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Saturday 28 November 2020
Billy Burns made an impact during his cameo off the bench last weekend in Twickenham.
The Ulster scrum-half admits building relationships in a squad is difficult when time in their company is so limited.
The 22-year-old kept a high tempo throughout the 9-try demolition of Zebre, Ulster’s sixth straight win.
Ulster’s 22-year-old Michael Lowry is comfortable at either out-half or fullback.
The academy back has impressed off the bench in recent weeks.
‘It’s probably the least I’ve ran in a game in the last month, but definitely, the most fatigued I’ve been.’
‘When your mates are texting you saying ‘Are you alright?’, you kind of know that you are getting destroyed on social media.’
Mike Lowry claimed Ulster’s crucial try in Rodney Parade.
The 23-year-old waited 18 months between his first and second Ulster caps. He is intent on building momentum for his third.
The 29-year-old has been working hard on his reads out on the edge of the defence.
Michael Lowry, Stewart Moore, and James Hume impressed against Benetton.
“If you forget about it, you won’t learn from it. When we need that hurt, we’ll use it.”
Meanwhile, John Cooney gets the nod at scrum-half ahead of Alby Matthewson.
The northern province claimed just one win in their five matches since rugby restarted in August.
Ulster head coach Dan McFarland believes who you’re with is more important than where you’re from.
The northern province were left deflated by Leinster’s complete dominance of Saturday’s final.
A tight first half could have been tighter if Ulster had made the most of their penalty chances.
The first trophy of the restarted season is up for grabs and we’re going minute-by-minute.
Rob Lyttle was nine when his native province claimed the Celtic League and craves some silverware he can lift himself.
Ulster’s Mr Saturday Night talks through his process for a dramatic winner to set up a Pro14 final against his native province.
Dan McFarland spoke passionately yesterday about the weird occasion ahead, being written off and how Ulster worked to make sure everyone knows they ‘give a shit’.
Dan McFarland’s Ulster are 10-point underdogs for the Pro14 final against Leinster.
Dan McFarland’s side have yet to show their best since rugby restarted. Tonight’s the night they must change that.
Dan McFarland questioned whether he was putting enough emphasis on Ulster’s ball possession in contact. But he is willing to change quickly.
The Ulster boss found reason to be optimistic through his team’s second-half showing when they pulled within a score of Leinster.
Both sides are qualified for the Pro14 semi-finals, but the players involved will be keen to stake a claim.
The Ireland wing has been getting test runs at 15 for his province.
Ulster’s first game back ‘won and lost on the sofa last night,’ says head coach Dan McFarland.
It’s time for provinces west and north to re-enter rugby and we’re going minute-by-minute.
Dan McFarland won’t be caught complaining if Ulster force their way tosix consecutive massive matches in the six weeks ahead.
The young wing must undergo surgery after the worst outcome to a training ground jackal.
Ulster’s new recruit counted himself as a ‘purist’ about provincial representation. But he returns to ireland a more mature and rounded player.
Ulster had hoped the Ireland second row would be able to complete his recovery during sport’s shutdown, but the surgery was delayed.
Henderson joins Leinster’s James Ryan as recovering second row options for Ireland’s big autumn schedule.
Johann Muller says David Humphreys played a huge role in making his time in Ulster such a happy one.
His career was too short, but he left an imprint all across Irish rugby.
Robbie Diack played for Ulster 205 times during a decade with the northern province.
The northern province has placed 70% of its staff onto the UK government’s job-retention scheme.
The Dubliner will face an utterly changed landscape to the one he left four years ago.
The 30-year-old has committed to a one-year deal at the Kingspan Stadium.
THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED last night that Ireland will return to Level 3 restrictions (with some variations) for the month of December.
It follows six weeks of Level 5 restrictions, and the new guidelines will allow people to be a bit more social and for businesses to open ahead of Christmas, offering a sense of relief to many after a tough year.
But although Covid-19 cases have reduced in recent weeks, there are worries that going back to Level 3 now will inevitably lead to a rise in cases again and that we’ll face tighter restrictions again in the new year.
So today, we want to know: Do you agree with the Government’s decision to reduce Ireland’s Covid-19 restrictions to Level 3?
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