View from the Prom: Ulster v Glasgow

John McMurtry

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October 2, 2010

PRO14, Provincial Rugby Men, Ulster Rugby Men

It seems strange to come away from a win at Ravenhill disappointed and dejected, but that was the case after this scrappy match against Glasgow on another fine Friday night at Fortress Ravers. Ulster struggled to put away a limited Glasgow side in a match where they should have been targeting a bonus point win.

There was one bright shining light in débutante Ruan Pienaar, who bagged all of Ulster’s points, but you can’t help but think that the main thought flashing through the Springbok’s mind was, “What have I let myself in for?” as Ulster stuttered and stumbled to their win.

In the cool light of the morning after, things are looking a bit better as I re-watch the game on iPlayer. Ulster enjoyed the bulk of possession and had more opportunities than I remembered and but for a few fumbles, mistimed moves and the failure to use . . .

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4 responses to “View from the Prom: Ulster v Glasgow”

the mote

October 3, 2010

Ah but one has a chance of satisfying a giggling schoolgirl

After the initial hoorors of the first 10 -15 mins and Ulster finally got a narrow lead I always felt that Glasgow couldn;t win the match more that Ulster could lose it if they let Glasgow frustrate them into mistakes.

Glasgow seldom went beyond the one pass and into contact or a kick approach to the game
whereas Ulster were trying to string a few passes together and coming up against a sound defence.

its not that the Ulster backs are getting slow ball but that there is a lack of penetration in the mid field which might be down to either predictable ploys , mistimed passes or players running across the field trying to run round the opposition and then passing to the wing who has no space outside and has to run back in field and into the cover defence.

Hopefully any rust in the back line will washed away shortly

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Raging Raven

October 3, 2010

I merely congratulated young Ryan on his fine start to the season and suggested his fitness must be getting better as he was taking less self imposed rests during the game.

I feel it is as important to give credit for good performances as it is the castigate them mercilessly without fear of retribution when their performances do not match up to our high expectations.

Far better to be the man and acknowledge a players improvement than stand around like two giggling schoolgirls like the previous two posters. 🙂

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admin

October 3, 2010

Ah yes “toadying” exactly the word I was looking for yesterday when I was writing this. An apt description of the Raven’s performance. 😉

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dergman

October 2, 2010

Still feeling a little ill after Albert Raven’s unprecedented level of toadying up to the yellow card machine, but thusfar, reformed 2nd row!!!!!

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