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RD Pro12: Ulster - Benetton Treviso (07-10-2011, 19:05)
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<blockquote data-quote="TRF_Ezequiel" data-source="post: 456314" data-attributes="member: 42683"><div style="text-align: center"> <img src="http://www.therugbyforum.com/TeamBadgesAndLogos/TRF%20Style/TeamBadgesAndLogos/Magners%20League/rdpro12.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></div> <div style="text-align: center"><strong><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: blue">Ravenhill, Belfast (07-10-2011, 19:05)</span></span></strong></div> <div style="text-align: center"></div> <div style="text-align: center"><img src="http://www.therugbyforum.com/TeamBadgesAndLogos/TRF%20Style/TeamBadgesAndLogos/Magners League/Ulster.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://www.therugbyforum.com/TeamBadgesAndLogos/TRF%20Style/TeamBadgesAndLogos/Versus_RD_Pro12.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://www.therugbyforum.com/TeamBadgesAndLogos/TRF%20Style/TeamBadgesAndLogos/Magners League/Benetton.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></div> <div style="text-align: center">Referee: Stefano Penne (FIR, 6th competition game)</div> <div style="text-align: center">Assistant Referees: Olly Hodges, Dave O'Brien (both IRFU)</div> <div style="text-align: center">Citing Commissioner: Peter Ferguson (IRFU)</div> <div style="text-align: center">TMO: Marshall Kilgore (IRFU)</div> <div style="text-align: center"></div><p></p><p>Ulstercoach Brian McLaughlin says winning the battle of the breakdown will be key to preserving his side's unbeaten record against Treviso in the RaboDirect PRO12.</p><p>The teams head into Friday night's clash in contrasting form with Ulster having suffered two defeats in six days on Welsh soil to the Ospreys and the Dragons.</p><p></p><p>Meanwhile the Italians have racked up back-to-back victories over Glasgow and Scarlets and are seeking to record three successive victories in the RaboDirect PRO12 for the first time ever.</p><p></p><p>However, Treviso have lost all six of their previous matches against Ulster and have won just one of their last six encounters against Irish opposition.</p><p></p><p>Ulster's hand is significantly strengthened by the return to action of Ian Humphreys, Darren Cave and Jared Payne in their backline and they boast a formidable home record which stands at nine successive victories at Ravenhill.</p><p></p><p>"We will have to be bang on with our physicality against Treviso who have come off the back of two wins," said McLaughlin.</p><p></p><p>"They are exceptionally physical at the breakdown and if we don't front up and perform at our best in that area they will cause us problems.</p><p></p><p>"We have to get better in that area and improve our physicality around the ruck, but it has not been too bad.</p><p></p><p>"The game on Friday night against the Dragons, we did not get turned over at the breakdown once although they did slow us down. If you look at the breakdown, we had five poached balls</p><p></p><p>"On Friday night, we had 14 players out from our full squad who are at the World Cup or who are unavailable through injury."</p><p></p><p>In the pack, hookerAndi Kyriacou and lock Tim Barker come into the starting XV while Mike McComish makes his full Ulster debut at openside.</p><p></p><p>Meanwhile, Treviso coach Franco Smith opts to alter a winning formula to take account of players returning from injury and the Azzurri's unsuccessful World Cup campaign.