Ulster vs Glasgow Warriors - HC Round 5

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Preliminary Ulster squad has been announced - unfortunately Luke Marshall and Adam D'Arcy are ruled out. The former being a serious blow for Ulster.

Glasgow have been in excellent form recently, should be a good match.

Provisional Ulster squad to play Glasgow, Heineken Cup Pool 4, Fri 11th January, Ravenhill (kick off 8.00pm):

Ulster team:

(15-9): J Payne; A Trimble, D Cave, P Wallace, C Gilroy; P Jackson, R Pienaar;
(1-8): T Court, R Best, J Afoa, L Stevenson, I Henderson, R Diack, C Henry, N Williams;
Replacements (16-23): R Herring, C Black, D Fitzpatrick, N McComb, R Wilson, P Marshall, M Allen, C Cochrane

Glasgow team:
15 Murchie 14 Maitland 13 Dunbar 12 Horne 11 DTH 10 Weir 9 Pyrgos

1 Grant 2 Hall 3 Low 4 Ryder 5 Kellock (Captain) 6 Eddie 7 Harley 8 Strauss

Subs: 16. MacArthur 17 Reid 18 N/A 19 Campbell 20 Swinson 21 Matawalu 22 Wight 23 Hogg

Good Poopie, wee Meatball

Jackson is not playing well. What is going on with his restarts?

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Maitland in touch twice there.....

Rory_Gallagher wrote:Jackson is not playing well. What is going on with his restarts?

Am assuming they're deliberate, Rory - Glasgow might easily drop those?

Artful_Dodger wrote:Maitland in touch twice there.....

Agreed, but assistant ref closer than camera

Maybe, but it isn't really that effective. Especially if he is doing it every restart. I'm not sure it is intentional though..

Maybe

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Two penalties and yellow card all from the TJ not calling Maitland in touch.

Jeebus, that's harsh with the YC

I take it the ref has been bad all night?

Great tackle by Hendy, not sure how he could have got out of there better than he did. He can feel hard done by I would say.

Smart by Pyrgos

Rory_Gallagher wrote:Great tackle by Hendy, not sure how he could have got out of there better than he did. He can feel hard done by I would say.

Rory, think he was naive at worst, tough call

Much better from glasgow. Signs that they are using their brains and pressing home a successful tactic.

Terrible kick from weir. Not much composure there. Glasgow need territory.

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Glasgow getting back into this a bit, good work.

How many times has Pienaar saved our asses?

"Paddy Jackson still limping gingerly ... as you would, I suppose with ginger hair" - that's gingerist

Smashy Strauss

All this Pienaar kicking is getting really boring.

It's effective, of course.

Everyone seems to be limping out there.

Murchie FFS, that was trickling over the line, ejite

Matawalu and hogg needed, and big nick campbell on for ryder.

Murchies under a lot more pressure tonight than hes used to, he needs to show more composure

funnyExiledScot wrote:Matawalu and hogg needed, and big nick campbell on for ryder.

+1

Imperialbigdave wrote:Murchies under a lot more pressure tonight than hes used to, he needs to show more composure

Murchie is truly guff, IBD, not even close to international standard

Looks like they are both going for the ball to me. Bad collision just.

AsLongAsBut100ofUs wrote:"Paddy Jackson still limping gingerly ... as you would, I suppose with ginger hair" - that's gingerist

Yes, the final acceptable prejudice!

Both going for that, poor from Ulster crowd

Both going for the ball. Not sure what the ulster fans think they saw.

That is a poor call from the ref.

Gauzere = homer

Nick Williams off injured - bollix!

Agreed. Should be a knock on against Ulster.

Nick Williams off. Hope he is alright, he played great again.

Use your bench toonie! This game is slipping away and the ulster subs are making all the impact.

Maitland looks a bit dazy

FFS, wrong way, Gauzere

Surely both went in early there?

Great scrum on the reset though!

Come on Pienaar that is woeful.

Superb second time round, Rory - if I was a cynic, I would say Ulster knew that Glasgow couldn't do the normal scrum-schizzle for fear of a penalty try - smart

Who is that pouty child in the ridiculous hat?!

I don't think Maitland looks too good, that knock has put him off.

The glasgow back three as a unit have been really poor. Dth has been nowhere tonight.

Glasgows kicking from hand is shocking tonight. How many chargedowns?

Rory_Gallagher wrote:I don't think Maitland looks too good, that knock has put him off.

Agreed, hasn't recovered - clever from Ulster to keep playing to him

Niiikkkkkooooooooo!

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Come on nico, your time is now.

Naive from campbell.

Why give the fastest man in the squad only 10 minutes?

Toonie you cockchomper.