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Post by Don Alfonso Fri 06 Mar 2015, 1:16 pm

First topic message reminder :

Venue: Rodney Parade, Newport
Date: Sunday, 8 March
Kick-off: 17:15

Referee: Dudley Phillips (IRFU)
Assistant Referees: Ben Whitehouse, Martyn Lewis (both WRU)
Citing Commissioner: Gwyn Bowden (WRU)
TMO: Derek Bevan (WRU)


Newport Gwent Dragons: Geraint Rhys Jones; Tom Prydie, Jack Dixon, Ashley Smith, Hallam Amos, Dorian Jones, Jonathan Evans; Boris Stankovich, T. Rhys Thomas (c), Brok Harris, Andrew Coombs, Cory Hill, James Thomas, James Benjamin, Nick Crosswell.
Replacements: Rhys Buckley, Phil Price, Lloyd Fairbrother, Matthew Screech, Scott Matthews, Luc Jones, Carl Meyer, Ashton Hewitt.

Ulster: L Ludik; C Gilroy, D Cave (capt), M Stanley, M Allen, I Humphreys, R Pienaar; C Black, R Herring, W Herbst, D Tuohy, F Van der Merwe, I Henderson, C Ross, N Williams.
Replacements: J Andrew, A Warwick, B Ross, L Stevenson, R Diack, P Marshall, S Arnold, R Scholes.

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Post by Guest Sun 08 Mar 2015, 3:36 pm

That doesn't stop us playing on a Friday mind.

Late change for us, with Ebbw's centre Carl Meyer at 15 and Angus on the bench. Going to be interesting now

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Post by PenfroPete Sun 08 Mar 2015, 3:39 pm

Pro 12 Referees -

http://www.pro12rugby.com/matchcentre/referees.php

19 refs in total :-
Irish = 7 (8 if you include Paterson)
Welsh = 5
Scottish = 3 (or 2 if disregarding Paterson)
Italian = 4 (Mitrea was born in Romania, but played rugby in Italy)
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Post by neilthom7 Sun 08 Mar 2015, 3:43 pm

glamorganalun wrote:
Luckless Pedestrian wrote:Sunday games should be shared equally between all twelve sides, regardless of TV. Why should we suffer more of them than anyone else?

The reson the Dragons play on the Sunday is Newport County grabbing the Saturday games in sum cases but this weekend they played away.

Good news the rain has stopped and the sun has come out, hopefully the ground will dry out a little.

I notice another Irish ref for this one, it will be interesting to see the stats for the Pro12 as there seems to be very few non Irish refs.

Hers the list of refs http://www.pro12rugby.com/matchcentre/referees.php

7 Irish, 5 Welsh, 4 Italians and 3 Scots

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Post by greygoose Sun 08 Mar 2015, 3:46 pm

Lloyd Linton is from Belfast, so 9 Irish refs!

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Post by neilthom7 Sun 08 Mar 2015, 3:49 pm

greygoose wrote:Lloyd Linton is from Belfast, so 9 Irish refs!

Both him and Paterson work for the Scotish RFU therefore classified as Scotish refs so 7 Irish is correct.

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Post by Notch Sun 08 Mar 2015, 3:56 pm

Louis Ludik is out, Craig Gilroy moves to fullback and Scholes comes in on the right wing.
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Post by neilthom7 Sun 08 Mar 2015, 3:58 pm

Will be interesting to see how that goes, will be a more attacking fullback but will he suffer on the defensive side?

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Post by glamorganalun Sun 08 Mar 2015, 4:00 pm

Risca Rev wrote:That doesn't stop us playing on a Friday mind.

Late change for us, with Ebbw's centre Carl Meyer at 15 and Angus on the bench. Going to be interesting now

Very true also the commentry will be in English, not many Welsh speakers in this part of Wales.

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Post by glamorganalun Sun 08 Mar 2015, 4:05 pm

Looks like a tchange at 15 already making a positive impact for the Dragons.

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Post by Notch Sun 08 Mar 2015, 4:14 pm

Humphreys doesn't even pretend to try in defence Rolling Eyes
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Post by glamorganalun Sun 08 Mar 2015, 4:18 pm

Jones exposed the weak defence in the Ulster 9 10 channel leading to 3 points. So far Ulster lacking in ideas so far.

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Post by Guest Sun 08 Mar 2015, 4:22 pm

glamorganalun wrote:
Risca Rev wrote:That doesn't stop us playing on a Friday mind.

Late change for us, with Ebbw's centre Carl Meyer at 15 and Angus on the bench. Going to be interesting now

Very true also the commentry will be in English, not many Welsh speakers in this part of Wales.

The commentary is never in English on s4c, what are you on about?! It's on the red button in English, but then it always is no matter where in wales the game is played.

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Post by The Saint Sun 08 Mar 2015, 4:23 pm

That mishap between the centre's there was an absolute howler. Has there been a late change due to injury?

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Post by Notch Sun 08 Mar 2015, 4:23 pm

Well played Rory Scholes. Gilroy has been great counter-attacking so far!
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Post by Notch Sun 08 Mar 2015, 4:24 pm

Pienaar picard

We'll need to kick better than that!
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Post by Notch Sun 08 Mar 2015, 4:26 pm

Ian Humphreys drifts across killing the space then throws a very simple pass forwards. Paddy jackson can't come back soon enough...
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Post by VinceWLB Sun 08 Mar 2015, 4:27 pm

The Saint wrote:That mishap between the centre's there was an absolute howler. Has there been a late change due to injury?

For me there was a man taken out which created the gap.

