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Ulster had had plenty to celebrate so far this season. Three wins out | 0:00:21 | 0:00:30 | |
of four isn't a bad start. Little bit disappointed with Sunday. | 0:00:31 | 0:00:35 | |
were no excuses after a poor performance away from home. We were | 0:00:35 | 0:00:39 | |
not physical enough and the tackling was not great. Five days | 0:00:39 | 0:00:44 | |
later, Ulster are back in Wales. The Dragons are good side and | 0:00:44 | 0:00:52 | |
aggressive. Especially at home. It will be a tough game. So says Dan | 0:00:52 | 0:00:57 | |
Tuohy. Welcome to the latest instalment of Ulster rugby life. | 0:00:57 | 0:01:00 | |
The Newport Gwent Dragons provide opposition in the Pro12 season and | 0:01:00 | 0:01:07 | |
joining me art Tony McWhirter and and the board. We will hear from me | 0:01:07 | 0:01:11 | |
in a moment but first, the thoughts of the Ulster coach and last | 0:01:11 | 0:01:15 | |
weekend's first defeat. From our point of view it's very | 0:01:15 | 0:01:22 | |
disappointing. We give away 18 full penalties. That is more penalties | 0:01:22 | 0:01:27 | |
than they have given away in all of our other games this season. It is | 0:01:27 | 0:01:32 | |
exceptionally disappointing and the referee had some issues. But that | 0:01:32 | 0:01:35 | |
is the case with all referees and we have to deal with that. We have | 0:01:35 | 0:01:40 | |
to learn to manage that and we have been doing that so far and this | 0:01:40 | 0:01:44 | |
weekend against the Dragons will be no different. Were did it go wrong | 0:01:44 | 0:01:52 | |
last week? It started with the set pieces. The Ospreys had a look at | 0:01:52 | 0:01:55 | |
the Ulster full-backs and really a dollars the fact that there were | 0:01:55 | 0:01:59 | |
youngsters in the front row. Duncan Jones took them apart. He showed | 0:01:59 | 0:02:04 | |
his experience. Let's look at some examples. Ulster had also has a | 0:02:04 | 0:02:11 | |
problems. Probably experience was the one thing. The very experienced | 0:02:11 | 0:02:17 | |
front-five. They are up in the scrummage. Nobody standing up and | 0:02:17 | 0:02:23 | |
hanging on. As Brian said, I cannot think of any team that has given | 0:02:23 | 0:02:28 | |
away 18 penalties. How much did the referee played in this? The last | 0:02:28 | 0:02:32 | |
thing we want to do is criticised but there will always be a | 0:02:33 | 0:02:35 | |
breakdown in communication somewhere. We spoke beforehand and | 0:02:35 | 0:02:40 | |
considering how much trouble the Ulster side was in, nobody was | 0:02:40 | 0:02:45 | |
penalised individually. It was left to roam on and the Ospreys turned | 0:02:45 | 0:02:51 | |
the screws. Robbie Deeya, the yellow card. And there were | 0:02:51 | 0:02:56 | |
problems with the breakdown? Look at the Ulster players, they are | 0:02:56 | 0:03:00 | |
very slow getting to the breakdown and they were lacklustre. And the | 0:03:00 | 0:03:04 | |
lack of experience across the board. Compare that to what has happened | 0:03:04 | 0:03:09 | |
so far. It is an area where they have been particularly impressive. | 0:03:09 | 0:03:13 | |
The fast ball is the key. They are exciting with the fast backs. One | 0:03:13 | 0:03:19 | |
thing that they will see and hear different tonight is the referee, | 0:03:19 | 0:03:22 | |
the refereeing from Scotland and Neil Patterson is very focused and | 0:03:22 | 0:03:27 | |
you will hear from him. That is one thing the guys did not have last | 0:03:27 | 0:03:31 | |
week. In terms of doing something wrong, they will fix it before they | 0:03:31 | 0:03:37 | |
are penalised. Paddy Jackson, how did he handle last week? Well, a | 0:03:37 | 0:03:42 | |
lot of Young players around him. When he does get the ball he is | 0:03:42 | 0:03:48 | |
exciting. And away. That is what you want. A little bit of | 0:03:48 | 0:03:52 | |
acceleration and he has a good future. With Ian Humphreys missing | 0:03:52 | 0:03:58 | |
it's another big night for Jackson? I absolutely. He did a lot last | 0:03:58 | 0:04:02 | |
week in terms of going forward. He showed inexperience when he tried | 0:04:02 | 0:04:06 | |
to move the ball around too much and did not get a lot of structure. | 0:04:06 | 0:04:12 | |
He will have learnt from that. The inexperienced back line, there is a | 0:04:12 | 0:04:16 | |
loss of potential but the Ospreys or a difficult place to go to. If | 0:04:16 | 0:04:20 | |
you look at the back line, there is a lot of experience but they will | 0:04:20 | 0:04:25 | |
learn from that. They have a chance to turn that around. There is a | 0:04:25 | 0:04:29 | |
quick turnaround and it is a time to bounce-back quickly. That is | 0:04:29 | 0:04:34 | |
something I am looking forward to. To see if they can bounce back. It | 0:04:34 | 0:04:39 | |
was mentioned earlier, physicality is the key. If they don't front up, | 0:04:39 | 0:04:45 | |
they will get blown away. Is this about Ulster trying to keep things | 0:04:45 | 0:04:51 | |
more simple? Possibly, yes. Last week, we may be underestimated the | 0:04:51 | 0:04:57 | |
opposition. That will have been put to bed. The let's talk about the | 0:04:57 | 0:05:02 | |
Ulster team tonight. Three changes. No Jared Payne. Adam D'Arcy comes | 0:05:03 | 0:05:09 | |
in at full-back. I would like to see Willie Faloon back in. | 0:05:09 | 0:05:13 | |
Something that the side has missed, he is a good man on the ground. | 0:05:13 | 0:05:18 | |
Because of last week? This gives them balance in the back row. And | 0:05:18 | 0:05:28 | |
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the back line is good. Exciting. is a shame that he had a bad game | 0:05:29 | 0:05:33 | |
but there is an able replacement with Adam D'Arcy. He will kick | 0:05:33 | 0:05:40 | |
every ball. He will be missed. And the one thing he does bring his | 0:05:40 | 0:05:44 | |
experience in the back. What about the Dragons? Missing a lot of | 0:05:44 | 0:05:50 | |
players. Missing people due to the World Cup but they also have | 0:05:50 | 0:05:56 | |
internal injuries. It is a chance for that inexperience to show. | 0:05:56 | 0:06:05 | |
Jason is their key player. And how excited are you to see Tom dry | 0:06:05 | 0:06:13 | |
pitch and anger. He is a flying machine? -- Tonderai Chavhanga. | 0:06:14 | 0:06:17 | |
This is what the northern hemisphere game is coming to, they | 0:06:17 | 0:06:24 | |
are able to travel. And bringing a different prospect to rugby. | 0:06:25 | 0:06:28 | |
suppose discipline will be absolutely key for Ulster after | 0:06:28 | 0:06:32 | |
conceding all those penalties? Without doubt, that is what course | 0:06:32 | 0:06:35 | |
then the game. They cannot afford to give away that none of penalties | 0:06:35 | 0:06:43 | |
and expect to win. -- that many penalties. Thank you. Time to join | 0:06:43 | 0:06:53 | |
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game underway. The former alone outside-half Neil Paterson is there. | 0:07:04 | 0:07:14 | |
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Adam D'Arcy, back in the side after injury. And he chases his own kick. | 0:07:15 | 0:07:18 | |
Back on the Dragons side, they have played the other three Irish teams | 0:07:18 | 0:07:28 | |
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and have lost to Ulster, Munster, Gavin Thomas, capped 22 times for | 0:07:35 | 0:07:42 | |
his country. Jason Tovey. He has a little shove. He is dangerous and | 0:07:42 | 0:07:48 | |
that was a high tackle from Ulster. To add another high tackle coming | 0:07:48 | 0:07:52 | |
in from Declan Fitzpatrick. The referee will have a word with the | 0:07:52 | 0:08:00 | |
Ulster man who put that tackle in. There was a step inside and a | 0:08:00 | 0:08:08 | |
rather clumsy if on malicious attack by Nevin Spence. That little | 0:08:08 | 0:08:13 | |
shove. A couple of seasons ago, he got a hat-trick of tries against | 0:08:13 | 0:08:23 | |
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He threw the arm up. The conditions are perfect, expect to see a lot of | 0:08:26 | 0:08:30 | |
multi- play rugby. Both teams like to play rugby and the temper will | 0:08:30 | 0:08:37 | |
be crucial. Whether they can play with much width. That was a good | 0:08:37 | 0:08:46 | |
strike from Jason Tovey. Hugely experienced. Here is a man 10 years | 0:08:46 | 0:08:54 | |
as a senior. Tom Willis, the skipper. The interception from | 0:08:54 | 0:09:00 | |
Ulster, nothing wrong with that. Gets through the line-up. That is a | 0:09:00 | 0:09:10 | |
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scrum half, Paul Marshall. Paddy Jackson wasting no time and that | 0:09:15 | 0:09:25 | |
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Ulster are falling through, nobody little on the early side. That is a | 0:09:41 | 0:09:50 | |
good throw. Taken by Pedrie Wannenburg. The 10 metre line. Luke | 0:09:50 | 0:09:54 | |
Marshall not quite getting away cleanly. Jackson. Luke Marshall, | 0:09:54 | 0:10:02 | |
Nevin Spence. Well tackled by Tom Riley. Luke Marshall, Dan Tuohy. He | 0:10:02 | 0:10:09 | |
did his hamstring badly in the second half against the Dragons. | 0:10:09 | 0:10:13 | |
And Neil Paterson has another penalty. Luke Marshall sets off but | 0:10:13 | 0:10:18 | |
he had to come back. A good early indication from the referee that he | 0:10:18 | 0:10:24 | |
will police that area. Both teams have that attacking intent and they | 0:10:24 | 0:10:27 | |
are allowed to get quick ball from the breakdown. It makes for an | 0:10:27 | 0:10:33 | |
entertaining game. It might have been Paddy Jackson's goal-kicking | 0:10:33 | 0:10:38 | |
range but he has got in as close as possible. This was the initial | 0:10:38 | 0:10:44 | |
thrust from Dan Tuohy. An the Dragons player right off his feet. | 0:10:45 | 0:10:51 | |
Some interference from Adam Jones. One of the three Welsh | 0:10:51 | 0:10:55 | |
internationals in the Dragons pack. Nigel Brady, his first Oscar start | 0:10:55 | 0:11:03 | |
this season. The more than competent Dan Tuohy. Good position | 0:11:03 | 0:11:09 | |
from Ulster. Willie Faloon on the Ulster outside-half position. Luke | 0:11:09 | 0:11:19 | |
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Marshall. Paul Marshall. Pedrie Wannenburg. He got one of Ulster's | 0:11:19 | 0:11:26 | |
three tries last season. Last year. The Dragons coming over and the | 0:11:26 | 0:11:32 | |
referee isn't having any of this. They are infringing on the | 0:11:32 | 0:11:35 | |
breakdown and Neil Paterson is taking no nonsense. A couple of | 0:11:35 | 0:11:40 | |
penalties already. Not running away. Interfering with the hat back as he | 0:11:40 | 0:11:44 | |
goes to clear the ball. If you can stamp his authority early, the | 0:11:44 | 0:11:53 | |
