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Team for Connacht

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John McMurtry

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Ulster Rugby have named the team for Connacht – press release as follows:

Ulster’s Head Coach Brian McLaughlin has named his playing 23 to take on Connacht in this Saturday’s Magners League clash in Galway Sportsground.

With 4 changes to the starting XV from their victory over Edinburgh at Ravenhill last Friday, McLaughlin has opted to rotate some of the pack that has been performing well and that has provided the basis for Ulster’s successful start to their Magner’s League campaign.  Rory Best returns to captain the side from hooker where he will be joined in the front row by Young and Court.  With Johann Muller and Robbie Diack omitted from the match day 23, recent signings Tim Barker and Pedrie Wannenburg play at 4 & 8 respectively.  On the bench, Dan Tuohy returns from injury to be part of Ulster’s match day squad for the first time this season.

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15 responses to “Team for Connacht”

  1. Raging Raven

    Mote …………… you really do need to lighten up.

    Enjoy the game from your sofa.

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  2. the mote

    I doubt if Wallace would start at 10 with out IRFU instruction as he hasn;t played there for Ulster for along time and if you (RR) t5hink it is for his place kicking the could play 12 and take the kicks ( wallace at 10 is not logical)

    RR its not that your prefiction was right or wrong it is the basis on which you arrived at it

    That Beemac plays blue eyes ( Best and Cardwell ) because there are Blue eyes

    Yes he took Inst and yes there is the evidence of the lessons learnt from that experience at school level

    Methody and Inst have dominated the schools cup for years not because of the flair of their outhalf or wonderful back play but big packs solid defence and the Kiss principle

    To-date he has been rotating the second rows with Muller as the constant on that bases he is due a rest before the ERC with Touhty just coming back from injury he was never going to start

    Therefore the fact he taught Cardwell at school would have no baring on the selection

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  3. junty

    hey RR was talking to your wife yesterday and she remarked at how much you appear on this website !!!!! Are you neglecting some of the household duties ?? She did say however that the site was very good and that she would visit it more often. see you tomorrow at the match.
    Johnny king eat your heart out ….. you are just jealous that you are not allowed a pass out for the weekend to go to the match !! See you Friday at Ravers mate!!

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  4. Johnny King

    RR please make Dergman feel as guilty as possible during the trip to Galway. Leaving three starving children and a wife with clapped-in cheeks…

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  5. Raging Raven

    Admin you can’t read I said Barker AND Caldwell in the second row. No mention of Muller because the last time I checked teams only start 2 second rows. Re Diack ……… I only stated that Henry and Ferris would start. As I said EXACTLY as I predicted.

    Admin are you Mote in disguise? 🙂

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  6. admin

    Barker or Caldwell – no mention of Muller. Looks like you had Diack starting as well. You need a new source!

    Make sure Stately doesn’t get too excited tomorrow!

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  7. Raging Raven

    Yes JK they were not very good, which can only fill us with confidence as we easily dispensed with Edinburgh.

    I’ll give you a wave from Galway we will be in our traditional spot behind the dug-outs on the unreserved side. 🙂

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  8. Raging Raven

    Here is my post , just to remind you.

    I expect McGlock to say same again in the backs with the exception of the well leaked Wallace at 10 fiasco resulting in O’C being dropped to bench and Humphreys out of 23.

    Smith and Emerick are under most pressure.

    In the pack I expect Best to replace Kyriacou not because he deserves his place but because it doesn’t matter how bad he plays McGlock will always pick Best. Caldwell and Barker will be scraping it out in the second row. Barker should be a shoe in but as McGlock taught Caldwell at school he may well be the teachers pet.

    Hopefully teacher will have learned his lesson last week and now knows what the rest of us knew sometime ago, Diack in the best No. 8. Ferris and P3 to share 6 and Henry and Faloon fighting it out for 7. I expect Ferris and Henry to start.

    ……….. as I said exactly as I predicted , or what part did you not understand! 🙂

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  9. admin

    Haven’t seen much to worry about from the other teams so far though Cardiff seem to be putting together a good run.

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  10. Johnny King

    Just watched Leinster. They were a bit shit weren’t they??!! Until Bossy came on but by that stage the game and the bonus point had been won. Bossy is a big loss. Still at least we got Dwayne Peel……d’oh!!!!!!

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  11. Johnny King

    He predicted it under his breath.

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  12. Raging Raven

    Exactly as I predicted , Wallace in at !0, remaining backs retained. Caldwell and Barker scraping it out in the second row. Kyriacou and Diack dropped and Ferris and Henry to start.

    The logical choice really, Mote.

    The above Post has been posted without prejudice or agenda and receipt of apology. 🙂

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    1. admin

      Don’t think it’s exactly as you predicted Raven, or should I say chancer!

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  13. the mote

    If IRFU want to see Paddy play 10 I suppose its got to be but my own feel on this would be that Steenson could be the third 10 ( although romoured he is considered to small )

    The over riding factor would appear that with a limit of 3 back subs on the bench Paddy on the bench covers 2 important positions inside centre and O/H which none of the other outhalfs do.
    but to do so he should occasioally play outhalf.

    The players available to the International team currently enable rejigging the back three to cover fullback wing and centre

    Personally I think Muller is due a rest but in my book a home fixture would be more preferable than an away one .

    The back row is not a defensive backrow Wannenberg Ferris and Henry are all ball carriers the fact that Falloon is on the bench rather than Diack is the surprise. It is would be the backrow I expect to see in the ERC games

    Given the backrow I would expect Ulster to be keeping the ball tight and only attacking wide when within a couple of mertres of the 22 if the game is tight near the end the backrow is one which would be capable of closing the game down.

    On the UAFC message board the IH fan club are currently in the what has IH done mode sorry folks Beemac understands the game

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    1. admin

      Don’t know how they are going to be ball carriers if they don’t have the ball and with Ulster potentially losing out in the lineouts they are largely going to be defending.

      A few big hitters to smack the Westies about is what they’re there for.

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