</p><p></p><p>Tobias Botes makes his first start of the season at scrum-half while tighthead Lorenzo Cittadini, lock Valerio Bernabò and flanker Benjamin Vermaak all start.</p><p></p><p>(Official RD Pro12 website)</p><p></p><p>[TABLE="class: grid"] </p><p>[TR][TD]<span style="color: red"> <strong>Ulster</strong> </span>[/TD][TD] [/TD][TD]<span style="color: green"> <strong>Benetton</strong> </span>[/TD][/TR]</p><p>[TR][TD] Jared Payne [/TD][TD] 15 [/TD][TD] Ludovico Nitoglia [/TD][/TR]</p><p>[TR][TD] Craig Gilroy [/TD][TD] 14 [/TD][TD] Tommaso Iannone [/TD][/TR]</p><p>[TR][TD] Darren Cave [/TD][TD] 13 [/TD][TD] Ezio Galon [/TD][/TR]</p><p>[TR][TD] Nevin Spence [/TD][TD] 12 [/TD][TD] Luca Morisi [/TD][/TR]</p><p>[TR][TD] Ian Whitten [/TD][TD] 11 [/TD][TD] Brendan Williams [/TD][/TR]</p><p>[TR][TD] Ian Humphreys [/TD][TD] 10 [/TD][TD] Kris Burton [/TD][/TR]</p><p>[TR][TD] Paul Marshall [/TD][TD] 9 [/TD][TD] Tobias Botes [/TD][/TR]</p><p>[TR][TD] Declan Fitzpatrick [/TD][TD] 1 [/TD][TD] Michele Rizzo [/TD][/TR]</p><p>[TR][TD] Andy Kyriacou [/TD][TD] 2 [/TD][TD] Enrico Ceccato [/TD][/TR]</p><p>[TR][TD] Jerry Cronin [/TD][TD] 3 [/TD][TD] Lorenzo Cittadini [/TD][/TR]</p><p>[TR][TD] Tim Barker [/TD][TD] 4 [/TD][TD] Antonio Pavanello [/TD][/TR]</p><p>[TR][TD] Dan Tuohy [/TD][TD] 5 [/TD][TD] Valerio Bernabo' [/TD][/TR]</p><p>[TR][TD] Pedrie Wannenburg [/TD][TD] 6 [/TD][TD] Francesco Minto [/TD][/TR]</p><p>[TR][TD] Mike McComish [/TD][TD] 7 [/TD][TD] Benjamin Vermaak [/TD][/TR]</p><p>[TR][TD] Chris Henry [/TD][TD] 8 [/TD][TD] Marco Filippucci [/TD][/TR]</p><p>[TR][TD] [/TD][TD] [/TD][TD] [/TD][/TR]</p><p>[TR][TD] Nigel Brady [/TD][TD] 16 [/TD][TD] Diego Vidal [/TD][/TR]</p><p>[TR][TD] Kyle McCall [/TD][TD] 17 [/TD][TD] Matteo Muccignat [/TD][/TR]</p><p>[TR][TD] Adam Macklin [/TD][TD] 18 [/TD][TD] Carlo Fazzari [/TD][/TR]</p><p>[TR][TD] Lewis Stevenson [/TD][TD] 19 [/TD][TD] Gonzalo Padro' [/TD][/TR]</p><p>[TR][TD] Robbie Diack [/TD][TD] 20 [/TD][TD] Manoa Vosawai [/TD][/TR]</p><p>[TR][TD] Ian Porter [/TD][TD] 21 [/TD][TD] Willem de Waal [/TD][/TR]</p><p>[TR][TD] Paddy Jackson [/TD][TD] 22 [/TD][TD] Alberto Sgarbi [/TD][/TR]</p><p>[TR][TD] Adam D'Arcy [/TD][TD] 23 [/TD][TD] Alberto Chillon [/TD][/TR]</p><p>[/TABLE]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TRF_Ezequiel, post: 456314, member: 42683"] [CENTER] [IMG]http://www.therugbyforum.com/TeamBadgesAndLogos/TRF%20Style/TeamBadgesAndLogos/Magners%20League/rdpro12.png[/IMG] [B][SIZE=5][COLOR=blue]Ravenhill, Belfast (07-10-2011, 19:05)[/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] [IMG]http://www.therugbyforum.com/TeamBadgesAndLogos/TRF%20Style/TeamBadgesAndLogos/Magners League/Ulster.png[/IMG][IMG]http://www.therugbyforum.com/TeamBadgesAndLogos/TRF%20Style/TeamBadgesAndLogos/Versus_RD_Pro12.png[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.therugbyforum.com/TeamBadgesAndLogos/TRF%20Style/TeamBadgesAndLogos/Magners League/Benetton.png[/IMG] Referee: Stefano Penne (FIR, 6th competition game) Assistant Referees: Olly Hodges, Dave O'Brien (both IRFU) Citing Commissioner: Peter Ferguson (IRFU) TMO: Marshall Kilgore (IRFU) [/CENTER] Ulstercoach Brian McLaughlin says winning the battle of the breakdown will be key to preserving his side's unbeaten record against Treviso in the RaboDirect PRO12. The teams head into Friday night's clash in contrasting form with Ulster having suffered two defeats in six days on Welsh soil to the Ospreys and the Dragons. Meanwhile the Italians have racked up back-to-back victories over