I must admit we didn’t have a good feeling about this one, preparing ourselves for a Somme type massacre as the UR Generals, in Haig like fashion, send a plucky young Ravens team over the top in Donnybrook.
Our daring boys bravely fought back the hordes during the first half but shipped heavy casualties with Dave McGuigan going off after 10 minutes with “an ankle like a bap” only to be followed by Iain Henderson who was carted away by the field ambulance with a suspected broken leg. Fortunately (?) it was an ankle injury and he returned on crutches to view the carnage of the battlefield before the final whistle.
Ulster’s valiant offensive did see them slip into the lead with two penalties by Patrick Jackson, before he was confined to barracks for ten minutes, cancelling out an unconverted try from Andrew Conway and Ulster slipped further ahead with Ian Porter adding a third penalty in Jacksons absence.
The lead gave false comfort to the troops and another salvo from Conway set up Darren Hudson for Leinster’s second try with the howitzer of a boot from Noel Reid adding the conversion.
A restored Jackson brought out his own . . .
You will need to log in or register to read the rest of this article. If you have not already registered you can click here to register.
In 2022 we added 102,631 new images in 510 galleries with a gallery breakdown of 263 Rugby, 217 Hockey and 30 Athletics. Your registration and subscription will help us to continue.
Thanks.
Leave a Reply to JohnCancel reply