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<blockquote data-quote="collace" data-source="post: 1002286" data-attributes="member: 70762"><p>Difficult to see how Ulster get a win in this one. McFarland talked about a 'punchers chance' and that's probably how I'm feeling about it. I probably would have felt more confident pre-lockdown when we had decent momentum but have looked slugglish since the return. Yes, we had a good second half on Saturday but Leinster won't give it away the way Edinburgh did.</p><p></p><p>I don't think we can underestimate how much we miss Henderson in the pack, also missing Addison a lot who offers a huge amount of creativity from 15.</p><p></p><p>In terms of the team, the two young props did well to hold their own on Saturday with Moore and McGrath coming on with a point to prove. I'd be tempted to stick with it. The rest of the pack picks itself with potentially Reidy coming in for Rea. In saying that, Jordi hasn't exactly been pulling up trees but would still expect him to start. Cooney hasn't been in the best of form since his return but still starts for me - Alby off the bench is a great option. Think we need to move Stockdale back to the wing. Ludik has been one of my favourite players for a few years now and is as solid as they come but doesn't offer a massive attacking threat and struggles against really quick players. I'd go for Stockdale, Lyttle and Lowry as the back three - concerns around the defence but offer a much better attacking threat and, let's be honest, the only way we are winning this is if we go after it - Leinster are going to win an arm wrestle every day of the week (ask Munster).</p><p></p><p>My team:</p><p>1. O'Sullivan</p><p>2. Herring</p><p>3. O'Toole</p><p>4. Treadwell</p><p>5. O'Connor</p><p>6. Reidy</p><p>7. Murphy</p><p>8. Coetzee</p><p>9. Cooney</p><p>10. Burns</p><p>11. Stockdale</p><p>12. McCloskey</p><p>13. Hume</p><p>14. Lyttle</p><p>15. Lowry</p><p></p><p>16. McBurney</p><p>17. McGrath</p><p>18. Moore</p><p>19. O'Connor</p><p>20. Rea</p><p>21. Mathewson</p><p>22. Madigan</p><p>23. Ludik</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="collace, post: 1002286, member: 70762"] Difficult to see how Ulster get a win in this one. McFarland talked about a 'punchers chance' and that's probably how I'm feeling about it. I probably would have felt more confident pre-lockdown when we had decent momentum but have looked slugglish since the return. Yes, we had a good second half on Saturday but Leinster won't give it away the way Edinburgh did. I don't think we can underestimate how much we miss Henderson in the pack, also missing Addison a lot who offers a huge amount of creativity from 15. In terms of the team, the two young props did well to hold their own on Saturday with Moore and McGrath coming on with a point to prove. I'd be tempted to stick with it. The rest of the pack picks itself with potentially Reidy coming in for Rea. In saying that, Jordi hasn't exactly been pulling up trees but would still expect him to start. Cooney hasn't been in the best of form since his return but still starts for me - Alby off the bench is a great option. Think we need to move Stockdale back to the wing. Ludik has been one of my favourite players for a few years now and is as solid as they come but doesn't offer a massive attacking threat and struggles against really quick players. I'd go for Stockdale, Lyttle and Lowry as the back three - concerns around the defence but offer a much better attacking threat and, let's be honest, the only way we are winning this is if we go after it - Leinster are going to win an arm wrestle every day of the week (ask Munster). My team: 1. O'Sullivan 2. Herring 3. O'Toole 4. Treadwell 5. O'Connor 6. Reidy 7. Murphy 8. Coetzee 9. Cooney 10. Burns 11. Stockdale 12. McCloskey 13. Hume 14. Lyttle 15. Lowry 16. McBurney 17. McGrath 18. Moore 19. O'Connor 20. Rea 21. Mathewson 22. Madigan 23. Ludik [/QUOTE]
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