teams will hopefully adapt. It was the initial drive from Pedrie | 0:11:53 | 0:11:58 | |
Wannenburg. He was well tackled by both of the second row forwards. I | 0:11:58 | 0:12:02 | |
can see what that infringement was. Coming in from the site. Adam Jones | 0:12:02 | 0:12:12 | |
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inside the 22. He will have practised this a lot. Just against | 0:12:21 | 0:12:26 | |
are the �5.5 million new stand. And Jackson makes no mistake. That is a | 0:12:26 | 0:12:31 | |
good start from Ulster. Having given away an early penalty. Not | 0:12:31 | 0:12:41 | |
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capable. Ulster have bounced back and they are leading. He has given | 0:12:50 | 0:13:00 | |
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that plenty of height. The new man, Tonderai Chavhanga. Luke Marshall | 0:13:02 | 0:13:08 | |
takes it on himself. Into the touchline, Lewis Evans. He has made | 0:13:09 | 0:13:17 | |
some decent ground. Wayne Evans. Chipped away. The penalty, to the | 0:13:17 | 0:13:21 | |
Dragons, straight away. And Ulster have done what they how should not | 0:13:21 | 0:13:28 | |
have done. That is concede a penalty. But Neil Paterson is | 0:13:28 | 0:13:36 | |
nothing if not inconsistent. In the aftermath of last week's defeat at | 0:13:36 | 0:13:40 | |
the Ospreys, they are adapting to the referee's interpretation. It is | 0:13:40 | 0:13:45 | |
clear already with only six minutes gone, that rolling away at the | 0:13:45 | 0:13:49 | |
breakdown, any infringement preventing the quick ball and the | 0:13:49 | 0:13:58 | |
offside line are the two areas to focus on. The first team to adapt | 0:13:58 | 0:14:08 | |
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quickly will win. There and there is a terrific knock. That was Craig | 0:14:09 | 0:14:14 | |
Gilroy on his opposite number. Mike Poole. He did a spot of cage | 0:14:14 | 0:14:20 | |
fighting, it seems. The referee tonight might be more on the ball | 0:14:20 | 0:14:24 | |
than any referee in a cage fighting, not that I had any experience of | 0:14:24 | 0:14:29 | |
the latter. The first piece of action for the Dragons from their | 0:14:29 | 0:14:39 | |
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Seven and a half minutes gone and it is finely balanced at three | 0:14:46 | 0:14:54 | |
apiece. In the red shirt is Jamie Smith, who signed for Dragons last | 0:14:54 | 0:15:00 | |
season. A warning with that kick from Tovey, not regulation by any | 0:15:00 | 0:15:08 | |
means. Great chasing by Ulster and Spence. A wonderful take by the | 0:15:08 | 0:15:18 | |
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that break down. The referee has given the scrum to Ulster. The | 0:15:43 | 0:15:47 | |
first scrum of the game. It should be interested after what happened | 0:15:47 | 0:15:54 | |
last week. Ulster going through a few phases. Trying to generate some | 0:15:54 | 0:15:59 | |
momentum into their play and the ball unplayable. A big hit. But the | 0:15:59 | 0:16:03 | |
strength to ride the tackle and the ability to get over that line and | 0:16:03 | 0:16:09 | |
Brady coming in and cleaning out to ensure that recycled possession. | 0:16:09 | 0:16:15 | |
the tiet head side for Dragons is the new man, Nathan Buck. He made | 0:16:15 | 0:16:25 | |
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his debut last week in Galloway. -- Gall way. I can't understand why | 0:16:28 | 0:16:32 | |
fellow forwards pat a forward on the head when the scrum collapses. | 0:16:32 | 0:16:40 | |
I'm not sure if that is called doing your job properly. A gorgeous | 0:16:40 | 0:16:48 | |
night here. An Indian summer. It is a shirt-sleeved evening. It is very | 0:16:48 | 0:16:58 | |
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tried to keep the ball in. And that should be a line out to the Dragons. | 0:17:27 | 0:17:32 | |
A bit lateral from Ulster in their attacking place. Spence get over | 0:17:32 | 0:17:39 | |
the advantage line and he usually gets across and Ulster guilty of | 0:17:39 | 0:17:43 | |
drifting across with the pass and cramping themselves into the touch | 0:17:43 | 0:17:53 | |
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line. Forced to throw that metres. Evans may have a kick down | 0:18:03 | 0:18:10 | |
the line. That is hanging awkwardly. A bit of obstruction the Dragons | 0:18:10 | 0:18:20 | |
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fans feel. He knocked it forward. The referee playing advantage. AWye | 0:18:21 | 0:18:31 | |
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comes Tom Riley. It is nothing if not exciting so far. This time the | 0:18:33 | 0:18:42 | |
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Dragons knock forward and the referee is again playing advantage. | 0:18:43 | 0:18:48 | |
AI way he goes. This is what they bought him for. What a turn of pace. | 0:18:48 | 0:18:54 | |
Was he taken down late? The Dragons fans think so. Gilroy has come back | 0:18:54 | 0:18:59 | |
and he has knocked it forward. It is an error-strewn game, but it | 0:18:59 | 0:19:05 | |
makes for an exciting game. What about this fellow, Chavhanga? | 0:19:05 | 0:19:11 | |
to end stuff and but for a couple of handling errors, it could have | 0:19:11 | 0:19:16 | |
been a try. This man is electric. The ability to turn on that | 0:19:16 | 0:19:22 | |
accelerator. Not the sort of man you want to turn loose kicking the | 0:19:22 | 0:19:30 | |
ball to him. He is very strung and got away from the defence. I think | 0:19:30 | 0:19:33 | |
two Ulster players collide, rather than obstruct. Otherwise the | 0:19:33 | 0:19:42 | |
referee would have picked up on that. This is the closest the | 0:19:42 | 0:19:52 | |
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at what is going on in the front row. Down on their knees a couple | 0:20:07 | 0:20:13 | |
of players. He has asked them to reset. Great attacking position for | 0:20:13 | 0:20:23 | |
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the Dragonss. They have four men to line. Knocked back, says the | 0:20:55 | 0:21:00 | |
referee. Ulster getting to the break down quickly and causing the | 0:21:00 | 0:21:10 | |
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Dragons to concede ground. Spence with the tackle. A missed tackle | 0:21:13 | 0:21:23 | |
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and they have won the penalty. Holding on in the tackle. Good | 0:21:30 | 0:21:33 | |
defence by Ulster? Yes it is difficult to see why in perfect | 0:21:33 | 0:21:38 | |
conditions there is the number of handling errors that there has been. | 0:21:38 | 0:21:42 | |
Unless there a fine due settling on the ground. But Ulster forced to | 0:21:42 | 0:21:48 | |
dig deep and coming up with the crucial turnover to relieve | 0:21:48 | 0:21:51 | |
pressure. Paddy Jackson will be relieved that his cross kick didn't | 0:21:51 | 0:22:00 | |
result in a try for the Dragons' new signing. Jackson finds his | 0:22:00 | 0:22:10 | |
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touch. There is the offence. that. It goes back, and it has been | 0:22:33 | 0:22:43 | |
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opts for the kick. And not a bad kick. A good option by Tovey. He | 0:22:55 | 0:22:59 | |
assessed the situation. Ulster had excess numbers in defence and | 0:22:59 | 0:23:04 | |
executed a good kick. He had a glance and on to that left foot and | 0:23:04 | 0:23:14 | |
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scrum option. When you play the Dragons here at Rodney Parade, you | 0:23:46 | 0:23:54 | |
want to silence them early. It is an great ground and very vocal and | 0:23:54 | 0:24:00 | |
you need to get on top of them early. Ulster will have to dig deep | 0:24:00 | 0:24:10 | |
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to ensure they don't give away any Ulster give away the penalty. | 0:24:30 | 0:24:36 | |
Faloon was off side. You would be backing Tovey to knock this over. | 0:24:36 | 0:24:41 | |
He has looked very accurate with the ball off the grounds and an | 0:24:41 | 0:24:47 | |
opportunity to get that 6-3 lead. Faloon was just loitering there | 0:24:47 | 0:24:57 | |
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with intent to be penalised you have to say. And Spence having a | 0:24:59 | 0:25:06 | |
wee word with him. The assistant referee seemed to be having a big | 0:25:06 | 0:25:12 | |
input into these penalty, they're being strict on the back footment | 0:25:12 | 0:25:22 | |
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the referee is showing his intent. Tovey with over 300 points in the | 0:25:24 | 0:25:34 | |
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Dragons into the lead. Coming up to the end of the first quarter, it is | 0:25:39 | 0:25:45 | |
Dragons 6, Ulster 3. The challenge for Ulster is now one of territory | 0:25:45 | 0:25:49 | |
and possession. They played the last ten minutes deep in their own | 0:25:49 | 0:25:54 | |
territory and the Dragons have got the points. Looking for some | 0:25:54 | 0:26:02 | |
possession and territory now. Ulster had a great chance there to | 0:26:02 | 0:26:07 | |
snap that up. The initial knock forwards is by the dragons. But | 0:26:07 | 0:26:13 | |
there was a glorious chance and a sharp Ulster may have capitalised | 0:26:13 | 0:26:17 | |
on that. No one put their name on the ball for the Dragons and there | 0:26:17 | 0:26:24 | |
was uncertainty about who was going to take that. That resulted in the | 0:26:24 | 0:26:34 | |
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handling error. A perfect attacking platform for Ulster. Jerry Cronin | 0:26:36 | 0:26:46 | |
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starting his fifth game in a row front rows about the early | 0:26:57 | 0:27:07 | |
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by Henry. Away goes Marshall and he indidn't perhaps have the ball | 0:27:18 | 0:27:22 | |
properly in his possession. This could be dangerous. Back goes | 0:27:22 | 0:27:27 | |
Gilroy, as the referee decided the advantage was over and Gilroy does | 0:27:27 | 0:27:32 | |
wonderfully and again Ulster give away the penalty. It may have been | 0:27:32 | 0:27:40 | |
for not releasing. Claiming that Ulster, an Ulster player had a hand | 0:27:40 | 0:27:47 | |
on him. But Dragons players pouring over and some excellent counter | 0:27:47 | 0:27:50 | |
rucking work. Well the penalty count is starting to creep up again | 0:27:50 | 0:27:59 | |
and the error count is creeping up. Brian McLaughlin want be happy with | 0:27:59 | 0:28:04 | |
that. He didn't have the ball under control there and away came the | 0:28:05 | 0:28:09 | |
