The Ulster Thread

[Amiga500]

Was it bad tonight? Just saw the result and know Cooney kicked winner. Seen comments on ref too

Desperately poor.

While we somehow managed to have lots of possession, the breakdown work was often weak and ineffectual, leading to slow ball - not helped by Doak's rather ponderous style.

Then any backplay was static, consistently exhibiting poor passing and lateral.

Without the ball, our defending was for the most part, soft, narrow and with little line speed.


Not a great mix really.

 

[munstermuffin]

Desperately poor.

While we somehow managed to have lots of possession, the breakdown work was often weak and ineffectual, leading to slow ball - not helped by Doak's rather ponderous style.

Then any backplay was static, consistently exhibiting poor passing and lateral.

Without the ball, our defending was for the most part, soft, narrow and with little line speed.


Not a great mix really.

Doak is a player that seems to have regressed this last year. And he does have the tools.
Ulster hopefully do sort it in the off-season as they are needed.

 

[Amiga500]

I see stu Lancaster is out of Paris.

Any chance the IRFU get him back and send him up here? Not to coach the professional setup - at least initially - but to sort out the grassroots. Pretty please!

 

[big ginger 8]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ir...s-join-ulster-academy-for-2025-26-season/amp/
Glad Azitol-King got picked up somewhere.

 

[Amiga500]

That's us confined to being last of the provinces for a few years you'd imagine.

 

[irisht]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ir...s-join-ulster-academy-for-2025-26-season/amp/
Glad Azitol-King got picked up somewhere.

so 4 leinster lads in the ulster academy


Year 1:
Forwards:
Connor Magee (Hooker)
Tom McAllister (Prop)
Flynn Longstaff (Prop)
Backs:
Daniel Green (Fly-Half)
Josh Gibson (Wing/ Full-Back)

Year 2:
Forwards:
Bryn Ward (Back Row)
James McKillop (Back Row)
Backs:
Clark Logan (Scrum-Half)
Sam Berman (Centre)
Jonathan Scott (Centre)
Wilhelm De Klerk (Centre)

Year 3:
Forwards:
Jacob Boyd (Prop)
Henry Walker (Hooker)
Josh Stevens (Back Row)
Tom Brigg (Back Row)
Backs:
Ethan Graham (Wing/ Full-Back)
Lukas Kenny (Wing)
Aitzol Arenzana-King (Wing)

 

[big ginger 8]

Tom Stewart has signed a new contract up until summer 2028.

 

[Amiga500]

Signed a youngster from the Hairy Queens; Jamie Benson.

Any of said hairy queens here? He any good?

 

[Groundhog]

Signed a youngster from the Hairy Queens; Jamie Benson.

Any of said hairy queens here? He any good?

Munster were in for him too and I’m a bit peeved we didn’t get him to be honest. Clearly backs himself to be #1 at Ulster or he’d have stayed put I’d imagine. Quins seem aggrieved to lose him.

 

[Amiga500]

Wonder what Jack Murphy makes of all that... difficult over the dinner table.

Probably a lesson as to why where father really shouldn't be coach/manager of son in a professional sport.

A brutal environment.

 

[Not Mike Brown's Sock]

He's class. Big loss for Quins.

Imagine he'll go well in Belfast. Better than Murphy and most defo Flannery.

 

[Groundhog]

Wonder what Jack Murphy makes of all that... difficult over the dinner table.

Probably a lesson as to why where father really shouldn't be coach/manager of son in a professional sport.

A brutal environment.

Surely Humphreys Jr out of a job too! Wonder if his dad was involved in getting the deal done.

 

[Amiga500]

Good point!

 

[BPM]

He's class. Big loss for Quins.

Imagine he'll go well in Belfast. Better than Murphy and most defo Flannery.

100%. I’m gutted to lose him and I think he’ll do well at Ulster.

 

[big ginger 8]

McCloskey signs a new one year deal with Ulster will take him up to the end of the 2028 season.

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

McCloskey signs a new one year deal with Ulster will take him up to the end of the 2028 season.

Wasn't even out of contract.

The mask is slipping very quickly David

 

[Amiga500]

Wonder was the thinking that French teams would be more likely to offer him a big 2 year at end of next season if he goes well in 6N again - and IRFU reluctant to match it and would lose him.
But its unlikely too many will offer a big multi-year deal at summer 2028. So a few quid spent now keeps him for another year or two at less cost.

[I do have to admit, was surprised the renewal came up.]

 

[Amiga500]

That's us confined to being last of the provinces for a few years you'd imagine.

First of the seasons has us last... would expect Stuart Lancaster to make more improvement over the close season too.

Maybe Munster's issues will affect them, but they've that intangible quality we oh-so-often lack - a bit of dog to stay in the fight.

 

[big ginger 8]

Joe Schmidt spending a month with Ulster in preseason. Good move to get an outside set of eyes, although I wonder how many are left that wouldn't be big fans of him up there!

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Joe Schmidt spending a month with Ulster in preseason. Good move to get an outside set of eyes, although I wonder how many are left that wouldn't be big fans of him up there!

Scumbags on twitter are raging because he's not strictly staying in NZ for his family. One month, allows him to see his family in Dublin, probably would have been in the country for the time regardless.

Some horrible ***** out there

 

[munstermuffin]

Scumbags on twitter are raging because he's not strictly staying in NZ for his family. One month, allows him to see his family in Dublin, probably would have been in the country for the time regardless.

Some horrible ***** out there

He isn't coming for a bit and it 12months hybrid with 1 month intensive on site.
People forget alot of his family are actually based in Dublin.