RaboDirect Pro12: Round 11/12

[Amiga500]

Leinster back to something approaching full strength at last. Kearney, Fitzgerald and O'Driscoll start. Nacewa and Strauss may be back next week.

That's a damn good side snoop....Things appear to be looking up

Engine room is still powered by an old single cylinder lister engine though... which sounds like its about conk out at any time!

 

[UlsterRugby2012]

It's round 13 isn't it? Need a new thread.

Nevertheless, Ulster team v Scarlets.

Ulster XV & replacements to face Llanelli Scarlets, RaboDirect PRO12, Ravenhill, Friday 4th January 2013 Kick Off 19:05:
(15-9): A D'Arcy, A Trimble, D Cave, L Marshall, C Gilroy; P Jackson, R Pienaar;
(1-8): T Court, R Herring, A Macklin, L Stevenson, D Tuohy, R Diack, C Henry c, N Williams;
Replacements (16-23): N Annett, C Black, J Afoa, N McComb, R Wilson, M Heaney, P Wallace, R Andrew.

Are Iain Henderson, Rory Best & Jared Payne injured? Or just being rested?

Interesting to see Macklin start, aswell as Touhy since he was injured 3 weeks ago. Glad to see Marshall start.
Should be a fairly routine win, 34-17 to Ulster

 

[coonor]

Engine room is still powered by an old single cylinder lister engine though... which sounds like its about conk out at any time!

That is a very good point, and one of the reasons why I can't see Leinster progressing as far this year. Second row, centres and back three have been areas of weaknesses this year and it shows in our performances; poor lineout, few tries and poor defence out wide.

However if Cullen (as poor as I think he currently is), Toner and Browne can hit form we may be able to cope. The whole pack's performance in France was very good.

It's round 13 isn't it? Need a new thread.

Nevertheless, Ulster team v Scarlets.

Ulster XV & replacements to face Llanelli Scarlets, RaboDirect PRO12, Ravenhill, Friday 4th January 2013 Kick Off 19:05:
(15-9): A D'Arcy, A Trimble, D Cave, L Marshall, C Gilroy; P Jackson, R Pienaar;
(1-8): T Court, R Herring, A Macklin, L Stevenson, D Tuohy, R Diack, C Henry c, N Williams;
Replacements (16-23): N Annett, C Black, J Afoa, N McComb, R Wilson, M Heaney, P Wallace, R Andrew.

Are Iain Henderson, Rory Best & Jared Payne injured? Or just being rested?

Interesting to see Macklin start, aswell as Touhy since he was injured 3 weeks ago. Glad to see Marshall start.
Should be a fairly routine win, 34-17 to Ulster

Good Ulster team, nice to see Macklin there to keep Afoa fit (Its been a bit of a nightmare season for Fitzpatrick following a good summer). In contrast to Leinster, this is one hell of a powerful engine room. In fact the second row and back row are both serious units.

In the backs its a big game for Pienaar and Jackson, both of whom were below par last week especially for their standards. Nice to see D'Arcy getting an opportunity, he will be disappointed with this season but he's a talented guy and great to have in the squad.