This match panned out pretty much as expected. A spirited effort from Ulster’s youngsters was ultimately annulled by Leinster’s continuity, with the Dublin side easing clear in the final quarter of the game. The score-sheet shows six tries to one in favour of the home side but, despite the score, the Ravens showed enough to turn a questioning spotlight on the cowardly capitulation of the coaching staff before a ball was kicked.
With the Ravens forcing their way into the game in the second half, with a well taken try by Chris Cochrane, it’s a pity that Ulster didn’t have some experience to bring off the bench to push for at least a losing bonus. The misguided decision to leave the likes of Afoa, Best, Cave, Faloon, Ferris, Gilroy, Henry, Humphreys, Jackson, Muller, Pienaar, Spence, Terblanche, Trimble, Tuohy, Wannenburg and Whitten at home with their feet up was a damning statement of the lack of belief the coaching staff have in their charges.
Ignoring the availability, or lack thereof, of the Irish front-line players there is no justification for why the experienced, and handsomely paid, Muller, Pienaar, Afoa, Terblanche (all who have played comparatively little . . .
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