Dragons. Gilroy did well to get back. He was tackled and he went to | 0:28:09 | 0:28:19 | |
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ground. And he got himself up again. Was he held? Debatable. Well stolen | 0:28:20 | 0:28:30 | |
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Jackson. Ran into a couple of big tight forwards. Marshall with an | 0:28:46 | 0:28:56 | |
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release the fast fella? Yes they can. Well that is high. That is the | 0:29:13 | 0:29:18 | |
second high tackle Spence has put in and he may find himself carded | 0:29:18 | 0:29:23 | |
for that. A bit columnsy. But very definitely high and illegal andless | 0:29:23 | 0:29:27 | |
going to go to the bin. That is the second time and you can't blame the | 0:29:27 | 0:29:31 | |
referee for that. I would like to see the replay. It look like it | 0:29:31 | 0:29:36 | |
started at the shoulder and maybe driftd up. Maybe given he has been | 0:29:36 | 0:29:40 | |
warned, the referee feeling he had no option. It will be interesting | 0:29:40 | 0:29:49 | |
to see where that tackle initially started. The full back came in. Oh | 0:29:49 | 0:29:55 | |
that was high. Columnsy with the arm - clumsy with the arm position. | 0:29:55 | 0:30:00 | |
The first contact was above the shoulder. A difficult time for | 0:30:00 | 0:30:07 | |
Ulster. Both teams have given away possession from the set piece | 0:30:07 | 0:30:13 | |
through errors. They will want to ensloor they don't do that again. | 0:30:13 | 0:30:23 | |
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The Dragons have gone for the line the Dragons have kept it. Jones | 0:30:30 | 0:30:37 | |
takes it forward. Tom Willis, the captain, makes some ground. 15 | 0:30:37 | 0:30:43 | |
metres out. Thomas, the flanker. Quicker ball, Wayne Evans. This | 0:30:43 | 0:30:50 | |
could be dangerous. And he has gone through! They realise that Ulster | 0:30:50 | 0:30:57 | |
had a big hole in their defence. They capitalised to the full. And | 0:30:57 | 0:31:02 | |
Ulster, once again, having scored the early points, have now been | 0:31:02 | 0:31:09 | |
conceding. Very good football from the Dragons. A couple of times they | 0:31:09 | 0:31:14 | |
went around the same way around the rucks. And the overlap develops in | 0:31:14 | 0:31:18 | |
the wider channel. And the Dragons very clinical in executing their | 0:31:18 | 0:31:25 | |
numbers. A little bit of drifting by Ulster but they were outnumbered | 0:31:25 | 0:31:32 | |
and outmanoeuvred. Puts a foot on the gas... And it is a try for the | 0:31:32 | 0:31:42 | |
0:31:42 | 0:31:47 | ||
and connect so far. That little chip from the FA line. That was | 0:31:47 | 0:31:55 | |
lovely. -- far line. The last time Ulster were here at this stage, | 0:31:55 | 0:32:02 | |
they were performing similarly. The Dragons could not come back but can | 0:32:02 | 0:32:11 | |
Ulster come back? Jason Tovey is having a very good time. It isn't | 0:32:11 | 0:32:15 | |
about Ulster enough time defensively. And that was very | 0:32:15 | 0:32:25 | |
0:32:25 | 0:32:36 | ||
clinical. Jackson goes for the that going? That is going... Taken | 0:32:36 | 0:32:44 | |
across. That is fine, by Martyn Thomas. Taken by Adam D'Arcy. Luke | 0:32:44 | 0:32:54 | |
0:32:54 | 0:33:02 | ||
Marshall, he has men. One of them against the Dragons for being | 0:33:02 | 0:33:11 | |
offside. This is reasonably capable. I think Paddy Jackson might have a | 0:33:11 | 0:33:21 | |
0:33:21 | 0:33:26 | ||
Ten-point margin. Kicking straight in front, but a fair difference -- | 0:33:26 | 0:33:35 | |
distance. 26 minutes gone. One try against them but they will want to | 0:33:35 | 0:33:41 | |
chisel that lead down. Martyn Thomas did extremely well. He was | 0:33:41 | 0:33:45 | |
going to fall back into the dead- ball area. This is the kick from | 0:33:45 | 0:33:55 | |
0:33:55 | 0:34:14 | ||
Jackson. The Dragons for offside. A between them. The Dragons coaching | 0:34:14 | 0:34:19 | |
staff will be very happy with this. They have less numbers than Ulster | 0:34:19 | 0:34:23 | |
but they are influential. They don't many have the debt that | 0:34:23 | 0:34:33 | |
0:34:33 | 0:34:34 | ||
Ulster have with the number of injuries. Jackson at the restart. | 0:34:34 | 0:34:41 | |
This could be interesting. Well taken. By Martyn Thomas. That is a | 0:34:41 | 0:34:48 | |
good forward ball from the men in Black. He has a little think. He is | 0:34:48 | 0:34:58 | |
0:34:58 | 0:34:58 | ||
determined not to be stood up again. Two very good tackles. Nathan Buck. | 0:34:58 | 0:35:08 | |
The tight head. Tom Willis. Declan Fitzpatrick. Wayne Evans has a | 0:35:08 | 0:35:18 | |
0:35:18 | 0:35:22 | ||
glance. Henry underneath. Knocks it backwards. The crowd disagrees. I | 0:35:22 | 0:35:30 | |
think that was overruled. The touch judge said it was knocked forward. | 0:35:30 | 0:35:36 | |
Tonderai Chavhanga. He scored six tries against Uruguay won his | 0:35:36 | 0:35:46 | |
0:35:46 | 0:35:57 | ||
Springboks debut in 2005. That is by Brady. The Ospreys looking to | 0:35:57 | 0:36:03 | |
slow this down. They want this to be a frantic affair. Good | 0:36:03 | 0:36:07 | |
experience coming through. Settling things down. The momentum is | 0:36:07 | 0:36:14 | |
certainly with the Dragons. Ulster cannot afford to lose any more | 0:36:14 | 0:36:24 | |
0:36:24 | 0:36:42 | ||
points by half-time. Andy Kyriacou Ulster Catt this evening. By the | 0:36:42 | 0:36:48 | |
end of this season I am sure he will have reached his much coveted | 0:36:48 | 0:36:58 | |
0:36:58 | 0:37:03 | ||
century. -- Ulster Cup. Ian Whitten, he is halfway there. He Willie | 0:37:03 | 0:37:07 | |
Faloon, standing on the outside- half position for Ulster. That'll | 0:37:07 | 0:37:12 | |
be a defensive positions of the Ulster scrummage only has two men | 0:37:12 | 0:37:22 | |
0:37:22 | 0:37:39 | ||
in the back row. To flank forwards, tight-head side. The referee has | 0:37:39 | 0:37:46 | |
not called stop. It is ticking away. Half-an-hour played. 13 - 3, the | 0:37:46 | 0:37:56 | |
0:37:56 | 0:38:15 | ||
Dragons. He is seeing exactly what Chavhanga. Into some space. The | 0:38:15 | 0:38:20 | |
referee spotted the Dragons midfield. They moved back and | 0:38:20 | 0:38:26 | |
Ulster have done well to achieve that. It isn't completely done and | 0:38:26 | 0:38:33 | |
dusted. Ulster have gone outside the 22. Jackson gets it away. Just | 0:38:33 | 0:38:40 | |
as far as Martyn Thomas. Andrew Coombs, the flank forward. He makes | 0:38:40 | 0:38:49 | |
good ground. Well gathered. It came off Ian Whitten. That will be And | 0:38:49 | 0:38:54 | |
Dragons line-out. They will want to correct that issue at a line-out, | 0:38:54 | 0:38:57 | |
which is the Ulster players pouring through to put pressure on half- | 0:38:57 | 0:39:03 | |
back. They need to tighten up numbers and protect that line. Or | 0:39:03 | 0:39:07 | |
they need to bring it down and start driving, just to keep the | 0:39:07 | 0:39:17 | |
0:39:17 | 0:39:17 | ||
Ulster players honest. Tom Willis, the Dragons skipper. Untidy, but it | 0:39:17 | 0:39:25 | |
was put in. Jason Tovey. Actually, Ashley Smith. Concedes some metres. | 0:39:25 | 0:39:34 | |
Willie Faloon gets himself out of the way. And Pedrie Wannenburg, | 0:39:34 | 0:39:44 | |
0:39:44 | 0:39:52 | ||
gets himself offside. Henry will be the pitch. On you go. He could not | 0:39:52 | 0:39:57 | |
be care, he told him to have a word with his players and Jason Tovey | 0:39:57 | 0:40:02 | |
shapes up to take a kick at goal. After three minutes and the skin, | 0:40:02 | 0:40:06 | |
you could see that was an area that he would police strictly. Ulster | 0:40:06 | 0:40:13 | |
have to adapt to that. He has been extremely accurate and out. It will | 0:40:13 | 0:40:16 | |
be a source of points for the Dragons if Ulster do not correct | 0:40:16 | 0:40:25 | |
that area. It seems that every week players have to adapt to the | 0:40:25 | 0:40:35 | |
0:40:35 | 0:40:38 | ||
referee. Jason Tovey, and that little left-footed chip. And the | 0:40:38 | 0:40:45 | |
same result. There is a gap of 13 points. Nevin Spence comes back | 0:40:45 | 0:40:51 | |
onto the field. And the Dragons, what their opponents down to 14 men, | 0:40:51 | 0:40:57 | |
did exactly what they had to do. They rattled up 10 points. This is | 0:40:57 | 0:41:03 | |
very intelligent rugby. They did very well to take advantage of that | 0:41:03 | 0:41:13 | |
0:41:13 | 0:41:19 | ||
security. Well taken in on the ten- metre line. Gavin Thomas. When | 0:41:19 | 0:41:23 | |
Evans, looks to his nearside and changed his mind. Ashley Smith | 0:41:23 | 0:41:33 | |
0:41:33 | 0:41:42 | ||
Dragons. They want to cut this deficit. Nevin Spence, back on, he | 0:41:42 | 0:41:50 | |
will be contrite about that sending off. Definitely being held. Some | 0:41:51 | 0:41:55 | |
excellent speed from Ulster and indecision from the Dragons. Taking | 0:41:55 | 0:42:00 | |
the ball into contact from a less dominant position. And Willie | 0:42:00 | 0:42:05 | |
Faloon was straight over the ball. And the penalty was duly awarded. | 0:42:05 | 0:42:15 | |
0:42:15 | 0:42:40 | ||
You cannot criticise the mistake whatsoever. From long range. | 0:42:40 | 0:42:44 | |
And that Young Ulster fan is very supportive of that very Young | 0:42:44 | 0:42:50 | |
Ulster outside-half, Paddy Jackson is just 19 years of age. From a | 0:42:50 | 0:42:53 | |
similar position and it was a crucial score. The Dragons were | 0:42:53 | 0:42:57 | |
getting into that 15 point margin. And this just brings it back for | 0:42:57 | 0:43:07 | |
Ulster. A Marshall takes it in. finds a pretty decent bounce. On | 0:43:07 | 0:43:13 | |
the roof of that brand new commentary position! The last time, | 0:43:13 | 0:43:22 | |
we were in what was more less a garden shed. Evans. Pedrie | 0:43:22 | 0:43:32 | |
Wannenburg. The Dragons have done well. Jones, to his partner in | 0:43:32 | 0:43:42 | |
0:43:42 | 0:43:42 | ||
crime. Heavens back inside to the loose head prop, Nathan Williams. | 0:43:42 | 0:43:52 | |
0:43:52 | 0:43:56 | ||
Jason Tovey. Gavin Thomas, tackled Adam D'Arcy, that was an awkward, | 0:43:56 | 0:44:03 | |
slippery ball. Martyn Thomas. Gets away from the first tackle. Then he | 0:44:03 | 0:44:11 | |
loses his feet. Wayne Evans. Dangerous time for Ulster. Another | 0:44:11 | 0:44:15 | |
penalty would probably do them. Well through. Wayne Evans has done | 0:44:15 | 0:44:24 | |
well. Good, aggressive play at the breakdown by the home team. Adam | 0:44:24 | 0:44:32 | |
Jones acting as scrum half. Nathan Buck, the tight-head, is there. | 0:44:32 | 0:44:39 | |
Good work from Declan Fitzpatrick. Jason Tovey. Where will that | 0:44:39 | 0:44:46 | |
Barnes? Very kind. It just broke into the left and into touch. Taken | 0:44:46 | 0:44:56 | |
