The former Springboks coach was not a happy man. The frustration was clear on the face of Jake White – writes Glenn Kelly – as he entered the media room following the Bulls’ gutsy defeat to Ulster, on Saturday. White, who led South Africa to World Cup glory in 2007, had just witnessed his charges […]

3 years ago

CONNACHT 36-11 ULSTER “This has been coming,” lamented Stephen Ferris as Ulster were badly exposed by Connacht for their first true test of the season. Ulster went into tonight’s United Rugby Championship match against Connacht, at the Aviva Stadium, having won four from four and having collected a maximum of 20 points. They head back […]

4 years ago

Jack Carty, Ben Healy, Ian Madigan, Harry Byrne, JJ Hanrahan… you can all stand down. For now. Ireland called up Jack Conan, earlier today, as they plan for the likely suspension of Peter O’Mahony after his red card against Wales. However, defence coach Simon Easterby says the senior squad are happy with just Ross Byrne […]

5 years ago

“He’s not the reason we lost the game.” Ireland head coach Andy Farrell and Johnny Sexton, his captain, both stood up for Billy Burns after a gut-wrenching defeat in Cardiff. Farrell was “gutted” that his side could not hold on to their half-time lead as they fell to Wales in their Six Nations opener. Ireland […]

5 years ago

21-year-old Ulster winger Robert Balocoune scored another brilliant try to seal a vital away win for Ulster against the Leicester Tigers at Welford Road. Ulster trailed 13-0 after a pair of George Ford penalties and a great try from Wallabies centre Matt Toomua before the visitors came roaring back into the contest with a try […]

7 years ago

What an entertaining opening half in Paris. It’s been a rough couple of weeks for the Ulster men following back-to-back defeats to Munster and Connacht. Even in spite of their heroics at home against Leicester last week, not many were giving them a chance heading to Paris to take on last years beaten Champions Cup […]

8 years ago