Ulster 2022-2023

[sunshiner1]

by mildlyinterested


He will be a year 2 player next year.

James French rumour still out there.

Assume Warwick will play TH.

Hope French is confirmed soon. While Warwick can play TH a club with ambitions like Ulster shouldn't be relying on him for that position. Have you seen Wilson play? I heard he's meant to be a beast.

[mildlyinterested]

by mildlyinterested


He will be a year 2 player next year.

James French rumour still out there.

Assume Warwick will play TH.

Hope French is confirmed soon. While Warwick can play TH a club with ambitions like Ulster shouldn't be relying on him for that position. Have you seen Wilson play? I heard he's meant to be a beast.

Only seen Wilson for the 20s, certainly promising

[neill_m]

by mildlyinterested


He will be a year 2 player next year.

James French rumour still out there.

Assume Warwick will play TH.

Hope French is confirmed soon. While Warwick can play TH a club with ambitions like Ulster shouldn't be relying on him for that position. Have you seen Wilson play? I heard he's meant to be a beast.

No more signings to be announced apparently (McFarland said as much at a fans Q&A). Do agree that 2 senior THPs (one usually with Ireland and one with injury issues) is a bold strategy to say the least....

[naraic]

Just updating the Ulster knockout record

22/23 P2 W0
21/22 P3 W1
20/21 P3 W2
19/20 P3 W1
18/19 P3 W1

7 of the 23 from tonight are leaving. Rebuilding to be done.

[sunshiner1]

Pretty sure McFarland could be shown the door after that game. Ulster have a lot of potential that people feel is been squandered. The same weaknesses from before are still there and haven't been addressed. A new voice is probably needed.

[Colmodon]

James French and Ben Griffin confirmed to be joining up with Ulster ahead of next season

[FtD]

They're very thin at THP when you consider Marty Moore's injuries and the fact O'Toole will be at the RWC.

[heno]

Craig Gilroy finishing up with Ulster at the end of this season and heading overseas

Any idea if Craig Gilroy did get something or ended up retiring in the end?

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[kff15]

Craig Gilroy finishing up with Ulster at the end of this season and heading overseas

Any idea if Craig Gilroy did get something or ended up retiring in the end?

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I believe he was playing AIL 2C with Bangor earlier this season

[hugonaut]

Ulster, and in particular, Dan McFarland, are really sitting on Aaron Sexton. The guy never plays.

Peter O'Reilly wrote an article in the Sunday Times about Irish wingers and a lack of pace, and I was surprised that he didn't mention Sexton in it, even in passing. He's got a properly timed 10.4 100m to his name: he is literally the fastest player to ever play provincial rugby in this country.

I thought that it was a glaring omission. I then reflected on just how few chances McFarland gives him.

Ulster brought him into the academy before the 2019-20 season [source: https://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/ ... 38154.html ], announced that he was going to a development deal for next season in January 2021 – so for the 2021-22 season [source: https://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/ ... 09159.html] - and that that deal would automatically become a senior deal for the 2022-23 season. He signed a renewal in April 2023 to keep him at Ulster until the end of the 2024-25 season.

2019-20: 0+0 [0 mins] - Academy Year 1
2020-21: 0+1 [72 mins] - Academy Year 2
2021-22: 0+2 [28 mins] - Development Contract
2022-23: 3+2 [233 mins] - Senior Contract
2023-24: 1+0 [80 mins] - Senior Contract

[naraic]

A lot of that is about how ever present the first choices are.

Stockdale and Baloucoune have 21 starts between them in 12 games this season.

[IanD]

Ulster, and in particular, Dan McFarland, are really sitting on Aaron Sexton. The guy never plays.

Peter O'Reilly wrote an article in the Sunday Times about Irish wingers and a lack of pace, and I was surprised that he didn't mention Sexton in it, even in passing. He's got a properly timed 10.4 100m to his name: he is literally the fastest player to ever play provincial rugby in this country.

I thought that it was a glaring omission. I then reflected on just how few chances McFarland gives him.

Ulster brought him into the academy before the 2019-20 season [source: https://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/ ... 38154.html ], announced that he was going to a development deal for next season in January 2021 – so for the 2021-22 season [source: https://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/ ... 09159.html] - and that that deal would automatically become a senior deal for the 2022-23 season. He signed a renewal in April 2023 to keep him at Ulster until the end of the 2024-25 season.

2019-20: 0+0 [0 mins] - Academy Year 1
2020-21: 0+1 [72 mins] - Academy Year 2
2021-22: 0+2 [28 mins] - Development Contract
2022-23: 3+2 [233 mins] - Senior Contract
2023-24: 1+0 [80 mins] - Senior Contract

Wrong thread.

You are literally a year out of date

[IanD]

Ulster, and in particular, Dan McFarland, are really sitting on Aaron Sexton. The guy never plays.

Peter O'Reilly wrote an article in the Sunday Times about Irish wingers and a lack of pace, and I was surprised that he didn't mention Sexton in it, even in passing. He's got a properly timed 10.4 100m to his name: he is literally the fastest player to ever play provincial rugby in this country.

I thought that it was a glaring omission. I then reflected on just how few chances McFarland gives him.

Ulster brought him into the academy before the 2019-20 season [source: https://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/ ... 38154.html ], announced that he was going to a development deal for next season in January 2021 – so for the 2021-22 season [source: https://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/ ... 09159.html] - and that that deal would automatically become a senior deal for the 2022-23 season. He signed a renewal in April 2023 to keep him at Ulster until the end of the 2024-25 season.

2019-20: 0+0 [0 mins] - Academy Year 1
2020-21: 0+1 [72 mins] - Academy Year 2
2021-22: 0+2 [28 mins] - Development Contract
2022-23: 3+2 [233 mins] - Senior Contract
2023-24: 1+0 [80 mins] - Senior Contract

Wrong thread.

You are literally a year out of date

[riocard911]

Three mauls off five-yard lineouts and Ulster haven't managed to get over the line each time.

[riocard911]

And get hit by a sucker-punch Quins try out of their own 22. Fantastic play by Lynagh óg. 14-7 26 mins.

[cormac]

Shambolic stuff from Ulster. Totally dominated possession and territory and they’re losing 14-7 because they’ve completely tuned out from a quick lineout and tap.

[the spoofer]

They are an embarrassment. Time for their spoofer coach to get the bullet.

[Dave Cahill]

They are an embarrassment. Time for their spoofer coach to get the bullet.

He could take his CEO with him while he was at it.

[cormac]

From shambolic to embarrassing now.

[the spoofer]

They are an embarrassment. Time for their spoofer coach to get the bullet.

He could take his CEO with him while he was at it.

And half their squad.