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Match Report: Edinburgh 21 Ulster 16

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John McMurtry

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Following last week’s defeat to Biarritz, Ulster were determined to make amends against Edinburgh at Murrayfield. Unfortunately, a poor second half from Ulster allowed the home side into the game to end Ulster’s unbeaten start to their Magners League campaign.

Despite the poor weather conditions, Ulster’s game got off to a good start when a kick from Edinburgh fly-half David Blair when straight into touch. This was soon followed by a chance for Ulster to take an early lead three minutes into the game, when Edinburgh were penalised for coming in from the side. Paddy Wallace, who started the match as fly-half under the IRFU Player Management scheme, took over kicking duties for the night and he was unlucky when his first attempt at goal went wide of the posts.

After the restart, Edinburgh slowly made their way towards Ulster’s 22, but David Blair spotted the opportunity to go in front and attempted a drop goal. Similarly to Wallace’s kick, it went wide . . .

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7 responses to “Match Report: Edinburgh 21 Ulster 16”

  1. admin

    mote – posting twice to get over the word count is not on. Keep your responses short and too the point or move on. This is an official warning.

    regarding your comments on voting. this is the most open and fair voting system in Ulster Rugby. If you don’t agree with who people vote for fair enough but you have the opportunity to vote for someone else. There is no need to insult other voters or denegrade their choices.

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  2. admin

    jordy, people are free to vote for whoever they want in our poll and while kyriacou may have missed a couple of arrows it was hardly a shocking game. It’s very close between all three hookers in my opinion but Kyriacou and Brady have been rotated fairly regularly this season with Brady having the edge in match time.

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  3. the mote

    look the unfortunate thing about the vote is that there are those with a loyalty vote the Hiinch vote for Paddy Mac Larne vote for who ever the Ian fan club see no further etc and the players putting in the hard time never get noticed.

    and then there are sardonic !!!

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  4. jordy

    can’t understand why someone has voted Kyriacou for man of the match, he had a shocking bad game, Brady is the only steady No2 and he seems to be out of favor with the ‘teacher’ come ‘coach’.

    ‘mote’……. sounds like really boring rugby but you have a point.

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  5. the mote

    Further re”mote” thoughts while Ulster coughed up the ball frequently in the second half giving away possession which is embarrassing the lead they had was lost due a missed tackle early in the second half .

    I have been criticized for insisting that winning is based on a sound defence not upon a slick attack ( because you are always going to make more errors attacking than defending) one defensive error can and did cost Ulster this match .

    Maybe Ulster might have to sacrifice the concept of a three player ball carrying backrow to playing an out and out defensive 7?

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  6. the mote

    Ulster made a serious mistake in the first half instead of taking the 3 point penalty kicked for touch when basically there were only mins to go until the half time whistle.

    I consider this to be a mistake because despite being on top Ulster were actually putting pressure on themselves to score the try when really the time available was short and they thus missed the opportunity to go in 5 points up instead of 2

    In the first half Ulster rolled into the tackle in the second half too many players were trying to run through the tackle enabling Edinburgh to force the a forward ball from an Ulster player

    My ref watch didn’t really rate him highly while being consistent he whistled early in my opinion Henry had regained his feet and if he was guilty of failing to release after the tackle ( when he wasn’t the first Ulster player to tackle or go to ground ) then the Enidburgh player was equally guilty of non release of the ball secondly before one of the Edinburgh trys their scum half was crossing backwards and forwards behind the pack who where blocking the tacklers

    Those gripes off my chest Ulster lost not because of the ref but missed opportunities and foolish…

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