None of you will be able to contain your excitement at the prospect of the Leinster v Ulster Pro-Woo final on Saturday. The good news for Ulster is that Iain Henderson is fit and starting, and Johnny Sexton is starting on the pine. The bad news for Ulster is that John Cooney has been relegated to the bench in favour of one Alby Mathewson, who has apparently played for some non-European side called the All-Blacks. Oh, and the fact that they are playing Leinster.
On the telly
Saturday 12th September
| Reds v Rebels | 10:15 | Sky Sports Arena |
| Leinster v Ulster | 18:30 | TG4 / Premier Sports 1 |
Sunday 13th September
| Wasps v Bristol | 12:30 | BT Sport Extra |
| Leicester v Northampton | 14:00 | BT Sport 1 |
| London Irish v Worcester | 15:00 | BT Sport Extra |
| Sale v Bath | 15:00 | BT Sport Extra |
| Saracens v Exeter | 16:30 | BT Sport 1 |
Monday 14th September
| Gloucester v Harlequins | 19:45 | BT Sport 1 |
Ovally Balls 
Ulster started so well as well.
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Good passage from Ulster! Need to keep the ball in hand though and grind some phases
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Which they do, but can’t break the defensive line and eventually cough up the penalty. Still, competing well so far.
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AAH DORIS!
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Ulster need to keep up some pace at the ruck but can’t keep up the pace at the breakdown if they move the ball too wide. A dilemma for them.
Oh, and kick a bit better.
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I didn’t really expect it to be Leinster with the crap line-out.
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Okay, bring on Cooney. Mathewson has done some lovely stuff in loose play, but he dithers at the back of the ruck.
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Ulster are losing the pen count 6-2 at the moment, need to improve there
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Ticht – yep.
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*wibble*
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Burns really isn’t good enough.
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TomP – nope. Not sure Madigan’s much better, mind you.
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Tam, he’s been Ulster’s weak link since he moved there, imo
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Well. 10-5 at HT. Better than I thought.
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We had a young lad, Michael something, I think, who looked like he might develop nicely as a 10. Disappeared when Burns arrived.
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Liking Lowry’s efforts. Playing like a Belfast Matthew Morgan but with added clearing out rucks powers.
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Ulster have done well, but Leinster’s defence had been rock solid. Ulster probably need to score 10 or 15 points early in the 2nd half to keep Leinster at bay. Can’t see how.
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thaum, is that not Lowry you’re thinking of?
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Oh. Having googled it, it must be, but I thought he had a different surname! Well, good.
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That’s torn it
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Oh FFS. That must be the game.
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Oh dear
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Fucking Burns again. Hook him.
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Have Leinster lost any games this season? I know they are undefeated in the league
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Game over.
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Burns with a shocker.
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Undefeated ticht
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Ticht, played 22, won 22.
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Cooney on.
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James Lowe: smiling assassin.
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Sorry Thaum, it’s hellish when it happens against one’s own team, but one of the things I enjoy in rugby is when a top side gets on top and bullies the opposition.
Peak ABs do it, Leinster look like they are starting to do it
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There’s a very small chance that I might be moving to Dublin in the new year. Am generally in favour but I can’t have my lad supporting Leinster.
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McCloskey playing really well.
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TomP – that would be bad. Take him on frequent trips to the Glorious North.
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Seems as if all the Ulster subs are Leinstermen. Carter obviously the exception.
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thaum, born in South Africa so Ulster or Munster’d be the logical choice.
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I timed my last post well
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Brutal defence
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Ticht – this might right up your (musical) street….
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/sep/12/richard-and-linda-thompson-hard-luck-stories-1972-1982-review-box-set-31-unreleased-tracks
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Dunno, Ticht, it’s not like the scoreboard’s changed.
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BB – I love Richard (and Linda) Thompson.
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Fab defence. We’re not going to win this, but the boys have done well.
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I just remembered that Dan Leavy’ll come back into the back row reckoning some day. Not a good thing to remember.
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Oh well. At least we put up a good fight against a very, very good side.
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I’d like to see a match between the ABs and Leinster.
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Oh well,
Well done Leinster, you can’t really argue against an unbeaten side being the winners of the league
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Ticht – yes, the play-offs are a bit nonsense, really.
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I’d take NZ to win that if they’d played a couple of games beforehand as warm-up. Crusaders – Leinster’d be a good game.
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TomP – yes, me too. Do Leinster good.
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Well, I will be supporting Leinster against Saracens, and expect them to win it.
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