0:44:56 | 0:45:10 | ||
Scrum. Black ball. The touch judge on the far side called it and said | 0:45:10 | 0:45:14 | |
that the quick Ulster throw was taken inside the five metre line, | 0:45:14 | 0:45:20 | |
which you're not allowed to do. It was not deliberate, but it was an | 0:45:20 | 0:45:28 | |
infringement. That is got work. This is crucial for Ulster. To give | 0:45:28 | 0:45:33 | |
away points with less than three minutes on the clock would be | 0:45:33 | 0:45:43 | |
0:45:43 | 0:45:43 | ||
desperate for their ambitions to get a result away from home. It got | 0:45:43 | 0:45:48 | |
untidy at the Ulster loose head siefpltd Ulster are ten points | 0:45:48 | 0:45:58 | |
0:45:58 | 0:45:58 | ||
adrift. Another dry -- try for Dragons would not be on Bryan | 0:45:58 | 0:46:08 | |
0:46:08 | 0:46:23 | ||
McLaughlin's agenda I have a Trying to bring in the left-wing. | 0:46:23 | 0:46:29 | |
Evans looking for the big men and he has found one in Buck. A change | 0:46:29 | 0:46:36 | |
in direction on the cards. Tovey with a chip. That was almost there. | 0:46:36 | 0:46:41 | |
It wasn't a bad kick. Paul Marshall has been caught offside and the | 0:46:41 | 0:46:45 | |
referee has given a penalty against Ulster. I haven't been keeping | 0:46:45 | 0:46:53 | |
Tally, how much penalties is that Ulster have given away? Its will be | 0:46:53 | 0:46:57 | |
in double figures. The Dragons are filling their bats with the | 0:46:57 | 0:47:02 | |
opportunities that have been created from them. -- filling their | 0:47:02 | 0:47:08 | |
boots. Last year Ulster put in some excellent prmm -- performances away | 0:47:08 | 0:47:12 | |
from home. This is the second in a row and it is not going plan, | 0:47:13 | 0:47:17 | |
because of the error count. They're going to have look at some | 0:47:17 | 0:47:23 | |
communication. That is generally what it is when you're always being | 0:47:23 | 0:47:32 | |
pinged for offside. You need a real communication across the team. | 0:47:32 | 0:47:37 | |
player does it again, another penalty for him. The Dragons are 13 | 0:47:37 | 0:47:43 | |
points up in the last minute of the first half and the Dragons leading | 0:47:43 | 0:47:50 | |
19-6. And Paul Marshall strieing offside. Ulster are always going to | 0:47:50 | 0:47:55 | |
be susceptible to those penalties, they employ tremendous line speed. | 0:47:55 | 0:48:05 | |
0:48:05 | 0:48:15 | ||
But they're going to have to give always under pressure, he was going | 0:48:15 | 0:48:20 | |
to bring them back for the scrummage, but he has decided he | 0:48:20 | 0:48:28 | |
has seen enough of this half. The same will probably be said by Bryan | 0:48:28 | 0:48:35 | |
McGlabg Lynne. They have fallen to the kicking of Tovey. Half time | 0:48:35 | 0:48:45 | |
0:48:45 | 0:48:49 | ||
here at a throbbing Rodney Parade It was not the response that Ulster | 0:48:49 | 0:48:53 | |
were looking for after last week's defeat. It has been a bit flat and | 0:48:53 | 0:48:58 | |
the Dragons have taken this game by the scruff of the neck through the | 0:48:58 | 0:49:04 | |
boot of Tovey and the pace of Tonderai Chavhanga. Too many | 0:49:04 | 0:49:09 | |
mistakes and too many penalties. A yellow card and they paid the price | 0:49:09 | 0:49:15 | |
as the home side scored ten points. Ulster clinging on just about | 0:49:15 | 0:49:21 | |
thanks to the boot of Paddy Jackson. At half time they trail by 13 | 0:49:21 | 0:49:28 | |
points. Not looking too good for Ulster. It is the Dragons 19 and | 0:49:28 | 0:49:38 | |
0:49:38 | 0:49:39 | ||
Ulster 6. Well that is not the response that the coach wanted. | 0:49:39 | 0:49:43 | |
this is something we talked about, how we wanted to sea what sort of a | 0:49:43 | 0:49:46 | |
performance we would put in after what happened last week. This is | 0:49:46 | 0:49:52 | |
not it. There is no energy, there doesn't seem to be much going | 0:49:52 | 0:49:56 | |
forward. All the clinical things you expect from professionals is | 0:49:57 | 0:50:03 | |
not happening. It is dire. We heard from Dan tuelee saying Ulster | 0:50:03 | 0:50:07 | |
weren't physical enough this week and they weren't this week. No we | 0:50:07 | 0:50:13 | |
have done everything in ones, we have tackled and rucked in ones. If | 0:50:13 | 0:50:18 | |
there is one factor, the game we played last week was on a Sunday, | 0:50:18 | 0:50:24 | |
we have had a four day turn around and this a difficult. Your | 0:50:24 | 0:50:28 | |
associate with having a week in between. There has not been a lot | 0:50:28 | 0:50:33 | |
of time to recover. But they will be getting a roasting at half time. | 0:50:33 | 0:50:37 | |
It is a young team, last week was a confidence sapper, are you seeing | 0:50:37 | 0:50:43 | |
that having an impact? Yes how is it going to impact on these young | 0:50:43 | 0:50:48 | |
guys and how will they bounce back from what happened last week? At | 0:50:48 | 0:50:56 | |
the minute it would appear they haven't bounced back well. | 0:50:56 | 0:51:01 | |
Physicalty is king in the game and that is very poor. If they're not | 0:51:01 | 0:51:08 | |
careful, it could be a bigger score line. Let's look at some of the | 0:51:08 | 0:51:13 | |
early opportunities. Ulster road their luck when Gilroy took a high | 0:51:13 | 0:51:17 | |
their luck when Gilroy took a high ball. It looked as if it was | 0:51:17 | 0:51:27 | |
0:51:27 | 0:51:27 | ||
knocked on. We were all surprised, but gill -- Gilroy made the pass. | 0:51:27 | 0:51:33 | |
But we have made a lot of unforced errors. And in the wrong part of | 0:51:33 | 0:51:39 | |
the pitch. If we have cocked it up in their half, they have resorted | 0:51:39 | 0:51:46 | |
to batting t down the field. Later on there is a break from this, | 0:51:46 | 0:51:52 | |
Chavhanga catches. That tackle has to be made. Had we made those | 0:51:52 | 0:51:56 | |
tackle, another tackle. He should not be running through that much | 0:51:56 | 0:52:02 | |
traffic and get a kick off. That has gone 80 yards and then we knock | 0:52:02 | 0:52:07 | |
on, ten yards from our own line. We have missed a tackle. Good break, | 0:52:07 | 0:52:12 | |
but we're off the pace. We're that half a second bemiepdz. This guy is | 0:52:12 | 0:52:18 | |
electric, but he shouldn't be given that pace. Whitten will be | 0:52:18 | 0:52:25 | |
disappointed with the tackle. It will have been emphasised you must | 0:52:25 | 0:52:32 | |
take this guy down. Ulster didn't have a lot of ball. But when they | 0:52:32 | 0:52:37 | |
did, they seemed to make a lot of mistakes. It doesn't seem a | 0:52:38 | 0:52:41 | |
composed performance. We need our senior players stepping up and | 0:52:41 | 0:52:45 | |
taking the sting out of things. Some of our set piece functions | 0:52:45 | 0:52:50 | |
better. That is one of the best scrums in a fortnight. Burr we | 0:52:50 | 0:52:56 | |
can't afford those little errors. Swre worked lard to get into that - | 0:52:56 | 0:52:59 | |
- we have worked hard to get into that position and then turned it | 0:52:59 | 0:53:04 | |
off. One of the first guys back there was a prop. Look what happens | 0:53:04 | 0:53:10 | |
here. Look at the urgency to get to these rucks. The work rate off the | 0:53:10 | 0:53:16 | |
ball. Again a poor pass. We have lost 30 metres there and we're | 0:53:16 | 0:53:25 | |
kicking it away. Pad ji -- Paddy Jackson. I thought it was a good | 0:53:25 | 0:53:29 | |
option. He had the rate idea. He was trying to put it on a pin point | 0:53:29 | 0:53:35 | |
and it didn't happen. Are Ulster lacking a bit of leadership? | 0:53:35 | 0:53:39 | |
think so. We're missing direction as well. It might be an option to | 0:53:39 | 0:53:43 | |
move Whitten into inside centre and try and get him with the ball that | 0:53:43 | 0:53:49 | |
we have from a line out that is functioning well. Let's try and | 0:53:49 | 0:53:52 | |
shorten the targets and put something across the line and | 0:53:52 | 0:53:58 | |
create some banana at the minute, as you can see, if we have tried to | 0:53:58 | 0:54:02 | |
ball our accuracy hasn't been up to it. There will have to be a change. | 0:54:02 | 0:54:06 | |
You complained about a lack of physicalty, the one man who has | 0:54:06 | 0:54:10 | |
been physical is Spence, but unfortunately in the high tackle. | 0:54:10 | 0:54:17 | |
He didn't need to make this high tackle. You can use the touch line. | 0:54:17 | 0:54:21 | |
That is reckless. He needs to address that and he knows himself | 0:54:21 | 0:54:30 | |
that is crazy. He had the -- to line him up and take him into touch. | 0:54:30 | 0:54:36 | |
Ulster then paid the praise as you say teams do. They want to score | 0:54:36 | 0:54:43 | |
when the other team are down to 14. From the line out, possibly a bit | 0:54:43 | 0:54:48 | |
of naivety. We have kept everyone in there and you will see at the | 0:54:48 | 0:54:53 | |
ends, we're caught numbers down in the backs. On the far side of this | 0:54:53 | 0:54:58 | |
ruck. They make some reasonably ball here. Once and then twice. | 0:54:58 | 0:55:03 | |
We're putting guys, you can see them coming across. But there is | 0:55:03 | 0:55:08 | |
space there and threfr done it simply. It is a mismatch. The ball | 0:55:08 | 0:55:16 | |
in two hands, two guys stay out and Luke March hall has got two men on | 0:55:16 | 0:55:22 | |
him. -- Marshall. We have been critical of Ulster, but some credit | 0:55:22 | 0:55:26 | |
to the Dragons. Ulster are a man down and they have recycled the | 0:55:26 | 0:55:31 | |
ball quick. But it comes down to Ulster's physicalty, they have got | 0:55:31 | 0:55:35 | |
to step up to the plate. You have got to do than just make a tackle. | 0:55:35 | 0:55:39 | |
You have got to climb into the tackles. That is not happening and | 0:55:39 | 0:55:45 | |
it is having an effect through the team. Thank you. As we assess the | 0:55:45 | 0:55:50 | |
game, that is what Tulse coaching staff are doing. Technology now | 0:55:50 | 0:55:55 | |
part and parcel of the game. As Gavin Andrews found out when he met | 0:55:55 | 0:56:05 | |
0:56:05 | 0:56:09 | ||
a key member of the one of the Him the performance analysis with | 0:56:09 | 0:56:17 | |
the Ulster rugby team. This is where the hard work gets down. My | 0:56:17 | 0:56:21 | |
work is down following the game. I work is down following the game. I | 0:56:21 | 0:56:27 | |
will go home and the information will be broken down into different | 0:56:27 | 0:56:32 | |
areas relating to attack and ge fence. This game we have won 13 | 0:56:32 | 0:56:37 | |
line outs and lost two. And also we provide information for the | 0:56:37 | 0:56:40 | |
individual players. This information is available to the | 0:56:40 | 0:56:46 | |
players within 48 hours of the game and they can come in and by a click | 0:56:46 | 0:56:52 | |
