Match Experience

The good and the bad of the FRONT ROW UNION match day experiences as we travel the world with Ulster and Ireland!

Vista dallo stadio: Aironi v Ulster

Vista dallo stadio: Aironi v Ulster

Paul Crawford “Our Man in Aironi” reports. Arriving in Parma at 7pm the sun was setting but the temperature remained in the high twenties with humidity to match. A nice [more]

The Stadium:MK (In)Experience

The Stadium:MK (In)Experience

Football ground Stadium:MK struggled to cope with the drinking demands of over 21,000 rugby fans on Sunday afternoon as Heineken Cup Rugby descended on the sleepy backwater of  nPower Division [more]

Sports Stars turn out for Ulster.

Sports Stars turn out for Ulster.

We were delighted to catch up with a few of our little province’s sports stars in Milton Keynes on Sunday afternoon. Attending the match with his dad, Colin, was, Northern [more]

View From the Sofa: Good in Parts

View From the Sofa: Good in Parts

Been a bit under the weather this week so had to give the trip to Ravers a miss unfortunately. Though after viewing the rain lashed hordes on the Prom it [more]

View from the Sofa: Sold short!

View from the Sofa: Sold short!

It’s hard to know where to pin the blame for this one. Yes some players made mistakes, yes the referee was well below the standard required, yes the team selection [more]

View from the Prom: Turkey shoot!

View from the Prom: Turkey shoot!

I was accompanied to this game by visiting South African Ladies player Zenay Jordaan and Ulster Women’s Team Manager Natalie Bryant, both sampling  senior men’s match at Ravers for the [more]

View from the Eagle: Bath v Ulster

View from the Eagle: Bath v Ulster

If Carlsberg made rugby weekends I guess they would cough up something similar to this weekend delivered by the Heineken Cup. I must have been the only person who was [more]

View from the Prom: Ulster v Bath.

View from the Prom: Ulster v Bath.

Bah! Humbug! I feel a bit like old Scrooge being disappointed with this game after another great European victory against English opposition but the game left me feeling a little [more]

Turnips mash potatos!

Turnips mash potatos!

Maybe the headline is a bit harsh but there was certainly something starchy in Ulster’s performance last night as a Turnip 3rd XV strolled away with the points in this [more]

View from the Prom: Ulster v Glasgow

View from the Prom: Ulster v Glasgow

It seems strange to come away from a win at Ravenhill disappointed and dejected, but that was the case after this scrappy match against Glasgow on another fine Friday night [more]

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