leo Colgan (Ireland)

308 : Leinster v Ulster wrap

1 January 2024 – Jason Jenkins of Leinster in a maul during the United Rugby Championship match between Leinster and Ulster at RDS Arena in Dublin. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile
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🏉 Homework done

🏉 Quick reply

🏉 Another “Nicked” try

🏉 Missed chances

🏉 Hanging on

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FULL TIME TAKES

Conor Cronin

Ulster exploited our D in the first 20 and that was very significant.

A game like this shouldn’t be decided by an interpretation of the laws, or lack thereof, but I really feel it was today, players on or off their feet, when use it is called or not, whether or not a tackler is held, they are big moments and weren’t decided by the players.

That said, the wrong pass at the wrong time at the end, not looking for the drop goal, there are problems to be fixed

Rich Mifsud

Well can’t say we didn’t deserve that tbh and the stupid fucking ending simply drew a line under that performance. Fair fucks to Ulster putting in a huge shift on D but our game management and decision making left a lot to be desired.

All the right decision making and game management in similar conditions at LAR went to rat shit (admittedly with different personnel)

To be honest I actually expected more of these types of performances given the changes in systems brought in by Nienaber. Not to have seen more is to our credit

Kevin Kelehan

Fair play to Ulster closing it out, they took the squad rotation handicap perfectly, James Ryan’s absence once again fatal for Leinster in a tight game

Sean Michaels

Ulster showed greater desire in awful conditions. Thought some of our decision making on field was questionable. We seemed intent on giving possession away with some poor box kicking, and kicking out of hand, when it seemed more logical to keep it tight and build momentum. Unfortunately, whilst Mr Murphy was not too kind to Leinster he was not the reason we lost. Apart from the LR game I think we have been generally poor and have had a couple of fortunate results which has tended to paper over the cracks

Cian Ormond

Beaten by the better team, no complaints there. The chances to win were available and they were missed. Still top of the table though, the clash with Benetton is more interesting now.

Colin McConaghie (Ulster fan)

Brilliant! Loved every minute 😁 we really exploited the space out wide and Billy Burns was absolutely superb

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ROUND 9

BENETTON 36-14 ZEBRE

EDINBURGH 19-14 GLASGOW WARRIORS

STORMERS 16-15 SHARKS

CONNACHT 22-9 MUNSTER

OSPREYS 27-21 CARDIFF

DRAGONS 13-12 SCARLETS

LEINSTER 21-22 ULSTER

ROUND 8

SAT JAN 6

SHARKS V LIONS

ROUND 9

SAT JAN 27

BULLS V LIONS

ROUND 10

FRI FEB 16

SCARLETS V MUNSTER

ZEBRE V EDINBURGH

SAT FEB 17

LIONS V BULLS

LEINSTER V BENETTON

SHARKS V STORMERS

CARDIFF V CONNACHT

GLASGOW WARRIORS V DRAGONS

SUN FEB 18

OSPREYS V ULSTER

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307 : #LEIvULS preview

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Leinster : 15. Jimmy O’Brien 14. Tommy O’Brien 13. Liam Turner 12. Robbie Henshaw 11. Rob Russell 10. Sam Prendergast 9. Jamison Gibson-Park

1. Cian Healy 2. Dan Sheehan 3. Thomas Clarkson 4. Jason Jenkins 5. James Ryan (c) 6. Ryan Baird 7. Will Connors 8. Caelan Doris

16. Lee Barron 17. Jack Boyle 18. Michael Ala’alatoa 19. Joe McCarthy 20. Jack Conan 21. Luke McGrath 22. Harry Byrne 23. Josh van der Flier 

Ulster : 15 Will Addison 14 Rob Baloucoune 13 Luke Marshall 12 Stuart McCloskey 11 Jacob Stockdale 10 Billy Burns 9John Cooney

1 Steven Kitshoff 2 Rob Herring 3 Tom O’Toole 4 Kieran Treadwell 5 Iain Henderson 6 Matty Rea 7 Sean Reffell 8 Nick Timoney.