of a button, a video will come up. With Dan Tuohy, here he has made | 0:56:52 | 0:57:00 | |
three tackles. By pressing the button, each of the tackles will | 0:57:00 | 0:57:05 | |
button, each of the tackles will come up. It has a huge benefit in | 0:57:05 | 0:57:08 | |
terms of doing one-on-ones with the players and we can put together | 0:57:08 | 0:57:16 | |
information over a number of games. I spend more hours in the analysis | 0:57:16 | 0:57:22 | |
room than on the training pitch now. Just putting the hours in, it pace | 0:57:22 | 0:57:29 | |
dividends on the pitch. -- pays dividends. A great take by Tuohy. | 0:57:29 | 0:57:33 | |
The greatest development is we carry out live analysis and gate | 0:57:33 | 0:57:39 | |
feed during the game and we're in a position where we can review it and | 0:57:39 | 0:57:43 | |
you're trying to make interventions to the players u based on what is | 0:57:43 | 0:57:47 | |
and isn't happening on the pitch. It is different from last year, | 0:57:47 | 0:57:55 | |
when you were standing at the back and you were watching different | 0:57:55 | 0:58:00 | |
trends and now I'm able to do that by standing behind and then I can | 0:58:00 | 0:58:06 | |
look at the scrums and line outs on the monitors. So it is essential. | 0:58:06 | 0:58:12 | |
One aspect is the amount of work we do pre-game and where we focus on | 0:58:12 | 0:58:17 | |
the opposition. A couple of weeks ago with Cardiff, we have a centre | 0:58:17 | 0:58:22 | |
who likes to shoot out a line. He comes racing out of line. Our ehope | 0:58:22 | 0:58:27 | |
was to get the ball to Spence and he can drop to it Whitten. And Ian | 0:58:27 | 0:58:35 | |
got through the gap, he fed down to Cave and it was an important try. | 0:58:35 | 0:58:40 | |
You try to pick holes in what they do and when something like that | 0:58:40 | 0:58:49 | |
comes off it is a great feeling. wonder how Alex and the team are | 0:58:49 | 0:58:58 | |
assessing what has been a video nasty for Ulster? It it wouldn't be | 0:58:58 | 0:59:03 | |
great viewing, but it is interesting to see Dan Tuohy | 0:59:03 | 0:59:07 | |
spending time in the analysis room. Maybe they need to get on the pitch | 0:59:07 | 0:59:11 | |
and do more work. You said it not me. They need a big second half | 0:59:11 | 0:59:16 | |
response to prove a point or two? Yes and yes they can. But they have | 0:59:16 | 0:59:22 | |
to change the way they're playing, I could see two or three early | 0:59:22 | 0:59:30 | |
changes. Possibly Marshall dropping out of back line and try and punch | 0:59:30 | 0:59:40 | |
0:59:40 | 0:59:42 | ||
some holes and get our forwards The talk about the simple game. | 0:59:42 | 0:59:46 | |
Last season, Ulster played in territory and kept things simple. | 0:59:46 | 0:59:52 | |
Is that key? We are trying to play a lot of rugby and that has not | 0:59:52 | 0:59:56 | |
functioned well particularly well. They should never go after some | 0:59:56 | 1:00:01 | |
more of those. Start again. We have seen them playing rugby in the | 1:00:01 | 1:00:04 | |
middle of the park and the not getting any flow. They don't have | 1:00:04 | 1:00:09 | |
to run with the ball every single time they get it? The key is | 1:00:09 | 1:00:14 | |
holding on to it, going through the phases, whenever you can find a | 1:00:14 | 1:00:19 | |
whole, get the penalty and the referee has been very sharp around | 1:00:19 | 1:00:25 | |
the breakdown. The Dragons suffered initially and Ulster have picked up | 1:00:25 | 1:00:30 | |
the worst end of what is going on. Thank you both. Back to the | 1:00:30 | 1:00:40 | |
1:00:40 | 1:00:46 | ||
Jackson. Paul Marshall has given that a huge one up. Well covered by | 1:00:46 | 1:00:56 | |
1:00:56 | 1:00:58 | ||
Jason Tovey. -- one up. Paul Marshall. He gets away from the | 1:00:58 | 1:01:05 | |
Dragons try-scorer, Tom Riley. Marshall. Well covered by Martyn | 1:01:05 | 1:01:15 | |
1:01:15 | 1:01:18 | ||
Thomas. Gilroy. That is a rare kick from him. The that bounced Handley | 1:01:18 | 1:01:28 | |
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for the Dragons. Here comes Thomas. Ian Whitten. Did not quite make | 1:01:28 | 1:01:34 | |
contact but that isn't too bad. Well covered by Andrew Coombs. All | 1:01:34 | 1:01:39 | |
the time in the world and nobody being put under any pressure. Gets | 1:01:39 | 1:01:46 | |
that forward. The referee playing advantage and can the Dragons take | 1:01:46 | 1:01:52 | |
advantage? They have extra men moving. That is good support play. | 1:01:52 | 1:01:57 | |
Tonderai Chavhanga. The referee still playing advantage? Knocked | 1:01:57 | 1:02:07 | |
forward by the Dragons. Chris Henry. There was a let-off there for the | 1:02:07 | 1:02:17 | |
1:02:17 | 1:02:18 | ||
men in white. Well covered by Jason Tovey. No deal row. Jason Tovey, | 1:02:18 | 1:02:26 | |
tiptoes into touch. A date has been high tempo than there have been a | 1:02:26 | 1:02:29 | |
lot of errors but that has played into that nature we have seen | 1:02:29 | 1:02:34 | |
throughout. And that thing continues into the second half. | 1:02:34 | 1:02:40 | |
Real opportunities for the Dragons earlier on. Lovely, round that | 1:02:40 | 1:02:49 | |
corner past. Excellent work to recover. 4th Ulster have cut the | 1:02:49 | 1:02:54 | |
line-out to just five men. Marshall. Jackson does well. Luke Marshall | 1:02:54 | 1:03:00 | |
breaks away. He needs some help, quickly. Looking for Henry. The | 1:03:00 | 1:03:10 | |
1:03:10 | 1:03:13 | ||
skipper off loads. Nevin Spence gets up again. Penny Jackson. Lewis | 1:03:13 | 1:03:20 | |
Stephenson. Good position from Ulster, just between the Dragons | 1:03:20 | 1:03:30 | |
1:03:30 | 1:03:30 | ||
posts. Jackson, Adam D'Arcy. He ran into a raft of black jerseys. | 1:03:30 | 1:03:40 | |
1:03:40 | 1:03:41 | ||
Pedrie Wannenburg. Slides away from the opening tackle. Jackson. Again, | 1:03:41 | 1:03:46 | |
the Dragons defence is pretty good. Also need that line breaker. Here | 1:03:46 | 1:03:56 | |
comes Pedrie Wannenburg. Marshall, again. Patrick Jackson. Ian Whitten. | 1:03:56 | 1:04:06 | |
1:04:06 | 1:04:10 | ||
Good strength. He stood up to that was Nevin Spence, he gives away the | 1:04:10 | 1:04:16 | |
penalty. And a very good Ulster attack. And a very good position | 1:04:16 | 1:04:23 | |
given away. Just when it looked like Ulster were starting to | 1:04:23 | 1:04:27 | |
develop, making inroads, and all it takes is to be caught slightly | 1:04:27 | 1:04:30 | |
upright in the tackle and lose that collision and the defensive team | 1:04:30 | 1:04:40 | |
1:04:40 | 1:04:49 | ||
gets it. Marshall just could not Henry, he needed somebody quicker | 1:04:49 | 1:04:59 | |
1:04:59 | 1:04:59 | ||
on the outside. The Dragons won their own line-out. The other four | 1:05:00 | 1:05:08 | |
are in the middle, grafting away. Jason Tovey, in position. Yes. Well | 1:05:08 | 1:05:14 | |
taken by Adam D'Arcy. At a glance... Good offload. Was that knocked | 1:05:14 | 1:05:22 | |
forward? Dear, dear, dear. How many little, silly errors have Ulster | 1:05:22 | 1:05:27 | |
considered? Just handling errors, it does not let them develop their | 1:05:27 | 1:05:31 | |
patterns at crucial times. The Dragons have come out with that | 1:05:31 | 1:05:37 | |
your plan and they're not playing any rugby in their own half. They | 1:05:37 | 1:05:42 | |
are looking to play this second half deep into Ulster territory. | 1:05:42 | 1:05:52 | |
1:05:52 | 1:06:04 | ||
Neil Patterson, a former air the second half. Fitzpatrick, the | 1:06:04 | 1:06:10 | |
culprit. This could make it a very tough evening. If Jason Tovey | 1:06:10 | 1:06:14 | |
continues to be on target. reason to believe he will not be. | 1:06:15 | 1:06:21 | |
Some distance in this. But he has looked very good and it takes that | 1:06:21 | 1:06:28 | |
margin out. It makes it a difficult proposition for Ulster. Jason Tovey. | 1:06:28 | 1:06:37 | |
Four penalties and one conversion already. 19 points. He broke Ulster | 1:06:37 | 1:06:40 | |
hearts in 2009 when he landed a hat-trick in this very ground in | 1:06:40 | 1:06:47 | |
awful conditions. The conditions tonight are simply perfect. For | 1:06:47 | 1:06:57 | |
1:06:57 | 1:06:58 | ||
running and kicking. And he has got that one. Well, Ulster have a lot | 1:06:58 | 1:07:08 | |
1:07:08 | 1:07:09 | ||
to do. If any bonus point will be achieved. 22 - 64 the Dragons. And | 1:07:09 | 1:07:13 | |
all but five of those courtesy of Jason Tovey. Paul Marshall has gone | 1:07:13 | 1:07:23 | |
1:07:23 | 1:07:41 | ||
off the field. Ian Porter has come opportunity for Ulster. Important | 1:07:41 | 1:07:46 | |
that they lead with some points. Very few incursions into the half | 1:07:46 | 1:07:49 | |
of the Dragons and it is crucial that they convert this territory | 1:07:49 | 1:07:57 | |
into points. So straight into action. Adam Macklin. And also Ian | 1:07:58 | 1:08:02 | |
Porter, formerly of Queen's University. Not too many chances to | 1:08:03 | 1:08:08 | |
shine when they were not Ulster. Paul Marshall used to dominate at | 1:08:08 | 1:08:18 | |
No. 9 jersey. For going in against Nathan Williams. Good position, got | 1:08:18 | 1:08:26 | |
that right, Paul Tergat sat away nicely. Patrick Jackson. Pedrie | 1:08:26 | 1:08:31 | |
Wannenburg. Crashes into the defence. The Dragons slowly get out | 1:08:31 | 1:08:36 | |
of the way. Well picked up by Declan Fitzpatrick under difficult | 1:08:36 | 1:08:46 | |
1:08:46 | 1:08:48 | ||
circumstances. Ian Porter, quicker ball. Luke Marshall. Chris Henry, | 1:08:48 | 1:08:58 | |
1:08:58 | 1:08:59 | ||
the captain. Slow ball. Well taken by Patrick Jackson, nearly got away. | 1:08:59 | 1:09:07 | |
Good support play from the centres. Better continuity from Ulster. Here | 1:09:08 | 1:09:17 | |
is Ian Porter, Pedrie Wannenburg. Across 22. Good pass again. Patrick | 1:09:17 | 1:09:27 | |
Jackson, very nearly squeezed through. Ian Porter. Adam Macklin. | 1:09:27 | 1:09:32 | |
The Ulster scrum. Ulster are going through multiple phases I'm looking | 1:09:32 | 1:09:36 | |
for some opportunities to break this defence down. Pedrie | 1:09:36 | 1:09:42 | |
Wannenburg very prominent. Making some worthy in roads. They will | 1:09:42 | 1:09:45 | |
have to work hard to break the Strachan's defence but they are in | 1:09:45 | 1:09:55 | |
1:09:55 | 1:09:59 | ||
the right part of the pitch. It is up to the experienced players in | 1:09:59 | 1:10:03 | |
the Ulster team and there isn't a lot of the than to step forward and | 1:10:03 | 1:10:07 | |
take control of this. The likes of Pedrie Wannenburg and Chris Henry. | 1:10:07 | 1:10:17 | |
1:10:17 | 1:10:20 | ||
Dan Tuohy, Nigel Brady. To really galvanise this Ulster team. | 1:10:20 | 1:10:28 | |
Willis, he won his first cap way back into 1002. He has enjoyed his | 1:10:28 | 1:10:38 | |
1:10:38 | 1:10:38 | ||
