Everything will be all right tonight. Everything will be all right tonight. Or so I keep telling myself, as Ulster prepare to turn and face the strain of Leinster at the RDS. Let’s hope that Ulster can put Big Brother under pressure. It’s simple, really: all we have to do is win. But hope, boys, is a cheap thing, cheap thing: we are the dead.
While Ulster have lost Stockdale to injury, one South Effrican is back for us.
But one of Them has apparently recovered from yet another head injury.
Give me steel, give me steel, give me pulsars unreal
In other news – newsman wept (with joy) as he told me – a familiar face is returning to Cardiff.
Someone’s back in town the chips are down
I just cut and blackout
I’m under Mulvihill’s influence and my honour’s at stake
Today is David Bowie’s birthday, in case anyone was wondering.
Onna telly this week
Friday 8th January
| Glasgow v Edinburgh | 19:35 | Premier Sports 2 |
| Leinster v Ulster | 19:35 | TG4 / Premier Sports 1 |
| Bath v Wasps | 19:45 | BT Sport 2 |
| Sale v Worcester | 20:00 | BT Sport Extra |
Saturday 9th January
| Zebre v Treviso | 13:00 | Premier Sports 2 |
| Newcastle v Gloucester | 14:00 | BT Sport 2 |
| Griquas v Cheetahs | 14:30 | Sky Sports Arena |
| Exeter v Bristol | 16:30 | BT Sport 2 |
| Western Province v Sharks | 17:00 | Sky Sports Arena |
| Dragons v Ospreys | 17:15 | S4C / Premier Sports 1 |
| Cardiff v Scarlets | 19:35 | S4C / Premier Sports 1 |
| Connacht v Munster | 19:35 | TG4 / Premier Sports 2 |
Sunday 10th January
| Harlequins v London Irish | 15:00 | BT Sport 1 |
Saturday 16th January
| Glasgow v Edinburgh | 17:15 | Premier Sports 1 |
Ovally Balls 
Erm, Thaum? You’ve got times and channels for Saturday’s games, but not the teams playing them. I realise though that you might be Thaumatised (sorry) by the prospect of tonight’s game….
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What the hell? They were there! I shall re-insert them, so to speak.
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That’s better. I suspect the dug edited it and removed the column.
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All fine now!
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McFarland is starting to pick up a slight Ulster accent.
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Weedge Embra frozen off
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What a shame!
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Yes, such a shame……
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Ha! BB, I fancied us to do the double this evening
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Blue, blue, electric blue, is the colour of our doom
Ulster going for blackout
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The temperature in Glasgow has barely risen above freezing in the last couple of days. Not sure why it’s taken them so long to realise that the pitch would not be playable. If the pitch is frozen now, it would have been frozen yesterday. Even though the pitch is artificial I don’t know if they have any undersoil heating (or whether it can be used with that sort of pitch).
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Yes, you’d think they could have worked it out more than 20 mins before kick-off.
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Woohoo! Cooney kicks the first points.
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So its Bath vs Wzzzps then, and The Priest in for a long range try!
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Someone fetch a Priest! (You can’t say no to the Beauty and the Beast.)
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Lovely stuff Thauma! And the honourable lads leading against that lot!
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Leinster get a penalty, but Sexton misses.
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Meanies get a penalty in Ulster’s 22 and go for the corner.
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Leinster’s 10 is a dreadful place kicker. Don’t think he’s got an international future.
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My feed is slower than a Bulls supporter to the salad bar.
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I’ve just gone off Joy Neville. Fortunately, Brace has his head screwed on the right way.
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Wasps get a penlty try from a maul, but great play from Faletau to set up another Bath try!
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Kearney (D) gets a dodgy try in the corner. Think there was a foot in touch, but hard to tell as there was a ball-boy blocking the angle one way, and a medic the other, so awarded.
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Another Wasps try – that’s 4 tries in total in 20 minutes.
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Sexton misses the conversion :-)
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Ulster mistakes starting to creep in.
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But some silky skillz from McIlroy keep a Leinster attempt to kick for touch in play, and Ulster make good field position, although then lose possession.
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Looks like Coetzee will be off.
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Yep, it’s a yellow. Stupid boy.
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Ulster doing very well at shutting Leinster’s attack down. *touch wood*
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Good defence from Ulster in the last couple of minutes pushing Leinster back and eventually rewarded with a penalty. And another from the lineout! Take the points son!
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Ulster get a penalty in Leinster’s 22 … and Cooney slots it to take our “Heroes” ahead!
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And Cooney gets another pen to make it 5 – 9 at HT! Be still, my beating heart!
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Another Ulster penalty! It’s a Dolly too! 9 to 5! HT.
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So Ulster’s defence has been excellent – winning the breakdown, mostly – but not much in attack so far.
It’s been a good match to watch.
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“Yes, such a shame……”
I think I’ve just realised what my hopes for the Dragons-Ospreys game are.
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Second-half blues. Leinster score.
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It’s all going very wrong.
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Fuckin Leinster try. Always crashing in the same car….
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Blimey, Henshaw did well there
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Try fest in Bath! 7 tries now although Bath lead through Basil’s boy!
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Must admit Henshaw was good there.
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Sexton misses again. Think that’s 3 out of 4.
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How did Connacht manage to beat the meanies last week?
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I really don’t know how Ulster have prevented Leinster from scoring the BPT several times. But so far they have.
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Ticht – I think they managed to demoralise them in the first half, and hung on in the second.
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Cooney gets another long-range pen to take it to 17-12.
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Coetzee gives away another penalty, which takes Leinster back into our 22. He’s been more of a liability today. Put Timoney on.
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Argh, Meanies get the BPT.
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Cooney replaced by Shanahan. We need two scores. Don’t see that happening.
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