RD Pro 12: Ulster - Connacht (05-11-2011, 17:35)

[TRF_Olyy]

Ravenhill, Belfast (05-11-2011, 17:35)

Live on BBC NI/RTE​

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[IRFU]

Ruan Pienaar ruled out with a hamstring injury:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/15535985.stm

 

[IRFU]

(15-9): S Danielli; A Trimble, D Cave, P Wallace, C Gilroy; I Humphreys, P Marshall;
(1-8): T Court, R Best, J Afoa, J Muller (capt), D Tuohy, S Ferris, C Henry, P Wannenburg;
Replacements (16-23): A Kyriacou, P McAllister, A Macklin, L Stevenson, R Diack, I Porter, N Spence, A D'Arcy
Unavailable due to injury: Jared Payne (achilles), Luke Marshall (jaw), Jerry Cronin (neck), Declan Fitzpatrick (ankle), Ruan Pienaar (hamstring)

Pienaar is likely to be out for 4-6 weeks.

 

[snoopy snoopy dog dog]

Cave ahead of Spence is the right call. Spence is talented but he can't pass the ball. Cave's superios footballing ability has him way ahead of the younger player at the moment in my view.

15 Tiernan O'Halloran
14 Fetu'u Vainikolo
13 Gavin Duffy (C)
12 Dave McSharry
11 Brian Tuohy
10 Miah Nikora
09 Paul O'Donohoe
01 Brett Wilkinson
02 Adrian Flavin
03 Rodney Ah You
04 Michael Swift
05 Mike McCarthy
06 TJ Anderson
07 Eoghan Grace
08 George Naoupu

16 Ethienne Reynecke
17 Ronan Loughney
18 Dylan rogers
19 Dave Gannon
20 John Muldoon
21 Frank Murphy
22 Niall O'Connor
23 Matthew Jarvis

Connacht are throwing this game by the look of their team. Their flankers are **** poor, they've a debutant and a fullback in the centre, a winger at full back and AIL Division 2 standard halfbacks.

 

[Peat]

Connacht are throwing this game by the look of their team. Their flankers are **** poor, they've a debutant and a fullback in the centre, a winger at full back and AIL Division 2 standard halfbacks.

For which we can't thank them enough. We've been muck, the loss of Pienaar is enough to drive a man to drink, and I honestly don't think Connacht have had a better chance of breaking their Belfast hoodoo in ages - nor can I see a better chance arising too soon. I still think they might do it, but I feel a lot more optimistic for what I see. Providing the scrum doesn't wobble, we should have them up front, and from there...

 

[UlsterRugby]

Pack was much better, but thats to be expected considering the quality we have back. Still silly handling errors. Hope Ferris' injury isn't too serious!!!