time here. When he has not been injured, he has enjoyed his time. | 1:10:39 | 1:10:43 | |
This man has not been given any reason whatsoever. Tonderai | 1:10:43 | 1:10:53 | |
1:10:53 | 1:11:18 | ||
Chavhanga. The Ospreys are leading at the scrum. Much better than a | 1:11:18 | 1:11:25 | |
week ago when Ulster got mangled by the Ospreys. Ulster have split the | 1:11:25 | 1:11:35 | |
1:11:35 | 1:11:50 | ||
easy an option and it gives three points. Ulster will have to score | 1:11:50 | 1:11:57 | |
more but this isn't a bad place to start. Tim Barker warming up on the | 1:11:57 | 1:12:01 | |
sidelines, he will be introduced shortly. Trying to introduce the | 1:12:01 | 1:12:05 | |
fresh reserves to try to change the nature of the game, which has so | 1:12:05 | 1:12:11 | |
far going against them. Patrick Jackson with both of those first | 1:12:11 | 1:12:19 | |
half penalties for Ulster. If he gets this one and a couple of tries, | 1:12:20 | 1:12:24 | |
he could win for Ulster. Or maybe we're becoming a little bit | 1:12:24 | 1:12:33 | |
ambitious! That was a confident kick from Patrick Jackson. Ulster | 1:12:33 | 1:12:38 | |
up to 89 points and the Dragons on 22. 13 between them. Tim Barker is | 1:12:38 | 1:12:48 | |
1:12:48 | 1:12:50 | ||
coming on. The Dragons have made a change. Phil Price, No. 17, has | 1:12:50 | 1:13:00 | |
1:13:00 | 1:13:03 | ||
come on. And the vastly experienced Tim Barker, son for his 61st Ulster | 1:13:03 | 1:13:06 | |
appearance and his 86th league appearance. He had a few for | 1:13:06 | 1:13:16 | |
1:13:16 | 1:13:26 | ||
Glasgow. That was confident front little bit. Well taken by Thomas. | 1:13:26 | 1:13:36 | |
1:13:36 | 1:14:05 | ||
Dragons inside the Ulster half. the penalty given away. The Jason | 1:14:05 | 1:14:09 | |
Tovey will look to go deep with this. How the Dragons sort of their | 1:14:09 | 1:14:14 | |
line-out? A lot of intelligent play to the first half when they | 1:14:14 | 1:14:17 | |
repeatedly tapped the ball back as Ulster players were pouring through. | 1:14:17 | 1:14:24 | |
We are looking from -- for more security from them. That was a good | 1:14:24 | 1:14:30 | |
kick. The tight-head prop, Nathan Buck, in just his second start for | 1:14:30 | 1:14:40 | |
1:14:40 | 1:15:18 | ||
Ulster tackles and Ulster gets the penalty and they will be relieved | 1:15:18 | 1:15:26 | |
by that. Holding on in the tackle by Poole. A former cage fighter. | 1:15:26 | 1:15:36 | |
Played over 70 times at for the local club. Ulster flooding back in | 1:15:36 | 1:15:40 | |
numbers to try and put out that break. Henry got his hands on the | 1:15:40 | 1:15:45 | |
ball and wasn't going to let go. Hearts in their mouths for moment. | 1:15:45 | 1:15:53 | |
A great line and Henry affects the tackle. An excellent piece of back | 1:15:53 | 1:15:59 | |
row play. Staid on his feet and grafted away. Did well. And Paddy | 1:15:59 | 1:16:09 | |
Jackson has put in an excellent kick from well inside his 22 to the | 1:16:09 | 1:16:13 | |
Dragons' 22-line. 26 minutes of this half remaining. Tkwrouv hang | 1:16:13 | 1:16:21 | |
on, there is a problem -- you have to hack on - hang on, there is a | 1:16:21 | 1:16:31 | |
1:16:31 | 1:16:34 | ||
problem with the communication with the assistant referee. That does | 1:16:34 | 1:16:39 | |
not seem to be working. They may have to get a replacement to avoid | 1:16:39 | 1:16:49 | |
1:16:49 | 1:16:58 | ||
this game being held up any longer. Neil Patterson's dad, John, who | 1:16:58 | 1:17:05 | |
have known for many years, was a more than decent full back and won | 1:17:05 | 1:17:11 | |
the old Ulster senior league back in the 70s. Played with people like | 1:17:11 | 1:17:21 | |
1:17:21 | 1:17:37 | ||
Joe McKinney. The brother of from Menary. Porter quickly in | 1:17:37 | 1:17:47 | |
1:17:47 | 1:18:04 | ||
again. Made quite an impact in this awkward pass. Fitzpatrick has taken | 1:18:04 | 1:18:14 | |
1:18:14 | 1:18:16 | ||
off his head gear. Well gathered BIFA loon. He had to stretch for it | 1:18:16 | 1:18:25 | |
-- well gathered by Faloon. A penalty for Ulster for crossing. | 1:18:25 | 1:18:34 | |
Well Bryan McLaughlin and company will be encouraged by that play. | 1:18:34 | 1:18:40 | |
Porter spots the gap, he is looking for a player and Henry does that | 1:18:40 | 1:18:46 | |
well. And then it is overenthusiasm in getting too many bodies around | 1:18:46 | 1:18:53 | |
the corn hear the created the crossing penalty./- around the | 1:18:53 | 1:19:00 | |
corner, that created the crossing penalty. Luke Marshall got a bit in | 1:19:00 | 1:19:10 | |
1:19:10 | 1:19:11 | ||
front of the ball I think. Another replacement coming on for the | 1:19:11 | 1:19:19 | |
Dragons. There is Luke Marshall, another who is only 206789 Evans | 1:19:19 | 1:19:29 | |
1:19:29 | 1:19:33 | ||
has gone on. And wearing 20 is Groves. Ulster will make a change. | 1:19:33 | 1:19:43 | |
1:19:43 | 1:19:56 | ||
Faloon will go off and Diack is on his opposite number. That should | 1:19:56 | 1:20:01 | |
be an Ulster line out. Excellent defence from Gilroy. Showed the man | 1:20:01 | 1:20:06 | |
the outside and then the power that we're used to seeing in his | 1:20:06 | 1:20:10 | |
attacking runs, translating into his defensive duties. Just over a | 1:20:10 | 1:20:20 | |
quarter of the game remaining, but Ulster needs points. Well taken, | 1:20:20 | 1:20:29 | |
the referee had a long look and decided he did not pass it forward. | 1:20:30 | 1:20:39 | |
1:20:40 | 1:21:02 | ||
row. Thomas wisely lets it drift into his 22 and what a good kick | 1:21:02 | 1:21:09 | |
that is. But hasn't found his touch. It is a mess by Porter. Darcy | 1:21:09 | 1:21:15 | |
better be careful. Ulster just about got away with that. Tuohy has | 1:21:15 | 1:21:24 | |
cleaned it up. The Dragons have a man down injured, Paddy Jackson | 1:21:24 | 1:21:29 | |
dean -- deep inside his 22. He can't kick it directly into touch | 1:21:29 | 1:21:36 | |
though. They have to be wary about staying onside. The game has broken | 1:21:36 | 1:21:46 | |
1:21:46 | 1:21:46 | ||
Apology for the loss of subtitles for 44 seconds | 1:21:46 | 1:22:30 | |
Henry, did he come through gate? Wannenburg told to release and he | 1:22:30 | 1:22:40 | |
1:22:40 | 1:22:49 | ||
looked to his touch judge, who said it wasn't forward. I thought it was | 1:22:49 | 1:22:59 | |
1:22:59 | 1:23:01 | ||
a nudge forward. The crowd do not like Mr Patterson's decision, | 1:23:01 | 1:23:07 | |
holding on in the tackle. Dragons lacking dangerous again, | 1:23:07 | 1:23:10 | |
going through multiple phases. There is something on that ball, | 1:23:10 | 1:23:17 | |
whether it is the due or the per spaigswiegs -- per spiration from | 1:23:17 | 1:23:25 | |
the players. Jackson finds his touch. 20 minutes remaining and 13 | 1:23:25 | 1:23:35 | |
1:23:35 | 1:23:35 | ||
Apology for the loss of subtitles for 44 seconds | 1:23:35 | 1:24:27 | |
points between them. This is Willis, Darcy has made decent ground. The | 1:24:27 | 1:24:31 | |
Dragons looking for a turn over and they have got it. A kick through by | 1:24:31 | 1:24:39 | |
Ulster. The ball was out. The referee said there was an Ulster | 1:24:39 | 1:24:45 | |
knock forward. That finishing touch is not there. You have seen an | 1:24:45 | 1:24:49 | |
increase in the energy levels. You see Chavhanga getting the head in | 1:24:49 | 1:24:55 | |
the wrong position and falling badly after that, one suspects he | 1:24:55 | 1:25:02 | |
may have got a bad p knock to the Ed. -- bad knock to the head. I am | 1:25:02 | 1:25:09 | |
not sure sure if he will take much of a further part. In boxing terms, | 1:25:10 | 1:25:19 | |
he may be taking a standing eight count. He ran into the solid Derry | 1:25:19 | 1:25:25 | |
air of Luke Marshall! A couple of more changes for the Dragons. | 1:25:25 | 1:25:33 | |
Buckley is coming on to replace the skipper, Tom Willis. No 21 Joe | 1:25:33 | 1:25:43 | |
1:25:43 | 1:26:05 | ||
Ulster will feel if they can get next on the score board that they | 1:26:05 | 1:26:10 | |
will still be in with an opportunity to win. For the Dragons, | 1:26:10 | 1:26:13 | |
if they can score, they will developed a cushion to take them | 1:26:13 | 1:26:18 | |
through. The next score crucial in determining the outcome of this | 1:26:18 | 1:26:25 | |
game. Just six points scored in this second half. Three apiece. A | 1:26:25 | 1:26:30 | |
penalty by Tovey and a penalty by Jackson. But crucially the opening | 1:26:30 | 1:26:35 | |
40 minutes saw the Dragons lead by 19-6. At the moment Ulster have a | 1:26:35 | 1:26:41 | |
bit to do even to come away with a losing bonus point. They paid | 1:26:41 | 1:26:51 | |
1:26:51 | 1:27:15 | ||
heavily for that period where they referee. The Dragons piling in, if | 1:27:16 | 1:27:19 | |
they can turn it over. They have done better. They have got a | 1:27:19 | 1:27:24 | |
penalty. This could be end game for Ulster. Excellent work by Chavhanga, | 1:27:24 | 1:27:31 | |
chasing that kick and then it was the Dragons arriving in numbers | 1:27:31 | 1:27:41 | |
1:27:41 | 1:27:43 | ||
that forced Ulster to infringe and a penalty awarded. I wonder what he | 1:27:43 | 1:27:50 | |
will make of his Dragons day but a? The drargons claiming that space | 1:27:50 | 1:28:00 | |
1:28:00 | 1:28:13 | ||
and getting -- Dragons claiming And he has done! Came off the posts. | 1:28:13 | 1:28:21 | |
Ulster still have a bit to do to get this away. Darcy does just that. | 1:28:21 | 1:28:28 | |
So it stays at Dragons 22, Ulster 9, 16 minutes remaining and Tovey very | 1:28:28 | 1:28:38 | |
1:28:38 | 1:29:00 | ||
close inseed. Just shaved the trying to create another penalty | 1:29:00 | 1:29:07 | |
situation if they can. Ulster have to be careful. Buckley is having a | 1:29:07 | 1:29:14 | |
glance to see what he can do. Only 22 years of age. And with World | 1:29:15 | 1:29:20 | |
Cups and injuries, both sides calling on the depths of their | 1:29:20 | 1:29:30 | |
1:29:30 | 1:29:39 | ||
squads. Bedford asking for runners. A penalty against the Dragons. | 1:29:39 | 1:29:46 | |
Dragons unable to get the Ulster players away from those fringing | 1:29:46 | 1:29:50 | |
positions and Wannenburg stepped forward and claimed the ball. It is | 1:29:50 | 1:29:54 | |
important now they can get depth in the kick. The game is still in the | 1:29:54 | 1:30:00 | |
balance. Ulster have still got plenty of time to manufacture a | 1:30:00 | 1:30:10 | |
1:30:10 | 1:30:14 | ||
winner. Ulster have taken off Darcy and Gaston is coming on. The | 1:30:14 | 1:30:21 | |
Dragons are bringing on somebody called O'Driscoll. But it is | 1:30:21 | 1:30:25 | |
Geraint O'Driscoll. The other one, Brian, is playing for Ireland in a | 1:30:25 | 1:30:30 | |
crucial world cup game in the early hours of Sunday morning against | 1:30:30 | 1:30:35 | |