Glasgow and Scarlets and are seeking to record three successive victories in the RaboDirect PRO12 for the first time ever. However, Treviso have lost all six of their previous matches against Ulster and have won just one of their last six encounters against Irish opposition. Ulster's hand is significantly strengthened by the return to action of Ian Humphreys, Darren Cave and Jared Payne in their backline and they boast a formidable home record which stands at nine successive victories at Ravenhill. "We will have to be bang on with our physicality against Treviso who have come off the back of two wins," said McLaughlin. "They are exceptionally physical at the breakdown and if we don't front up and perform at our best in that area they will cause us problems. "We have to get better in that area and improve our physicality around the ruck, but it has not been too bad. "The game on Friday night against the Dragons, we did not get turned over at the breakdown once although they did slow us down. If you look at the breakdown, we had five poached balls "On Friday night, we had 14 players out from our full squad who are at the World Cup or who are unavailable through injury." In the pack, hookerAndi Kyriacou and lock Tim Barker come into the starting XV while Mike McComish makes his full Ulster debut at openside. Meanwhile, Treviso coach Franco Smith opts to alter a winning formula to take account of players returning from injury and the Azzurri's unsuccessful World Cup campaign. Tobias Botes makes his first start of the season at scrum-half while tighthead Lorenzo Cittadini, lock Valerio Bernabò and flanker Benjamin Vermaak all start. (Official RD Pro12 website) [TABLE="class: grid"] [TR][TD][color=red] [B]Ulster[/B] [/color][/TD][TD] [/TD][TD][color=green] [B]Benetton[/B] [/color][/TD][/TR] [TR][TD] Jared Payne [/TD][TD] 15 [/TD][TD] Ludovico Nitoglia [/TD][/TR] [TR][TD] Craig Gilroy [/TD][TD] 14 [/TD][TD] Tommaso Iannone [/TD][/TR] [TR][TD] Darren Cave [/TD][TD] 13 [/TD][TD] Ezio Galon [/TD][/TR] [TR][TD] Nevin Spence [/TD][TD] 12 [/TD][TD] Luca Morisi [/TD][/TR] [TR][TD] Ian Whitten [/TD][TD] 11 [/TD][TD] Brendan Williams [/TD][/TR] [TR][TD] Ian Humphreys [/TD][TD] 10 [/TD][TD] Kris Burton [/TD][/TR] [TR][TD] Paul Marshall [/TD][TD] 9 [/TD][TD] Tobias Botes [/TD][/TR] [TR][TD] Declan Fitzpatrick [/TD][TD] 1 [/TD][TD] Michele Rizzo [/TD][/TR] [TR][TD] Andy Kyriacou [/TD][TD] 2 [/TD][TD] Enrico Ceccato [/TD][/TR] [TR][TD] Jerry Cronin [/TD][TD] 3 [/TD][TD] Lorenzo Cittadini [/TD][/TR] [TR][TD] Tim Barker [/TD][TD] 4 [/TD][TD] Antonio Pavanello [/TD][/TR] [TR][TD] Dan Tuohy [/TD][TD] 5 [/TD][TD] Valerio Bernabo' [/TD][/TR] [TR][TD] Pedrie Wannenburg [/TD][TD] 6 [/TD][TD] Francesco Minto [/TD][/TR] [TR][TD] Mike McComish [/TD][TD] 7 [/TD][TD] Benjamin Vermaak [/TD][/TR] [TR][TD] Chris Henry [/TD][TD] 8 [/TD][TD] Marco Filippucci [/TD][/TR] [TR][TD] [/TD][TD] [/TD][TD] [/TD][/TR] [TR][TD] Nigel Brady [/TD][TD] 16 [/TD][TD] Diego Vidal [/TD][/TR] [TR][TD] Kyle McCall [/TD][TD] 17 [/TD][TD] Matteo Muccignat [/TD][/TR] [TR][TD] Adam Macklin [/TD][TD] 18 [/TD][TD] Carlo Fazzari [/TD][/TR] [TR][TD] Lewis Stevenson [/TD][TD] 19 [/TD][TD] Gonzalo Padro' [/TD][/TR] [TR][TD] Robbie Diack [/TD][TD] 20 [/TD][TD] Manoa Vosawai [/TD][/TR] [TR][TD] Ian Porter [/TD][TD] 21 [/TD][TD] Willem de Waal [/TD][/TR] [TR][TD] Paddy Jackson [/TD][TD] 22 [/TD][TD] Alberto Sgarbi [/TD][/TR] [TR][TD] Adam D'Arcy [/TD][TD] 23 [/TD][TD] Alberto Chillon [/TD][/TR] [/TABLE] [/QUOTE]
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