Having beaten Toulouse for the second time, on the 11th of December, Ulster had to prepare for the challenge posed by the French Champions, Stade Francais – possibly the most [more]
The Mote
An alternative voice to mainstream opinion from The Mote at the FRONT ROW UNION.
The Mote: Memories of ’99. Part 1
With tension rising before yet another “Biggest Game Ever” for Ulster, the mote takes us back to when games were games and supporters were supporters as he re-lives the glorious [more]
The Mote Speaks: Referees – rubbish!
The Mote has been roused from his slumbers to consider the thorny problem of referees and comes up with a simple solution to a complex problem: “Every spectator has problems with [more]
The Mote Speaks – Where it all went wrong!
In the last two matches Ulster have played two of the better sides at imposing their game plan, Northampton and Leinster. However the defeats suffered in those games have very [more]
Kidney, Failure or Fan-tastic? The Mote speaks!
Ireland’s performance in the Six Nations was a bit of a curates egg with much finger pointing at under fire coach Declan Kidney, not least a few heated debates on [more]



