URC 2023/2024 Round 8

[TRF_stormer2010]

Fri 22 Dec Glasgow v Edinburgh (7.35pm)

Fri 22 Dec Ulster v Connacht (7.35pm) Live on BBC Northern Ireland

Sat 23 Dec Zebre Parma v Benetton (1pm)

Sat 23 Dec Stormers v Bulls (5.15pm) Live on BBC Northern Ireland

Tue 26 Dec Cardiff v Dragons (3pm) Live on BBC Wales

Tue 26 Dec Scarlets v Ospreys (5.15pm) Live on S4C

Tue 26 Dec Munster v Leinster (7.35pm)

Sat 6 Jan Sharks v Lions (3pm)

 

[TRF_stormer2010]

I see we are carrying a lot of injury. Particularly at center. Gonna be tough beating an in form Bulls side even at home with half the squad injured.

 

[Seeker]

Glasgow > Edinburgh

We Are Warriors!

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Leinster by 85

 

[Seeker]

Final - Glasgow 22 Edinburgh 10

We Are Warriors!

 

[Seeker]

 

[munstermuffin]

Leinster by 85

We might keep it under 80

 

[Amiga500]

We might keep it under 80

Don't be gettin cocky now

 

[Amiga500]

Just about stagger over the line against Connacht. I'd reckon if Sean O'Brien hadn't got injured, we'd likely have got beat.

Jared Payne is a massive loss and our attacking play is turgid. Dunno how we managed to find a way to win last week - maybe Racing were travelling like French teams occasionally do... as in forgetting to get off the plane.

 

[saulan]

Over 40k in for today. Significantly better looking and decently full Cape Town stadium

 

[Welsh Exile]

Costelow back for Scarlets so Ioan Lloyd immediately pushed to 15. They should do what they did with Jac Morgan and let him leave. If I was Lloyd I’d be asking for some guarantees at 10.

 

[saulan]

He is lucky there. Didn’t actually wrap the arm around, so shouldn’t be mitigation.

 

[munstermuffin]

Just about stagger over the line against Connacht. I'd reckon if Sean O'Brien hadn't got injured, we'd likely have got beat.

Jared Payne is a massive loss and our attacking play is turgid. Dunno how we managed to find a way to win last week - maybe Racing were travelling like French teams occasionally do... as in forgetting to get off the plane.

Ulster never really get over Connacht easy. To win is a bonus in general. Ulsters biggest issue is consistency and also I think they don't know what their best team is at times. Like take 9. Cooney and Doak are superb players but different styles and I think they don't know which way to go

 

[TRF_stormer2010]

Didn't expect a win with our lineup and considering the Bulls' recent results but if we'd lost that one at the end I'd have felt robbed.

Deon Fourie my motm but Dayimani was awesome as well. Them, our locks, Libbok and Nel were all putting in good shifts. I'm not a fan of jldp at 12 but understand it's because of the amount of injuries we are carrying but the man put his body on the line for the jersey.

Very weird match. Three disallowed tries is strange although I do agree with two of them. Bulls very lucky to get away with only one yellow card. In this day and age that is two straight reds even if I feel one red and yellow for Gumede on the second would've been more sensible. Scrums were a lottery. TMO wanted to get his 15 minutes. Dragged the game out unnecessarily long.

Good to see CTS near full though! 19h00 makes so much more sense for a kick off than 15h00 in summer.

 

[Amiga500]

Ulster never really get over Connacht easy. To win is a bonus in general. Ulsters biggest issue is consistency and also I think they don't know what their best team is at times. Like take 9. Cooney and Doak are superb players but different styles and I think they don't know which way to go

I think Doak has regressed since he established himself.

Too slow and ponderous. Cooney gives the forwards a nice cadence of short ball to work on, they can time their runs easier. They don't get that with Doak - usually 'cos he's too busy trying to dictate to the referee.

 

[munstermuffin]

I think Doak has regressed since he established himself.

Too slow and ponderous. Cooney gives the forwards a nice cadence of short ball to work on, they can time their runs easier. They don't get that with Doak - usually 'cos he's too busy trying to dictate to the referee.

But is that partly due to gameplan?

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Donncha O’Callaghan moaning like a ******* ***** on RTE about RG Snyman before the game and cites Jack Dunne because he bet the **** out of Munster and should have been focused on instead…

That’s dumb asf.

 

[Groundhog]

Wet as in Limerick. Will probably hurt us more than them given the styles.of play.

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

We look massively up for this one. Strong start and up by three without really touching the ball.

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Is there a slower winger in rugby than Jordan Larmour. Genuinely reckon Jack Nowell would get him at the photo finish.

 

[pagliaccio_euforico]

Is there a slower winger in rugby than Jordan Larmour. Genuinely reckon Jack Nowell would get him at the photo finish.

yeah he just made a try saving tackle

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Casey lucky he’s 4”5. Dirty tackle.

 

[Cruz_del_Sur]

I love what Leinster is trying to do but i am not sure it's a smart way to approach the game. The weather is shite.

 

[pagliaccio_euforico]

HD cameras need a sports option so they can show how **** the weather is.

 

[Gavin]

That was really stupid by Casey

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

We really should have built a two or three score lead in that half. Dominating contact but wasteful as can be and letting Munster live off scraps.

Harry limping off isn’t great, but it’s the sort of weather that suits Frawley’s don’t attack just hoof it approach at 10.

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Take it on a day like that but it was tighter than needed.

I don’t think this winning ugly stuff it too much fun to watch but maybe it’ll stand to us, hoping for the return of Leinstertainment in the new year all the same.

 

[munstermuffin]

No complaints better team won on a day when more physicality was needed. Conditions were horrendous and unfortunately for us the loss of Killer and Barron hurt us big time as our 2 reserves had to go nearly full games.
Of the few positives for Munster I think Oli Jaeger was superb all day and Hodnett was excellent. Ahern is coming along very well too.
What hurt us big time was when game was going to melting pot we lost options for lineout and Ryan Baird entered for Leinster and was superb.

I do think Leinstertainment is gone and they are trying to develop a style similar to South Africa of it may look ugly but it is winning. And it may be what Leinster need to get over the line.

 

[Tooting Carmen]

Compared to the Dragons, Cardiff look like Saracens, and I am not just saying that due to yesterday's match either. Scarlets also seem to be undergoing a process of 'Dragonisation'.

 

[dullonien]

Compared to the Dragons, Cardiff look like Saracens, and I am not just saying that due to yesterday's match either. Scarlets also seem to be undergoing a process of 'Dragonisation'.

I honestly think that Cardiff are onto a good thing. They're playing some good rugby whilst rotating their squad well and giving chances to some youngsters. Apart from v Tolouse, they've been competative in every game this season, although they've let themselves down in patches by conceding some easy try's. With De Beer getting better by the game I think they could start to turn their season around on the results front.

Dragons and Scarlets are in the shitter. Ospreys are still a bit meh!