Ulster 2022-2023
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Re: Ulster 2022-2023
Sharks team for visit of Ulster
CELL C SHARKS:
1. Ox Nche 2. Bongi Mbonambi 3. Thomas du Toit (c)
4. Eben Etzebeth 5. Hyron Andrews
6. Siya Kolisi 8. Phepsi Buthelezi 7. Vincent Tshituka
9. Jaden Hendrikse 10. Boeta Chamberlain
12. Ben Tapuai 13. Marnus Potgieter
11. Makazole Mapimpi 15. Aphelele Fassi 14. Werner Kok
REPLACEMENTS:
16. Kerron van Vuuren 17. Ntuthuko Mchunu 18. Carlu Sadie 19. Reniel Hugo 20. James Venter
21. Sikhumbuzo Notshe 22. Cameron Wright 23. Anthony Volmink
Looks week
CELL C SHARKS:
1. Ox Nche 2. Bongi Mbonambi 3. Thomas du Toit (c)
4. Eben Etzebeth 5. Hyron Andrews
6. Siya Kolisi 8. Phepsi Buthelezi 7. Vincent Tshituka
9. Jaden Hendrikse 10. Boeta Chamberlain
12. Ben Tapuai 13. Marnus Potgieter
11. Makazole Mapimpi 15. Aphelele Fassi 14. Werner Kok
REPLACEMENTS:
16. Kerron van Vuuren 17. Ntuthuko Mchunu 18. Carlu Sadie 19. Reniel Hugo 20. James Venter
21. Sikhumbuzo Notshe 22. Cameron Wright 23. Anthony Volmink
Looks week
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And gambling's for fools,
But that's the way I like it baby, I don't want to live FOREVER!
Re: Ulster 2022-2023
Planet Rugby editor said he looed headed for Ulster. Wasn't confirmed just that there was contact etc
Ruddock's tackle stats consistently too low for me to be taken seriously as a Six Nations blindside..... Ruddock's defensive stats don't stack up. - All Blacks Nil, Jan 15th, 2014
England A 8 - 14 Ireland A, 25th Jan 2014
Ruddock(c) 19/2 Tackles
England A 8 - 14 Ireland A, 25th Jan 2014
Ruddock(c) 19/2 Tackles
Re: Ulster 2022-2023
Ulster game postponed.
Gastroenteritis in camp.
Definitely not worth the risk in white shorts.
Gastroenteritis in camp.
Definitely not worth the risk in white shorts.
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Re: Ulster 2022-2023
Any news from the Ulster camp about their sickness?
Presumably, no airline is going to want to transport a large group with digestion problems in a 10 hour flight, so transport delay might be a couple of days which could disrupt next fixture.
Presumably, no airline is going to want to transport a large group with digestion problems in a 10 hour flight, so transport delay might be a couple of days which could disrupt next fixture.
Re: Ulster 2022-2023
They’re flying home today. Back in Belfast tomorrow lunchtime
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Re: Ulster 2022-2023
Just the 29 players and 13 support staff sick in the Ulster camp.
E.Coli and Norovirus detected.
E.Coli and Norovirus detected.
Re: Ulster 2022-2023
That sounds appalling.
Re: Ulster 2022-2023
42 lads sick on a plane does not sound pleasant for anyone. Hopefully they've been able to hop them up on anti-nausea and gut block well enough.
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Re: Ulster 2022-2023
Will they be able to field a team for next weekend?
Ruddock's tackle stats consistently too low for me to be taken seriously as a Six Nations blindside..... Ruddock's defensive stats don't stack up. - All Blacks Nil, Jan 15th, 2014
England A 8 - 14 Ireland A, 25th Jan 2014
Ruddock(c) 19/2 Tackles
England A 8 - 14 Ireland A, 25th Jan 2014
Ruddock(c) 19/2 Tackles
Re: Ulster 2022-2023
Between this, Glasgow at the weekend and what happened to the ABs before the world cup final in 1995, teams may want to look into having their own catering corps employed before playing in SA. I think at national level we do, but can't say the same for provincial for these tours
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Re: Ulster 2022-2023
Medicating 29 players for 4/5 days is certainly not the ideal preparation for elite performance. On the other hand, this is precisely where high quality nutritional advice and medical familiarity with the patients becomes a huge bonus. Experience from the athletics and cycling worlds will be invaluable and such medical problems have been experienced by both at overseas training camps and major championships.
Re: Ulster 2022-2023
Does anybody have any idea how the Ulster players and Glasgow players picked up these infections and viruses? I've read various reports that the Kwa Zulu Natal waste & water infrastructure was badly damaged by floods and weather events in the first half of the year and that they have had continuous problems since then [including E coli], which has resulted in locals falling ill, as well as various beach closures and tap-water bans in different areas.
