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Heineken Cup Semi Final: Ulster vs Edinburgh - 28/04/12
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<blockquote data-quote="Peat" data-source="post: 498590" data-attributes="member: 42330"><p>Looked poor enough to me at the game. I'm not sure I'm a reliable witness though, my nerves were as tight as a drum, and you miss stuff there.</p><p></p><p>Commiserations to Edinburgh, things just went against them at every crucial moment, and they scared the crap out of me.</p><p></p><p>However, Ulster were as much their own enemy as Edinburgh ever were. I'm bloody pleased that Ulster managed to do what needed to be done, as clearly the pressure had got to them, and I kinda get the feeling that the effort needed for Munster made it their final. That was nowhere near our best - defence was pourous, counter-rucking poor, clinical touch missing... but there we go. We won. That's the main thing. Whether it was ugly just doesn't matter too much.</p><p></p><p>Whoever said we missed Henry was spot on. Although I called that before hand.</p><p></p><p>Laidlaw's a useful wee *******.</p><p></p><p>Snoopy - it did appear that you were criticising him. What I'd say, both in response to you and others, is there's still a bit of a difference between HC and International. At international level, Court is no great shakes. At HC/Rabble Pro, Court is dominant. Week in, week out, I expect parity from him and am not surprised when he starts to send the other guy backwards. Including at tighthead actually. I also expect - and get - a useful shift in the loose. Fitzpatrick likewise, I'm not sure I'd recommend him for Ireland, but when he steps onto a pitch for Ulster I more or less stop worrying about the scrum. It's a shame he's so injury prone, who knows where he'd be if he wasn't. He does his job. The props Ulster sent out today are tenuous as international standard players, but there's a very limited list of teams I'd fear in the scrum with them for Ulster.</p><p></p><p>Finally and most importantly... most Ulster fans I know wrote this season off in the HC when they saw the group. Now we're in the final. It doesn't matter how the deed was done. Whether we can win, well, lets see.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Peat, post: 498590, member: 42330"] Looked poor enough to me at the game. I'm not sure I'm a reliable witness though, my nerves were as tight as a drum, and you miss stuff there. Commiserations to Edinburgh, things just went against them at every crucial moment, and they scared the crap out of me. However, Ulster were as much their own enemy as Edinburgh ever were. I'm bloody pleased that Ulster managed to do what needed to be done, as clearly the pressure had got to them, and I kinda get the feeling that the effort needed for Munster made it their final. That was nowhere near our best - defence was pourous, counter-rucking poor, clinical touch missing... but there we go. We won. That's the main thing. Whether it was ugly just doesn't matter too much. Whoever said we missed Henry was spot on. Although I called that before hand. Laidlaw's a useful wee *******. Snoopy - it did appear that you were criticising him. What I'd say, both in response to you and others, is there's still a bit of a difference between HC and International. At international level, Court is no great shakes. At HC/Rabble Pro, Court is dominant. Week in, week out, I expect parity from him and am not surprised when he starts to send the other guy backwards. Including at tighthead actually. I also expect - and get - a useful shift in the loose. Fitzpatrick likewise, I'm not sure I'd recommend him for Ireland, but when he steps onto a pitch for Ulster I more or less stop worrying about the scrum. It's a shame he's so injury prone, who knows where he'd be if he wasn't. He does his job. The props Ulster sent out today are tenuous as international standard players, but there's a very limited list of teams I'd fear in the scrum with them for Ulster. Finally and most importantly... most Ulster fans I know wrote this season off in the HC when they saw the group. Now we're in the final. It doesn't matter how the deed was done. Whether we can win, well, lets see. [/QUOTE]
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