Ulster coach Brian McLaughlin has named Jerry Cronin in a much changed team to face Connacht in the Magners League on Friday night at Ravenhill (KO 7.05pm). Cronin will make his full debut when he comes in at tight-head prop in place of BJ Botha who is ruled out with a medial ligament injury. Ireland […]
A very interesting game! CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS FROM BBC SPORT NI CLICK HERE FOR UTV SPORT REPORT (15-9): A D’Arcy; A Trimble, N Spence, P Wallace, C Gilroy; I Humphreys, R Pienaar; (1-8): T Court, R Best (capt), BJ Botha, T Barker, D Tuohy, R Diack, C Henry, P Wannenburg; Replacements (16-23): A […]
Brian McLaughlin has been forced to make two changes from last week’s starting XV as his side travel to the RDS on Saturday to play Leinster in the Magners League. Second row Johann Muller and wing Simon Danielli sustained injuries in the Heineken Cup quarter final against Northampton so Tim Barker and Craig Gilroy are […]
“Despite the disappointment of losing a quarter final match there were definitely positives to be taken from the performance on Sunday. For sixty minutes the game was in the balance but ultimately the power of the Northampton pack, particularly in the set piece, provided the basis for their win. On a number of occasions during […]
Ulster Rugby today confirmed that fullback Adam D’Arcy has signed a two year contract extension, keeping him at the club until 2013. The 25 year old Irish-qualified Australian arrived in Belfast last summer, originally on a two week trial before being offered a year-long contract. He has since become a regular in the starting XV […]
Brian McLaughlin has named a preliminary 33 man squad ahead of Saturday’s Magners League clash with Leinster at the RDS (KO 8.00pm). Conor Gaston, Tommy Seymour and Neil McComb return to the squad but Declan Fitzpatrick misses out due to injury. Ulster will hope to bounce back from the disappointment of their Heineken Cup exit […]
The heights of rugby at the top, the low on the same day, gutting to be on the receiving end of the defeat, the guys did everyone proud. Andrew Trimble interview – CLICK HERE Rory Best audio interview – CLICK HERE UTV Report which includes interviews with Brian McLaughlin & Andrew Trimble – Click Here
Written & compiled by: Nathan Moore: BSc (Hons) Sports Science, P.G.C.E Founder of NM Sports Performance, Video analyst and Coach for NM Sports Performance www.nmsportsperformance.co.uk Click Here BLOG 12 COACHES CORNER: The ups and downs of line-out success Set-pieces’ are widely known as being vital for gaining momentum in attack or (if challenging in defence) […]
We have had a look round the local sports broadcasters BBC and UtV and found some brilliant build up video interviews with rory Best, Andrew Trimble and Chris Henry, they recall ’99 and they were in the stadium that day, included is some written words by these commentators all in the links below. We also […]