The Manchester United of Rugby
I sat down on Tuesday night to watch the Olympiakos vs. Manchester United match in eager anticipation of a good match of European football. I was disappointed as United turned in a lacklustre and...
View ArticleUlster Home Comforts
Let’s not get ahead of ourselves. Yes, the win over Leicester was absolutely phenomenal, but nothing is won yet – all we’ve done is give ourselves the best chance possible of reaching the semi-finals...
View ArticleRequest for the Ravens
In the midst of this week it came to my knowledge that the Ulster Ravens (the secondary team of Ulster Rugby for those who don’t know) were in action against the Connacht Eagles this Friday night....
View ArticleUlster: Serious Contenders?
For some reason, if you ever read the opinions of pundits or rugby experts, they never seem to rate Ulster very highly. Take the build-up to last Saturday’s game for instance. Being the avid follower...
View ArticlePool Five Perspective
Ulster will be confident heading to the south of France this weekend. Four wins on the bounce, one over the current Aviva Premiership champions, and with no more proverbial French monkey on their back,...
View ArticleMaking Heineken History
With this potentially being the final season of the Heineken Cup, there will be a lot of clubs gunning to make history – being the last ever winners of the prestigious trophy. Of course, if the ERC can...
View ArticlePop-Off Pienaar
Three years ago, Ulster Rugby announced possibly one of their greatest signings in the history of the club, and it was an absolutely incredible capture for the small province. Bear in mind, at the time...
View ArticleFerris Wheel of Fortune
Saturday 15th October 2005, Ulster defeated the Border Reivers at Netherdale 27-0 in what was then known as simply the Celtic League. Back then players such as Bryn Cunningham, David Humphreys and...
View ArticleCourt and Cave Miss the Cut
You could say the entire Ulster squad are unlucky this week. After dominating the entire second half against Glasgow last Friday, an incredible inability to finish off the multitude of chances they...
View ArticleA Key Moment for Ulster’s Key Men
Friday night didn’t exactly go to plan, did it? Just goes to show you doesn’t it – rugby matches certainly aren’t won on paper. Were that true then Ulster probably would have walked away with that...
View ArticleIt’s All in the Mind for Ulster
“Hope springs eternal at the start of the new season.” Alright, that’s obviously not the exact saying, but it applies just as well to nearly every rugby side in the world. Last season’s exploits are...
View ArticleNew Stadium, Old Rivals at Ulster
Mark Anscombe put plenty of emphasis on last Friday’s pre-season friendly with Leinster that is was simply a friendly and that the result didn’t matter. However, if you asked him now whether he is...
View ArticleBack to Work at Ulster
Alright, we’ve had three months to prepare and now the week of the return of club rugby is finally upon us. Yes the game this Friday may only be a pre-season friendly, but these friendlies, as all fans...
View ArticleUlster’s Seventh Heaven
At the start of last season Chris Henry wasn’t exactly a well-known name in the world of rugby. Having played a lot of games at blindside for Ulster early in his career it seemed like Henry would never...
View ArticleUlster’s European Ambitions
Anybody else excited about the new season? Even though there are still around 30 days until Ulster’s first pre-season friendly (recently announced to be against provincial rivals Leinster), there is...
View ArticleReviewing the Anscombe Appointment
One season under his belt, I think it’s fair to say that now we can really assess how Mark Anscombe’s first season as Ulster head coach went. It wasn’t one without ups-and-downs and there were times...
View ArticleBest at his Worst?
It’s extremely hard to put a positive spin on it, and no matter how hard I try, I cannot. Rory Best’s performances for the Lions have been less than perfect, especially in the line-out, which is why he...
View ArticleThe Inside Centre Dilemma at Ulster
At the start of the 2012/13 season you would have been forgiven for selecting an Ulster team with relative ease – there was a large gap between the top players and those who would fill in for them...
View ArticleBecoming the Best: The Improvements at Ulster
If you’d watched Ulster play three or four years ago, you’d be forgiven for not being sure what you were going to get. To change a quote from Forrest Gump – “Ulster are like a box of chocolates, you...
View ArticleUlster Overseas
The Pro12 season may have ended on a sour note, but for Ulster fans and players the action doesn’t end yet. Obviously, the ongoing Lions tour has two Ulster representatives on it, while no less than...
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