(I might have the KO time wrong in the title; we’re in the weird spot when daylight saving kicks in differently in different places).
Anyway another difficult game this. All of our Ireland lads are gone and a load of others (happily including the likes of Hume and Herring) are flying out to replace them.
Ulster Rugby have no fresh injury concerns ahead of the province’s BKT United Rugby Championship Round 5 fixture against DHL Stormers.
Players called up to the Ireland squad for the upcoming Nations Championship have left for national camp this week.
Tom Brigg, Sam Crean, Jed Findlay, Rob Herring, James Hume, Martin Moloney and Zac Ward have all joined the squad in Cape Town.
No new injuries!! I was worried about Devine because comms said he was off for an HIA. Also these SA games are usually very attritional because of the physical nature of the games, the climate etc. Great to see Herring and Hume, but overall we’re definitely weaker this week than last. I suppose the Stormers may also lose quite a few to the Boks travelling squad.
You would think it would have been cheaper, even with additional hotel needs, to bring those lads out last week (at least the ones that were known to be fit) than to buy last minute air tickets. I suppose someone will have run the numbers.