16 Tom Stewart 17 Andy Warwick 18 Scott Wilson 19 Alan O’Connor 20 Dave Ewers 21 Nathan Doak 22 Mike Lowry 23 Jude Postlethwaite

BKT United Rugby Championship 23/24 Round 9

Monday, January 1, 2024

KO 5:15pm RDS Arena

Live on: RTÉ2, Premier Sports 1, URC.tv

Referee: Frank Murphy (IRFU)

AR 1: Eoghan Cross (IRFU)

AR 2: Tomas O’Sullivan (IRFU)

TMO: Joy Neville (IRFU)

239 : Leinster v Ulster wrap

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FULL TIME TAKES

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Paul Smith A game for the forwards and the Leinster pack delivered in spades. It was never going to be a day for free flowing rugby and their dominance in both attack and defence was the winning of the match this evening. Ryan, Baird, and Conan were outstanding and also a mention for Ross Byrne who played some smart rugby and took his points well. Have to be happy to take the win in a game that always had the potential to be a banana skin.

Andrew Potts A wet game but not inspiring. They were good enough for Ulster but it was very low key result.

South Wales Ulster Rugby Supporters Club Leinster deserved the win on the day, but Ulster Rugby didn’t make it easy. Without doubt, Stockdale’s huge kick, chase, collect to Burns & cross field kick for Hume’s try, was the best passage of play, in the whole game 🏉

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  5. Connacht bow out of Challenge Cup with comprehensive defeat to impressive Benetton – Independent.ie [John Fallon]

HCC ROUND OF 16 WRAP

ROUND OF 16 

LEI 16-6 EDI

SHA 50-35 MUN

STO 32-28 HAR

LEI 30-15 ULS

LAR 29-26 GLO

EXE* 33-33 MON [aet]

TLS 33-9 BUL

SAR 35-20 OSP

QUARTERFINALS

FRI MAR 7

LEIN V LEIC

SAT MAR 8

TLS V SHA

EXE V STO

LAR V SAR

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238 : Harpin Preview Show – #LEIvULS

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Leinster : 15. Hugo Keenan 14. Jordan Larmour 13. Jimmy O’Brien 12. Robbie Henshaw 11. James Lowe 10. Ross Byrne 9. Jamison Gibson-Park

1. Andrew Porter 2. Dan Sheehan 3. Tadhg Furlong 4. Ross Molony 5. James Ryan CAPTAIN 6. Ryan Baird 7. Josh van der Flier 8. Jack Conan

16. John McKee 17. Cian Healy 18. Michael Ala’alatoa 19. Jason Jenkins 20. Scott Penny 21. Luke McGrath 22. Harry Byrne 23. Ciarán Frawley

Ulster : 15 Michael Lowry 14 Rob Baloucoune 13 James Hume 12 Stuart McCloskey 11 Jacob Stockdale 10 Billy Burns 9 Nathan Doak

1 Rory Sutherland 2 Rob Herring 3 Tom O’Toole 4 Alan O’Connor (Captain) 5 Kieran Treadwell 6 Dave McCann 7 Nick Timoney 8 Duane Vermeulen

16 Tom Stewart 17 Eric O’Sullivan 18 Jeffery Toomaga-Allen 19 Harry Sheridan 20 Marcus Rea 21 John Cooney 22 Stewart Moore 23 Ben Moxham

Heineken Champions Cup 2022/23

Round of 16

Sat Apr 1 KO 5:30pm

Aviva Stadium, Dublin

Referee: Luke Pearce (ENG)

AR 1: Dan Jones (ENG)

AR 2: Jamie Leahy (ENG)

TMO: Andrew Jackson (ENG)

Live on: RTÉ2, BT Sport 4

194 : Opposition view – Ulster

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Pod 172 : Ulster v Leinster wrap

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FRONT FIVE ARTICLES

Ireland and Connacht centre Bundee Aki suspended for eight games (talkingrugbyunion.co.uk) [Frank Nickson]

Worcester facing exodus of players and staff after failing to pay salaries | The Independent [PA News Agency]

Crowley impresses at 10 as Emerging Ireland hammer the Griquas · The42 [Morgan Piek]

Connacht remain pointless in United Rugby Championship following defeat in South Africa – Independent.ie [John Fallon]

MKRowntree’s delight tempered by Munster’s failure to reach bonus territory (irishexaminer.com) [Simon Lewis]

FULL TIME TAKES

Conor Cronin

Is it terrible of me to be disappointed at being out scored in the second half?