Is it possible to pick up E coli from showering in water carrying this bacteria?
If not, I suspect that the squad were provided with drinking water from taps instead of bottled water. I expect that Ulster's medical and backroom staff would have been well-informed of the potential issues with drinking water and would have been very cautious about same. It's difficult to reconcile.
Is it possible to pick up E coli from showering in water carrying this bacteria?
If not, I suspect that the squad were provided with drinking water from taps instead of bottled water. I expect that Ulster's medical and backroom staff would have been well-informed of the potential issues with drinking water and would have been very cautious about same. It's difficult to reconcile.
Re: Ulster 2022-2023
Following the postponement by the URC of Ulster’s Round 6 fixture, after an independent medical assessment, the Ulster Rugby Medical team has issued a squad update.
The Ulster Rugby Medical team has confirmed that 29 players and 13 support staff were unwell whilst in Durban in the lead-up to Saturday’s postponed fixture. Independent medical testing confirmed both E. coli and Norovirus in tested samples.
The club can also confirm that all precautionary medical, nutritional, and Public Health advice was adhered to prior to any member of the travelling group falling ill, and that the on-ground Ulster Rugby Medical team took all actions possible to prevent the spread amongst players and staff during the week.
Ahead of the upcoming Round 7 fixture versus Munster next Saturday, the travelling squad is due back in Belfast on Monday lunchtime and will start preparations later this week, together with the wider playing group, for the upcoming URC game.
Head Coach, Dan McFarland, said:
“We came to Durban with our sights set on doing what, to this point, no other team in the URC has managed to do - the double in South Africa. This was going to be a huge challenge but exactly the type of challenge, as competitors, we look for.
“The win versus the Lions was a big physical challenge, and I was proud of the way the guys fronted. I am also proud of the way both Support Staff and Players have worked throughout these two weeks.
“We are used to travelling to South Africa and what it requires, and this level of sickness was unprecedented. Whilst staying in Durban, 29 players and 13 support staff were hit with BOTH E. coli and Norovirus. It’s disappointing, especially given how unwell our group was, that some chose to question the reasoning for our game to be postponed, as we have invested a lot as a group and an organisation in getting this fixture played.
“With players and staff now recovering, we are focused on getting home to start preparations for our upcoming Interpro fixture at Thomond Park.”
The Ulster Rugby Medical team has confirmed that 29 players and 13 support staff were unwell whilst in Durban in the lead-up to Saturday’s postponed fixture. Independent medical testing confirmed both E. coli and Norovirus in tested samples.
The club can also confirm that all precautionary medical, nutritional, and Public Health advice was adhered to prior to any member of the travelling group falling ill, and that the on-ground Ulster Rugby Medical team took all actions possible to prevent the spread amongst players and staff during the week.
Ahead of the upcoming Round 7 fixture versus Munster next Saturday, the travelling squad is due back in Belfast on Monday lunchtime and will start preparations later this week, together with the wider playing group, for the upcoming URC game.
Head Coach, Dan McFarland, said:
“We came to Durban with our sights set on doing what, to this point, no other team in the URC has managed to do - the double in South Africa. This was going to be a huge challenge but exactly the type of challenge, as competitors, we look for.
“The win versus the Lions was a big physical challenge, and I was proud of the way the guys fronted. I am also proud of the way both Support Staff and Players have worked throughout these two weeks.
“We are used to travelling to South Africa and what it requires, and this level of sickness was unprecedented. Whilst staying in Durban, 29 players and 13 support staff were hit with BOTH E. coli and Norovirus. It’s disappointing, especially given how unwell our group was, that some chose to question the reasoning for our game to be postponed, as we have invested a lot as a group and an organisation in getting this fixture played.
“With players and staff now recovering, we are focused on getting home to start preparations for our upcoming Interpro fixture at Thomond Park.”
Re: Ulster 2022-2023
Vermeulen just beating up the whole of Bad Guy Inc. with one hand.
"Horrocks went one way, Taylor the other and I was left holding the bloody hyphen!"
~The Late Great Mick English
~The Late Great Mick English
Re: Ulster 2022-2023
50:22? all confused like
Hughbert Cahill
Hughbert Cahill
"Horrocks went one way, Taylor the other and I was left holding the bloody hyphen!"
~The Late Great Mick English
~The Late Great Mick English
Re: Ulster 2022-2023
Great work rate from Stewart Moore. Makes a tackle on the far touch line on O’Donoghue and 10 seconds later he’s back on the near touch line to make a try saving tackle on Shane Daly
Look out Itchy, he's Irish