Interprovincial: Ulster U20s 15 Leinster U20s 18

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1. the mote

   September 11, 2010

   When I arrived the Leinster team were making their way to the dressing room after the warm up my first thought was those lads aren’t under twenty — big physical mature more like twenty two or twenty three and definitly seem at least a year older than the Ulster side . At this level physical maturity counts.

   In the latter part of the first half and during the second half the Ulster backline were the authors of their own down fall —- if your going to kick away possession against a more mature backline finding touch is a must , Ulster’s kicks were too long and when the first tackle was missed Leinster ran the ball back at pace.

   In Maxwell and Jackson Ulster had possibly the two most creative backs on the pitch whose efforts were hindered by a slow and often semi-wayward service from the scrum-half Conor Spence who in my opinion should have been subsistuted sooner than he was–he did not impress me in the Schools Cup final and has not improved since that game .By semi wayward I mean the pass was either to high ( head high) or falling short (knee high) and at the player instead of in front. By slow I mean he arrived at the breakdown two-three paces behind when the ball was becoming available.

   Leinster played a simple game and Doyle on the wing was direct and purposefull each time get got the ball.

   The Ulster forwards played well and the set scrum and line out were the better of the two sides but the Leinster defence cover and presence at the breakdown was of a high standard

   On the Ulster side two or three may make the grade to senior rugby but it is really too soon to identify who and when.

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