Away from home that’s a good win, particularly against a decent Ulster side. Strong first half, dirty conditions spoiled it a bit, but happy out at that result.

Gav Heg

(reply to Conor Cronin) indeed but that’s the standards we set. A win up north at this stage is good. They’ve a good squad. But I am a little disappointed how they came back and got a point.

Richard Collumb

Good win tonight in tough conditions. Jenkins was very good again & looks like a great acquisition (about time we got someone coming up from Limerick). Seemed to switch off in second half a bit but Ngatai covering tackle was significant in the overall score.

Chris McDonnell

McGrath was very poor with the ball. (he can defend in fairness) brace was ulsters best player and james ryan on that form is behind moloney, jenkins, baird and joe mccarthy. He needs to get his act together.

Andrew Potts

Did well to get out of Belfast with that one. A little loss of focus, the ref went a little off and a big slice of luck with the non try.

Choke tackle from Sexton to secure the points.

Some shift from both sets of players.

Martin Loughrey

A good win away to a tough opponent on a dirty night. Score gap possibly would have been bigger had Leinster not switched off in the 2nd half. That said, Ulster were well up for it though, and the conditions made it a bit of a lottery. Their maul has become quite the weapon. Ngatai’s tackle on Aaron Sexton was pure gold and probably saved us the match. All in all, happy to have that match done and dusted with 4 points in the bag.

Neil ‘Keego’ Keegan

Even in the storm

When you come at the kings, best not miss!

Sean Michaels

Literally a game of two halves with Leinster owning the first and Ulster the second, albeit with the assistance of some questionable decisions by the referee. From a Leinster perspective they will be disappointed in several aspects of their game particularly with how they dealt with the Ulster maul. Jenkins seems the real deal and a extremely good acquisition. All in all a very good win in atrocious conditions

URC ROUND 3 WRAP

Round 3

FRI SEP 30

BUL 28-14 CON

ULS 13-20 LEI

CAR 18-31 LIO

SAT OCT 1

STO 34-18 EDI

OSP 32-17 GLA

MUN 21-5 ZEB

BEN 34-23 SCA

DRA 19-20 SHA

Round 4

FRI OCT 7

EDI V LIO

CON V MUN

SAT OCT 8

ZEB V STO

LEI V SHA

SCA V CAR

ULS V OSP

GLA V BUL

SUN OCT 9

BEN V DRA

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171 : #ULSvLEI preview

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LEINSTER : 15. Jimmy O’Brien 14. Jordan Larmour 13. Garry Ringrose > CAPTAIN 12. Robbie Henshaw 11. Dave Kearney 10. Ross Byrne 9. Luke McGrath

1. Andrew Porter 2. Dan Sheehan 3. Michael Ala’alatoa 4. Ross Molony 5. Jason Jenkins 6. Ryan Baird 7. Josh van der Flier 8. Jack Conan

16. Rónan Kelleher 17. Ed Byrne 18. Vakhtang Abdaladze 19. James Ryan 20. Will Connors 21. Nick McCarthy 22. Johnny Sexton 23. Charlie Ngatai.

Ulster : 15 Michael Lowry 14  Aaron Sexton 13 Luke Marshall 12 Stuart McCloskey 11 Jacob Stockdale 10 Billy Burns 9 John Cooney

1 Andy Warwick 2 Rob Herring 3 Tom O’Toole 4 Alan O’Connor > Captain 5 Kieran Treadwell 6 Matty Rea 7 Marcus Rea 8 Nick Timoney.

16 John Andrew 17 Eric O’Sullivan 18 Marty Moore 19 Sam Carter 20 Greg Jones 21 David Shanahan 22 Angus Curtis 23 Ben Moxham.

BKT United Rugby Championship 2022/23 – Round 3

Friday, September 30, 2022

KO 7:35pm (Irish time)

Kingspan Stadium

Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)

AR 1: Eoghan Cross (IRFU) 

AR 2: Andrew Cole (IRFU)

TMO: Brian MacNeice (IRFU)

TV: BBC2 NI, RTÉ2, Premier Sports 1, SuperSport, Discovery+, URC.tv