Piss poor preparation leads to poor performance just about says it all for this one. I don’t know, in the grand scheme of things, how many of these Saturday and Sunday afternoon matches that Ulster have lost in the league away from home but I would guess it’s a fairly high percentage. Outside of Heineken Cup matches Ulster seldom seem to be able to find their game when playing outside of their Friday night comfort zone.
I may be looking back with selective memory but this was as uninspiring a performance from the men in white that I can recall for many a year.
It all started so well, in fact it’s one of the few times I’ve jumped of the settee for quite a while, as I celebrated young Patrick Jackson’s vision and composure as he wrong footed the defence and strolled under the posts to give Ulster a 7 – 0 lead. Indeed for the opening twenty minutes it was Ulster that looked “the team most likely” as the young out half distributed the ball well and the back line looked sharp, though there were a few fumbles and bumbles.
Unfortunately a series of scrums . . .
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