URC Season 2024/2025 Official Thread

[assfly]

I didn't see the game, but Zebre got a bit lucky with that last try.

Anyway, a win's a win. Kolisi looks in good form.

[Sards]

I didn't see the game, but Zebre got a bit lucky with that last try.

Anyway, a win's a win. Kolisi looks in good form.

The ref was very lenient on Zebra. Our scrum demolition of them hardly ever resulted in penalties. We would walk them back 5 metres and still no penalties. Some other stuff too. But we looked very frustrated and confused. We need to learn to keep pressure on. Jordan looked very average at 10. Our 15 was purely a stand in. Hooker had an outing he would rather forget. But Andre Esterhuizen is fit again and hopefully ( crossing all fingers and toes )....Fassi is back for Leinster.

[Sards]

Only the Bulls have beaten Leinster. Again. Let's hope the Sharks can fly the south africa vs Ireland flag. Are the other internationals back for Ireland this weekend

[Slick]

I didn't see the game, but Zebre got a bit lucky with that last try.

Anyway, a win's a win. Kolisi looks in good form.

The ref was very lenient on Zebra. Our scrum demolition of them hardly ever resulted in penalties. We would walk them back 5 metres and still no penalties. Some other stuff too. But we looked very frustrated and confused. We need to learn to keep pressure on. Jordan looked very average at 10. Our 15 was purely a stand in. Hooker had an outing he would rather forget. But Andre Esterhuizen is fit again and hopefully ( crossing all fingers and toes )....Fassi is back for Leinster.

Why should you get a penalty for just shoving them back?

[assfly]

Why should you get a penalty for just shoving them back?

That's kind of our thing. We don't know what to do if we don't get a penalty.

[Sandstorm]

Why should you get a penalty for just shoving them back?

That's kind of our thing. We don't know what to do if we don't get a penalty.

Nonsense! We grubber kick it dead.

[Slick]

Why should you get a penalty for just shoving them back?

That's kind of our thing. We don't know what to do if we don't get a penalty.

[OomStruisbaai]

Only the Bulls have beaten Leinster. Again. Let's hope the Sharks can fly the south africa vs Ireland flag. Are the other internationals back for Ireland this weekend

No. It will be Leinster C (Ireland B) against the Sharks. Sharks will eat them

[PornDog]

This have a bit of everything in the extreme.

https://x.com/URCOfficial_RSA/status/19 ... K49hg&s=19

I know its kind of close due to the speed it all happens, but that's definitely playing the ball off the deck. He's tackled and immediately places the ball, player comes in a forms a ruck, ruck collapses, and THEN he passes off the deck. 100% should have been a penalty Scarletts

[Sandstorm]

This have a bit of everything in the extreme.

https://x.com/URCOfficial_RSA/status/19 ... K49hg&s=19

I know its kind of close due to the speed it all happens, but that's definitely playing the ball off the deck. He's tackled and immediately places the ball, player comes in a forms a ruck, ruck collapses, and THEN he passes off the deck. 100% should have been a penalty Scarletts

Agreed, but I haven't seen that penalised in about 9 years.

[OomStruisbaai]

This have a bit of everything in the extreme.

https://x.com/URCOfficial_RSA/status/19 ... K49hg&s=19

I know its kind of close due to the speed it all happens, but that's definitely playing the ball off the deck. He's tackled and immediately places the ball, player comes in a forms a ruck, ruck collapses, and THEN he passes off the deck. 100% should have been a penalty Scarletts

Agreed, but I haven't seen that penalised in about 9 years.

[OomStruisbaai]

Ulster vs Stormers
Ulster
1. Andrew Warwick (206)

2. Rob Herring (248)

3. Tom O’Toole (118)

4. Alan O’Connor (Capt) (207)

5. Kieran Treadwell (174)

6. Matty Rea (108)

7. Nick Timoney (161)

8. David McCann (62)

9. John Cooney (151)

10. Jack Murphy (7)

11. Jacob Stockdale (128)

12. Stuart McCloskey (199)

13. James Hume (98)

14. Rob Baloucoune (69)

15. Michael Lowry (119)

Replacements:

16. Tom Stewart (49)

17. Callum Reid (24)

18. Scott Wilson (29)

19. Harry Sheridan (39)

20. James McNabney (14)

21. Nathan Doak (83)

22. Ben Carson (11)

23. Zac Ward (5)

Stormers
STORMERS – 15 Damian Willemse, 14 Ben Loader, 13 Suleiman Hartzenberg, 12 Dan du Plessis, 11 Leolin Zas, 10 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, 9 Dewaldt Duvenage, 8 Evan Roos, 7 Marcel Theunissen, 6 Dave Ewers, 5 Ruben van Heerden, 4 Connor Evans, 3 Neethling Fouche (c), 2 Joseph Dweba, 1 Ali Vermaak.
Bench: 16 Andre-Hugo Venter, 17 Brok Harris, 18 Sazi Sandi, 19 Gary Porter, 20 Willie Engelbrecht, 21 Paul de Wet, 22 Jurie Matthee, 23 Wandisile Simelane.