Italy to determine the outcome of that pool. Only an Irish win will | 1:30:35 | 1:30:45 | |
1:30:45 | 1:31:02 | ||
Dragons. Thomas is going off. No. 19, Darren Waters, coming on. Don't | 1:31:02 | 1:31:12 | |
1:31:12 | 1:31:19 | ||
you just love the last 15 minutes at any game of modern rugby?! It | 1:31:19 | 1:31:26 | |
Kieron Jenkins not at fault. I did not even see him come on. I don't | 1:31:26 | 1:31:35 | |
think he has. A a real opportunity for Ulster. Ian Porter and Patrick | 1:31:35 | 1:31:45 | |
1:31:45 | 1:31:51 | ||
Jackson discussing what move they will take from the playbook. Some | 1:31:51 | 1:31:58 | |
nonsense from the Ulster tight-head side of the scrum. The Adam Macklin | 1:31:58 | 1:32:08 | |
1:32:08 | 1:32:16 | ||
this done quickly. The right strike. It they have only got Craig Gilroy | 1:32:16 | 1:32:26 | |
1:32:26 | 1:32:33 | ||
Porter, Jackson, straight through. He just threw that, Willie Daly. | 1:32:33 | 1:32:39 | |
And nor composure and Ulster should have been for the try. We certainly | 1:32:39 | 1:32:44 | |
got that flat ball. It looked like he was maybe hit just as he went to | 1:32:44 | 1:32:52 | |
make the tackle. And the ball flying at the back. It ruins | 1:32:52 | 1:32:57 | |
Ulster's ambitions of an away win. The scrum was excellent and the | 1:32:57 | 1:33:02 | |
pass was not bad and the initial break was good. It was just too | 1:33:02 | 1:33:12 | |
1:33:12 | 1:33:21 | ||
getting a little attention. He has really been central. He has given | 1:33:21 | 1:33:24 | |
field position through his kicking and most importantly, he has put | 1:33:25 | 1:33:34 | |
1:33:35 | 1:33:47 | ||
over a lot of penalties and Matthew Jones on the bench, the | 1:33:47 | 1:33:51 | |
former Welsh international. He could cover the gap. He has enjoyed | 1:33:51 | 1:34:01 | |
1:34:01 | 1:34:04 | ||
himself. He has had some excellent games against Ulster. Sending Nevin | 1:34:04 | 1:34:12 | |
Spence directly down that Channel to see how well he is. Jackson. Has | 1:34:12 | 1:34:18 | |
to readjust that pass. Nobody really to his left, Ian Porter. And | 1:34:18 | 1:34:28 | |
1:34:28 | 1:34:32 | ||
he noticed that. Taken all about Dan Tuohy. Luke Marshall. One hand | 1:34:32 | 1:34:38 | |
it, by Declan Fitzpatrick. Spots the gap. Nicely offloaded. Nigel | 1:34:38 | 1:34:43 | |
Brady. That was a good step from the 32 year-old hooker. Here is | 1:34:43 | 1:34:50 | |
Jackson. Surely they must score? And into the corner! The referee | 1:34:50 | 1:35:00 | |
1:35:00 | 1:35:03 | ||
might go upstairs. I think he is going to go to Neil Ballard. Ian | 1:35:03 | 1:35:12 | |
Whitten thought he was in. The his feet were off the ground. That | 1:35:12 | 1:35:19 | |
there is a foot in touch. I think that his toe was untouched. Some | 1:35:19 | 1:35:23 | |
excellent defensive work. Just managing to hold on to the foot. | 1:35:23 | 1:35:31 | |
You cannot really see it from this angle. Was there any pressure down | 1:35:31 | 1:35:39 | |
this angle? Nothing. There were some replays earlier. The grounding | 1:35:39 | 1:35:49 | |
1:35:49 | 1:35:50 | ||
was good but the FT might have been in touch. Was that toll in touch? | 1:35:50 | 1:35:59 | |
What will he in part to Ian Pattison? It looks like he was in | 1:35:59 | 1:36:07 | |
touch. It could be the line-out for the Dragons. Five metres from the | 1:36:07 | 1:36:17 | |
line and Ulster can put pressure. He was in touch. It OK. No try. | 1:36:17 | 1:36:27 | |
1:36:27 | 1:36:32 | ||
food was in touch. Well... Hit of his toe. Bolstered desperate to | 1:36:32 | 1:36:42 | |
salvage something from this game. - - Ulster. Very untidy. Free-kick | 1:36:42 | 1:36:50 | |
against Ulster. He Ulster really needed to leave this field position | 1:36:50 | 1:36:56 | |
with some points. It to have any chance of any ambition for the away | 1:36:56 | 1:37:02 | |
win. They did not have the precision, the accuracy or the | 1:37:02 | 1:37:06 | |
tactics to overcome this very spirited Dragons performance. | 1:37:06 | 1:37:12 | |
Especially that man, Jason Tovey. He is struggling. But he is | 1:37:12 | 1:37:16 | |
enjoying himself and still controlling this game. The Ulster | 1:37:16 | 1:37:25 | |
moved the ball wide. It was a free- kick. The Dragons have kicked it | 1:37:25 | 1:37:33 | |
into touch and it is an Ulster line-out. Jackson. Nevin Spence. | 1:37:33 | 1:37:42 | |
Ashley Smith. Here comes Patrick Jackson. Good strength. Declan | 1:37:42 | 1:37:47 | |
Fitzpatrick, cleans out. He got himself caught by the Dragons | 1:37:47 | 1:37:54 | |
replacement prop, Neil Price. Still there, for Ulster. Knowing that Ian | 1:37:54 | 1:38:04 | |
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Porter is in there. And Ulster give away possession to the Dragons. And | 1:38:06 | 1:38:10 | |
there is another Dragon's Eye player down injured. Ashley Smith | 1:38:10 | 1:38:16 | |
put in that very strong tackle. That was a great tackle. He got his | 1:38:16 | 1:38:20 | |
head not many in the right place but he broke down Nevin Spence. | 1:38:20 | 1:38:25 | |
This comes at such pace and debt. He gets across the advantage line | 1:38:25 | 1:38:29 | |
and that allows Ulster the platform to redevelop their play. There has | 1:38:29 | 1:38:35 | |
been a noticeable increase in the increase in enthusiasm and energy | 1:38:35 | 1:38:39 | |
from Ulster and at crucial parts of the pitch, they have turned over | 1:38:39 | 1:38:42 | |
possession but have not been able to get that score to get them back | 1:38:42 | 1:38:48 | |
into the game. It has been stopped to allow everyone and much-needed | 1:38:48 | 1:38:56 | |
breather. Just over 10 minutes remaining. Ulster, 14 points adrift. | 1:38:56 | 1:39:04 | |
A penalty would allow them the try. And the conversion. To get that | 1:39:04 | 1:39:12 | |
losing bonus point. It has been a much better second half from Ulster | 1:39:12 | 1:39:15 | |
in terms of possession and how they had used the ball. They just have | 1:39:15 | 1:39:20 | |
not been able to get that quick through. I think it was the | 1:39:20 | 1:39:28 | |
penalties in the first half that really work their undoing. And the | 1:39:28 | 1:39:36 | |
Dragons set up at that form. Ulster were led in no small part by the | 1:39:36 | 1:39:40 | |
substitutes in the second half but they have been unable to get that | 1:39:40 | 1:39:46 | |
crucial score. And establish field position to let them go on. | 1:39:46 | 1:39:53 | |
Ashley Smith is off the field and Matthew Jones, he will go into full | 1:39:53 | 1:40:03 | |
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Coombs. They will want to play sensible percentage rugby at this | 1:40:12 | 1:40:22 | |
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to do that but it has worked out very nicely. Looking to close this | 1:40:29 | 1:40:34 | |
game out. Still 10 minutes on the clock. They wanted a percentage | 1:40:34 | 1:40:39 | |
rugby, they will not take any chances in their own half. They can | 1:40:39 | 1:40:44 | |
see that clock ticking away. will be a case of Ulster going back | 1:40:44 | 1:40:48 | |
to the bad old days against Wales. With nothing to show for their | 1:40:48 | 1:40:58 | |
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opening fixtures away to Munster and Leinster. Their glad to be back | 1:41:25 | 1:41:29 | |
home and to have this opportunity to put some points on the board. | 1:41:29 | 1:41:36 | |
Such a lot of effort and money. To get this ground up to scratch. And | 1:41:36 | 1:41:46 | |
it really is a nice little ground. Some of these modern stadiums are a | 1:41:46 | 1:41:53 | |
little bit soulless. If you look at the Dragons players in that of | 1:41:54 | 1:41:58 | |
Jersey performing outstandingly in New Zealand. They are on long-term | 1:41:58 | 1:42:07 | |
contracts. He Dan Lydiate, Chalmers, on a sudden you and that new to us | 1:42:07 | 1:42:13 | |
and the Dragons are starting to go somewhere. At the moment they are | 1:42:14 | 1:42:20 | |
heading for their four. Win. The try was scored by the Dragons when | 1:42:20 | 1:42:30 | |
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Ulster were down to 14 men. A lot of tight forwards filtering away to | 1:42:31 | 1:42:41 | |
the right hand side. Alan Jones takes the forward. Jason Tovey. | 1:42:41 | 1:42:46 | |
Again, from position, that was a clever kick. Well taken by Conor | 1:42:46 | 1:42:56 | |
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Gaston. His first competitive game of the season. Ian Porter. Patrick | 1:42:56 | 1:43:06 | |
Jackson. Matthew Jones, no problems with that one. He has found some | 1:43:06 | 1:43:15 | |
space, that was a clever kick. Well covered by Craig Gilroy. From a | 1:43:15 | 1:43:19 | |
narrow angle, that was not a bad kick but it will be the Dragons | 1:43:19 | 1:43:29 | |
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line-out. Six minutes to go. Dragons really looking to chose | 1:43:29 | 1:43:34 | |
this game out. They set up their top four in the first half but that | 1:43:34 | 1:43:38 | |
energy and now they're looking to grind down this result and climb up | 1:43:38 | 1:43:45 | |
the board in the closing phases of this first six games. Taken by | 1:43:45 | 1:43:55 | |
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Andrew Coombs. The Dragons with all five replacements on the field. | 1:43:58 | 1:44:08 | |
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Ulster forcing them backwards. Jason Tovey might well be the Man | 1:44:10 | 1:44:15 | |
of the Match, which will be of no great surprise to anybody. He | 1:44:15 | 1:44:20 | |
scored five of the points for the Dragons. And the Dragons keep | 1:44:20 | 1:44:26 | |
motoring along. Brady has to do some defending for Ulster. The | 1:44:26 | 1:44:30 | |
dragons are finishing with a flourish. It has been a terrific | 1:44:30 | 1:44:39 | |
evening. Bedford but that plans to his left. -- with that glance to | 1:44:39 | 1:44:48 | |
his left. He decides to go to Kieron Jenkins. Ulster are close to | 1:44:48 | 1:44:56 | |
giving away another penalty. Jason Tovey trying to set it up. They go | 1:44:56 | 1:45:01 | |
for one more piece of good field position. And Ulster fumble but | 1:45:01 | 1:45:07 | |
they do get it away. Here is Jackson. Marshall, intercepted. And | 1:45:07 | 1:45:11 | |
they come back with that knock forward and that really could have | 1:45:11 | 1:45:19 | |
been a very good try. Ulster left with no other option but to start | 1:45:19 | 1:45:24 | |
throwing those speculative passes, even into their own territory. They | 1:45:24 | 1:45:28 | |
have to look to throw this passes at this stage of the game. The | 1:45:28 | 1:45:38 | |
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crowd would have gone mad had he think Macklin might be injured. | 1:45:43 | 1:45:50 | |