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Post by Notch Sun 08 Mar 2015, 4:30 pm

Ulsters forwards need to pull their finger out fast. Hitting some f£%&ing rucks would be start!
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Post by glamorganalun Sun 08 Mar 2015, 4:32 pm

Just shown the replay yes Smith taken out, up to the Dragons captain to ask the question.

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Post by Notch Sun 08 Mar 2015, 4:34 pm

Awful performance from the forwards so far. Lazy, slow, inaccurate.
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Post by JmD Sun 08 Mar 2015, 4:35 pm

I can't agree with the scrum decisions. Herbst is dead straight, Stankovich is walking around.

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Post by Notch Sun 08 Mar 2015, 4:37 pm

Where the furious is the support for the ball carrier? Ulster need a bollocking at half-time.
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Post by Notch Sun 08 Mar 2015, 4:41 pm

The backs have hit more rucks than the forwards.
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Post by glamorganalun Sun 08 Mar 2015, 4:43 pm

Clear pen should kick this one

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Post by Notch Sun 08 Mar 2015, 4:44 pm

There's a lot of Ulster forwards out there need to take a long, hard look at themselves.
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Post by neilthom7 Sun 08 Mar 2015, 4:45 pm

Ulsters rucks and Kicking game have been dire in that half. Where is Clive Ross?
Dragons deserve their lead. Only positive is we are close at half time and when we get the ball through the hand we look dangerous

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Post by JmD Sun 08 Mar 2015, 4:47 pm

Is there any player more missed than Chris Henry? He'd sort out the rucks.

Ian Humphreys has been dire recently. At this point we may as well be throwing Stanley into 10 and see what happens. He wouldn't do anything special but at least he wouldn't make as many mistakes.

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Post by neilthom7 Sun 08 Mar 2015, 4:49 pm

Notch wrote:There's a lot of Ulster forwards out there need to take a long, hard look at themselves.

You aren't wrong there mate, I am thinking of phoning the police in Wales to go looking for some of them because I haven't seen them in that half.

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Post by Rory_Gallagher Sun 08 Mar 2015, 4:55 pm

JmD wrote:Is there any player more missed than Chris Henry? He'd sort out the rucks.

Ian Humphreys has been dire recently. At this point we may as well be throwing Stanley into 10 and see what happens. He wouldn't do anything special but at least he wouldn't make as many mistakes.

He would certainly help, but it would be naive to think that the rucks would be drastically improved. It is a team game, and collectively the pack is slow and cumbersome, not to mention lethargic in everything they do.

They look aimless, and this is where we have sorely missed the leadership of Muller more than anyone.

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Post by neilthom7 Sun 08 Mar 2015, 4:55 pm

Did I just see one of academy guys with Pink hair? I thought we hid all the hair dye after the Paddy Wallace incident

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Post by Notch Sun 08 Mar 2015, 4:56 pm

It's not complicated; every team a back makes a break and is tackled the first two players there are backs. Every f'ing time. Where the hell are the forwards?
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Post by glamorganalun Sun 08 Mar 2015, 4:59 pm

Amos did not want to kick as he keeps being charged down

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Post by JmD Sun 08 Mar 2015, 5:03 pm

Jim Neilly gets a lot of criticism over his commentary, but he's the best in the commentary box today. My word Reggie Corrigan talks some garbage.

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Post by neilthom7 Sun 08 Mar 2015, 5:03 pm

What the hell is Humphreys doing! That's brainless mad

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Post by glamorganalun Sun 08 Mar 2015, 5:05 pm

Dragons need to wake up and get the ball away from scrum

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Post by rumpelstiltskindoh Sun 08 Mar 2015, 5:06 pm

chr!st, this is a horrible game

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Post by Notch Sun 08 Mar 2015, 5:07 pm

FFS we have no breakdown.
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Post by glamorganalun Sun 08 Mar 2015, 5:09 pm

Time for yellow keep infringing Dragons back in front

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Post by Notch Sun 08 Mar 2015, 5:10 pm

Henderson you f'ing absolute moron. Why the f£4& would you do that. You complete idiot.
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Post by glamorganalun Sun 08 Mar 2015, 5:11 pm

Another warning

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Post by JmD Sun 08 Mar 2015, 5:12 pm

Terrible decision. How could he have stopped?

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Post by JmD Sun 08 Mar 2015, 5:13 pm

Anyone has time to stop if you watch it in slow enough motion. Oh well, I'm sure he will be banned for 6 months.

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Post by The Saint Sun 08 Mar 2015, 5:14 pm

JmD wrote:Anyone has time to stop if you watch it in slow enough motion. Oh well, I'm sure he will be banned for 6 months.

Where was the red though? You own them cards at the moment.

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Post by VinceWLB Sun 08 Mar 2015, 5:14 pm

Some good stuff from the Dragons forwards

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Post by Notch Sun 08 Mar 2015, 5:14 pm

This performance from Ulster is just two fingers up to our fans. Absolutely disgraceful.
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Post by glamorganalun Sun 08 Mar 2015, 5:14 pm

Another penalty a yellow a bit of hard luck with that one

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Post by marty2086 Sun 08 Mar 2015, 5:17 pm

JmD wrote:Anyone has time to stop if you watch it in slow enough motion. Oh well, I'm sure he will be banned for 6 months.

He took two steps after the kick and the second was on the kickers ankle and that penalty led to the try

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Post by glamorganalun Sun 08 Mar 2015, 5:17 pm

Well done Dragons a deserved try, they need to build on this against 14 men

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Post by neilthom7 Sun 08 Mar 2015, 5:17 pm

I think Ulster are doing well so far considering we are playing with only 7 players today

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Post by glamorganalun Sun 08 Mar 2015, 5:18 pm

Dragons need to keep ball in hand

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