[Sandstorm]

Very inexperienced Ulster side; Stormers by 50

[assfly]

Penxe at fullback for the Sharks.

Can we agree now that Leinster aren't allow to kick at him or near him?

[OomStruisbaai]

Very inexperienced Ulster side; Stormers by 50

What happened to Werner Koch?

It's a night game, so not expecting to much.

Just glad that SMZ and Willemse is back.

[Sandstorm]

Stormers tearing into Ulster in the first 10 mins

17-0

[Sandstorm]

Stormers bring fucking idiots and Ulster level the scores at half time.

[Slick]

Edinburgh 26 - 0 Dragons HT

[Slick]

Stormers bring fucking idiots and Ulster level the scores at half time.

Wow, wasn’t expecting that

[fishfoodie]

Stormers bring fucking idiots and Ulster level the scores at half time.

The YC was spectacularly stupid; Baloucoune completely over cooked the kick, so taking him out was unnecessary

[Sandstorm]

McCann you Cnut. Willemse cleans him on the chest, yet he holds his nose like a bitch. Fuck off

[Sandstorm]

Now Fouche no arms tackle

Fuck this, I refuse to watch these arseholes any more tonight!!!

[Slick]

When did shoulder pads go out of the game? Saw a clip of Jonny Wilkinson today looking like Joan Collins but you don’t see it any more

[fishfoodie]

Very sweet try that by Ulster; should be enough to give them the "W", & leave Stormers with nada

[Sandstorm]

When did shoulder pads go out of the game? Saw a clip of Jonny Wilkinson today looking like Joan Collins but you don’t see it any more

Banned in about 2014.

[OomStruisbaai]

That red card against Neethling was a joke.

Stormers at least got two points which will be handy.

[OomStruisbaai]

Very sweet try that by Ulster; should be enough to give them the "W", & leave Stormers with nada

No Nada.

[fishfoodie]

Very sweet try that by Ulster; should be enough to give them the "W", & leave Stormers with nada

No Nada.

Silly me thinking Ulster wouldn't fuck it up

Those two points could be 5 or 6 places on the final table

[OomStruisbaai]

Very sweet try that by Ulster; should be enough to give them the "W", & leave Stormers with nada

No Nada.

Silly me thinking Ulster wouldn't fuck it up

Those two points could be 5 or 6 places on the final table

surely its very tight. Stormers will be satisfied with 7 points from the tour. The run in to play offs before this weekend

Leinster: Sharks (A), Ulster (H), Scarlets (A), Zebre (H), Glasgow (H)
Glasgow: Lions (H), Zebre (A), Bulls (H), Benetton (A), Leinster (A)
Bulls: Zebre (H), Munster (A), Glasgow (A), Cardiff (H), Dragons (H)
Sharks: Leinster (H), Edinburgh (A), Ulster (A), Ospreys (H), Scarlets (H)
Cardiff: Benetton (A), Ospreys (A), Munster (H), Bulls (A), Stormers (A)
Munster: Connacht (A), Bulls (H), Cardiff (A), Ulster (H), Benetton (H)
Ospreys: Scarlets (A), Cardiff (H), Dragons (H), Sharks (A), Lions (A)
Stormers: Ulster (A), Connacht (H), Benetton (H), Dragons (H), Cardiff (H)
Ulster: Stormers (H), Leinster (A), Sharks (H), Munster (A), Edinburgh (A)
Benetton: Cardiff (H), Lions (A), Stormers (A), Glasgow (H), Munster (A)
Edinburgh: Dragons (H), Sharks (H), Zebre (A), Connacht (A), Ulster (H)
Connacht: Munster (H), Stormers (A), Lions (A), Edinburgh (H), Zebre (A)
Lions: Glasgow (A), Benetton (H), Connacht (H), Scarlets (H), Ospreys (H)
Scarlets: Ospreys (H), Dragons (A), Leinster (H), Lions (A), Sharks (A)
Zebre: Bulls (A), Glasgow (H), Edinburgh (H), Leinster (A), Connacht (H)
Dragons: Edinburgh (A), Scarlets (H), Ospreys (A), Stormers (A), Bulls (A)

[OomStruisbaai]

every single match is now interesting. I am home alone , stocked with beer and food . Lets watch the drama unfolds.

[OomStruisbaai]

Zebre the big surprise for me. From nowhere and putting up a big fight in South Africa. Italian rugby on the up.

[OomStruisbaai]

Zebre wheels came off now

[OomStruisbaai]

Connacht need support

[OomStruisbaai]

Love the Irish passionate crowd support

[OomStruisbaai]

Red coming up

[OomStruisbaai]

Munster to physical for Connacht

[OomStruisbaai]

Scarlet's 17-17 Ospreys ht

[Sandstorm]

Filth in Ireland this weekend; first Stormers v Ulster and then Munster collecting cards for fun.

[OomStruisbaai]

Scarlet's doing a lot of teams a favor.

[fishfoodie]

Filth in Ireland this weekend; first Stormers v Ulster and then Munster collecting cards for fun.

Inter-Pros were always like this in the days before Professionalism; blood & teeth everywhere, & then everyone heads to the clubhouse to get rat arsed