That is the last thing Ulster need. I am not sure what the situation is | 1:45:50 | 1:45:57 | |
with recent signing, Calum Black. Kyle McCall included on the bench | 1:45:58 | 1:46:05 | |
after some impressive performances in the Under-20 jersey. I'm sure me | 1:46:05 | 1:46:13 | |
would be keen to get a first cap. At 19, not many forwards make that | 1:46:13 | 1:46:22 | |
step up. But he is still on the bench. The referee saying to the | 1:46:22 | 1:46:27 | |
water boys, you and your water leave the field, please. The clock | 1:46:27 | 1:46:31 | |
starts again. Four minutes remaining and Ulster need a | 1:46:31 | 1:46:36 | |
converted try to get a losing bonus point. They have have to run it | 1:46:36 | 1:46:46 | |
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from here. A good start with the opposite number, Geraint O'Driscoll. | 1:46:54 | 1:47:04 | |
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Dragons' hand didn't touch that. I wonder how he has enjoyed this? A | 1:47:20 | 1:47:27 | |
bit of a change from playing it in New Lands. Not the crowd, but the | 1:47:27 | 1:47:33 | |
weather is probably better. Great conditions for rung rugby. The ball | 1:47:33 | 1:47:38 | |
was knocked forward, the referee is playing advantage to Ulster. | 1:47:38 | 1:47:48 | |
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Wannenburg sets it up. A great tackle by the Dragons' try scorer, | 1:47:51 | 1:48:01 | |
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Tom Riley. Good work by Tuohy. This is better. Menary with an awful | 1:48:05 | 1:48:15 | |
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pass. -- Menary with an awful pass. Nothing Henry could do about that. | 1:48:17 | 1:48:21 | |
And dragons' put in. The accuracy in the Ulster back line play has | 1:48:21 | 1:48:25 | |
let them down on a couple of occasions and making it difficult | 1:48:25 | 1:48:31 | |
for the ball receiver. The Dragons have been good defensively and they | 1:48:31 | 1:48:35 | |
have crowded the midfield. A couple of clean line breaks from Ulster, | 1:48:35 | 1:48:40 | |
but unable to convert them into tries and turning over possession | 1:48:40 | 1:48:46 | |
in crucial parts has undone their cause. We haven't heard a score | 1:48:46 | 1:48:53 | |
since about 11 minutes into the second half. 19-6 at half time. 22- | 1:48:53 | 1:49:03 | |
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9 as it stands. And a minute and a and Leeds. And this may well be the | 1:49:29 | 1:49:39 | |
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last set piece of the game. Another the Dragons have to do is keep it | 1:50:00 | 1:50:07 | |
tight and then Jason Tovey will pop it into touch. Knocked forward by | 1:50:07 | 1:50:17 | |
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this for Ulster? Well picked up by Jackson. Will he do it again. | 1:50:41 | 1:50:48 | |
Jackson, not Kuwait. Can he make it available? -- not quite. Can he | 1:50:48 | 1:50:55 | |
make it available? Not Kuwait. That is game over. -- not quite. That is | 1:50:55 | 1:51:01 | |
game over. Ulster have come away from Wales for the sec time in a | 1:51:01 | 1:51:09 | |
week with nothing to show for their efforts. Too high, the penalty | 1:51:09 | 1:51:19 | |
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count, and too many errors for Bryan McGlock whrin's liking. -- | 1:51:19 | 1:51:27 | |
McLaughlin's liking. It is welcome to Wales for the south African | 1:51:27 | 1:51:33 | |
speedster, Tonderai Chavhanga. But not for Ulster. They have gone down | 1:51:33 | 1:51:43 | |
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Well a disappointing night for Ulster. Too many mistakes and not | 1:51:48 | 1:51:51 | |
enough composure. Paddy Jackson did keep Ulster in touch just about | 1:51:51 | 1:51:56 | |
with his boot. But Ulster left it all too late to mount a come back. | 1:51:56 | 1:52:01 | |
Ian Whitten almost sneaked in for a try, but it is two defeats in a row | 1:52:01 | 1:52:11 | |
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for Ulster. 17 points from Tovey, Well it is a disappointing night | 1:52:16 | 1:52:22 | |
for Ulster? Very much so. This is not way they wanted to bounce back | 1:52:22 | 1:52:29 | |
from last week. It sums up the back -- bit of a lack of experience. We | 1:52:29 | 1:52:32 | |
have got to have some seasoned professionals there and tonight it | 1:52:32 | 1:52:36 | |
look like a team that didn't have that. A lot of young players in the | 1:52:37 | 1:52:43 | |
side for the coach and it told? we didn't really get any go forward | 1:52:43 | 1:52:47 | |
in the second half. We started positively and we will see there is | 1:52:47 | 1:52:52 | |
a great break from Marshall and some flat ball in the game line | 1:52:52 | 1:53:01 | |
with guys running on to the ball. But that Edinburghed away. -- ebbed | 1:53:01 | 1:53:07 | |
But that Edinburghed away. -- ebbed away. But a lovely line. But again | 1:53:07 | 1:53:13 | |
no real support there. Chris Henry, who played the pick of the Ulster | 1:53:13 | 1:53:17 | |
players again, first man on his shoulder, but we just made two or | 1:53:18 | 1:53:23 | |
three half breaks and weren't able to get any pace on it out wide. | 1:53:23 | 1:53:28 | |
when Ulster made good breaks, it all broke down and it all came to | 1:53:28 | 1:53:33 | |
nothing. That was the disappointing thing. Yes, it was a lack of | 1:53:33 | 1:53:39 | |
composure, those are loose passes. If it is a 50/50 pass, you | 1:53:40 | 1:53:44 | |
shouldn't be giving it. We have worked lard to get into position | 1:53:44 | 1:53:48 | |
and we throw that 50/50 pass. That is criminal at this lever. If you | 1:53:48 | 1:53:55 | |
don't have ball, you can't build pressure. The coach talked about | 1:53:55 | 1:53:59 | |
the number of penalties that Ulster gave away last week. He will be | 1:53:59 | 1:54:04 | |
watching this game back and saying the amount of errors they made was | 1:54:05 | 1:54:10 | |
crazy. Well as well, a lot of it is self-inflicted, in terms of poor | 1:54:10 | 1:54:16 | |
passing, missing tackles and then knocking on. Simple things and | 1:54:16 | 1:54:20 | |
again once you get into the red zone, the opposition 22, you want | 1:54:20 | 1:54:25 | |
to be taking points out of that each time and we just didn't have | 1:54:25 | 1:54:31 | |
the compose tkwrour do that. will be interesting to see on | 1:54:31 | 1:54:36 | |
Mondays, will they have this video nasty that we're watch something | 1:54:36 | 1:54:42 | |
We're under pressure, giving away cheap penalties. It is just... | 1:54:42 | 1:54:48 | |
happens when clou start to clais the game and almost -- you start to | 1:54:48 | 1:54:52 | |
clais the game and almost panic setting in. Look at our energy to | 1:54:52 | 1:54:56 | |
get back to this ball and support that. Summed up the whole night. | 1:54:56 | 1:55:02 | |
There was a lack of energy and enthusiasm right the way through. | 1:55:02 | 1:55:07 | |
That will be the real disappointing part. Even with 20 minutes to go, | 1:55:07 | 1:55:13 | |
that was a game Ulster could have won if they have enough ball. | 1:55:13 | 1:55:19 | |
incidents was the turning point, yes, his foot was in touch, but it | 1:55:19 | 1:55:26 | |
is the first time we worked through three or four phases. Henry with a | 1:55:26 | 1:55:30 | |
lovely break. And then there is reasonably quick ball for one of | 1:55:30 | 1:55:36 | |
the few times. There is space out wide and Ian has finished it well, | 1:55:36 | 1:55:40 | |
but his toe has gone into touch. But if we had scored that, the game | 1:55:40 | 1:55:45 | |
could have flipped on its head. That is what we have become used to. | 1:55:45 | 1:55:49 | |
This is what we have come to, we have got a buzz about Ulster, | 1:55:49 | 1:55:55 | |
because this is what they're capable of. Where has it been? I | 1:55:55 | 1:56:00 | |
have hoped we moved forward. That was a glimpse of what we're capable | 1:56:00 | 1:56:04 | |
of. Why can't we row do that week in week out. The seat piece was | 1:56:04 | 1:56:08 | |
bete, scrum and line out. But when Ulster can't get control of the | 1:56:08 | 1:56:13 | |
ball, they can't get control of the ball. Why not tonight? Set piece | 1:56:14 | 1:56:19 | |
was good. In the second half maybe the line out fell apart with two or | 1:56:19 | 1:56:29 | |
three loose flows -- throws. But it goes back to composure. Having that | 1:56:29 | 1:56:34 | |
ability at nine and ten if you have the ball to make the right decision. | 1:56:34 | 1:56:39 | |
Both Ian Porter and Paddy Jackson are relatively inexperienced and it | 1:56:39 | 1:56:45 | |
shows the possibly the influence of a Piennar or an Ian Humphreys that | 1:56:45 | 1:56:50 | |
can change the shape of the game. They have had a few games like this | 1:56:50 | 1:56:54 | |
and this will help both of the guys in the future. But it is not a | 1:56:54 | 1:57:00 | |
situation where you want to be sorts of, these are games that we | 1:57:00 | 1:57:06 | |
targeted at the start of the year. We have got the Dragons away, we | 1:57:06 | 1:57:13 | |
fansy ourselves. And the Dragons have lost games. The Dragons' | 1:57:13 | 1:57:19 | |
changing room will be buzzing. They will be delighted. They are riddled | 1:57:19 | 1:57:23 | |
with injury and they have won. the only positive is a chance to | 1:57:24 | 1:57:28 | |
bounce back at home. Well you must win your home games. It will be | 1:57:28 | 1:57:32 | |
difficult to pick the guise up. Tonight was very flat. There was a | 1:57:32 | 1:57:36 | |
bit of ball in hand and we tried to up the pace in the last few minutes. | 1:57:36 | 1:57:41 | |
But we have to start with that intensity. The coaching staff have | 1:57:41 | 1:57:47 | |
a lot to do. But one thing is, for me it must come from within, the | 1:57:47 | 1:57:54 | |
team must bounce back. They have got to sit down, a bottle of how | 1:57:54 | 1:57:58 | |
they feel. Put it in a bottle and open it up again next week. If they | 1:57:58 | 1:58:05 | |
don't have the ability to do that, we have to readdress. The coach has | 1:58:05 | 1:58:10 | |
more questions than answers. but he will get it sorted. But the | 1:58:10 | 1:58:13 | |
team's got to responds and everything's got to come, threfr | 1:58:13 | 1:58:18 | |
got to point the finger and be critical on each other and tonight | 1:58:18 | 1:58:24 | |
professional players didn't look fro fegsal. Thank you. We have more | 1:58:24 | 1:58:34 | |
live rugby next Friday, Ulster against Treviso. That looks like a | 1:58:34 | 1:58:42 | |
try! We're undefeelted against Italian opposition -- undefeated | 1:58:42 | 1:58:47 | |
against Italian opposition last season. Let' see if it continues. | 1:58:47 | 1:58:54 |